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Yeovil man ordered to pay over £300k for role in farm machinery thefts

Avon and Somerset Police said Harry Hollowell was able to live a 'luxurious lifestyle', which included driving expensive cars and being able to live in a large house, at the expense of hard-working farmers who had their machinery stolen

Chris Brayford
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Chief inspector Joe Piscina, rural crime lead at Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The theft of plant and agricultural machinery and tools have a detrimental impact on the farming community, who already work tirelessly to provide for our communities. [Harry] Hollowell's actions [pictured] cost the victims thousands of pounds in time and materials and it is brilliant that those victims will receive some compensation for their suffering." (Avon and Somerset Police)
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Chief inspector Joe Piscina, rural crime lead at Avon and Somerset Police, said: "The theft of plant and agricultural machinery and tools have a detrimental impact on the farming community, who already work tirelessly to provide for our communities. [Harry] Hollowell's actions [pictured] cost the victims thousands of pounds in time and materials and it is brilliant that those victims will receive some compensation for their suffering." (Avon and Somerset Police)

A man who lived a 'luxurious lifestyle' at the expense of farmers has been ordered to pay more than £300,000 after he purchased and sold stolen machinery from farm businesses. Avon and Somerset Police...

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