Stolen big orange food truck found 50 miles away

A large orange food truck stolen from outside its owner's house in Cambridge has been found 50 miles away.

The distinctive 4.5m (15ft) trailer had been parked in a layby in St Bede's Crescent in Cherry Hinton when it was taken at about 20:20 GMT on Friday, 21 February.

Aman Kaur said she had spent £30,000 on the trailer and equipment to kit it out for her new business venture, and it was taken just a week before she was due to begin trading.

Cambridgeshire Police confirmed the truck was found in Romford in east London on Thursday, and had been returned to the owner.

The trailer had been parked in the layby at the front of her home since Ms Kaur bought it in November.

At the time of the theft, she said: "We were going to start trading this weekend - and now it's gone."

The food truck was kitted out ready for her business which would have sold loaded fries, waffles and desserts.

Inside was all the new equipment including pots and pans, waffle makers, a milkshake machine, heater, fridges and a freezer - and the new sign for the truck.

A neighbour's CCTV had caught a brief glimpse of the trailer being driven away at speed by a red car, which Ms Kaur believed to be a Citroen.

Writing on social media after the truck was recovered on Thursday, Ms Kaur said: "I'm beyond thrilled to share that I got my food trailer back.

"While the locks and tow hook were broken, I'm relieved that the police managed to recover a few other stolen items."

Cambridgeshire Police said the investigation into the theft was continuing.

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