Rural crime: Farmer Tim Papworth speaks out against farm theft

'You leave your machinery in the field so it's ready for the next day and find someone's stolen the diesel or the Sat Nav.'

Farmer Tim Papworth speaks out against farm theft, as rural crime has soared by 40 percent during the cost-of-living crisis.

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[nirvilchigs]

Should be looking over his shoulder at politicians and corporations that want to steal the actual farm!

[colinfarrelly]

The local police know who the thieves are but let us be honest there is no chance of them acting on it.

[ukar]

I know of a farmer who had equipment stolen. It had a tracker on it but the police weren’t interested, they told him to claim it on insurance.

[andrewbayram]

Conviction rates are so low and consequences so miniscule I get the impression that crime actually does pay now.

[donnahetherington]

They want all the farmers to sell up no food

[airport]

NEVER FOOL YOURSELF INTO BELIEVING all farming theft / vandalism is STRANGERS / RANDOM. there is a SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT ORGANISED by those who would PROFIT from the farming being liquidated. WIVES, FAMILY MEMBERS, and the areas 'KARENS' who love to see a successful man fall down.

[adamant]

My parents have installed secret cameras, and spikes under the gates which are invisible until you step or drive on them, plus small explosives near the sheds, electric barbed wire and a very nasty surprise should they actually 'sit' in any of our tractors or vehicles. They will be lucky if they get out. It's like a farm version of the movie, SAW.

[fogellmclovin]

Brexit has destroyed farming and fishing in this country.