Horsebox theft in Ladock prompts farm security warning

Quick-thinking members of the public followed thieves after they'd stolen a horsebox and succeeded in helping to recover it.

On Monday (March 8) at around 2pm a horsebox was stolen from the Ladock area.

Members of the public called the police on 999 before then following the suspects, who were driving a dark coloured Volkswagen car, possibly using false number plates.

The horsebox was then abandoned in the A30 in Fraddon and was returned to its owners.

Police have advised farmers to be extra-vigilant due to an increased number of rural thefts in the area in recent weeks.