Police appeal after combine harvester torched in Derbyshire
On Thursday 24th August, members of the Derbyshire Rural Crime Team were called out after a combine harvester that was parked on land near Red Lodge Farm, Eckington, was reported to be on fire.
‘Police should chase down off-road bikers’ in Abergele
In March, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported how the motorcyclists were riding around the ancient forest behind Gwrych Castle in the Tan y Gopa Woods and Coed Plas Uchaf woodland.
Man given suspended sentence for Rossendale farm thefts
Rossendale Rural Task Force investigated and located several pieces of CCTV showing Stewart, of Pringle Street, Rochdale, using bank cards stolen from the farm.
Duo sentenced over driving offences – Great Shefford and Wantage
Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce, two people have been sentenced for driving offences in Great Shefford, West Berkshire and Wantage.
Stolen items recovered in rural burglary arrest near Paddock Wood
Police responding to rural crime near Paddock Wood have arrested a suspected burglar within 24 hours of a break-in and recovered a stolen trailer and gardening equipment worth several thousand pounds.
A new initiative has been launched by Police Scotland and a number of partner organisations to try to tackle in Angus’s rural communities and enhance cime prevention.