Overview
- A red tractor with a baler, stolen from a farm in Yarm, was driven into a Priory Road terraced house early Saturday, police said.
- Witnesses said the occupants wore balaclavas, left the tractor, and sped off in a getaway car.
- The house was empty, so no one was hurt, and police evacuated nearby homes as a precaution.
- Cleveland Police kept a cordon in place, deployed extra patrols for reassurance, and said they are treating the crash as a deliberate act.
- Detectives appealed for dash-cam or doorbell footage and any information quoting reference 087639, as a neighbour also reported his parked Vauxhall Insignia was wrecked.