Staffs Police tell farmers to be wary after spate of high-value thefts

Police in Staffordshire are urging for more information following a spate of thefts on farms in recent days, including two tractors and a high-value GPS system.

Staffordshire Police has appealed for information after thieves stole a blue New Holland tractor from the Flashbrook area, near Newport.

Between 13 September and 14 September, 'unknown persons' removed two tractors from a farmyard, drove them through a hedge and then proceeded to abandon one of the tractors while stealing the second.

A few days earlier, between 11-12 September, a separate incident saw thieves target a farm in the Newborough area of Burton-on-Trent.

They stole a tractor and its GPS system, including the internal screen, to the value of £10,000, according to the force.