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The Sun
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘What is going on with England?' Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper victim of £7,000 tool theft as fans share their fury
CLARKSON'S Farm star Kaleb Cooper was the victim of soaring tool theft after robbers nicked his £7,000 farm tool. The farmer turned TV hero, 27, told fans his pricey post knocker, used for hammering in fences, had been stolen from Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday night. 5 5 Another firm's £70k John Deere tractor was also taken, with a burnt-out SUV car found down the road. Cooper fumed on Instagram: 'My post knocker was stolen last night. 'As well as the John Deere tractor. 'Can we please make this as hot as possible! 'What is going on with England at the moment!' Home & Country Fencing, the company whose tractor was also stolen, said on social media: 'Unfortunately, we have had one of our tractors and post knockers stolen overnight. 'There has been a silver 4 x 4 burnt out just down the road which is possibly related.' Kaleb, who joined Sun columnist Jeremy, 65, as his farm hand on the Amazon Prime smash hit, is thought to have loaned his post knocker to a fencing company which was robbed. The powerful tool uses a massive hydraulic hammer to drive fence posts into hard surfaces to keep them safe and stable. Clarkson had bought the ProtechP200S and branded it one of his 'maddest' bits of kit on his Diddly Squat Farm, in Chadlington, Oxfordshire. Jeremy Clarkson left fuming and slams the 'fun police' as his very pricey new advert is BANNED from Last year, he wrote of the device's 240kg hammer: 'Until these hydraulic post-knockers came along you had to use a manual one, nicknamed a 'man killer'. 'There's nothing that wears you out more than manually knocking in a fencepost, particularly around here where the ground is 90 per cent stone. 'So the hydraulic machine is a very good invention, although it's also a scary-looking thing. 'It could be used in Gangs of Chipping Norton. This really would break you in half. 'But we got all the fences done — not terribly well, but we did a pretty good job.' Farm thefts have rocketed in the last decade, with many rural businesses bringing in anti-robbery measures. Gangs of organised thugs on quad bikes have also spent years targeting farms with little or no security measures. Rural crime on farms, including machinery and livestock theft, costs the UK economy at least £50million a year. NFU Mutual, the insurance company used by many farmers, reported the total cost of vehicle and GPS theft amounted to more than £7million in 2024 alone. Kaleb's representative and Thames Valley Police were asked to comment. 5 5
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Yahoo
Arrest after raid finds dozens of stolen tools
A man has been held after officers discovered dozens of stolen tools at an address in Ealing. The search, which also found two electric bikes, was part of an investigation into tool thefts in Surrey and Sussex. "The pictures... aren't even half of what was found," Surrey Police said in a social media post. The force is seeking to reunite the tools with their "rightful owners". The arrested man, who officers described as being in his 30s, was held on suspicion of handling stolen goods before being bailed. Surrey Police wrote on Facebook: "We take these crimes seriously, as we understand how tool theft can negatively impact those who rely upon them for a living. "Work is going on behind the scenes to tackle this type of offending in our county." Police warn public to take action after van thefts Data from 2024 showed that only a fraction of tool thefts reported in Surrey led to someone being arrested or charged. The data from Surrey Police showed the force received 277 tool thefts reports between April 2023 and March 2024, but only two charges and five arrests were made Surrey Police added: "We appreciate it's hard to keep tools safe in a van when a determined thief will find a way to break in." But officers urged people to protect their items by parking in a secure car park or garage overnight, removing tools from vans where possible and parking their vehicles within view of CCTV or street lighting. The force urged anyone who recognised any of the pictured items to get in contact, and said they would need to provide proof of purchase before they can take the tool away. Follow BBC Surrey on Facebook or X. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Fraction of Surrey tool thefts lead to arrests Blitz on crime in 'underserved' rural community Council crime survey aims to tackle public concerns Surrey Police
BBC News
14-06-2025
- BBC News
Arrest after Surrey Police raid finds dozens of stolen tools
