Police in Bolton have made arrests after they found "stolen" caravans and gas bottles.
Officers from the Bolton South Neighbourhood Team responded to reports of a theft of gas bottles, locating them on Harper Green Playing Fields.
While in the area, two caravans were found on the police database to be stolen.
Officers seized the caravans and the bottles and two people, a 59-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of theft and handling stolen goods.
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A spokesperson for Bolton police said: "Officers from our Bolton South Neighbourhood Team responded to reports of a theft, and after an area search located the missing gas bottles in use nearby on Harper Green Playing Fields.
"Following checks on the police database, it was further believed that two of the caravans present at the location were stolen.
"A man, aged 59, and a woman, aged 26, were arrested on suspicion of theft and handling stolen goods.
"Two caravans and the gas bottles were seized."
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