Police are warning tractor owners to be extra vigilant after reports that GPS devices are being stolen from the vehicles.

Police have issued the following statement: "We have received reports of thefts of tractor GPS guidance systems.

"This has taken place overnight on Wednesday 4 December 2019, where two Starfire GPS systems were stolen in Crediton, and overnight on Saturday 7 December 2019 where four more Starfire GPS systems were stolen from two further locations, in Budleigh Salterton and Ottery St Mary.

"Please be wary of this.

"Review security and make a note of your GPS serial numbers and mark them in some way if possible.

"Please report any suspicious activity on 999 and if possible make a note of vehicle registrations and persons seen."

If you have any information, or are offered a GPS system, please phone 101 or email [email protected] quoting crime CR/110481/19.