Three arrested in boat-theft raids

Image source, Cumbria Police

Image caption, Officers searched properties in West and South Yorkshire on Monday

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.