Police have arrested four men and recovered valuable copper wire from a crashed car following a break-in at a solar farm.
Officers were called to the site on Weston Road, Egmanton, near Tuxford, in the early hours of Thursday (14 May), when a security camera was activated.
While enquiries were being conducted, a vehicle was seen travelling at speed and was followed.
The car was found a short time later, crashed and abandoned at the junction of Weston Road and Moorhouse Road.
A significant amount of copper wiring was discovered inside the vehicle.
Further investigations led to the arrest of a man who was seen walking along the nearby A1.
Three further suspects were then located in a ditch near Weston and detained.
Four men, aged 28, 45, 47 and 65, were arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Following searches, suspected counterfeit banknotes and a quantity of cocaine were recovered, with the 47-year-old being further arrested on suspicion of possessing counterfeit currency and the 28-year-old held on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug.
The 28-year-old has now additionally been arrested for two shop thefts, and the 65-year-old on suspicion of one shop theft.
Detective Sergeant Andrea Brown, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“The officers who attended worked efficiently during the night to piece together information from a number of calls into the control room.
“They successfully detained four suspects, and detectives are now investigating the incident further.
“Break-ins of this nature can be extremely costly for businesses and are taken very seriously by the force.
“We’d like to hear from anyone with any information, or relevant dashcam, doorbell, CCTV or mobile phone footage, about the incident.”
If you can assist, call 101 and quote incident 9 of 14 May 2026, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
