Three men arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal cars

West Yorkshire Police has arrested three men on suspicion of conspiring to steal cars after stopping a suspicious vehicle in Ossett. Officers were called around midnight on Friday, August 21, to reports of a car acting suspiciously on Owl Lane in Dewsbury. The vehicle was later spotted traveling along Queen Street in Ossett, where police stopped it and conducted a search. During the search, officers found items believed to include blank keys, a key reader, hand tools, balaclavas and gloves—objects often linked to car theft investigations, though police said they have not tied them to a specific offence. The suspects—an alleged 29-year-old from Bradford, a 32-year-old from Batley and a 23-year-old from Dewsbury—were bailed pending further enquiries.