Items including jewellery, a watch, antique coins, a stamp collection and a digital camera were taken.

Sheep have visited the county police HQ as part of an innovative training experience to get officers more used to working in rural areas.

Village address was raided as part of a rural crime crackdown

Cross-border teams split in the early hours of Friday morning to descend on properties on Devon Road, Newark, Occupation Lane, East Bridgford, Wodehouse Avenue, Gotham, and a farm house in Hose, Leicestershire.

Three men have been questioned as part of the cross-border investigation.

Police officers in Leicestershire have been gaining an insight into rural crime and the latest methods to tackle it during specialist training days.

A cow has lived to tell the tale after wandering on to a road and being hit by three vehicles.

Police are asking residents to be their "eyes and ears" in stopping rural crime

"This free check will see us working together to give farmers advice on fire safety," said firefighters

Both bicycles were stolen from a secure bike storage unit inside student accommodation in Western Road on Sunday 2 February.

Villagers have expressed their surprise at the death of a woman in suspicious circumstances.

In a separate incident, a Ford transit campervan was stolen from Well Street in Langham at around 9pm on Thursday, January 27

Police quickly recover trailer and quad bike stolen from a farm in a Harborough village

Footage of dogs hunting down and killing wild hares is being shared and even live-streamed for the benefit of overseas gamblers

The latest addition to the police fleet will not be caught up in a high-speed pursuit any time soon - but it will certainly turn heads when it's out and about.