Yet more arrests in Welney and Cambridgeshire hare coursing and violent disorder investigation
Police have made four further arrests in connection with an investigation into violent disorder and criminality that occurred across in Welney and parts of Cambridgeshir. January 25.
A 35-year-old man from Reading, in Berkshire, was arrested in Peterborough last Tuesday, while three men aged 20, 26, and 49, all from Spalding, in Lincolnshire, were arrested in Peterborough last Thursday.
All arrests have been on suspicion of violent disorder and attending a hare coursing event.
On Thursday police made attempts to arrest individuals in Cambridge and Spalding, but they did without success.
The total number of arrests so far is 15:
1.An 18-year-old man from Spalding, Lincolnshire, was arrested on January 31
2.A 26-year-old man from Grantham, Lincolnshire, was arrested on January 31
3.A 22-year-old man from Chelmsford, Essex, was arrested on February 4
4.A 51-year-old man from Chelmsford, Essex, was arrested on February 4
5.A 46-year-old man from Solihull, West Midlands, was arrested on February 4
6.A 30-year-old man from Basildon, Essex, was arrested on February 5
7.A 44-year-old man from Horton, Slough, was arrested on February 15
8.A 19-year-old man from Datchet, Slough, was arrested on February 12
9.A 44-year-old man from Datchet, Slough, was arrested on February 12
10.A 28-year-old man from Winkfield, Berkshire, was arrested on February 12
11.A 40-year-old man from Hungerford, Berkshire, was arrested on February 13
All men have all been released on bail to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station at a later date, with strict conditions:
• Not to be in possession of, be in control of, or be in the company of any dog on private land without the owner’s written permission.
• When in possession of, in control of, or in the company of any dog, said dog must be on a lead.
• Not to be in a vehicle with any dog, whilst outside of a five-mile radius of your home address, unless for a pre-arranged veterinary appointment.
• Not to be in possession of a catapult or shot, such as ball bearing, and/or an air weapon or any part of an air weapon.
• You must not drive or be conveyed in a mechanically propelled vehicle onto private fields or agriculture field belonging to another person without written permission presentable to an officer.
• You must not use any public spaces, footpaths, bridleways or other such like areas belonging to the Local Authority or another unspecified person with the intention to hare course.
• You must not shout at, swear at, or intimidate any persons in the 12 counties of Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire or Nottinghamshire.
The five men arrested in Slough and Berkshire also have the following condition to apply to:
• You must not shout at, swear at, or intimidate any persons in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Anyone with any information and footage that could assist in identifying those involved is asked to email OpCalluna@cambs.police.uk or contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, by calling 0800 555111 or visiting the Crimestoppers website.
