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Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Police investigating hare coursing near A10 seize untaxed Land Rover
Police officers were called to reports of suspected hare coursing in a field near the A10
Cleveland Police
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Police drone helps catch three people hare coursing
A police drone was used to catch three people hare coursing, as part of crackdown on rural crime in East Cleveland.
Dorset Police
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Dorset Police's Operation Galileo targets poachers
Dorset Police has taken part in a multi force operation aimed at deterring people from poaching.
South Yorkshire Police
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Police forces join up to tackle illegal hare coursing in fields around Doncaster
Police forces have joined up to tackle illegal hare coursing gangs and poachers across Doncaster.
Lincolnshire Police
Monday, 8 January 2024
Three suspected hare coursers arrested, dog and car seized after ending up in ditch
Three men suspected of hare coursing were arrested by Lincolnshire rural crime officers on Wednesday after driving their 4x4 into a ditch.
Lancashire Constabulary
Friday, 15 December 2023
Lancashire poaching taskforce gets award for halving hare coursing
A police taskforce set up to combat poaching has received an accolade after reports of hare coursing more than halved over two years.
Bedfordshire Constabulary
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
North Beds MP steps up campaign against barbaric hare coursers
Richard Fuller MP says more can be done on coursing and wider rural crime
South Yorkshire Police
Friday, 1 December 2023
Poachers abandon dog as police probe hare coursing in Doncaster field
Suspected poachers abandoned their dog as police probed reports of hare coursing in a Doncaster field.
Northamptonshire Police
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Cambridge man fined more than £18k for hare coursing in Northants
Fred Holmes, of Eye in Cambridgeshire, was seen in a field in Warmington with three dogs that went onto kill a hare
Lincolnshire Police
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Man fined nearly twenty thousand pounds after being caught in Lincolnshire using dogs to kills hares
A 60-year-old man who admitted using his dogs to hunt and kill hares in Lincolnshire has been fined more than £18,500.
Lincolnshire Police
Monday, 13 November 2023
Peterborough man fined for pursuit of hares offences
A Peterborough man has been fined charges totalling over £18,000 for offences related to trespassing in pursuit of hares.
Humberside Police
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Hare coursing suspects left with nowhere to run after being tracked by drone
Three men suspected of hare coursing near Goole “had nowhere to run” after being tracked by a drone.
Warwickshire Police
Monday, 30 October 2023
Trio caught hare coursing near Nuneaton told cops they were out for a walk
A trio caught hare coursing near Nuneaton told police they were out for a walk.