Rural Life
£80,000 worth of stolen plant machinery recovered
Rural crime officers and the Wimborne Neighbourhood Policing Team have recovered more than £80,000 worth of stolen plant machinery. The...
Rural Crime
Other
Dorset man arrested for animal cruelty and damage to crops
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and crop damage, as well as other offences, following...
Rural Life
Man rang police demanding they return his van after fly-tipping
A man rang police demanding they return his van, which was caught being used for fly-tipping at a beauty spot...
Rural Life
Rural crime down by almost 30% - NFU report
The latest rural crime report by National Farmer’s Union (NFU) Mutual shows the cost of rural crime in County Durham...
Machinery
£50,000 of suspected stolen machinery found by Dorset police
A man has been arrested after an estimated £50,000-worth of suspected stolen plant machinery was recovered at a site near...
Other
Owner ordered to destroy dog after deaths of sheep on farm
A Derbyshire man has been court ordered to destroy his dog after an incident seen the deaths of two sheep...
Other
First Criminal Behaviour Order issued for poaching in Yorkshire
A man from North Yorkshire has been issued a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for poaching offences on private farmland in...
Other
Essex man jailed after arson attack on farm kills 120 pigs
A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for arson attacks on three farms, resulting in the deaths...
Sheep
Vehicle deliberately runs over 14 sheep in north Dorset field
A vehicle entered a field in north Dorset on Sunday (July 17) and deliberately ran over sheep, killing 14 altogether,...
Agri-Business
Rural crime: Farmers urged to ‘mark’ property at cross-border event
Farmers and rural dwellers have been encouraged to get their property marked at a cross-border crime prevention event in Co....
Agri-Business
Welsh farm shops urged to up security following burglaries
Farmers in Wales are being urged to adopt more stringent security measures following a spate of burglaries from farm shops...
Other
Large barn in Leighton confirmed to be arson
Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed a large barn fire in Leighton over the weekend to have been deliberately set. The barn,...
Sheep
Police Scotland appeal for info on 55 stolen sheep
Police in Scotland are appealing for any information regarding the theft of 55 sheep from the Laxay Common grazing area....
Sheep
Thieves steal lamb from learning-disability farm
Thieves have stolen a single lamb from a learning-disability farm in Stapleton, Bristol. The four-day-old lamb, which was part of...
Rural Life
Police search for suspects after alleged assault on farm worker
Police in the West Midlands are appealing for anyone who might recognise three men following an alleged assault on a...
N.Ireland
Police detect smuggled kerosene and green diesel in rural crime sting
Working as part of the Joint Agency Task Force (JATF), An Garda Síochána (Republic of Ireland) conducted a number of...
Rural Life
Stolen farm machinery and trailers found in UK police raids
Thousands of pounds worth of suspected stolen agricultural machinery and plant equipment has been recovered during a series of police...
Rural Life
Police appeal for 26 stolen ewes in Devon
Police are appealing for witnesses regarding 26 ewes that were stolen from a field in Devon sometime between Wednesday, October...
