POLICE have recovered a suspected stolen vehicle and arrested the people in it in Middlesbrough yesterday, (Tuesday).

Officers spotted the white Hyundai i30, which had been reported stolen in a burglary in Coulby Newham the previous day, on Metz Bridge after reports of the vehicle being driven erratically.

The vehicle was stopped near Aldi on Newport Road, where the 42-year-old male driver and a 34-year-old female passenger were arrested in connection with the incident.

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Both remain in police custody at this time.

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