Thieves Return Stolen Cars

[Wizzo]

Cars are being stolen in the Scottish Borders and returned without their owners realising.

The vehicles are being taken at night and the thefts only came to light because the keys are in the wrong place, the cars are parked in different positions or the mileage has changed.

The thefts have baffled police and so far at least eight cars have been stolen in Jedburgh recently.

The vehicles have been driven for long distances before being returned.

The thieves are understood to be entering homes, taking the car keys and going for a spin before putting the cars back where they found them.

Det Con John Brownlee of Lothian and Borders Police has appealed for information.

‘We are convinced that the cars are being driven over a reasonable distance during the night and we are concerned by the frequency of these thefts," he said.

‘Perhaps someone knows a person who lives in Jedburgh who has been turning up in another town or place during the early hours of the morning in a different car each time.’

[Ian]

Perhaps they are illicit haggis hunters.

[Steven Roy]

You can only hunt haggis from 7:30 am until midday.  They pose for tourist photos in the afternoon then disappear.  No-one knows where they go at night.

The haggis moors are a long way from Jedburgh so they would be doing high mileage.

It's probably some apprentice rally driver who is taking the cars. 

[cosworth151]

"Honest, lassie, I nare went ooot last night! Someone must have nicked the Fiesta, driven it around and brought it back!"