Police are seeking witnesses in connection to a car theft that occurred at a property on North Street, Lewes. The vehicle, a white Renault Megane with the license plate ND12 DYT, was reportedly stolen sometime between midnight and 2am on Tuesday, December 5.
Subsequently, at approximately 6:45am the same day, the stolen car was discovered abandoned in flood waters on Barcombe Mills Road. A man, estimated to be between 20 and 30 years old, was seen inside the vehicle but left the scene before police arrived.