Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Alerts
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Latest Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Alerts
Lincolnshire Police
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Man arrested after reportedly making four hour trip to steal a GPS unit from a farm in Cumbria
Lincolnshire Police said a 34-year-old man from Daventry had been arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft of a GPS tractor unit from a farm in Cumbria
Lincolnshire Police
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Lincolnshire farming charity sees 90% rise in calls to helpline
A Lincolnshire-based farming charity has seen a 90 percent rise in calls to its helpline, as farmers battle surging input costs and low prices.
Lincolnshire Police
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Four arrested on suspicion of poaching offences near Lincolnshire marina and dogs seized
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of poaching offences near a Lincolnshire marina.
Lincolnshire Police
Friday 6 October 2023
Victim of rural crime helps police convict hare coursers
A farmer run over by hare coursers on his own farm is backing the campaign to tackle the illegal blood sport.
Lincolnshire Police
Monday 25 September 2023
Lincolnshire Police's annual Operation Galileo launched in Leadenham
Police have warned hare coursing will not be tolerated in the county as they launch their annual operation.
Lincolnshire Police
Monday 21 August 2023
Police wildlife officers rescue ‘ugly duckling’
Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team were called on Friday to a family of swans on the River Slea where one cygnet was struggling with a wing deformity.
Lincolnshire Police
Friday 16 June 2023
Police appeal after report of tools worth thousands stolen in burglary in Skegness
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses after tools worth thousands of pounds were reported stolen in a burglary in Skegness.
Lincolnshire Police
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Arrests for hare-coursing offences up in Lincolnshire
Officers arrested 32 people during the hare coursing season, which ran from September 2022 to March - an increase of 400% compared to the previous year.
Lincolnshire Police
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones says society must eradicate anti-social behaviour after alpacas were moved from Pinchbeck due to issues with yobs
Eradicating anti-social behaviour must be done by society says the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner after four alpacas were rehomed.
Lincolnshire Police
Saturday 13 May 2023
South Somercotes swans killed and eggs stolen
"These two swans - who may have been together for many years - had built their nest and the eggs should have been hatching very soon.
Lincolnshire Police
Thursday 11 May 2023
Six men arrested in £1million agri-thefts sting
SIX men have been charged as part of an investigation into a suspected rural theft and burglary conspiracy worth nearly a million pounds.
Lincolnshire Police
Monday 8 May 2023
Appeal after three quad bikes are stolen from RNLI lifeguards in Skegness
RNLI lifeguards in Skegness received a blow over the Bank Holiday weekend when it was discovered three quad bikes had been stolen.
Lincolnshire Police
Sunday 7 May 2023
Police lead multi-agency search in Lincolnshire as part of investigation into bird of prey persecution
Well done to Lincolnshire Police for getting this news out on the following day and well done to all the multi-agency partners (NWCU, Natural England and the RSPB) for another excellent response to reports of suspected raptor persecution.
Lincolnshire Police
Tuesday 2 May 2023
Warning after suspected dog poisonings at Lincolnshire beauty spot Fillingham Lake
Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets on leads at a popular Lincolnshire beauty spot after suspected dog poisonings.
Lincolnshire Police
Wednesday 5 April 2023
Operation Seabird highlights risks to our unique coastline
Chief Inspector Derek Hussain who is the lead for Rural Crime in Humberside Police said: “Our dedicated Rural Task Force has to deal with a number of reports each year of members of the public on the water, approaching too closely to the wildlife that lives in the area. This includes nesting seabirds and marine mammals.