Travelling Criminal Targeted

Police have today held an operation in and around Market Harborough targeting travelling criminals as part of a week of action targeting rural crime.

A check-point was set-up off this morning off the A6 at the McDonald’s roundabout.

Pic: Leics Police

Vehicles – including those carrying farm and plant machinery were stopped for checks – to ensure the items were not stolen.

27 vehicles were stopped, of which two were seized because they had no insurance and five Police tickets issued for other motoring offences.

Pic: Leics Police

Officers have also worked with the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency, who issued a number of ‘prohibition notices’ after vehicles were found with defects or overweight, and Harborough Council, who checked drivers carrying waste had the correct licences.