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"We all have a role to play in tackling rural crime" - Farmers urged to report incidents to police

A vehicle used in a farm burglary has been seized and crushed following collaboration between the NFU and Hertfordshire Police

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"We all have a role to play in tackling rural crime" - Farmers urged to report incidents to police

Offenders drove a silver Land Rover Discovery to a farm near Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire, on February 27 and attempted to steal a Polaris ATV. The vehicle was traced to a site in Bedfordshire...

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