Lorry carrying stolen goods worth £30,000 stopped in major police operation near Meadowhall

A lorry carrying stolen goods worth £30,000 was stopped on the M1 near Meadowhall in an operation involving three police forces and the National Police Air Service.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Oct 2018, 07:27 BST
Updated 24th Oct 2018, 07:33 BST
Police officers stopped a lorry carrying stolen goods near MeadowhallPolice officers stopped a lorry carrying stolen goods near Meadowhall
Police officers stopped a lorry carrying stolen goods near Meadowhall

COURT: Woman jailed for pimping out sex worker online from her Sheffield flat  The lorry was stopped just north of Meadowhall as it headed northbound along the motorway.

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Police officers stopped a lorry carrying stolen goods near MeadowhallPolice officers stopped a lorry carrying stolen goods near Meadowhall
Police officers stopped a lorry carrying stolen goods near Meadowhall
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It was suspected of having been used in a raid in Northamptonshire and an operation was mounted involving officers from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire Police with support from a helicopter deployed by the National Police Air Service.

POLICE: Robbers armed with gun and machete hunted over Doncaster post office raid  The 17.5 tonne lorry was pulled over at 3am today after being boxed in by a number of police cars in a pre-planned manoeuvre.

The lorry driver and two passengers were arrested.

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