Two arrested as stolen quad bikes are recovered

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Police recovered the two quad bikes believed to be stolen from Staunton-on-Wye in Herefordshire

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Two men have been arrested after police recovered two quad bikes believed to have been stolen from a nearby farm.

Tracking devices on the machines alerted the owner they were on the move from Staunton-on-Wye on Sunday night, West Mercia Police said.

A man, in his 20s, was found in the area near where the bikes were found and a second man, aged in his 30s, was stopped by officers while driving away from the farm.

Both men have been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and remain in custody.

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