Police find another stripped vehicle in Rotherham

Checks are to be carried out on the remnants of a van found in Rotherham after it had been stripped.
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Stripped van

Officers found the shell of a white Ford Transit van at a garage site in Hatherley Road, Swinton.

They are trying to establish if it was stolen.

Last month a van stolen from Barnsley was stripped of its parts and dumped near Talbot Road, Swinton.

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It had been stripped of its engine, transmission, lights, seats, dashboard, side door and other internal panels.

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South Yorkshire Police said a number of vehicle chassis and parts have been found dumped in areas including Abdey Lane, Wath; Back Lane, Rawmarsh; Linthwaite Lane, Wentworth; Firsby Lane and Firsby Reservoir, Hooton Roberts, over recent weeks.