Police find stolen all-terrain vehicle near Marchwood

POLICE recovered an all-terrain vehicle in undergrowth near Marchwood after it was stolen in a village across Hampshire.

The black Ranger, which had been taken from an address in Longstock, was found at a rural location by New Forest priority crime team officers due to a tracking device having been fitted to it.

This prompted officers to urge people to fit tracking equipment to their property when possible.

Posting online, they said: “Farm equipment and plant machinery can be incredibly expensive and attractive to thieves as they are highly sought after.

“The New Forest has sadly seen an increase in this type of equipment being stolen.”

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