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Nov 02, 2022
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Police said a "borderless" response to illegal hare coursing had led to cases dropping by a third in just a year.
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The collaboration, introduced in September 2021, joined up six police forces in the East of England as well as Kent.
It allowed teams to share information on criminal activity and act as one force in issuing warnings and notices.
Sgt Brian Calver, of Suffolk Police, said "rural communities were blighted by these people".
The borders between Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent police forces were removed to make it easier to prosecute offenders.
The police operation encouraged landowners and farmers to share information on social media and introduce physical measures to secure their fields and crops.
Tougher legislation for hare coursing - where dogs are let loose to catch and kill hares on ploughed farmland - came into force on 1 August, with offenders facing an unlimited fine and up to six months in prison.
"It's not just hunting mammals with dogs, it's a much bigger picture," Sgt Carver said.
"We're talking illegal gambling, threats, violence and intimidation, dangerous driving, damage to crops - these are unpleasant people with criminal backgrounds who live their lives in a criminal manner.
"You also get the human cost where people are living in fear."
Cases of illegal hare coursing in the region have fallen from 2,044 in 2020-21 to 1,415 in 2021-22 - a drop of 31%.
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