Leicestershire farmer 'no longer feels safe' at family farm after £25,000 GPS theft

“This is organised crime, not opportunists and it is scary"

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Will Oliver said manufacturers need to do more to place tracking software on equipment they develop to deter thieves from stealing machinery (Photo: Tim Scrivener)
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Will Oliver said manufacturers need to do more to place tracking software on equipment they develop to deter thieves from stealing machinery (Photo: Tim Scrivener)

The theft of expensive equipment from a farm has left a farmer worrying that he no longer feels safe in a place he works and calls home. Will Oliver, from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, said two...

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