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Latest North Yorkshire Police Rural Crime Alerts
North Yorkshire Police
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Piglets rescued from barn blaze at Castleton, near Whitby
Three piglets had to be rescued from a barn fire at Castleton which left the building completely burnt out.
North Yorkshire Police
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Quad bike stolen from farm in Elslack, near Skipton
Police are appealing for information after a quad bike was stolen from a farm by males wearing balaclavas.
North Yorkshire Police
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Stolen quad bike - have you seen it?
North Yorkshire Police is asking members of the public to keep an eye out for a stolen quad bike.
North Yorkshire Police
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
North Yorkshire person contracts strain of flu similar to pig virus
A single human case of an influenza strain that is currently circulating in pigs in the UK has been confirmed in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Police
Thursday, 23 November 2023
Police crackdown on rural crime between York and Malton
Police in North Yorkshire have arrested five men in connection with a spate of thefts in a rural community.
North Yorkshire Police
Monday, 13 November 2023
North Yorkshire Police warning over increase in rural thefts
Police are warning about an increase in thefts from horse owners in rural areas.
North Yorkshire Police
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Yorkshire equestrian community in shock as equipment including trailer, horsebox, saddles and tack stolen from livery yard
The Yorkshire equestrian community has been advised to be ‘on their guard’ after a devastating raid by thieves on a livery yard.
North Yorkshire Police
Friday, 3 November 2023
North Yorks police urge landowners and farmers to keep watch as poaching season approaches
Officers have issued warning across Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale to be aware of poachers, and the potential for massive damage to crops and livestock, and illegal use of weapons and dogs
North Yorkshire Police
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
Quad bike stolen from farm in Whitby prompts police appeal
Police are urging anyone with information about a stolen quad bike from a farm in Whitby to get in touch.
North Yorkshire Police
Monday, 30 October 2023
North Yorkshire Police appeal after 29 sheep stolen from land near Greenhow
Police are appealing for information after 29 sheep were stolen from land near Greenhow, North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Police
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
North Yorkshire Police launch appeal to locate horse box stolen from Harrogate district village
North Yorkshire Police is asking members of the public to keep an eye out for a horse box that has been stolen
North Yorkshire Police
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Victory for Yorkshire tenant farmers as solar farm proposal rejected
North Yorkshire planning officials have refused an application for a solar farm and battery storage system on tenanted farmland following concern over a family's livelihood.
North Yorkshire Police
Friday, 29 September 2023
Two arrests and quad bike recovered after police chase near Harrogate
Two people have been arrested and a suspected stolen quad bike recovered after a police chase.
North Yorkshire Police
Friday, 15 September 2023
North Yorkshire Police plan new hubs to cut rural response times
New police hubs could be introduced in more rural areas in North Yorkshire in order to improve response times, according to a senior officer.
North Yorkshire Police
Friday, 8 September 2023
Sheep euthanised after 'collision' with a car in North Yorkshire
A farmer in the North Yorkshire Moors has been left frustrated after a sheep had to be euthanised following a collision with a car.