Five charged with hare coursing and five dogs seized

27 November 2020 Five men have been charged with illegal hunting offences in the Fens. They were arrested near King's Lynn after an operation involving rural crime and traffic officers, along with a police helicopter. Five dogs, a 4x4 vehicle, a quantity of cash and equipment were also seized. Police received a call at 10.30am …

Five men arrested on suspicion of hare coursing in west Suffolk

26th November 2020 Five people were arrested yesterday on suspicion of hare coursing, police have said. The arrests followed a report from a member of the public in the Ixworth Thorpe area of dogs chasing hares in the vicinity. Officers from Suffolk police attended and arrested five men around 1.30pm. Three 25 year olds, a …

Man charged with illegal hunting and six dogs seized by police

5th October 2020 A man has been charged with illegal hunting and six dogs seized by police targeting hare coursing in the Fens. He was arrested on Friday afternoon, after a white Mercedes ML car was seen driving across farmland at Ten Mile Bank, near Downham Market. The car made off at speed after a …

Men suspected of coming to Gloucestershire to hare course

26th November 2020 THREE men from Wales have been issued with coronavirus tickets after officers conducted enquiries into reports of hare coursing in Gloucestershire yesterday (Wednesday). Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing and Specialist Operations teams were called to an estate in Dumbleton last night after concerns were raised about men in the area and upon …

Eight arrested for hare coursing, two charged

19th November 2020 Eight people have been arrested after a string of hare coursing offences in Lincolnshire were reported to police. Six were arrested in Market Deeping on Wednesday after a police pursuit resulted in a crash for the getaway vehicle. The chase ended just after 12pm on Northfields Road in the market town, when …

Two men arrested on suspicion of hare coursing in Whitchurch

24th November 2020 POLICE have arrested two men on suspicion of hare coursing. The incident happened in a field in Whitchurch, Hampshire on Sunday. Officers received reports of trespassers in the field at around 10.15am. A 22 year old man from Gillingham in Dorset and a 31 year old man from Salisbury, Wiltshire, were arrested …

Hartlepool man is first person in the country to breach a community protection notice for hare coursing

10th November 2020 Michael Lund, 51, of Lazenby Road, Hartlepool, did not appear at Hull Magistrates’ Court last month, but pleaded guilty to the breach of the notice (CPN) by post. Lund was first issued with a CPN in October 2019 after being seen coursing for hares at locations in East Yorkshire, including Asselby, Halsham, …

Boy, 13, among trio arrested for alleged hare coursing in Angus

11th November 2020 A 13-year-old boy was among three people arrested for alleged hare-coursing in Angus at the weekend. Two men, aged 40 and 33, were charged by police following reports of the blood sport in a field between Forfar and Kirriemuir on Sunday, November 8. The pair are due in Forfar Sheriff Court at …

Two men arrested for hare coursing offences in Boston area

18th November 2020 The two men from outside the county were arrested and charged with hare coursing offences in Amber Hill on Thursday November 17. Leslie Coneley, aged 27, from Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, has been charged with permitting the use of a vehicle without insurance and hunting a wild mammal with a dog. Jimmy Coneley, …

Man charged with hare coursing on Yorkshire farmland

25th November 2020 A 31-year-old man has been charged with hare coursing on farmland as North Yorkshire's poaching clampdown continues. The man, from Guisborough, was charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs, and possessing a lock knife, which was found on him during a search. A North Yorkshire Police officer was on patrol near …