Teen arrested after major police chase into tractor overnight

A TEENAGER has been arrested after leading police on a massive chase in a “stolen tractor and trailer”.

Dorset Police received a report at 11.41pm on Saturday that a yellow JCB Fastrac tractor with a trailer had been stolen from the Martinstown area.

A spokesperson said officers were deployed to the area and the vehicle was later seen traveling on the A37 north of Dorchester before traveling on a number of rural roads in the Dorchester and Piddle area Valley.

It was reported that the vehicle failed to stop for police on several occasions and continued to drive on roads in the Dorchester area overnight.

He was then arrested in the Bradford Peverell area at around 7.45am this morning and a teenager was arrested in connection with the incident.

Superintendent Gavin House, of Dorset Police, said: “Officers responded quickly to this incident and worked overnight to ensure any reported risks to other road users were minimized and the incident is brought to a successful conclusion.

“We are carrying out a thorough investigation into this matter and I am appealing for any witnesses to the driving of this tractor, and in particular anyone who captured relevant dashcam footage, to contact Dorset Police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 26:599. Alternatively, the independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted at anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling the freephone number 0800 555 111.