Police crackdown on rural crime between York and Malton

Police in North Yorkshire have arrested five men in connection with a spate of thefts in a rural community.

North Yorkshire Police said the force has carried out night-time patrols in the southern border of Ryedale.

These patrols have been in response to a recent spate of horse-riding equipment, horsebox, flatbed truck and trailer thefts in the area between Malton and York.

A force spokesperson explained how the patrols aim to “detect and deter” this criminal activity which is causing a “great deal of upset and anger” in the rural communities affected.