A CAR thief was arrested at the wheel.

The man smashed the window of a car on Scholes Road in Holmfirth before climbing into the vehicle and trying to remove the steering lock.

Police arrived at the scene at about 5.40am on August 12 and arrested the would-be thief at the wheel.

Meanwhile, criminals stole glass from the wing-mirror of a car on Towngate in Holmfirth.

The theft took place at some time between 10pm on August 7 and 9am the following morning.