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Latest West Mercia Police Rural Crime Alerts
West Mercia Police
Monday, 10 October 2022
Car driver seriously injured in crash with tractor
West Midlands Ambulance Service said that two people in the car were injured – one seriously – and both had been taken to hospital.
West Mercia Police
Saturday, 8 October 2022
Shropshire police search premises over 'persecution of birds of prey'
Officers from Shropshire's Rural Crime Team have conducted a search of a premises suspected of being involved in the persecution of birds of prey.
West Mercia Police
Friday, 16 September 2022
Thieves strike in dead of night at Herefordshire farm
West Mercia Police said an Iford Williams tipping trailer was stolen from a farm in the Winslow area.
West Mercia Police
Sunday, 14 August 2022
Agricultural equipment stolen from shed
Calvin Brown, Police Community Support Officer for Bishop's Castle, said the incident had occurred at a shed near Totterton.
West Mercia Police
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
Farm company fined after hundreds of fish poisoned
The Worcestershire company was fined £120,000 together with costs of nearly £30,000.
West Mercia Police
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Appeal for witnesses following theft of defibrillator in Cookley
Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at the Bovis Homes building site off Lea Castle Drive in Cookley, near Kidderminster.
West Mercia Police
Thursday, 5 May 2022
Support offered after death at NFYFC AGM in Blackpool
Sam Davis, a 25-year-old young farmer from Llangedwyn, tragically died in Blackpool at the weekend (April 30-May 2).
West Mercia Police
Sunday, 1 May 2022
Young man killed after being 'struck by vehicle that failed to stop'
A young man has died after being hit by a vehicle along a rural road in south Shropshire during the early hours of Saturday.
West Mercia Police
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
Police investigating criminal damage at Stoulton farm shop
West Mercia Police are appealing to local residents in the area for information.
West Mercia Police
Monday, 18 April 2022
Balaclava-clad thieves grab £100,000 of copper cable at Shropshire solar farm
CCTV footage shows three men, who were all wearing balaclavas, cutting a padlock to gain access to the site before driving a white Ford Transit van onto the land and making off with the cable.
West Mercia Police
Thursday, 14 April 2022
Appeal following cable theft in Shropshire
Police are appealing for information after £100,000 worth of copper cable was stolen from a solar farm in Church Stretton.
West Mercia Police
Monday, 28 March 2022
Police tips to farmers following fuel theft near Wellington
POLICE in Wellington are offering advice to the local farming community following the recent theft of fuel from a tank at a rural property in the area.
West Mercia Police
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Pig remains fly-tipped near Powys border village
The remains were disposed in a lay-by on the A488 and Lagdon Lane between February 15 and March 15.
West Mercia Police
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Rural households 'suffering the most' as fuel and energy costs soar
Rural households are suffering most from soaring petrol and energy costs, councillors in the south west of Shropshire have said.
West Mercia Police
Monday, 21 March 2022
Search for Rottweiler owner after dog attack in Shrewsbury park
A man was attacked by a dog in Shrewsbury's Quarry Park.