Thames Valley Police has made six arrests in connection with incidents of hare coursing in Hungerford. The arrests are in connection with incidents in Churchwood Wickham, Hungerford Hill, and nearby at Shefford Woodlands, Lambourn, shortly before 3.30pm on Saturday 16 January in which groups of males with lurcher dogs were reported to be acting suspiciously […]

A trio of hare coursers who caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a farmer’s crops have been hit with more than £1000 in total fines. Jimmy Cole, 43, Chase Loveridge, 36, and Levi Cole, 20, were spotted driving a silver Land Rover across a field near Cambridge Road, in Fowlmere, at about noon on […]

Five men were given Covid-19 Fixed Penalty Notices and are being investigated for poaching offences after being stopped by police in the North Stainmore area at the weekend. The men were all from different addresses in Carlisle but had travelled in the same car to North Stainmore.   The incident was reported to police shortly before […]

  Three men have been released under investigation after reports of two separate hare coursing incidents in Wiltshire. At approximately 9.45am on January 17, officers were contacted by local Farm Watch members in Wexcombe, near Marlborough who reported possible hare coursing the area. Shortly after, officers stopped two men travelling in a silver Vauxhall Insignia. […]

A deer hunter in Co Tyrone has been fined £6,000 after police raided his premises and discovered 12 carcasses in a cold-room. Trevor Gannon (45) from Ashleigh Court, Castlederg, admitted failing to comply with food safety and traceability regulations.   Strabane Magistrates Court heard police conducted a search on January 16, 2020 under an investigation […]

Poachers could face a court appearance and a COVID-19 fixed penalty notice, police have warned, after incidents near Harrogate. Officers on anti-poaching patrols located four 4×4 vehicles reportedly traveling in a convoy near Pateley Bridge at about 6pm on Sunday 10 January 2021. None of the occupants could provide a reasonable excuse for their presence, […]

An angler who fished without permission on a Norfolk Broad has been found guilty of theft of fishing rights and a public order offence. Peter Regan, aged 69, of Oulton Broad in Suffolk, appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court on Friday (20 November) after pleading not guilty to the offences at an earlier hearing. Despite […]

Police are warning poachers to stay out of North Yorkshire, as the force ramps up a new anti-poaching operation. Poachers normally travel in groups of up to four people, with dogs, using 4×4 vehicles. They typically hunt brown hare or deer. In addition to being a wildlife crime, their illegal activity can cause extensive damage […]

Police have confirmed, as a result of proactive police work, four people have been charged with hare coursing in the Laurencekirk area. PC David Charley, one of North East Division’s Wildlife Crime Champions who led the operation, said: “Hare coursing is a vile and despicable act that causes pain and suffering. “This is not just […]

Police Scotland have thanked the public for its assistance in relation to recent appeals for information (May 2020). Following investigations,  officers have confirmed that three men aged 38, 34 and 19 years will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal in connection to reported offences in the Fochabers and Urquhart area. Constable Hannah Haywood, of the […]