Police have had more success in finding stolen plant machinery, as theft continues to rise.

This afternoon officers from the Rural East Devon Police team reported that they spent the morning executing a warrant to recover plant machinery believed to have been stolen from Hampshire.

While the investigation continues, it was certainly a successful morning.

There have been a number of major plant machinery thefts in Dorset in recent months.

Police have also recovered a significant amount of stolen machinery and made several arrests.