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Video shows suspected poachers spotted by drone near Didcot
Date of alert:
Monday, 6 November 2023
Crime Ref:
Force:
Thames Valley Police
Police used a drone’s heat-detecting camera to catch a group of suspected poachers late on the evening of Friday 3rd November.
Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce shared a video of night poaching patrols carried out around The Ridgeway near Compton, south of Didcot.
In footage, figures are seen in fields and heading down country lanes.
Officers then assisted a search for a suspicious male on a farmyard near Culham.
A man was also arrested for driving while intoxicated.
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