A man from Coventry has been arrested for the theft of a caravan from a driveway in Linton, Derbyshire – three years ago.
The unnamed suspect was arrested after new evidence put him at the scene of the crime, with a picture even available to prove his presence.
Derbyshire police had all but given up hope of finding the perpetrator of this tourer-based crime, until the previous owner made a startling discovery online.
Using Google Street View, a piece of software providing three-dimensional views of much of the UK, the owner found the image of his house, and the man in question was pictured on their driveway, standing next to a 4×4 car.
It soon became apparent that the car used to capture the Google street view image had driven past at the precise moment the man opted to take the tourer on June 5th 2009.
The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of theft and bailed.
His capture follows a long campaign for help from local police, with CaravanTimes reporting on the theft back in November 2010.
