A hunt has been launched for a 12-year-old boy who was found behind the wheel of a BMW X5 towing a suspected stolen caravan on the M1.
The boy, who was 11 at the time, was arrested on the motorway near Garforth, West Yorkshire, last March after police were told a caravan had been stolen from a holiday site in Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
The youngster was arrested on suspicion of theft, burglary and motoring offences, including dangerous driving, and was due to appear at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court on 14 March this year.
However, North Yorkshire Police confirmed he had failed to attend court and a warrant had since been issued for his arrest.
At the time of the incident, on 7 March 2024, officers said they had tracked a black BMW heading south on the A1 which was using cloned plates.
About 45 minutes after the caravan was reported stolen, the car was stopped on the M1 after it was driven off the A1 at Hook Moor Interchange, police said.
No one had been injured during the incident and the boy had been released on conditional bail, a North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said at the time.
