Three South Shropshire councillors are calling for urgent allocation of more police resources to the countryside to target rural crime. Liberal Democrat councillors Ruth Houghton, Heather Kidd and Nigel Hartin have written to the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief constable asking for more support. They say West Mercia Police should appoint dedicated wildlife crime officers to tackle the problem. Clun councillor Nigel Hartin said: “The Shropshire countryside has always been under-policed but now resources have been stretched to breaking point. “Police Officers are thin on the ground and addition now have to police the pandemic restrictions. “Criminals are taking advantage of the situation. Not only are we seeing more thefts of items from garages and out houses but even pedigree dogs are being targeted.”
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