Cambridgeshire Police – Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) – Crime Update – Period: 14/05/2025 – 18/05/2025 Agricultural investigations / incidents - any offence involving the damage or loss to agriculture, its practices, and the rural working environment. - 35/35690/25 | Church Lane, HADDON, PETERBOROUGH | Between 00:01hrs & 06:00hrs on 17/05 unknown offender/s have stolen brand new sheep handling equipment from a shed. Estimated value £8,000. Awaiting further details. - 35/35467/25 | Grangehill Road, TYDD ST. GILES | Between 02:01hrs & 02:20hrs on 16/05 unknown offender/s, in a pick-up truck, have forced entry into the yard and attempted to steal a digger. - 35/35286/25 | Twenty Road, COTTENHAM | Between 20:00hrs on 13/05 & 07:30hrs on 14/05 unknown offender/s have driven a vehicle across fields causing damage to the crops, offender/s have then fly tipped a quantity of rubbish on the land, this included items from a vehicle that had been stolen a few days previous. - 35/35132/25 | Comberton Road, LITTLE EVERSDEN | Between 21:30hrs on 14/05 & 04:00hrs on 15/05unknown offender/s have entered a field and stolen 111 3m x 2.5m aluminium track panels, used to protect crops valued at £180K. - 35/34981/25 | Warboys Road, PIDLEY | Between 22:00hrs on 13/05 & 07:30hrs on 14/05 unknown offender/s have forced entry into a container and attempted to steal a Quad bike, the ignition barrel had been damaged. - 35/34940/25 | Bridge Road, BROUGHTON, HUNTINGDON | Between 00:00hrs on 11/05 & 11:00hrs on 12/05 unknown offender/s have forced entry through a field gate and stolen an Ifor Williams tipper trailer by cutting off the chain and padlock securing it. LEDS updated. - 35/34825/25 | Green Drove, COVENEY | Between 22:00hrs on 13/05 & 08:00hrs on 14/05 unknown offender/s have stolen an Ifor Williams multi-axle trailer with an orange Palfinger crane attached to it. The trailer had index plate FX18PYG on the back. Awaiting serial numbers for stolen items. Estimated value £7,000. - 35/34526/25 | Sponge Drove, WILLINGHAM | At approx. 11:42hrs on 13/05 unknown offender/s have cut the lock of a farm gate and set fire to a pile of woodchip causing damage to the crop. Items including perfume and jewellery were seen in the fire. - 35/34464/25 | Colne Road, SOMERSHAM | Overnight 12/05 unknown offender/s have forced entry into a stable moved items around and attempted to steal a quad bike. Environmental investigations / incidents - any offence involving the harm to the rural environment. - CC-17052025-0431 | 19:13hrs | Access road, GREAT ABBINGTON | Significant amount of building debris dumped on the access road to farm land. Occured between 22:30hrs on 16/05 & 07:00hrs 17/05. Unknown offender/s. Passed onto local Environment Agency for investigation. Heritage investigations / incidents - any offence involving damage or loss to historic assets or cultural property. - 35/35955/25 | St Andrew the Great Church, St Andrews Street, CAMBRIDGE | At approx. 09:00hrs on 18/05 an unknown male has entered the church talking about being the second coming of Christ. He then left taking a church bible with him. Illegal hunting investigations / incidents - any offence involving the illegal activity of coursing, hunting, lamping, and poaching of animal, fish, and game. - CC-17052025-0532 | 22:11hrs | Oatfields, CHATTERIS | Lights seen in fields. Old style pick-up, Toyota or Mitsubishi with big fog lights driving up and down the fields, then seen heading towards Doddington Road. ASNT by attending officers. Wildlife investigations / incidents - any offence which contravenes current legislation governing the protection of wild animals and plants. - 35/35585/25 | School Lane, COVENEY | Between 00:01hrs on 10/03 & 23:59hrs on 17/03 a construction company have started work without first completing a water vole ecology report. Works have been immediately suspended and a report completed, it was found that damage had been caused to a water vole burrow. Enquiries ongoing. - 35/35012/25 | Manor Way, HAIL WESTON | Between 10:53hrs & 10:57hrs on 14/05 contractors have removed ivy bushes from a property disturbing nesting birds. Enquiries ongoing. - 35/34549/25 | Denny End Road, WATERBEACH | At approx. 10:05hrs on 13/05 a group of youths have been seen throwing bird’s nests out of a tree. Enquiries ongoing as some of the youths have now been named. Recent Stolen Identifiable Property Make: Ifor Williams Model: TT85GE tipper trailer Colour: Silver Serial number: 388748 Date stolen: Between 00:00hrs on 11/05 & 11:00hrs on 12/05 from Bridge Road, Broughton, Huntingdon, Cambs. Estimated £ value: £1,000 Investigation number: 35/34940/25 LEDS ID: 2538509 Follow us - X (Twitter) https://twitter.com/CambsRuralCops - WhatsApp https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaaKxYd1iUxizUU9Ph0o Ways To Contact Cambridgeshire Police - 999 - emergencies - 101 - non-emergencies - Live chat - www.cambs.police.uk/web-chat - Report it - www.cambs.police.uk/ro/report - Tell us about it - www.cambs.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about - Apply or register - www.cambs.police.uk/ar/applyregister - Request it - www.cambs.police.uk/rqo/request - Feed it back - www.cambs.police.uk/fo/feedback - Your area - www.cambs.police.uk/area/your-area