RURAL thefts cost the local economy £2 million per year, according to the Justice Minister. Between June 2023 and June 2024, 399 rural crimes were reported in Fermanagh and Omagh district. Last week, police alongside partners from the Rural Crime Partnership (RCP) have launched Rural Crime Week NI 2024, hosting events across the North. The […]
PSNI reports sharp fall in number of rural crimes
RURAL crime detection has fallen by almost 15 percent last year in the Fermanagh and Omagh district areaa, according to the PSNI. At the end of 2015, the total number of rural crimes, defined as burglary, robbery and theft relating to agricultural-based activity, in the district was 74. By the end of last year, that […]
Farmer calls on PSNI to step up efforts in rural thefts
A ROSLEA farmer has called on agricultural crime investigators and the PSNI to step up their efforts to help combat the growing number of cattle rustlers in the county.
String of burglaries reported across county since start of the year
PEOPLE in rural areas are living in fear as burglars continue to operate right across the county.
Almost 700 sheep recovered in rural crime operation
Police have recovered 670 sheep, believed to have been illegally imported from the Republic of Ireland, at farm premises in the Fermanagh area on Tuesday (October 1).
Rural homes targeted in spate of burglaries
A rural crime spree has spread across parts of west Fermanagh