Drones and other devices being used to protect Hampshire rural areas

Hampshire police are using to latest technology to counter the threat posed by criminals targeting rural communities across the county.

Organised gangs are travelling to Hampshire from other parts of the country to steal tractors, quad bikes, and other items that can be shipped abroad through the port of Southampton.

But police are vowing to make the county "impenetrable" to offenders determined to target farmers and other landowners.

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are being deployed in hot spot areas identified by intelligence-gathering. Police are also using drones to search for stolen property and suspicious vehicles.