Summary:
Motorists have been warned not to stop for a police car - after one was stolen from a police officer's driveway.

Full article:
Red faced police chiefs have been forced to put out a stolen vehicle alert – after one of their cars was taken from the driveway of an officer’s house. A Metropolitan Police officer parked the unmarked blue Skoda Superb estate outside his home in Brentwood, Essex, on Thursday, but that night a thief broke in to the house and snatched the car keys. The £25,000 vehicle is fitted with discreet blue lights and two-tone horns. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘We want to make motorists aware this car is not being driven by a police officer so they should not pull over if requested to do so by the driver. ‘The driver is likely to be the individual who stole it.’ The Skoda Superb was stolen from the driveway outside the police officer's house in Brentwood, Essex (file photo) Members of the public were warned against pulling over if challenged by the stolen police car which is fitted with a siren and flashing lights .