Rural crime

Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Chris Nelson said the farming community is facing 'fear and intimidation' from organised criminals

Devon and Cornwall Police had released an appeal after a sheep had been killed at Saddle Tor in February by a dog

Devon and Cornwall Police said the valuable piece of equipment had been stolen from a farm in Mariansleigh

Devon and Cornwall Police said a sheep was killed by an Alsatian type dog in Dartmoor

A new report has found rural criminals are often ‘prolific’ offenders rather than opportunists

Detective inspector Eirin Martin of Wiltshire Police said they are working hard to establish the identity of the man

Cleveland Police said three men had been caught hare coursing on private farmland in the Cleveland area with the help of a police drone operator

An eye witness said there had been more than four police vehicles, crime forensic officers and armed police at a farm in Wiltshire

Police said the New Holland Tractor had been stolen from a farm in the early hours of the morning

The owners said the front door had been smashed by burglars who stole cash from the farm shop