Volunteers lend their support to police rural crime clampdown
Country Watch area on Ribble Way DOZENS of officers and PCSOs carried out widespread patrols in Craven and other parts of North Yorkshire on Wednesday night, as part of Operation Checkpoint – a major clampdown on rural crime. The operation was carried out to keep the pressure up on suspected poachers, with several being stopped, checked, and warned about their behaviour. North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Taskforce and Operational Support Unit worked alongside Neighbourhood Policing Teams, and were joined by 27 Rural Watch volunteers – who gave up their own time to keep their communi...