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North Yorkshire Police crackdown on rural crime TWO vehicles were taken off the roads by police after a rural crime crackdown. Overnight on Monday March 29 into the early hours of the following day, officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Taskforce, Neighbourhood Policing Teams and Operational Support Unit worked alongside Rural Watch volunteers across the county. They carried out patrols along the A1, A167 and A66 corridors, as well as in Boroughbridge, Richmond, Thirsk and Easingwold areas. During the operation, 16 vehicles were stopped for checks. That resulted in two vehicl...

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...

A car stopped during a previous Operation Checkpoint crackdown POLICE were out in force as part of a crackdown on rural crime. North Yorkshire Police say dozens of officers and PCSOs were joined by local volunteers deployed for widespread patrols in the northern and central parts of the county last night, as part of Operation Checkpoint – a major clampdown on rural crime. The operation kept 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 alongs...