The cost of rural crime in 2019 £54.3m NFU Mutual’s theft claim figures reveal that rural crime cost the UK £54.3m in 2019. This is an increase of nearly 9% on the previous year, making it the highest cost recorded in eight years. For the second year running, the sharp rise was driven by thefts … More NFU MUTUAL RURAL CRIME REPORT 2020 – The rising cost of rural crime
CESAR, the Construction Equipment Security & Registration Scheme, is offering a pin badge to any police officer who helps recover a stolen machine with one of its security tags on it. There are three different enamel pin badges up for grabs: red for an all terrain vehicle (ATV), green for a tractor and blue for … More CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY SECTOR LAUNCHES BADGES FOR BOBBIES
Staffordshire Police is calling on motorists to check their vehicles are safe to drive after a road policing operation at Norton Canes last week saw almost half of people stopped were breaking the law. Officers carrying out the operation, which took place on Thursday 2 July on the A5, targeted vehicles including vans, motorbikes and … More STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE FEATURE – Calls for drivers to check their vehicles are safe to drive following road policing operation
Peter Haddock of Content With Media talks about how the CESAR tagging scheme is becoming more prominent on used equipment and how Ritchie Bros. helps new owners to transfer their details to DataTag who administer the scheme. For more information on buying and selling with Ritchie Bros, visit http://www.rbauction.com
Tackling Plant Theft – Police Liaison Specialist Nick Mayell of CESAR Scheme operator Datatag talks about how to Prevent Theft and much more. Weblink: https://anchor.fm/
Source: https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk Dorset Police Rural Crime Team are urging owners of ATVs and UTVs to take action following an increase in thefts across the county. During December there have been 11 vehicles stolen from rural areas, taking the total during 2019 across Dorset up to 29 ATVs and seven UTVs. The police have put together … More Feature Article in County Gazette – DORSET POLICE ISSUE WARNING AS ATV AND UTV THEFTS RISE
This exclusive CESAR-IT Day will take place on Friday 11th October. Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Rural Crime Team in partnership with CESAR Dealer Tallis Amos Group in Bibury will be holding a CESAR-It day. This day will give the rural community a chance to bring any of their agricultural machines to the TAG depot to have CESAR … More Exclusive CESAR-IT Day
After an 8 week trial five known criminals with a long history of previous offences were convicted of handling stolen goods and money laundering. Paul Granger, Patrick Jenkins, Charlie Granger, Raymond Dyer and Jack Granger were all found guilty after a case that was initiated by Datatag’s Police Liaison and Training Officer Nick Mayell, back … More DATATAG HELP CONVICT FIVE CAREER CRIMINALS
Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/17630121.police-issue-warning-over-rise-in-quad-bike-thefts/ Owners of All Terrain Vehicles have been warned by Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team about a rise in quad bikes being stolen in the last week. The team has made a list of security measures to secure your vehicles. Keep your vehicle in a lockable garage or building, remove the keys and keep … More Feature Article in Dorset Echo – POLICE ISSUE WARNING OVER RISE IN QUAD BIKE THEFTS
RELENTLESS RISE’ IN QUAD BIKE THEFTS More than one-third of people (37%) who completed our survey said they had been a victim of quad bike theft over the past three years. Responding to this finding in our survey, Clive Harris, NFU Mutual’s agricultural vehicle specialist, explains there has been a “relentless rise” in thieves stealing … More Feature Article in Farmers Weekly – EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: WHAT FARMERS SAY ABOUT RURAL CRIME
