Dogs seized in coursing patrols

Crime

Two dogs have been seized and a man reported during hare coursing patrols in the county this weekend. Members of the Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) were patrolling in the Peterborough area on Sunday when they foundthreemenwithLurcher dogs on land in the area. The men, from Kent, were issued with Section 35 dispersal notices to prevent any coursing offences. That same day officers in Six Mile Bottom noticed a vehicle entering private land and attempted to speak to the occupants but they fled on foot. Officersearchedthearea, with the help of local keepers, and traced oneofthemen. Hisdog and another dog found and their vehicle were all seized. The man, aged 54 and from Kent, has been reported for summons to court for hare coursing/poaching offences under Section 30 of the Game Act.