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.
This morning @EastDevonPolice and @CullyPolice swapped their boots for wellies to execute a warrant to recover items stolen from the @HantsPolice area. A number of suspected stolen plant machinery has now been recovered and the investigation continues!@DCPoliceRural_D pic.twitter.com/FozCdDqziY
— Rural East Devon Police (@EastDevonPolice) November 25, 2022
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.
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