Two arrests over ‘concocted’ car theft in Bestwood Village

Police investigating reports of a car theft in Bestwood Village have made two arrests.
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A white Nissan Qashai was reported stolen from a property in Hill Road in the early hours of Monday, October 18.

Officers from Nottinghamshire Police’s road crime team later located the vehicle on a driveway in Heanor.

Enquiries led to the team suspecting the theft had been concocted in order to make a fraudulent insurance claim.

Police have arrested two men in connection with the incident. Photo: Nottinghamshire PolicePolice have arrested two men in connection with the incident. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
Police have arrested two men in connection with the incident. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
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Two men aged 22 and 31 have been arrested on suspicion of staging a vehicle theft with the intention to defraud.

PC Dan Butler, of Nottinghamshire Police's road crime team, said: “We take insurance fraud really seriously and we investigate all reports we receive thoroughly.

“Excellent police work has led to two arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.”