Eight arrests after 'spate of rural crime' in Aylesbury Vale

The incidents took place between 20th December and 1st February

Author: Seb CheerPublished 14th Feb 2022

Thames Valley Police says eight arrests have been made, after a 'spate of rural crime' in Aylesbury Vale.

On Thursday 3 February, Bedfordshire Police arrested seven men all on suspicion of theft, criminal damage and robbery at The Stables Caravan Site in Slapton Road, Billington, Bedfordshire.

They were: a 19-year-old man, a 25-year-old man, and a 32-year-old man, all from Stoke-on-Trent; a 19-year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, all from Billington; a 23-year-old man from Hayes, London; and a 35-year-old man from Bletchley. They have all been bailed until 3 March.

On 9 January, a 23-year-old man from Wolverhampton, was arrested on suspicion of theft, criminal damage and robbery. He was bailed until 4 April.

The arrests relate to 16 incidents of rural crime, including the theft of caravans, vehicles, horseboxes and trailers, attempted thefts, burglaries and criminal damage at farms across the area from 20 December last year to 1 February.

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