Stolen copper wire recovered from crashed car

Four men have been arrested after a car leaving the scene of a break-in at a solar farm crashed with copper wire inside.

Nottinghamshire Police officers attended Weston Road in Egmanton, near Tuxford, in the early hours of Thursday after on‑site security cameras alerted them to a break‑in.

A vehicle was seen "travelling at speed" nearby, said the force, and officers followed to find it crashed at the junction of Weston Road and Moorhouse Road with "a significant amount" of copper inside.

A man was later arrested walking on the A1, with three further suspects located in a ditch near Weston.

Four men, 28, 45, 47 and 65, were arrested on suspicion of burglary, said police.

Following searches, the 47-year-old was further arrested on suspicion of possessing counterfeit currency and the 28-year-old held on suspicion of possession of Class A drug cocaine.

Det Sgt Andrea Brown asked for witnesses to come forward and said: "Break-ins of this nature can be extremely costly for businesses and are taken very seriously by the force."

The 28-year-old has also been arrested for two shop thefts and the 65-year-old on suspicion of one shop theft, added police.

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