Paramedic reunited with BMW stolen in Bury St Edmunds

A paramedic has been reunited with his stolen car following an appeal on social media.

Jim Graves woke up at around 6.15am on Thursday only to find his blue BMW 5 Series was missing from outside his home in Bury St Edmunds.

His first responder bag and a defibrillator were in the vehicle, leaving him unable to work due to the theft.

“I looked out the window and it was gone,” Jim said on Thursday morning.

"With the roadworks going on at the minute, I walked up and down the street to see if one of the workers had moved it or something — but no, it just wasn’t there.

“Sure, its a BMW, but it’s not like a top-spec car or anything like that.

“It’s just the last thing I thought I’d wake up to today.”

Jim, who works as a paramedic at a GP surgery in Mildenhall, faced disruptions to his schedule as he began to navigate the theft's impact on his work plans.

Thankfully, the car and his kit were later found on Thursday evening following an appeal on social media and SuffolkNews.