Police in England recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies

Chef Tommy Banks urges thieves to donate stolen pies worth $32,000: "Do something nice because it's Christmas."
A Michelin-starred chef has called on the thieves who stole his van, along with 2,500 meat pies inside it, to embrace the holiday spirit.
Police in England recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies after chef Tommy Banks’ appeal, but they are too damaged to eat
A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van has ended in disappointment.
Michelin star chef Tommy Banks asks thieves to give 2,500 stolen pies to the needy
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Tommy Banks’ stolen pie van found by police
A van stolen from chef Tommy Banks containing 2,500 pies has been found by police. Banks had been due to drop the pies, worth £25,000, off at a Christmas market in York on Monday morning. However, his van was stolen from a business park in Melmerby near Ripon last weekend.
Tommy Banks’s stolen pie van found ‘badly damaged’
Michelin-star chef Tommy Banks has confirmed that a van carrying £25,000 of handmade pies, which was stolen earlier this week, has been found ‘badly damaged’ and will ‘almost certainly be written off’
Michelin-starred TV chef Tommy Banks heartbroken as 2,500 stolen pies found ruined
In a twist worthy of a holiday movie, Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks finds himself pie-less after a daring heist leaves him without 2,500 festive treats.
Police recover van belonging to Michelin-starred Yorkshire chef Tommy Banks - but 2,500 pies are still missing
Police have recovered the stolen van which belongs to a Michelin-starred Yorkshire chef - but not the 25,000 pies which were inside it.
Thieves steal £25,000 worth of pies from chef Tommy Banks
Chef Tommy Banks has had 2,500 pies stolen worth £25,000. The chef director of the Tommy Banks group, which includes the Michelin-starred Black Swan in Oldstead, announced his van – as well as the pies inside it – had been a victim of the robbery.
Tommy Banks reunited with stolen Fiat van and some pies
As The Press reported earlier today, Michelin starred chef Tommy Banks who owns three restaurants in York and North Yorkshire - The Black Swan at Oldstead, Roots in Marygate in York, and The Abbey Inn, Byland, had one of his vans stolen with the pies inside.
Tommy Banks stolen pie van is found in Middlesbrough
A police spokesman said: "The vehicle, a white Fiat Ducato van, was found abandoned with false number plates in the Hemlington area of Middlesbrough and was recovered by Cleveland Police. "An investigation is ongoing into the theft and anyone who has any information is asked to get in touch.
Chef says thieves stole van with $31K worth of pies
Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks said he's out of 2,500 pies after thieves stole his van containing the baked goods and later ditched the vehicle. According to an Instagram video posted by Banks, the pies were ruined.
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Tommy Banks loses £25,000 of pies in robbery
Tommy Banks says he has lost £25,000 of stock after a van carrying handmade pies he planned to sell at a Christmas market in ...
Chef Tommy Banks urged thieves to donate stolen pies worth $32,000: "Do something nice because it's Christmas."
A Michelin-starred chef called on the thieves who stole his van, along with 2,500 meat pies inside it, to embrace the holiday ...