Police hunt poachers
SUSPECTED poachers and hare-coursers have been hunted down by police over the festive period.
Reports of five men hare-coursing in a field off Ermine Street, Appleby, was investigated.
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A Humberside Police spokeswoman said a call about the suspected illegal activity was taken by police at 3.23pm on Sunday December 28.
She said: "Police attended and carried out a search of the area and surrounding villages. "No one was arrested; nothing was found during the search."
Police also received a call about suspected poaching on a farm at Cadney on Monday December 29, 9.24am.
The police spokeswoman said: "Officers attended and searched the area.
"Stop checks were carried out on two vehicles seen in the area.
"With regards to the stopped vehicles there was no evidence of poaching and no arrests were made."
Anyone who witnesses suspected hare coursing or poaching should contact Humberside Police on 0845 60 60 222.







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by GH, Scunthorpe
Wednesday, January 07 2009, 11:25AM
“Dirty Harry,
I realise all that, what I am trying to say in counter to Robs main point that they (police) should be dealing with immigrants, is that surely rape and murders are worse then theft or illegal immigrants or assualt are they not? Surely the police should sack off all these crimes and simply work on solving murders and rapes if you follow Robs logic.
It was simply aimed at all of them as they all seem to be about 3.
The poachers have broken a law, therefore they should be punished in a way fitting to the crime, the same as anyone else who breaks a law, be it speed limits, illegally entering the country, assault, murder etc etc.”
by Dirty Harry, Justice in the UK
Monday, January 05 2009, 4:47PM
“Hi GH I know the story has gone a bit stale, but i sat last night and read all the comments by Mastermind, Happy, and rob, and by what I have grasped by it all this rob was attempting to highlight the time he felt was wasted in having Police deal with Poachers when he felt they could be better spent dealing with criminals in town instead. He then added something about travelling to Wilsons with work mates for a few bags of chips and sat in one of the corus vans to eat just before the chippy closed and witnessed a situation taking place where he surmised a van load of immigrants being ofloaded from the back of this van whom he felt seemed confused as to where they were , and these people with or without suitcases or bags then were led in the aproprate direction. Mastermind then jumped in head first and wanted to try and be clever like he did with Craig on one of the other stories and try and discredit what rob felt he had witnessed that night by insinuating rob and this Harry was speaking from a standpoint of racist. Once Mastermind realised he had made a sloppy mistake in not taking the assumption they had called for a bite to eat and failed to see the bigger picture. Mastermind then tried to move the goalposts to suit his own view and make it a racial issue. We could all gather the point rob was making except Mastermind who was deliberatly trying to muddy the waters with clever wise cracks as he did with Craig and his Mr Peel comment when we all quite knew he was on about Robert Peel. As for reporting such incidents, well thats down to each and everyone of us to decide ourselves. As for vans bringing illegal immigrants to the Frodingham road area, well that is well known to most living in Scunthorpe so rob was probably right in what he saw. But Mastermind shut in his room with his Wikapedia to help him look intellegent from Brigg wouldnt know either way.”
by GH, Scunthorpe
Monday, January 05 2009, 11:42AM
“Harry, Rob, Mastermind
Do you all realise that if someone is breaking the law then the police have to deal with it? Going by your logic then why should the come deal with immigrants when there are rapes and murders to solve? Surely these are more important?
Rather then coming on here to b*tch and moan about it won't make anything better, how about you go on one of your chip eating stakeouts but take a video camera and amass some evidence?”
by Happy Harry, Anger management
Sunday, January 04 2009, 11:14PM
“Im of to bed rob, Me thinks people like Mermaid mind from Brigg are a bit like the talking clock on the phone. Its just programmed to go round in a loop.”
by robs, Winterton
Sunday, January 04 2009, 10:59PM
“Well go on . CALL ME RACIST. its what yourve been itching to acuse everyone of, you trumped up little a*S wipe.”
by rob, Winterton
Sunday, January 04 2009, 10:54PM
“Any more riddles from Brigg.”
by rob, Winterton
Sunday, January 04 2009, 10:50PM
“You still cling to the idea, as deluded as you are that a van load of people, whom im satisfied arrived here from another country all be it India or Pakistan as I sugest to you.Whom were having to be guided in the right direction as they werent aware as to where they were. Now if they were local residence they wouldnt need any direction and translation Does that make me racist”
by rob, Winterton
Sunday, January 04 2009, 10:45PM
“Your the one that connected two different issues to a racist prognoses not me. So are you calling me racist or telling me I'm racist.”
by rob, Winterton
Sunday, January 04 2009, 10:39PM
“I bet Masterdan from Brigg is a stamp collector, until someone offered him a penny black, and he screamed racist.”
by mastermind, brigg
Sunday, January 04 2009, 10:34PM
“Rob-
A question, if it's not too difficult to comprehend.
How come I'm scoring a home goal if we both agree that you are not racist. For you to indicate that I have scored against myself is also admitting that you are racist - is that not correct?”