A region-wide rural crime crackdown saw more than 150 vehicles stopped and a string of arrests made.

Five people have been arrested as police crack down on rural crime.

The Cumbria Police rural crime team has made 12 arrests and recovered numerous stolen items since it was launched in September

The Cumbria Police Rural Crime Team has been dealing with reports of livestock attacks.

The Cumbria Police Rural Crime team has been running a checkpoint operation

An operation targeting rural crime in Cumbria resulted in three arrests and two stolen vehicles recovered by police.

A man has been arrested following the overnight theft of a tractor GPS unit in North Cumbria.

A man has been arrested and several dogs seized after police raided properties as part of their crackdown on rural crime.

A number of metal gates have been stolen from fields and rural properties in the Carlisle area.

Two men have been arrested after a vehicle was stopped the M6 by police.

Cumbria Police has created a new team dedicated to tackling rural crime.

Fox hunting – despite being banned almost 20 years ago, it’s still causing a headache in Cumbria.

Two Carlisle criminals whose records include multiple burglaries have been sentenced for stealing quad bikes worth £11,000 from an Eden Valley farm.

Warning to South Lakes residents after spate of overnight burglaries

The protected birds have been found dead and mutilated but perpetrators are hard to identify because of a lack of evidence in rural areas.