Police appeal after stolen digger found stashed in Shropshire countryside
Police are appealing for information after a stolen digger was found stashed near a Shropshire reservoir.
Officers from West Mercia Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a home in Tibberton, near Newport.
The incident occurred between 9pm on Tuesday, April 25 and 6am the following morning.
Police say the offender, or offenders, forced entry to fencing around a newly built home and stole a Kubota mini-digger, which was later found stashed six miles away.
PC Berwyn Pratt said: "The digger would have had to be transported by trailer or inside a large vehicle.
"The digger was recovered by the use of a tracker in and around the Woodcote reservoir area at 12.00pm on the 26th April. It had been concealed out of public view.
"A high sided white panel van and a grey Nissan Navarra had been seen around Tibberton acting suspiciously prior to the theft."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police online at westmercia.police.uk, quoting incident number 00113_I_26042023.
Information can also be passed on anonymously, to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.
