Social networking site helps recover stolen car

The owner of a Volkswagen Beetle asked users of the social networking site for help after police failed to find the vehicle, which was stolen last month.

A woman saw the appeal and realised she had seen the car in Telford, about 15 miles away. She called the police, who confirmed it was the car they had been searching for and reunited it with its owner.

A Telford police spokeswoman said: "This is a very unusual way of recovering a stolen vehicle, but we would like to thank the eagle-eyed member of the public for her assistance.

"It's another example of the community helping police to detect crime and we would urge any members of the public who see anything suspicious in the area in which they live to call us."