Tractors recovered by police after theft from Much Wenlock farm

PC Campbell Heath was investigating the theft from the farm in Much Wenlock, where two tractors, a hedge trimmer and 2,000 litres of fuel were stolen on Tuesday, August 8.

The following day, while off-duty, PC Heath discovered one of the stolen tractors along with the hedge cutter – which is estimated to be worth £130,000 – abandoned in a wooded area nearby.

When PC Heath returned to work, he and a PC Jonathan Lightfoot continued to search for the other stolen items, when they found the second tractor, estimated to be worth around £100,000 also abandoned nearby.

The only item not recovered from the theft is the 2,000 litres of fuel in a fuel bowser, but the two tractors and hedge trimmer have now been returned to the rightful owner.