Rural Life
DNA evidence used to prove farmer stole neighbour’s cow
DNA evidence has been used for the first time in Britain to prove that a farmer in Wales stole his...
Rural Crime
Rural Life
Operation Galileo: 5 arrested for affray and damaging crops
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of serious offences, after a report of suspected poaching activity near Selby. At...
Agri-Business
Livestock theft rises by nearly 20% as rustlers raid UK farms
Three million pound’s worth of livestock were stolen from UK farms in 2019, according to shocking new figures released today...
N.Ireland
Investigations ongoing following theft of 21 ewes from farm
An appeal for information has been made in relation to the theft of 21 sheep from a farm earlier this...
Rural Life
Gardaí investigate attempted plant machinery theft in Monaghan
Investigations are ongoing into the attempted theft of plant machinery in Co. Monaghan in the early hours of this morning,...
Rural Life
Police launch CCTV appeal after Northamptonshire farm burglary
Police in Northamptonshire have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to after a burglary at...
N.Ireland
Limousin heifers stolen from shed in weekend raid
Investigations are ongoing into the theft of 19 Limousin heifers from a shed in an overnight raid over the weekend....
N.Ireland
Vegan protesters take pig from Northern Ireland farm
Animal rights protesters have claimed to have taken a pig from a Northern Ireland farm this morning (Tuesday, January 14)....
Sheep
Rustling advice issued after 200 sheep stolen in Wiltshire over just 3 months
Farmers in the south-west have been advised to protect their flocks after almost 200 sheep were reported stolen in Wiltshire...
Rural Life
NI man arrested in ATM theft investigation
A man with an address in Northern Ireland has been arrested south of the border in Co. Monaghan as part...
N.Ireland
Wilts Police appeals for info following 3 separate sheep thefts
An appeal for information has been made following three separate incidents of sheep thefts in the English county of Wiltshire...
N.Ireland
Appeal for info following seizure of ‘stolen’ quad
An appeal for information has been made following the seizure of a quad bike which is believed to have been...
Sheep
Appeal for 'stolen' flock owners after 63 sheep seized in Yorkshire
Police in Yorkshire are searching for the owners of a flock of 63 sheep suspected to have been stolen. The...
Rural Life
4-year-old girl left terrified by ‘monsters’ after farmhouse burglary ordeal
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information following a burglary on a farm in Thorpe Willoughby on New...
N.Ireland
14-year-old writes ‘letter of apology’ after crashing stolen JCB into tractor
A 14-year-old boy wrote a “letter of apology” following an incident in which a stolen JCB was crashed into a...
Rural Life
3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid
Three men have been jailed for a total of 10 years and nine months after they were caught with millions...
Beef
Lorry container of beef recovered in Louth following Armagh theft
Investigations are ongoing following the theft of a lorry container of beef carcasses from a premises in Co. Armagh yesterday,...
Rural Life
Appeal for info made regarding ‘suspicious animal incidents’ amid ‘occult’ claims
An appeal for information has been made following a series of suspicious incidents in which cattle and sheep have been...
