A horse trailer has been stolen from the Romsey area.

A man has been arrested in connection with an incident where a number of dead animals were left outside a shop in Broughton, Chester, UK.

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

The bodies of around 50 dead hares as well as a barn owl and a kestrel, were discovered outside a shop in Broughton, Hampshire on Friday.

Police forces across the South East will be working together to intensify their operations to tackle rural crime this week.

The Isle of Wight Council has labelled the latest case of fly-tipping as “environmental vandalism”, after fridges and freezers were dumped in a lay-by near at Adgestone, near Brading.

New Forest Police are warning residents that farm equipment and plant machinery theft is on the rise in the area after tracking down a stolen vehicle that was found in Marchwood.

CCTV has been installed in a town for the first time in an effort to tackle rural crime.

Police are trying to track down thieves who stole a tractor.

A range of intervention projects across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to prevent crime are to get underway thanks to the Police and Crime Commissioner’s latest funding announcement.

A foal was hit by a vehicle and left to die on the roadside by a driver who left the scene.

Police have conducted two nights of dedicated operations across the Winchester and Basingstoke districts in a concerted effort to address rural crime and ensure the safety of residents.

Criminals suspected of hare coursing managed to flip their car while fleeing from police.

A quad bike was stolen from a farm in Romsey in a burglary using forced entry - however the police were able to return it quickly thanks to a tracker.

Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Country Watch team are issuing a warning to dog walkers to keep their pets on leads in rural areas or potentially face prosecution.