A 15-year-old has been arrested after a stolen mobile phone was recovered from a car stopped by police outside Shepton Mallet following a reported theft in Yeovil.
Avon and Somerset Police said officers were called after the phone was reported stolen last weekend. They stopped a vehicle they described as “linked to the incident” and searched it, recovering the phone.
Three arrests made
The 15-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of theft, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance.
A 20-year-old passenger was arrested on suspicion of theft and of being carried in a vehicle taken without consent. A second passenger, aged 14, was also arrested on suspicion of theft and being carried in a vehicle taken without consent.
Police said the 14-year-old remained in custody before being put before the courts in relation to an outstanding warrant for robbery.
Vehicle seized as enquiries continue
The vehicle was seized and taken off the road, according to police. The force said its enquiries remain ongoing and thanked members of the public for their support and for reporting incidents.
The arrests relate to the reported mobile-phone theft in Yeovil, while the vehicle was stopped outside Shepton Mallet. No further details about the stolen phone, the circumstances of the original theft or the court proceedings were provided in the supplied police update.