A handful of tickets have been dished out by police after a 'car meet' took place in a peaceful Cheshire village. Officers handed out nine tickets following the event in Chelford, near Alderley Edge, at the weekend.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was stolen with a toddler in the backseat. A two-year-old girl was still in the vehicle when it was driven off by a thief in County Durham. Fortunately the youngster was found safe and well a few minutes later, but officers are investigating the incident, which took place in Church Street, Quarrington Hill, near Durham City, at about 7pm on Wednesday night (September 21). A family had parked their silver Vauxhall Vectra outside a relative’s house to drop shopping off when a dark Nissan X-Trail pulled up in the street and drove slowly past. The engine of the Vauxhall was still running while one member of the family stood by the car door and others took items inside. The suspect vehicle then reversed back along the street to pull alongside the Vauxhall and a man, dressed in a blue hooded jacket and black joggers, jumped out and climbed into the driver’s seat, with the two-year-old strapped into a car seat in the rear.
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He then took off at speed as the distressed family tried to stop him. The Vectra was discovered about three miles away around Sherburn Beck, near Ludworth. The toddler was physically unharmed and was quickly reunited with her family, however, their pet cat, which was also in the vehicle at the time, has yet to be located. The Nissan X-Trail has not been located. Detective Inspector Malcolm Bell, of Durham Constabulary, said: “This has been an extremely distressing incident for the family, who were terrified for the welfare of their child. We are appealing to anyone who may have seen this car being stolen or abandoned to come forward. “We are
A handful of tickets have been dished out by police after a 'car meet' took place in a peaceful Cheshire village. Officers handed out nine tickets following the event in Chelford, near Alderley Edge, at the weekend.
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