Overview

• On the night of July 29–30 thieves stole a Protech P200S hydraulic post knocker valued at £7,000 and a John Deere 6630 tractor (registration OU11ARF) from Fulmer Lane in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.
• A silver 4×4 SUV was found burnt out nearby in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence linked to the theft.
• Kaleb Cooper’s Instagram appeal has generated widespread shares and leads but investigators have yet to recover the missing machinery.
• Thames Valley Police has called on residents to report any suspicious rural activity and support farmers during the crucial harvest season.
• The incident highlights a decade‐long surge in organised farm machinery theft that costs UK agriculture at least £50 million annually.