Nottinghamshire Police officers to go full throttle on rural crime after completing specialist off-road training
Date of alert:
Monday, 21 February 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
Nottinghamshire Police
Six new officers are set to go full throttle on rural crime after receiving specialist off-road training.
The officers based in the Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe districts of the county completed their training over the last week and are now fully qualified to jump behind the wheel to help tackle any issues surrounding rural crime.
They join officers from Bassetlaw and Mansfield who area already trained.
The 4x4 off-road vehicles are used in a variety of ways, such as searching for missing people and responding to 999 calls, as well as tracking down trespassers, fuel theft and hare coursing suspects, and will give officers more accessibility to get to the hard-to-reach places that no normal patrol car could.
PC Rachel Dowsett and PC Emma Weatherhill completed their training on Thursday, February 17. They are now fully qualified to drive one of the forces' off-road 4x4 vehicles and will be out in the community targeting issues that are affecting the rural communities.
