POLICE seized an Audi TT coupe and arrested its occupants after parcel thefts from vans in South Gloucestershire.

Officers spotted the alleged thieves, who had been targeting vans in Patchway, and following a short pursuit managed to stop their vehicle.

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Our roads policing team identified and, after a short pursuit, stopped a vehicle, following a series of parcel thefts from vans in Patchway."

The vehicle was seized and the occupants were arrested for theft and other offences.

The driver of the car was found to be uninsured.