Operation Stop that Sheep is a success again in rural Herefordshire
Date of alert:
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Crime Ref:
Force:
West Mercia Police
‘Stop That Sheep’ was originally setup in response to a spike in ewes and lambs being stolen across the county of Herefordshire before the pandemic. Now the operation is focused on the wider rural community and the issues they face.
The North Herefordshire Safer Neighbourhood Team led a multi-agency rural crime operation on Wednesday October 4th to engage with and reassure rural communities.
Run in partnership with Herefordshire Council Animal Welfare Officers and Enforcement Teams, two vehicle check points were set up in the Bromyard area on Stourport Road and at Stoke Lacy Village Hall on Hereford Market Day.
Officers stopped around 30 agricultural and livestock transport, trade vans and drop side lorries so partner agencies could check for valid licences and the condition of the vehicles.
