Thames Valley Police officers from the Rural Crime Taskforce were patrolling the area when they spotted Thompson.

A dedicated off-road team is helping police crack down on rural and wildlife crime in South Yorkshire, using high-performance vehicles, quad bikes and dirt bikes to catch poachers and thieves who are terrorising farmers and damaging crops.

During the two-week campaign, officers from the force’s roads policing and specialist operations (RPSO), rural crime, and neighbourhood policing teams will patrol Gwent’s roads, carry out vehicle and driver checks, and deliver a number of educational messages centred around improving road safety.

The trailer is an Ifor Williams BV126. The mobile digiwall is a flat-packed, six-panel, moulded plastic climbing wall, with electronic control board and associated support trusses.

Jonathan Bentham took the Vauxhall Corsa which was locked and parked outside his sister’s home, at about 11pm, on Saturday June 4 this year.

One of the quads was a demonstration vehicle on display at the Datatool stand at Harrogate Showground. The other was part of agricultural machinery suppliers Carrs Billington's stand.

Calvin Brown, Police Community Support Officer for Bishop's Castle, said the incident had occurred at a shed near Totterton.

"You name it, they took it," farm owner Marie Morrell said. She estimated the cost of replacing all of the stolen equipment would set the family back about £30,000.

Rural Task Force and neighbourhood officers have today, 9 August, executed three warrants and made three arrests on suspicion of Conspiracy to Commit Theft following £40,000 worth of plant machinery being stolen. Two are in custody.

However, officers discovered that the driver had no licence and was driving the vehicle uninsured

Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a series of burglaries from agricultural sites around Norfolk.

There has been a spate of trailer theft across Gloucestershire this past week.

Police are appealing for information regarding, or witnesses to, the incidents.

Gangs are using e-scooters to sneak on to UK farms and steal high-value GPS technology, an insurer has said.

Cleveland crime commission has pledged that gangs of off-road bikers terrorising Teesside will not go unpunished.

The NFU advises farmers to lock up powered machinery at night to deter fuel thieves and to use locking caps where possible.

North Wales Police are urging farms to take steps to prevent vehicles and equipment from being stolen after a quadbike was taken from a Denbighshire farm on Friday, august 5.

The road is closed and there is queueing traffic on A689 both ways from Rookhope turn off to Eastgate Village Hall turn off.

Police from four East Devon towns have joined forces in a two-day sting in a bid to tackle rural crime.

THREE men have been arrested as part of a cross-border operation to retrieve stolen machinery.

Officers from the Rural Crime Action Team along with CanTrack Global Ltd were able to locate the items. They were believed to have been taken very recently from an address in Sussex.

The farmer called the fire service which responded by sending a fire engine and a water bowser from Danes Castle and a second fire engine from North Tawton at 4.21pm.

Last year rural theft cost Kent almost £1.4m, making it the third worst-affected county in the UK.

Rural crime is on the rise in the North East with the theft of livestock, vehicles and fuel becoming more lucrative for criminal gangs, insurers have warned.

More than £1.1m of farmyard equipment was stolen across the county last year. The staggering amount of rural theft in the county puts it in the top ten worst place for agricultural crime in the UK.

Police swooped on an address in Lancaster and arrested a man following a report of a violent dog attack on the Marsh last week.

More than 4,500 reports of anti-social motorcycling across farms, bridleways, paths and green spaces have been made to South Yorkshire Police so far this year.

The A30 between Chard and Crewkerne remains partially blocked following the fire, which took place near the Windwhistle Inn.

Police have seized six off-road bikes outside a pub after locals raised concerns about disruptive activity.

TWO people have been arrested after a Land Rover was stolen from a property in Alderholt.

Police have issued a CCTV image of two men following the theft of a quad bike in Yeovil.

Yesterday morning (Wednesday) police took to social media to show how badly thieves had hidden their loot.

A STUMP grinder and trailer which was stolen in Dorset has been found by officers from Ringwood Police.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a crash which left the rider of a motorbike injured.

Simon John Pryor-Lettley, aged 27 and of Alder Drive, Alderholt, denied a single charge of using a handheld mobile telephone.

A man was jailed for his involvement in the theft of, and the handling of quad bikes, stolen from rural properties last year.

A quad bike stolen from a farm in the Caton area was found and recovered by police officers in the early hours of Sunday, July 24.

We are warning people who pose a risk to others by their use of off-road or electric motorbikes that they face fines, prosecutions – and their vehicles seized.

Fuel and machinery have seen stolen from a set of farm buildings in Blackvale Vale.

NEARLY half a million pounds’ worth of machinery which was stolen has been recovered by Dorset Police, resulting in three arrests.

Thames Valley Police officers from the rural crime taskforce impounded a grey Toyota yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).

A tractor, part of a trailer and a mower attachment have been stolen in a north Suffolk village.

The lorry fire was reported at 2.30pm on Monday (July 18) on the A35 between Winterbourne Abbas and Monkey's Jump roundabout in Dorchester.

Police are warning farmers in East Cornwall along with North and West Devon areas to be vigilant of thieves targetting their utility vehicles.

Waste and livestock carriers were also assessed to ensure licences were in order, and the Constabulary’s vehicle examiner assessed plant and agricultural equipment to check they were all in order and not stolen.

Firefighters battled a combine harvester fire near Bicester last night amid warnings about 'extremely dry' conditions.

This morning (Thursday), the Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team took to social media to tell farmers to use their amber beacons on vehicles.

At 5.10pm the fire service was alerted to a tractor reported to be well alight in a field in Hardington Mandeville.

Thames Valley Police received reports of the multiple thefts of a vehicle and a group of offenders stealing three mopeds on the respective dates.

Trailer theft has increased by 69% during 2022 and is expected to rise further due to high demand and reports of trailers selling at inflated prices.