Two men have now been arrested following reports of an attempted theft of a motorbike in Colwick.
Officers were called following reports that two men had been seen attempting to steal the bike from a car park on Thursday evening (February 24).
A van and a car which had been reported stolen in separate incidents have now been recovered as part of the investigation.
Following enquiries, officers traced a van to Grass Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, and two men are reported to have ran off on foot.
As officers investigated further, they found that the van had been reported stolen and they also recovered a number of van keys.
Two men, aged 22 and 32, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle later that evening.
Detective Constable Paul Crofts, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “As officers were investigating reports of a motorbike being stolen, they were also able to track down a stolen van.
“This just goes to show how important proactive work is and how valuable it is for officers to be able to do this type of work.
“Vehicles such as vans are extremely valuable for owners, not only being a much needed method of transport, but it also allows them transport a wide variety of things, which may be necessary especially for their businesses and livelihoods.
“Having this stolen will have had a huge impact on the victim and we are very pleased that we have been able to recover this and bring two suspects into custody.
“Our enquiries are ongoing.”
