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Farmers targeted by off-road quad 'gangs' in South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Police’s Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team said quad bikes had caused thousands of pounds in damages to farm fields

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The image shows the lights of quad bikes 'tearing through' a wheat field in Rotherham (South Yorkshire Police's Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team)
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The image shows the lights of quad bikes 'tearing through' a wheat field in Rotherham (South Yorkshire Police's Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team)

Farmers in South Yorkshire have been left with thousands of pounds in damages due to quad bikes ‘tearing' through agricultural land, according to police. South Yorkshire Police's Motorcycle and Rural...

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