Tradies take the law into own hands to track down stolen work van

Workers at a landscape business in Donvale has taken matters into their own hands, successfully tracking down a lost van on Tuesday.

In footage sent to 3AW host Jacqui Felgate, the workers spotted the stolen van on the side of the road and cornered it, forcing the driver of the stolen van out.

“Our team leader had our person gear (in the stolen van) and he was pretty upset,” Botanic Horticulture General Manager Paul Smith told 3AW Drive.

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“As you can see in the footage, he’s been boxed in and the (stolen van driver) was encouraged to get out of the van.”

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