FIVE men were arrested in Colne after a cross-border operation involving Lancashire and West Yorkshire Police.

The police helicopter was used and police cars were present at the motorway exit for Colne.

The men, from Bradford, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary.

Detective Inspector Ian Thornes, from Kirklees CID, said: “The men were arrested in one vehicle on the eastbound direction of the M65 near to Colne around 10.40pm on Monday.

“This followed a report of a burglary which occurred overnight between Sunday and Monday in the Liversedge area of West Yorkshire in which a vehicle was stolen. All five men, who are aged between 19 and 33, remain in police custody.”