Around £130,000 in stolen machinery recovered by police in East Lancashire

Five people have been arrested, and around £130,000 in stolen machinery recovered by police in East Lancashire.

Two of the people were apprehended following a police chase which lasted eight minutes.

Over the past two weeks, officers from the Rossendale rural task force have been out and about investigating machinery theft across the region.

As well as locating numerous stolen pieces of equipment worth thousands of pounds, they also came across suspected drug dealers, drink drivers, and drug drivers, with five arrests made in 12 days.