A man has been held after officers discovered dozens of stolen tools at an address in Ealing. The search, which also found two electric bikes, was part of an investigation into tool thefts in Surrey and Sussex. "The pictures... aren't even half of what was found," Surrey Police said in a social media force is seeking to reunite the tools with their "rightful owners". The arrested man, who officers described as being in his 30s, was held on suspicion of handling stolen goods before being Police wrote on Facebook: "We take these crimes seriously, as we understand how tool theft can negatively impact those who rely upon them for a living."Work is going on behind the scenes to tackle this type of offending in our county." Police warn public to take action after van thefts Data from 2024 showed that only a fraction of tool thefts reported in Surrey led to someone being arrested or charged. The data from Surrey Police showed the force received 277 tool thefts reports between April 2023 and March 2024, but only two charges and five arrests were madeSurrey Police added: "We appreciate it's hard to keep tools safe in a van when a determined thief will find a way to break in."But officers urged people to protect their items by parking in a secure car park or garage overnight, removing tools from vans where possible and parking their vehicles within view of CCTV or street lighting. The force urged anyone who recognised any of the pictured items to get in contact, and said they would need to provide proof of purchase before they can take the tool away.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Sussex Police to hand out tool marking kits to tradespeople
Hundreds of tool marking kits which use DNA tracking technology will be handed out to tradespeople in Sussex to help tackle tool 500 kits, which use an invisible DNA solution to mark tools and machinery, will be given out to people in Brighton in a bid to reduce the prolific rural scheme had previously been used to protect farm machinery but will now be rolled out after tradespeople across the South East called for tougher penalties after a spate of reported Bourne, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), said the kits were an "extra layer of protection acting as a powerful deterrent against theft". Ms Bourne added: "The kits make stolen tools traceable and harder for criminals to profit in re-seller markets."For traders, their tools can be their livelihoods, they often cost thousands of pounds to replace and theft of equipment can leave people out of work."Kits used in the scheme work by providing an invisible DNA gel which can be used to mark property such as tools and gel dries clear and then can only be identified through ultraviolet light and specialist microscopes, a PCC spokesperson analysed, the gel marking can then be used to help return the tools to their rightful owners if they are total, 500 of the kits have been funded by the PCC's office in partnership with tradespeople website Checkatrade.A report by trade publication On The Tools found four in five tradespeople in the UK that were surveyed in the report had experienced tool often worth thousands of pounds can be stolen from the back of tradespeople's vans, wreaking havoc on traders who are then out of pocket and unable to work.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
DNA marking kits handed out to tackle tool theft
Hundreds of tool marking kits which use DNA tracking technology will be handed out to tradespeople in Sussex to help tackle tool thefts. About 500 kits, which use an invisible DNA solution to mark tools and machinery, will be given out to people in Brighton in a bid to reduce the prolific rural crime. The scheme had previously been used to protect farm machinery but will now be rolled out after tradespeople across the South East called for tougher penalties after a spate of reported crimes. Katy Bourne, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), said the kits were an "extra layer of protection acting as a powerful deterrent against theft". Ms Bourne added: "The kits make stolen tools traceable and harder for criminals to profit in re-seller markets. "For traders, their tools can be their livelihoods, they often cost thousands of pounds to replace and theft of equipment can leave people out of work." Kits used in the scheme work by providing an invisible DNA gel which can be used to mark property such as tools and machinery. The gel dries clear and then can only be identified through ultraviolet light and specialist microscopes, a PCC spokesperson added. When analysed, the gel marking can then be used to help return the tools to their rightful owners if they are stolen. In total, 500 of the kits have been funded by the PCC's office in partnership with tradespeople website Checkatrade. A report by trade publication On The Tools found four in five tradespeople in the UK that were surveyed in the report had experienced tool theft. Tools often worth thousands of pounds can be stolen from the back of tradespeople's vans, wreaking havoc on traders who are then out of pocket and unable to work. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. BBC Sounds: Counting the cost of tool theft DNA scheme on farm machinery cuts theft - report Tradespeople demand fix for tool theft 'plague' Sussex Police
