Heavy police presence on busy road in Northampton as officers pull over white Transit van

Police have arrested a man after pulling over a white Transit van on a busy road in Northampton earlier today.

Around five police cars, including a dog unit, and two unmarked police cars pulled over and surrounded a white Transit van on the A4500 opposite Upton at around 1.30pm today (Wednesday October 5).

A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said: “This was a stop at about 1.20pm today of a vehicle suspected to have been involved in a theft. One man aged 34 was arrested and remains in police custody at this time. Suspected stolen property was recovered too.”