Police arrest the boy on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft and burglary.
By Rachel RussellAn 11-year-old boy was found behind the wheel when police pulled over a BMW X5 towing a suspected stolen caravan on the M1.
North Yorkshire Police arrested the boy on suspicion of theft, burglary and motoring offences including dangerous driving. Officers received a call at about 15:30 GMT on Thursday that a caravan had been stolen from a holiday site near Thirsk.The force said that 45 minutes after the caravan was reported stolen "we stopped the vehicle on the M1 after it left the A1 at Hook Moor Interchange near Garforth".Police said a selection of vehicle registration plates was found when they searched the vehicle.
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