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Arsonists who set fire to farms causing £1m damage sentenced to prison
Two men who deliberately started fires on farms across Sussex which caused more than £1 million in damage have been sentenced to prison. Joshua…
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‘Organised gang stripped my Defender with military precision while I slept’
Farmers who own Land Rover Defenders are being urged to take action to safeguard their iconic vehicles, after figures show £2.4m worth were stolen in…
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Cheshire Police's Rural Crime Team hailed for fighting on-farm crime
Cheshire Police's Rural Crime Team has been applauded for its efforts in tackling farm, rural and waste crime across the county. The team, which was…
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Loose dogs kill six sheep and injure 20 in 'shocking' attack
Out-of-control dogs have killed six sheep and injured a further twenty after they ran amok on farmland in Gloucestershire. Police are appealing for…
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Men arrested after suspected hare coursing in East Yorkshire
Three men have been arrested following a suspected hare coursing incident on farmland in East Yorkshire amid an increase in the crime. Humberside…
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'Timely' legislation aims to reduce high number of on-farm ATV thefts
A rural insurance company has welcomed the 'timely' introduction of new legislation aimed at preventing the theft of all terrain vehicles (ATVs). A…
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Security warning to farm shop owners as retail crime surges
More than eight in 10 retailers have experienced crime in the last six months, with farm shops among those frequently targeted, NFU Mutual has…
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Two artificial insemination tanks of 'signigicant value' stolen from NI farm
Two artificial insemination tanks have been taken from a farm in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with the stolen content of 'significant value' to the…
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Livestock theft and attacks rise as farmers urged to bolster security
Livestock rustling cost an estimated £2.7 million in 2022, up nearly 10 percent compared to the year before, according to NFU Mutual's latest…
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Police mark £300,000 worth of farm machinery with invisible DNA code
Northumbria Police has marked an extra £200,000-worth of agricultural machinery, tools and equipment with invisible DNA code in a bid to curb rural…
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