Man, 43, caught with £2,200 worth of stolen items in his car boot - here's what the police found

A man, 43, has been caught with £2,200 worth of stolen items in his car boot.

The driver was stopped by police shortly after he left the Monks Cross area of York on Tuesday October 8.

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The stolen items.

Officers found stolen items in his boot which included designer clothes, perfumes and alcohol to the value of £2,200.

The man, from the Hull area, was uninsured, he had taken the vehicle (a Vauxhall Corsa) without the owners’ consent and gave a positive saliva sample for cocaine.

He will appear at York Magistrates Court on October 24.

The stolen goods have been returned to Sainsbury's and John Lewis.

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