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# Woman arrested after food delivery driver’s car was stolen in Plymouth
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/woman-arrested-after-food-delivery-drivers-car-was-stolen-in-plymouth/
- Published: 2026-02-16T19:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-17T14:45:30.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Devon and Cornwall Police, News, Stoke, #editors-picks

A police helicopter was deployed over Plymouth last night after a food delivery driver’s car was allegedly stolen while he was making a delivery. 

Officers launched an urgent search following the incident in the Stoke Road area, with the vehicle later recovered and a woman in her 30s arrested.

Police were called at around 7.15pm on Sunday, 15 February following a report that a vehicle had been stolen while parked outside flats in [Stoke](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/stoke/) Road.

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****Police in Stoke last night.** (Image: Plymouth Plus)

The delivery driver had been making a delivery to a nearby property when his vehicle was taken, prompting extensive area searches across the city.

​Thankfully, his vehicle was returned to him after it was located by police on Wilton Road. A spokesperon for [Devon and Cornwall Police](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-cornwall-police/) said: 

> *"We were called at around 7.15pm on Sunday 15 February following a report of a vehicle being stolen while parked outside flats in the Stoke Road area of Plymouth.*

> *"Following an area search the vehicle located by officers and a suspect arrested.*

> *"A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and possession of a knife or bladed article in a public place. She has been bailed while enquiries continue.*

> *"The vehicle has been returned to its owner."*

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