Tractor and quad bike stolen from Purbeck area

Dorset Police are investigating the theft of a quad bike from Holton Heath and a tractor from Wareham and are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.

It was reported on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 that between 6.30 pm and 7 pm a red Honda quad bike was seen being driven away towards the A351 from a property in Fancy’s Row in Holton Heath.

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Stolen Red quad bike
Dorset Police

The red quad bike stolen from Holton Heath in Dorset

“Please check home CCTV and doorbell cameras”

In a second incident, during the morning of Wednesday 24th July 2024 it was discovered that a blue Ford tractor – which had last been seen at 3 pm on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 – had been stolen from a property in Sandford Road in Wareham.

Police community support officer Mike Sinnick, of the Dorset Police Rural Crime Team, said:

“Due to the close proximity of the locations in which these two vehicles were taken, we believe that these incidents could be linked.

“I am therefore reaching out to residents in those areas to please check their home CCTV and doorbell cameras.

“I would also like to ask motorists with dashcams in their vehicles who were driving in the area at the time of the incident to review their footage and see if they have captured anything that may help us identify the suspects driving the vehicles.”

Contact Dorset Police

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55240112743 in relation to the red quad bike and 55240112723 in relation to the blue Ford tractor.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.

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