Stolen rural equipment worth £700,000 recovered

A force has recovered almost £700,000 worth of stolen rural items after six months of patrols.

Cambridgeshire Police's rural crime action team said the work was carried out between April and September across the county.

The stolen property included 11 cars worth more than £120,000, 13 pick-up vehicles valued at almost £217,000, five items of plant machinery worth £206,000 and three caravans worth more than £46,000.

Sergeant Tom Nuttall, from the force, said: "These results highlight the breadth of work undertaken by the team and our continued commitment to protecting rural communities, disrupting organised criminality and supporting the wider policing response across the county."

Police said items were found across Cambridgeshire including Cambridge, Cottenham, Ramsey and Peterborough.

Officers carried out 12 vehicle pursuits, made 26 arrests and dealt with 107 driving offences as part of the operation.

They seized 39 uninsured vehicles, identified 12 drug possession offences and arrested two people on suspicion of drink-driving.

Nuttall continued: "Every day, our officers provide specialist support across Cambridgeshire, from pursuing dangerous offenders and recovering stolen property to locating missing people and assisting with major incidents."

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