News from the National Rural Crime Network and its members, along with articles and stories from other relevant contributors.
The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN), established to champion a better understanding of crime in rural areas, and new, effective ways to help to keep rural communities safer, is looking for a new partner to help manage their work.
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Six police forces teamed up for an operation to clamp down on crime in the countryside. Officers from Northumbria, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire and North Yorkshire joined forces to take part in the 14th Operation Checkpoint initiative. They gathered and shared intelligence about travelling criminals, aiming to disrupt their use of the road network and […]
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Researchers at Aberystwyth University are calling for contributions to a new study on rural crime. The Rural Crime Study is led by Wyn Morris and Dr David Dowell from Aberystwyth Business School and Dr Gareth Norris from the Department of Psychology. Available as a paper questionnaire and online until Friday 30 June 2017, the study […]
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Police and local partners have launched a partnership initiative to tackle rural crime in Northumberland. A steering group of organisations attending the offical launch meeting included farm leaders, rural businesses, local police, county council and fire service representatives. It was described as a step forward in getting a range of groups working together by Northumbria […]
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Drones could soon be patrolling the skies above rural Norfolk to help target illegal hare coursers operating in the county according to Norfolk’s police and crime commissioner. Norfolk’s newly-elected PCC, Lorne Green, highlighting the work of the voluntary sector as he is officially sworn in for a four-year term Lorne made his formal Declaration […]
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POLICE have taken part in an operation to disrupt cross border criminals. Officers from North Yorkshire Police and local Rural Watch volunteers took part in the 14th Operation Checkpoint – along with colleagues from Cleveland, Durham, Northumbria, Lancashire and Cumbria – and visited farms and remote areas. The operation took place overnight on Thursday and […]
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A police team dedicated to serving North Yorkshire’s rural communities is celebrating its first anniversary – and its 100th arrest.
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With the lambing season underway, North Yorkshire Police is joining up with four other rural Forces to take part in a new initiative that could lead to a tightening up of the law against dog attacks on livestock.
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Four men have been convicted of poaching offences and ordered to pay more than £700 in total, thanks to vigilance from a member of the public.
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Thousands of farms across North Yorkshire will be offered a free security check-up, as part of a major new crime prevention initiative.
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