A stolen car was recovered and a suspect arrested within 16 minutes of the vehicle being reported stolen.
Police were called to an address in Forest Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, at 5.17am on Tuesday.
Officers from Kirkby Rota 4 attended and found the vehicle parked in nearby Bingham Avenue at 5.33am with a suspect inside.
A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
Sergeant Karam Kaur, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“This was a horrible experience for the victim, who was woken by the sound of her car being stolen from outside her address.
“Thanks to her swift call and very clear account of what happened, response officers were able to follow the known route of the car and find it a short time later with a suspect still inside.”
