Police
A group looking at issues and best practice relating to rural crime and tackling fear of crime in rural communities.
20 Apr 2020
Network urges rethink of Coronavirus policing guidelines
The National Rural Crime Network are today calling for urgent clarification on Coronavirus lockdown conditions after new police guidelines said people were allowed to travel potentially long distances to exercise,...
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14 Apr 2020
The National Rural Crime Network – Coronavirus & Rural Communities
The National Rural Crime Network do not believe that there has been sufficent focus on the millions of people who live and work in rural Britain They are asking Ministers...
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30 Mar 2020
Coronavirus check points established across the country
Several media outlets including the BBC report that road checkpoints are being set up around the country to determine if drivers’ journeys are essential The move is being introduced to...
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16 Sep 2019
Rural police force achieves international recognition
North Yorkshire’s rural police force has been shortlisted for the World Class Policing Awards 2019, according to local paper York Press The force, which is the largest rural team in...
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28 May 2019
Arrests made in county lines crackdown
The BBC reports that nearly 600 people suspected of being part of county lines drugs gangs have been arrested across the UK in an operation that took place between 13...
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15 Apr 2019
Rural firefighters take on new role fighting crime
Image credit – APEX Firefighters in Devon have taken on a new crime fighting role, report the BBC and The Telegraph. A police force in rural Devon has trained firefighters...
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11 Feb 2019
Police join forces to fight rural crime
Six police forces across the north of England joined forces on Thursday 7 February as part of an ongoing country-wide operation to tackle rural crime, according to a release by...
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10 Dec 2018
Police row over funding cuts
Two police chiefs, one rural and one urban, are embroiled in a war of words over Government funding, according to the Express and Star. John Campion, chief of West Mercia...
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17 Sep 2018
Rural crime collaboration
The Northern Echo reported on how five police forces across the north of England have come together as part of Operation Checkpoint, the largest rural policing operation of its kind,...
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15 Aug 2018
Expect unexpected, rural motorists warned
Police are warning rural motorists to slow down and expect the unexpected on country roads this summer. It comes after a tractor had to swerve to avoid a car, causing the...
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