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Police in East Yorkshire set up dedicated rural crime unit 11 February 2021 | The new taskforce will focus on fighting agricultural theft and associated crimes Police in East Yorkshire have set up a dedicated rural crime unit to target the growing number of incidents experienced by farmers in the county. Humberside Police's Rural Task Force will specifically target hare coursing and poaching, as well as offences around hunting with dogs, badger baiting and farm burglaries. The team will be based at Driffield Police Station, within the ‘Capital of the Wolds’, and will consist of four poli...

Police seek woman after dog attack POLICE are investigating a livestock attack in which a sheep was pinned to the ground by a dog. North Yorkshire Police say that on Tuesday (February 9), a woman was seen walking her dog on a public footpath in New Road in Drax near Selby when the dog, which was off the lead, ran across to a field full of sheep enclosed in electric fencing. A police spokesman said: "The dog pinned one of the sheep to the ground. The woman then went into the field and dragged the dog out. When challenged by a farm worker, she returned to her car and drove off.

Police hand hare coursers Covid-19 fixed penalty notices 1 February 2021 | The three poachers were reported for breaching Covid-19 regulations Three hare coursers have been handed Covid-19 fixed penalty notices after they were stopped by police patrols in North Yorkshire. Police were called on 24 January to a report that a blue Subaru Impreza was involved in poaching activity in the rural Bedale area. The men told North Yorkshire Police they had come from County Durham to North Yorkshire to buy a dog at a service station. All three were reported for breaching Covid-19 regulations, and issued...

LATE-night quad bike thieves were foiled after a GPS vehicle tracker alerted its owner it was being stolen. At about 2.30am on Wednesday December 16, a farmer near Gargrave received an alert that his quad bike was being moved. He called North Yorkshire Police but the suspects had fled over fields into the darkness. However, they left empty-handed, leaving the Honda quad behind them in the farmyard. Enquiries are ongoing, including forensic examination of items at the scene of the burglary. PCSOs from North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Taskforce attended the farm today to provide crime...

Quad bike thieves foiled by vehicle tracker QUAD bike thieves were foiled after a GPS vehicle tracker alerted its owner that it was being stolen. North Yorkshire Police claim that at about 2.30am on Wednesday, December 16, a farmer who lives near Gargrave, received an alert that his quad bike was being moved. He called 999, and officers made towards the remote location, but when they arrived, the suspects had fled over fields into the darkness. However, they left empty-handed, leaving the Honda quad behind them in the farmyard. Enquiries are ongoing, including forensic examination of ...