Two arrested following two thefts of tractors

Police have arrested two men in connection with the theft of two tractors in the Moorlands.

Officer were called to reports that the vehicles were stolen from two locations in the area of Kingsley on February 29. An appeal was issued and thanks to the information given by members of the public one of the tractors was located last night (March 3) at 11.20pm on the A53 near Leek.

Two men, a 42-year-old and a 33-year-old, both from Cheadle, were arrested on suspicion of theft and remain in custody at this time.

The investigation is on-going and officers are still looking for the second Red CASE tractor and green silage trailer which remains outstanding

The information provided by members of the community has led to the recovery of one of the valuable vehicles and anyone with information is again asked to message Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter quoting incident number 821 of March 3, call 101 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.