Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, is supporting the Humberside police in fighting back against the illegal hare coursers after several reports over the weekend.
Humberside police acted on 11 possible reports of Hare Coursing activities across Holderness that were reported on Sunday 4th October 2020 by members of the public and our farming community. They acted swiftly on these reports by dispatching patrols into those areas.
Three men were interviewed at the roadside in relation to reports of hare coursing on land near Burton Pidsea/Roos. A Traffic Offence Report ticket was issued to the driver for an unsafe vehicle. All three men received a Section 35 Dispersal Order directing them to leave the East Riding County.
Four males were also stopped and interviewed for poaching offences in the area of Sunk Island.
Five men were interviewed and summoned to court for poaching offences in the Wetwang area and directed to leave the County of East Riding under the Section 35 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
Humberside Police cannot tackle this problem alone. Many individuals and agencies continue to have an important input in to Operation Galileo, particularly members of Farm Watch groups and residents of our rural communities.
If you see any suspicious activity, please continue to report it to the Police.
Graham Stuart said, “Humberside police are doing a great job in working together w
