Lancashire farmer catches ‘trespassers’ and delivers them to police on quad bike

Farmer Neil Greenwood was arrested for false imprisonment and assault, after reportedly tying up two men and taking them to a police station on a quad bike, according to The Sun. 

The incident happened in Trawden at around 11.30am on Sunday 20th October.

Lancashire Police said that while officers were making their way to Mr Greenwood’s property, they received a second call from the farmer, who said he had arrived at Colne Police Station with the two males he had detained. 

When officers went to meet the farmer, they found a teenager and a man in his 20s on a quad bike with their hands and feet tied. They were not secured to the quad bike, police said.

Neil Greenwood a farmer from Lancashire had his fences broken a grand total of 5 times and called the police each time who refused to do anything. Neil Greenwood then caught them, strapped them to his quad and took them to the station. pic.twitter.com/iwuDrxOV3k

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Gates locked

Leland Hornby, 17, told The Sun that his friend was riding his electric bike across the farmer’s field on Saturday night, but when he went to leave, he found the farmer had locked the gates, so he left his bike there overnight. 

Hornby added: “We went back the next morning to get it, but it wasn’t there. As we walked back, the farmer came up behind us, jumped off his quad bike and tackled us to the ground. I tried running off but he chased me down. 

“He tied us up, pulled our hoods over our heads, threw us onto the quad bike and took us to the police station. We were bound by our hands and feet. We couldn’t move. I was on the back of the quad bike and my friend at the front.” 

The 52-year-old farmer was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment and assault. He has since been released on bail pending further enquiries, Lancashire Police confirmed. 

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