Three hare coursers sentenced after being caught out by a police drone at a farm in Goole

One of the hare coursers had travelled over 140 miles to pursue in rural crime

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"I hope this outcome sends a message to those who wish to conduct hare coursing activity that Humberside is a no-go area."
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"I hope this outcome sends a message to those who wish to conduct hare coursing activity that Humberside is a no-go area."

Three men have been handed fines over £1,000 after pleading guilty to hare coursing offences on farmland in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Humberside Police said Joel Miller, 27, of Rhyl, James Callaghan,...

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