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09/11/2015
Man Arrested After Jumping Out Of Stolen Tractor
A man has been arrested after he jumped out of a stolen tractor which rammed through a metal fence.
Police saw the high value tractor being driven into an industrial estate on Seven Mile Straight at around 10pm in Antrim.
The police followed the tractor and the man who was driving the vehicle jumped out.
A blue Peugeot car was seen speeding from the area but was stopped by officers and the driver was arrested.
The tractor had been stolen, along with a second tractor, from commercial premises on Michelin Road in Mallusk. The owners of the tractors had been unaware that they had been taken.
Police are asking all landowners in mid and east Antrim to check their land and watch out for any tractors, or any other agricultural machinery, being driven or transported at unusual times.
(CD/LM)
Police saw the high value tractor being driven into an industrial estate on Seven Mile Straight at around 10pm in Antrim.
The police followed the tractor and the man who was driving the vehicle jumped out.
A blue Peugeot car was seen speeding from the area but was stopped by officers and the driver was arrested.
The tractor had been stolen, along with a second tractor, from commercial premises on Michelin Road in Mallusk. The owners of the tractors had been unaware that they had been taken.
Police are asking all landowners in mid and east Antrim to check their land and watch out for any tractors, or any other agricultural machinery, being driven or transported at unusual times.
(CD/LM)
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