Animal baiting: 150 people involved in Northern Ireland, says USPCA

Baiting involves deliberately setting up fights between hunting dogs and wild animals like foxes and badgers.

Arrested men released after burglary at Affpuddle farm

Just after midnight on Monday morning (October 3) police were called with reports of a suspicious vehicle on a farm in the Affpuddle area, and a farm building storing horse tack was broken into.

Newquay, Cornwall landowner dug up woodland illegally

A landowner who destroyed trees in established woodland on his property without permission will have to pay more than £3,000 after admitting the offence.

Rural engagement officers seize and recover 107 vehicles

The team regularly patrol our rural road network and carry out road safety speed checks while they are doing so. The majority of vehicles seized in the past nine months – 77 – have been cars and vans found to be uninsured.

Rise in fuel storage thefts prompts police security warning

High prices have seen a rise in thefts of fuel stored on building sites and compounds in Norfolk.

Conviction of gamekeeper Matthew Stroud: statement from Norfolk Constabulary

Following yesterday’s news that 46-year-old gamekeeper Matthew Stroud had been convicted, amongst other things, of shooting and poisoning at least five buzzards and a goshawk on a pheasant shoot in Norfolk,Norfolk Constabulary has issued a press statement which provides a bit more detail about the case.

Unlicensed dog breeder in west Norfolk fined £10,000 in court

The joint investigation was carried out by West Norfolk Borough Council with assistance from Norfolk Constabulary.

Police want to trace this couple after alcohol stolen in Yarm

Police are appealing to trace the couple after two reports of theft at Holdensfield Farm, in Castlelevington, Yarm.

Pick-ups stolen as second-hand machinery prices rise

Theft claims dealt with so far this year by NFU Mutual show that older Toyota Hilux and Mitsubishi L200 are the most regularly targeted pick-up models.

Items worth £100k seized in Stroud

In total 42 items were seized last week - this included two tractors, 15 agricultural and plant trailers, a quad bike, three Land Rovers, and other farm machinery.

Man arrested as police raid Bransgore address in deer and hares cruelty probe

A warrant was executed at the address yesterday (Monday) by officers from Dorset’s rural crime team and Hampshire Constabulary.

Gamekeeper admits killing birds of prey

A Weeting gamekeeper appeared in court today Wednesday 5 October 2022 and admitted shooting and poisoning several birds of prey.

Two men arrested following weapons and drugs bust at East Yorkshire farm

On Wednesday, September 28, officers from the Humberside Police Rural Task Force executed a warrant at a farm in Haisthorpe, alongside the neighbourhood policing team and Operation Galaxy following a reported theft.

Thatcham burglary sees motorbike stolen after West Berkshire home targeted

Investigating officer PC Colin Boyes, from the Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed or knows anything about this incident to please come forward.

Latest photos of illegal waste site near Wimborne

The sprawling mass of rubbish that covers 2.5 acres of the bucolic Dorset landscape was uncovered in a joint operation staged by police and officers from the Environment Agency.

Police hunt pair on quad bike after cyclist is hit in Peak District near Fox House, just outside Sheffield

Police are hunting the pair on this quad bike after a cyclist was hit in the Peak District just outside Sheffield.

Police to crack down on church, graveyard and conservation crime

Around 100 people attended, recognising the collective importance of protecting and preserving the county's heritage and supporting the police in making it tougher for offenders to target these sites.

Teenage girl stabbed in quiet village found by dog walker

A teenage girl stabbed in a Suffolk village was left lying injured for hours before she was finally found by a dog walker.

Wiltshire Police get new kit to tackle hare coursing problem

Wiltshire cut back on its rural team in recent years, but now Wiltshire's Police Commissioner Philip Wilkinson is determined to turn that tide with more officers and specialist kit.

Sperm whale teeth seized and Grove man arrested

The force's rural crime taskforce said the ivory teeth were worth about £18,350.

Police investigate after illegal trapping kills otter

Rural crime officers were alerted after a dead animal was found in the area around Bressingham and Fersfield in south Norfolk on September 4.

River Wear in Durham to be cleared of litter after Natural England approval

A litter-strewn section of the River Wear is set to be cleared of debris after a local campaign.

Unsecure load charge for driver towing trailer of posts

A Land Rover driver "caused carnage" on the M5 as his trailer littered the road with wooden posts.

Tractor driver arrested after horror crash outside airbase

A tractor driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a car was destroyed in a collision with a tractor outside a Suffolk airbase.

Arson on farms in Avon and Somerset sees barns burn

Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed that the nine cases of arson resulted in barns, hay bales and farm machinery burning.

cumbria police news

Two 4x4s have been reported stolen and a there is a reported theft from a vehicle in Kirkby Thore. These incidents are currently being investigated.

Dorset farmer and dog owner settle after six sheep injured by dog

A Dorset farmer and a dog owner have agreed out of court after six sheep were injured by a dog.

The importance of reporting suspicious vehicles and the results achieved across Eden

Our officers stopped a vehicle full of scrap when out on patrol in Alston.
This vehicle was known to us due to previous intelligence provided to us by the public.
The driver was found to be wearing no seatbelt and they had no scrap licence for Eden.

TYM T290 compact utility tractor stolen but found

Good news this morning (Thursday) for a farmer in Somerset as police have found their stolen tractor.

Zach Richardson inquest finds farm death was accident

A coroner has raised safety concerns after a teenager died while working at a farm less than a month after starting his new job.

Police appeal after man assaulted farmer in Wool field

Police have issued photos of the man they're seeking after a farmer was assaulted in his field in south Dorset

Thieves target farm pick-ups as second-hand vehicle values soar

Rural thieves are targeting farm pick-up trucks with more than twice as many of the workhorses being stolen each month than in 2021, worrying new figures show.

Man arrested for attempted murder after he rams three police cars with a tractor in Northern Ireland

A man then ran off from the police in a tractor and smashed into three police cars causing significant damage to the vehicles but no injury to the officers. The man was later apprehended and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.

Blue Pool Stoborough plant machinery theft

Rural crime officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following the reported theft of plant machinery and power tools near Wareham.

Good Hope Farm owners 'disheartened' after thieves target charity

Farm owner Karine Giannamore said that this is not the first time that the farm has been broken into, with two prior break-ins occurring earlier in the year.

Cow killed in Asda van crash on Dartmoor

The report noted the involvement of an Asda van which suffered significant damage. However while police were attempting to trace the owner of the cow, Devon and Cornwall Police were alerted to a second collision around 500 yards up the road involving a car and another cow.

Cross-border police operation recovers stolen trailers and JCB in Newark

Nottinghamshire Roads Policing Unit teamed up with Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team and Newark and Sherwood Operation Reacher officers yesterday (Monday) for the cross border work.

Cygnet shot and wounded on canal near Silsden

The RSPCA, and Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital, were alerted after a member of the public spotted the bird in a 'lethargic' condition close to Brunthwaite Swing Bridge.

Hunters and urban explorers stopped by police in north Warrington

It was one of a number of incidents dealt with by Cheshire Police’s Rural Crime Team, which detailed its officers’ activities on Saturday evening.

Does this stolen property belong to you or someone you know?

Officers from Northamptonshire Police’s Rural Crime Team carried out the warrant at the property as part of an investigation into a spate of cable thefts.