THIEVES who have carried out a series of raids to steal the keys to high-powered cars are being targeted in a new campaign.

Police in North and West Yorkshire yesterday launched a cross-border crackdown following a spate of thefts and burglaries at homes in the two force areas.

The initiative got under way in the stately surroundings of Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough, where officers showed off the types of performance cars being targeted by criminals.

The Keep Keys Safe campaign is being run jointly with the Harrogate District Community Safety Partnership, which has been alarmed by the growing trend of such crimes in the area recently