Police followed the mobile phone, which was in the car when it was stolen outside a restaurant.
A stolen car was tracked down by police following its location transmitted by a phone inside the vehicle.
The Citroen C1 was stolen after a man jumped behind the wheel when the owner popped into a York restaurant on Saturday evening. North Yorkshire Police officers were able to track the victim's phone as the car travelled on the A19 near Easingwold, about 13 miles away.The car's owner had pulled up at Royal Spice Indian restaurant on Burton Stone Lane at about 20:45 BST.The female owner chased the car, which stopped momentarily.Police tracked the car using the woman's phone, which was still inside the car, and spotted it close to Easingwold.
Officers have asked for information from anyone who saw the theft take place or saw the vehicle being driven on the A19.
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