POLICE responding to a robbery in Horwich managed to trace a stolen car to a car park where they found another stolen vehicle.

Officers from the Tonge Moor and Breightmet Neighbourhood Teams were responding to a robbery in Mansell Way in Horwich on Tuesday, January 7.

A red Ford Fiesta was stolen in the robbery.

As the car had a tracker, officers were able to quickly locate te vehicle, tracing it to an area just off Oakfield Crescent in Aspull.

The car was parked next to a pink Fiat 500, which had been stolen during a burglary at a house in Pennine Road, Horwich, on Monday, January 6.

The cars have now been seized by police.