Officers have launched an investigation after a good samaritan interrupted the theft of plant machinery.
A man had spotted a telehandler being driven off from a property in Town End, Laxton, after he was woken by the commotion.
Becoming suspicious, he followed the vehicle through Laxton and Egmanton before the two men inside abandoned the equipment and reportedly fled the scene in a car.
Officers were then called and have since been working hard to conduct enquiries and investigate the incident, which happened just after 5am on Friday (21 January 2022).
Inspector Charlotte Allardice, District Commander for Newark and Sherwood, said: “As a largely rural area with lots of our residents working in agriculture, we understand how deeply they are affected when this all-important equipment is taken from them. Not only does this leave them with a financial loss, but as this type of equipment is essential for their agricultural businesses it has a wider impact on their functions and their livelihoods.
“This is why we are absolutely committed to working with our residents and acting on local information in order to stop these incidents from happening. We would urge anyone with information about machinery theft, or any other crime, to speak to the local neighbourhood policing team. We are there and working proactively to serve the community and listen to concerns.
“Thankfully the equipment has now been returned to its rightful owner and the efforts of the good samaritan to monitor the vehicle and report this to us are much appreciated.
“Anyone who witnessed this incident, or has information or dash-cam footage, is urged to get in touch on 101, quoting incident 77 of 21 January 2022.”
