Man in stolen digger was 'digging a hole' when busted by police on A38 near Ripley

Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit said the digger was stolen from Mackworth an hour prior to them arresting the man last night January 14.

Police received a call at around 9.50pm to reports that a piece of plant machinery had been taken from a site.

Officers spotted the vehicle on the A38 near Coxbench a few minutes later and it was stopped on the stretch near to Ripley at around 10.10pm.