Halifax man arrested in connection with Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford garden centre raids

A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of garden centre raids in Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford.

By Ian Hirst

Published 24th Jul 2019, 10:03 BST

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Halifax man arrested in connection with garden centre raids

Between May 27 2019 and June 4 2019 Calderdale Police received reports of four garden centre burglaries with a further three reports of garden centre burglaries occurring in the Bradford and Kirklees Districts where thousands of pounds worth of plants, flowers and ornaments were stolen.

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The van was subsequently seized by officers and searched.

Within the rear of the van was a large number of stolen items connected to the garden centre.

A number of the stolen items have been returned to their rightful owners with further enquiries ongoing.

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