Two men have been ordered to pay more than £12,000 after appearing in court charged with hare coursing offences under new laws. Darren Lee, 26, and Ronnie Doherty, 21, were the first people to be convicted in Lincolnshire under new and tougher legislation introduced in August last year. The pair were ordered to pay an […]

A huge hoard of poached deer skulls, antlers, fox tails, and weapons were uncovered alongside a quad bike following a warrant. Acting on intelligence officers from the Bassetlaw neighbourhood policing team, Newark and Sherwood Operation Reacher, and a team from the tactical support group joined forces to carry out the warrant in Shrewsbury Road, Worksop, […]

  Two men have been banned from owning or keeping dogs for three years under new legislative powers designed to target poachers. On 21 February2023, Colchester magistrates handed David Hilden and Tyron Young disqualification orders under section 66 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 in what is believed to be a national […]

As a result of an intelligence lead operation, Wildlife Crime Officers successfully secured the conviction of four men involved in hare coursing in Stirling and Borders area.  On Monday, 29 April 2020, a silver Subaru Forester was stopped by police officers near to Kippen roundabout, Stirling.  Steven Brown (31), William McPhee (53), William McPhee (31), […]

  A man who gave a false name to a Fisheries Enforcement Officer in a bid to escape prosecution has been fined a total of £1,455 at Newport Magistrates Court. In May 2022, a Natural Resources Wales Enforcement Officer was undertaking a routine patrol at Llyn Clywedog Reservoir near Llanidloes, when he spotted Robert Simpson, […]