Three Middlesbrough men receive fine for poaching grouse

In January of this year, police received a report that three men were spotted in possession of a firearm, and were using it to shoot grouse illegally on moorland close to Lockwood Beck near Guisborough.

Officers immediately attended the area and detained the three men on suspicion of poaching offences.

A search was conducted by the officers and a firearm was located along with a number of shot grouse. All three were later interviewed in relation to the incident.

This month, the criminal trio appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, where they all pleaded guilty to a string of poaching offences.