More Huddersfield garages fall victim to test-ride thieves

Jun 10 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Det Con Russ Conlon in his weekly column: Conlon on Crime

A NEW breed of criminal is targeting Huddersfield.

We have fallen victim to a gang who seem to be stealing cars from the town’s garages.

Last week, The Examiner featured a report on the theft of a VW Golf from Quarry Garage at Mount, by a man who asked to go for a test drive.

The firm offered a £5,000 reward for the recovery of the vehicle.

Now we have details of four similar offences at other commercial premises.

And we believe the gang are also likely to be scouring the car trade magazines and private advertisements, looking for potential victims who are selling their cars.

There have been three newer vehicles stolen from car show rooms in Huddersfield since the last week of May.

An Audi A4 was taken from Huddersfield Audi; a Vauxhall Vectra was stolen from Arnold Clark, Leeds Road; a Honda Jazz was taken from W M Hepworth, Leeds Road; and a Ford Fiesta was stolen from Polar Ford, St Andrew’s Road.