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Plant machinery returns to farmer after being stolen in Dorset last year

Police said rural crime had 'serious consequences' on the farming community

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Officers recovered stolen machinery from the Broadswinter area in West Dorset (Dorset Police Rural Crime Team)
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Officers recovered stolen machinery from the Broadswinter area in West Dorset (Dorset Police Rural Crime Team)

Stolen machinery worth thousands of pounds has been recovered by officers in Dorset. Dorset Police Rural Crime Team said stolen Manitou machinery and a Massey Ferguson tractor had been tracked to...

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