Police have released an update
Multiple operations have been carried out after numerous fuel thefts in the county. Nottinghamshire Police have carried out operations throughout the night and into the early hours of the morning to deal with a significant number of fuel theft incidents in Bassetlaw.
Throughout July, officers worked to target hotspot areas across the district, resulting in a decrease of 87 percent for the month compared to the previous month. The Operation Reacher team carried out the operations, which resulted in three arrests being made and more than 1,000 litres of suspected stolen fuel seized.
The team was also helped by neighbourhood policing officers to seize multiple quadbikes. Fuel theft is an issue that affects farmers, rural properties, businesses, and motorists as thieves also sometimes use weapons to scare drivers into letting them steal fuel.Inspector Hayley Crawford, District Commander for Bassetlaw, explained how enforcement action and running operations like this are key to not only arresting criminals but also disrupting offenders.
Inspector Crawford said: “Fuel theft was something that was bringing misery for businesses and residents across the north of the county. But thanks to the determination, hard work, and teamwork of not just the neighbourhood team but the Bassetlaw Operation Reacher team, roads policing unit, intelligence officers, and members of the public coming forward, we’ve seen such a huge drop over the last few weeks.
“We’ve not only seized hundreds of litres of suspected stolen fuel and barrels we suspect of being used in the thefts, as well as siphoning equipment and a number of quad bikes. We’re listening to our communities, and we will continue to do so – operations like this won’t stop, we will continue taking the fight to rural criminals and disrupting their criminal activity."
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