Police believe people are breaking lockdown rules to carry out off-roading
Officers from the force s Rural Crime Team have been called out to deal with reports
13:20, 7 FEB 2021
Police called out to reports of illegal offroading in Ffestiniog (Image: North Wales Police Rural Crime Team)
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NEW statistics released today by leading rural insurer NFU Mutual estimate the cost of dog attacks on livestock in Wales was nearly £165,000 last year – down a third on 2019’s total. Despite a welcome fall in the figures in Wales where police efforts and co-ordinated campaigns have helped change attitudes among dog owners, the UK saw a rise in cost of over 10 per cent. According to estimates based on claims reported to the insurer, farm animals worth £1.3m were savaged by dogs in the UK last year. A recent survey of dog owners commissioned by NFU Mutual reveals that 64 per cent of dog owners are letting their pets roam free in the countryside, despite half of owners surveyed admitting their dog doesn’t always come back when called.
DRONES are being used by criminals to check whether there are possessions that can be stolen from farms. North Wales Police s Rural Crime Team tweeted that it has received several reports of such incidents in the region. Officers said that criminals park their vehicles near to farms before flying their drone over them. We are having reports of drones being used over farms by criminals to look to see what is available to steal, police tweeted. If you see a vehicle parked near your farm and looking suspicious please call it in and if possible get the registration number.
A group of 31 police officers have each been slapped with £200 fines after they hired a professional barber to cut their hair at a police station, it emerged today.
They hired a professional barber to come in and cut their hair at Bethnal Green police station in East London on Sunday, January 17 - while the country remains in the grip of its third lockdown, with more than 1,000 people dying every day.
The Metropolitan Police officers have all been given the fixed penalty notices for breaching Covid-19 regulations while on duty.
Two officers who organised the barber are now under investigation for misconduct.
Police say driver broke lockdown for illegal off-roading before getting stuck on mountain
Officers were called out after the 4x4 got stuck
17:43, 25 JAN 2021
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Police called out after off-roader gets stuck in the Ruabon mountain/Worlds End area (Image: North Wales Police Rural Crime Team)
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