THE Cumbrian police and crime commissioner has called for dog owners to keep their dogs on leads in rural areas after 12 reports of sheep worrying were received by the constabulary since January.

Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Peter McCall, is urging dog owners to keep their dogs on leads in our rural areas this Spring to help reduce sheep worrying.

Police are appealing for information after a cat was attacked with an air rifle in Carlisle.

Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets under control after a number of sheep were killed or injured since the start of the year.

The man sadly died at the scene on the B6341 on Friday afternoon, and part of the road remains closed to traffic as investigations take place

We received reports that young people had been kicking the wing mirrors off at least four vehicles on Barncroft Avenue, Seaton, causing an estimated £500 worth of damage.

THE National Farmers' Union (NFU) has spoken out on the 'huge' issue of sheep theft for farms in Cumbria.

POLICE are investigating a burglary of a garage at an address on Meldon Avenue, Penrith.

Police are investigating a theft of an orange and grey road roller, namely a HAMM 800.

The incident occurred on 31/01/2023 between 1am and 1.15am.

Over the last month there have been two reports of theft of scrap metal in the Appleby rural area.

One of the vans was owned by a company from outside the county which claims to be one of the premier companies for off-roading.

Two men aged 31 and 46 from the Barrow were arrested this week on suspicion of burglaries committed in Ecclerigg, Windermere.

POLICE investigations are ongoing into two reported quad bike thefts in the Kendal area in recent weeks.

Two men have been arrested by the police following a series of on-farm crimes in Cumbria, including theft of agri machinery.