A man has been charged with wildlife offences after a warrant uncovered a shocking hoard of suspected poached deer skulls in Nottinghamshire.

Fuel thefts in parts of Nottinghamshire fall after police action

Over a two year period large amounts of plant and agricultural machinery, pick-up trucks, vans and power tools were stolen over.

Police have also been working with the National Farmers’ Union to gain a better understand of the impact of rural crime on victims.

The Nottinghamshire Roads Policing Unit were on patrol in the Newark area in the early hours of Friday morning when they stumbled across a van caught in the act of a theft.

Officers are appealing for information after a fox was found dead at a nature reserve.

Officers are warning the public to remain vigilant after sheep were killed in string of rural crimes in Nottinghamshire.

The Nottinghamshire Roads Policing Unit were on patrol in the Newark area in the early hours of Friday morning when they stumbled across a van caught in the act of a theft.

A huge hoard of poached deer skulls, antlers, fox tails, and weapons were uncovered alongside a quad bike after police raided a Worksop home.

Police patrolling Nottinghamshire’s rural communities now have more equipment than ever at their fingertips as they take the fight to rural criminals.

The police have responded to claims that a wave of 'serious and organised crime' has left a wildlife charity struggling to cope. The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, which oversees the Idle Valley Nature Reserve in Retford, says the charity has been left "reeling" by major thefts of fencing, equipment and tools.

In the past 18 months it said tens of thousands of pounds worth of items had been stolen, including a tractor.

Victims of rural crime in Nottinghamshire will receive even more support after a £100,000 grant scheme was launched today (Thursday 26 January).

Members of the Newark and Sherwood Operation Reacher team swiftly arrested a man after stopping a van on the A1 northbound slip road at Blyth at around 9.40pm yesterday (Tuesday 1 November 2022).

Seven vehicles were taken off the road during an overnight policing operation in Bassetlaw.