Stolen £5,000 digger found by police after 24-year-old man pulled over
A digger worth £5,000 which was stolen from a property in Mutford last month has been recovered by police officers. Photo: Suffolk Constabulary - Credit: Archant
A digger worth £5,000 which was stolen from a property in Mutford last month has been recovered by police officers.
Officers from Suffolk Constabulary were able to find the stolen JCB mini-digger, after pulling over a 24-year-old man in Higham near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
On Friday, July 10, officers requested the driver of a vehicle to stop after being driven on false plates.
The vehicle was then driven through a field of crops before eventually being stopped by the police.
The driver, a 24-year-old man, was initially arrested on suspicion of failing to stop, driving while disqualified, driving with no insurance and criminal damage.
READ MORE: £5,000 mini-digger stolen in late-night burglary
The arrests led to a property search at an address, where various items believed to be stolen were recovered, including power tools and the digger taken from Chapel Road in Mutford at some point after 9.20pm on Saturday, July 4 and before 8am on Sunday, July 5.
The man was further arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft of a motor vehicle while he was in custody at Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre.
Most Read
- 1 Challenging future for high streets amid fall in shoppers
- 2 Care home's failings continue after damning report reveals abuse fears
- 3 Motorcyclist injured after crash in busy Suffolk road
- 4 Latest 'festival-style' market to take place next month
- 5 Holiday business owner fined over £5k after 'excessive waste' found at site
- 6 Five-bedroom country house with 'secret garden' on sale for £1.25m
- 7 New minister appointed for Beccles Salvation Army
- 8 Camera club showcases best of town's efforts
- 9 Knitters set to hit 'gorgeous' beach for Stitches on the Sand
- 10 Four taken to hospital after crash involving ambulance on A146
The man has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.