Farm Security News

A Fife farmer has shared his story about how he fell victim to an email scam. After paying his bills of £28,000, he realised that the invoices were fraudulent. 

Two vehicles have been stolen following a break-in on a farm near Windsor Castle. The incident happened while the Prince and Princess of Wales as well as their three children slept in their home on the estate. 

A Cocker Spaniel called Daisy has been reunited with her owners eight years after she was stolen from home in Mole Valley, Surrey. 

Hampshire and Isle of Wight police and crime commissioner Donna Jones has reiterated her promise to clamp down on organised crime gangs operating across rural communities in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. 

Officers from Cumbria’s dedicated rural crime team have recovered stolen property worth £820,000, cut quad bike thefts and made dozens of arrests in one year since the squad was launched.

BarleyGroupCloud and Hikvision have joined forces to create a solution for securing remote areas with solar-powered security systems. 

Zap Fencing, a UK-based dedicated electric fencing provider, is launching a range of European manufactured electric fencing energisers to be available through its website. 

200 litres of red diesel were stolen from a tractor in the Penrith area, Cumbria Police confirmed. 

High-value items, including quad bikes, trailers and power tools have recently been stolen from properties in Powys area in Wales, police confirmed. As a result, officers from the Dyfed Powys Police are advising the farming community to take some simple steps to reduce the risk of becoming victims of burglaries or thefts. 

Crimestoppers has partnered with Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire, Northumbria, Cleveland and Durham police forces to help tackle cross-border rural crime. 

Personal details of staff working at a Norfolk poultry factory have been stolen in a cyber attack. 

Hertfordshire farmer Geoff Simms has fallen victim to rural crime after thieves ripped the GPS dome from the roof of his John Deere tractor.