Three arrested in boat-theft raids

Police raid on a property in Yorkshire on MondayImage source, Cumbria Police
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Officers searched properties in West and South Yorkshire on Monday

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Three people have been arrested as part of a crackdown on the theft of boats and equipment in the Lake District.

Cumbria Police said raids in Yorkshire on Monday resulted in a 27-year-old man from Wakefield and a 32-year-old man and 31-year-old woman from Barnsley being arrested on suspicion of theft.

They have since been released on police bail.

Cash totalling "several" thousand pounds was also seized from a property.

A confiscation order is being sought using the Proceeds of Crime Act, the force said.