A quick response from Essex police resulted in police locating a car just before 5 a.m. (September 2) today – less than an hour after the Force Control Room was notified of the stolen vehicle.
It was reported at 4:04 a.m. and there was a quick response from dispatchers and the dog department.
Automatic license plate recognition also played a major role, and the vehicle was spotted entering London at 4.13 a.m.
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The Metropolitan Police were then tasked with helping in the final part of the hunt, which ended when the vehicle was found just before 5 a.m.
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