Lincolnshire hare coursing: Three men arrested
Three men have been arrested and seven dogs seized by police cracking down on hare coursing in Lincolnshire.
Farmers joined forces with rural crime officers on Saturday after police were tipped off about suspected hare coursers in fields in Ealand, near Scunthorpe. Officers saw about six men with dogs in a field who ran off. Police later arrested three men from Blackpool, Stoke-on-Trent and Stourport. They are due in court later. More stories from around Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Police said they were interviewed and will be summoned to appear at court on suspicion of wildlife offences. Two Honda CR-Vs were also seized in the operation. Hare coursing Source: Lincolnshire Police