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Police seize £80,000 of suspected stolen tools from car boot sale
Officers seized 400 suspected stolen tools valued at £80,000 during a raid at a West London car boot sale amid ongoing efforts to combat tool theft.
- Police seized about £80,000 worth of suspected stolen power tools from a car boot sale in Hounslow, west London.
- Four people- two men aged 55 and 54, and two 15-year-old boys- were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and bailed pending further inquiries.
- The Met Police said it was 'targeting the prolific offenders and organised criminal groups' behind tool theft through operations like this one.
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Sky News UKPolice seize £80,000 worth of stolen tools at west London car boot sale
Four people were arrested and bailed on suspicion of handling stolen goods
·London, United Kingdom
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Met Police seize £80,000 worth of suspected stolen tools at west London car boot sale
Met Police officers have seized around £80,000 worth of suspected stolen tools during a proactive operation at a west London car boot sale. The seizure took place on Thursday, December 11, at Hounslow Heath Car Boot Sale, where officers recovered around 400 power tools. Items included power drills, nail guns, electric saws and a concrete mixer. Two men aged 55 and 54, along with two 15-year-old boys, were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen…
·Harrow, United Kingdom
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