Police seized drugs, weapons and even suspected stolen jet skis on roads in Alnwick, Corbridge and Otterburn

A man in Bristol has been arrested on suspicion of baiting badgers and possession of weapons after police found dogs, a crossbow and a machete on a raid.

PC Royston Alderwick, of the policing team in Oswestry rural south, said: "Please can I ask you all to look out for a black Ford Ranger.

Officers from the Rural Crime Team attended the farm and have forensically marked the equipment at the site using Smartwater technology.

LORRIES are being drained of an entire tank of fuel by gangs of thieves as police issue a warning to HGV drivers and businesses to beware.

When firefighters arrived on the scene they found not just a tractor on fire but the trailer it was towing well alight, too.

Thames Valley Police arrested the male in Swindon on suspicion of a burglary at a rural premise in the Bourton area near Shrivenham.

A series of high-value thefts has seen quad bikes and farming machinery stolen from rural parts of the Cotswolds.

Gloucestershire Police is urging people in the area to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity immediately

A farm shed in Tintagel storing a trailer and straw is believed to have been deliberately set on fire.

North Shields 'nuisance' quad bike seized by police after complaints

TWO electric bikes worth thousands were stolen in a burglary in the early hours of the morning.

Officers have urged members of the public to help them locate a pair of off-road bikers after a number of reports from residents on the outskirts of Chesterfield.

The van was later recovered on a farm in the area and the Ford was later found in Holmead Walk in Puddletown.

The search for a stolen Mercedes in Staffordshire ended up uncovering more missing vehicles at a chop shop.

Two people have been hospitalised after the double-decker bus they were riding on toppled over on a rural road.

Rural crime thefts are often from farms, woodland and domestic rural locations as well as building sites, and range from sit-on mowers and quad bikes up to very large plant and construction machinery.
There are a number of measures you can take to deter thieves, prevent your property being taken and to get it back safely if it is.

Wantage Neighbourhood Team have been out this evening supported by the rural crime team and the rural community.

STOLEN agricultural equipment from three rural Denbighshire farms has been returned to the owners.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information about a burglary that occurred in Ripon earlier this week.

A man has been jailed for stealing a livestock trailer worth more than £1,000 from a farm track in Northumberland.

An appeal has now been issued by Dorset Police in an attempt to reunite the bikes with their owners.

POLICE seized a stolen van allegedly used to help commit a Dorset burglary in what was a busy shift for the force's rural crime team.

A driver had their BMW taken away from them yesterday after Thames Valley Police’s rural crime taskforce found they did not have insurance.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police’s rural crime team said: “This incident has deeply upset workers and volunteers at Swanage Railway Station who work extremely hard to maintain these carriages which bring so much joy to the public.

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing three quad bikes, police have said.

Police have reported that, while the driver managed to free themself, they suffered "nasty injuries".

Police have issued advice after a spate of quad bike thefts in Ryedale.

The 39-year-old took tractors, a telehandler and a quad bike during his spree of offending, often selling them on

There they found a digger along with a pair of ramps which had been stolen early that morning from an address in Burley.

The police’s rural crime taskforce was completing a joint operation in Abingdon with the commercial vehicle unit and the National vehicle crime intelligence service.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of thefts from farms and building sites.

A pick-up stolen from a farm in Devon was found yesterday (Tuesday) in Dorset.

Dorset Police's Rural Crime Team said that the vehicle was found with false plates yesterday (Tuesday, April 11) in West Knighton, near Dorchester.

Residents have slammed the 'disgusting and shocking' behaviour of off-road bikers

Police are appealing for information about a man and a "suspicious" van after a generator was stolen from a farm shed in Mid Devon last month.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of plant machinery from a rural property in Aberdeenshire.

North Yorkshire beauty spots popular with walkers and cyclists are being damaged by illegal ‘off-roaders’, say Forestry England.

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

A THIEF who stole a horsebox from a village outside Taunton was caught driving off minutes later on CCTV belonging to the horsebox owner's friends.

An appeal's been launched for help after thieves struck in overnight raids in the Borders.

Police have asked residents to check any CCTV or doorbell video footage after up to four men were disturbed as they were trying to remove a part of a vehicle's exhaust system.

"Over recent weeks there has been an increase in the theft of agricultural precision guidance systems. Often fitted to tractors and agricultural machinery these devices are frequently stolen due to their high value and portability."

Police are appealing for information after a van containing a number of tools was stolen from outside a property in Bridgnorth.

A man has been arrested after police officers executed a search warrant following two burglaries at a farm machinery dealership in Wealden, according to police.

FARMS in the Borders could benefit from a new security system following a successful trial in South Lanarkshire.

Shropshire: Police appeal for information on stole quad bike

The team is encouraging equipment users where possible to remove items when not in use and consider property marking options. Most recently incidents have occurred in the West, Mid and East Devon areas.

Enforcement action led by Northumbria Police in Slaley Woods saw three 4x4s seized as part of a crackdown on illegal use of off-road cars and bikes.