Four arrests in South Yorkshire after gang with machete steal Range Rover and £20,000 from family home

The gang struck in Worksop and according to police threatened the occupants of a property with violence while children were in the house. A Range Rover and £20,000 was stolen in the raid.

South Yorkshire Police deployed officers to the Dinnington area of Rotherham after the stolen vehicle was spotted on Paterson Road.

Four men - 24, 28 and two aged 26 – were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary. The vehicle and a large quantity of cash were recovered.

South Yorkshire Police said: “Just before midnight on August 30, we were alerted to a Range Rover, reported to have been stolen from an address in Worksop following an aggravated burglary where the suspects threatened the home owners with a machete and violence, while their children were in the property.

“During the burglary it is also alleged that £20,000 of cash was taken.

“On August 30, the vehicle was sighted on Paterson Road in Dinnington and roads policing, and alongside firearms officers, were deployed to the area with a plan to intercept the vehicle.

“Our role is to intercept those who use our road network for criminality, and efforts to bring those who pose a risk or threat to our communities before the courts, to ensure justice is served.

“We carefully planned to intercept this vehicle and arrest those involved. Using unmarked vehicles, we quickly moved in and stopped the Range Rover.

“Four menwere arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary. The vehicle and a large quantity of cash were recovered. Teamwork!”