Sheep killed and their skins left behind in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s rural crime motion crew is urging farmers to be additional vigilant following reviews of sheep throughout the county having been attacked and stolen.

The agricultural crime crew detailed immediately (Wednesday, December 7) stated that some animals had been killed in fields and had their skins left behind.

Over the previous couple of weeks, 25 lamb thefts have been reported from fields in Burrough Inexperienced and Bullingham in east Cambridgeshire.

PC Scott Giles for Cambridgeshire’s rural crime motion crew is urging farmers to be additional cautious and to maintain a detailed eye on their inventory numbers.

“Sheep theft is growing throughout the nation,” he stated.

“We’re urging farmers, and members of the general public together with hikers and canine walkers, to be additional vigilant of any uncommon exercise, be it folks or autos of their native areas, and phone police with any suspicious behaviour.

“We’d additionally like to listen to from anybody being provided low cost or unpackaged meat.”

Rural crime

In different rural crime information, a current cross-border operation noticed three suspected thieves admitted into custody.

The suspects have been caught following a police-deployed stinger as a part of the cross-border initiative, Northumbria Police stated on November 28.

The arrests occurred through the newest ‘Operation Checkpoint’ crackdown, which is an ongoing operation geared toward lowering rural crime charges.

As a part of the operation, police forces have been additionally joined by rural crime volunteers, a crew of greater than 50 rural residents who feed immediately into on-patrol officers about something that roused suspicion of their areas.

In complete, greater than 75 suspicious autos have been proactively stopped by police through the operation – together with a VW Golf that was noticed travelling within the East Denton space of Newcastle.

Officers tracked one automotive after they suspected it was related to rural crime and stated that the occupants appeared unwilling to drag over.

“In consequence, a stinger system was deployed to burst the car’s tyres, with three occupants subsequently fleeing on foot,” Northumbria Police stated.

“A short while later, three males have been all detained inside a property and arrested on suspicion of theft of a motorized vehicle.”