Dorset Police Rural Crime Team crackdown operation
Date of alert:
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Crime Ref:
Force:
Dorset Police
Police officers stopped more than 20 vehicles as part of an operation to demonstrate how rural crime is tackled in Dorset.
The online event was designed to reassure members of the public who could follow along via social media as officers patrolled rural areas of Dorset – showcasing a ‘day in the life’ of a Rural Crime Team officer.
The event follows on from Operation Galileo, which saw multiple police forces join together to target poaching, in particular hare coursing.
Four police cars were specifically tasked with targeting vehicles associated to poaching crimes, whilst a further three were stationed on the Puddletown bypass, looking to pull over caravans, quad bikes, white vans and vehicles travelling with trailers to check that they haven’t been reported as stolen.
Dorset Police say that more than 20 vehicles were stopped as part of the operation, including two traffic offences, and two vehicles were seized with the help of the Environment Agency and Dorset Council for fly tipping and waste carrier offences.
