ALTHOUGH not in the Craven area, North Yorkshire Police are asking all the county's residents to be on the lookout for this distinctive classic car which was stolen from a locked garage in Northallerton.

The thieves used power tools to cut into the garage itself and then cut through two locked gates, to steal the Mk 1 Ford Escort car from Motorscope garage, in Standard Way, between 1.25am to 1.30am on Wednesday, April 26. The vehicle has the registration FEV 999H.

Anyone who may see the distinctive vehicle is asked to contact william.cooper@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 and quote reference 12230074072.