Police have arrested a man after the front grill of a car was ripped off and stolen.
The victim was at home in Musters Road, West Bridgford, when he was awoken by loud banging noises coming from the street outside shortly after midnight on Wednesday (21 June).
He spotted a man tampering with his car on the driveway and called the police before chasing the offender up the street for a short distance.
The man discovered significant damage had been caused to the front of his car.
Officers arrived at the scene and conducted an area search before intelligence helped trace a vehicle which was suspected to be involved.
A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle after the car was tracked down at an address in Radford at around 10.45 pm on Wednesday.
A number of motor vehicle parts were found during a search of an outbuilding.
Inspector David Platt, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We are working hard as a force to prevent vehicle crime occurring in the first place as well as arrest, charge and bring to justice those responsible.
“It is a priority for us because we know people rely on their vehicles to go about their daily lives.
“Use of intelligence has allowed us to trace a car suspected to be involved quickly and I’m pleased this man is in custody.
“Our investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information should call 101, quoting incident number 3 of 21 June 2023, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.”
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