Rural crime

sir – Some years ago we had a steel roadside gate stolen from our farm. I reported this to the police, not because I expected them to investigate (report, November 8), but because I thought it might prove useful information if there were a spate of thefts from farms.

I received a reply from Cumbria Constabulary offering me counselling. Oliver Barratt

Grange-over-sands, Cumbria