Police 'bump' into Kaleb Cooper on busy night of investigations in Oxfordshire

Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce said Mr Cooper was grateful for the enquiries officers had made regarding sheep worrying and hare coursing

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
PC Alasdair Uren of Thames Valley Police met Kaleb Cooper during a night of investigations into sheep worrying and hare coursing in Oxfordshire (Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce)
Image:

PC Alasdair Uren of Thames Valley Police met Kaleb Cooper during a night of investigations into sheep worrying and hare coursing in Oxfordshire (Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce)

Police bumped into the most unlikely of people when investigating incidents of livestock worrying and hare coursing in Oxfordshire.

Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce said they had been called to a sheep worrying near Southleigh in Witney on Thursday (September 7) and hare coursing near Shrivenham with a dron used to search areas of land.

See also: Kaleb Cooper says 'farming is the life for me' - here's 7 reasons why farming could be for you too

During their sheep worrying patrols, officers bumped into none other than Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper.

Police said Mr Cooper had told them he was ‘grateful' for making enquiries on the matter and took a photograph with PC Alasdair Uren of Thames Valley Police.

Having rose to fame on Jeremy Clarkson's farming series on Amazon Prime, the farming contractor has confirmed he will be embarking on a tour next year to discuss his rise to celebrity stardom and the challenges farmers face.

Police reminded owners they should place their dogs on a lead when near livestock.

null

Free signs warning dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead near livestock are available through Farmers Guardian's Take the Lead campaign, in association with the National Sheep Association.

To request yours, send a stamped self-addressed A4 envelope to: FG Take the Lead, Farmers Guardian, Unit 4, Fulwood Business Park, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9NZ. We will be able to send up to 25 signs.

See also: 

Kaleb Cooper launches agricultural bursary

More on Rural crime

Farmer found dead after reversing tractor into pond

Farmer found dead after reversing tractor into pond

Police rushed to a farm in Kent after a report of a submerged tractor in an area of water

clock 17 December 2025 • 1 min read
EA under fire for failing to disclose presence of Kidlington waste site at Lords inquiry

EA under fire for failing to disclose presence of Kidlington waste site at Lords inquiry

Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee demands answers after several sites failed to be discussed

clock 05 December 2025 • 3 min read
 Individual arrested in connection with Kidlington illegal waste dumping

Individual arrested in connection with Kidlington illegal waste dumping

A man has been arrested today (November 25) as part of an investigation into the large-scale, illegal tipping of waste at a site in Kidlington, Oxfordshire

clock 25 November 2025 • 3 min read