Rural crime: Police search for quad bike thieves in Kent

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Police are searching for thieves who drove across four farm fields and cut through barbed wire fencing to steal a child's quad bike.

A trailer and other tools were also reported stolen from a locked container on farmland at Green Lane, High Halden, Kent.

Police Constable Dan Perry of the Rural Task Force said: "They have clearly used a 4x4-type vehicle with off-road tyres to gain access to this remote location.

"I would particularly like to know of any 4x4 vehicles seen around this area over the weekend that were covered in mud and possibly towing a trailer.

"I also ask anyone who is offered similar items for sale to contact us.

"I would particularly like to know of any 4x4 vehicles seen around this area over the weekend that were covered in mud and possibly towing a trailer."

Last November, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England came together in a commitment to intensify their fight against rural crime.

The PCC for Cambridgeshire, Jason Ablewhite, said rural Crime 'continues to be a big problem' across the UK.

Anyone with information is asked to phone Kent Police on 01843 222289 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting reference number ZY/3760/17.