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15

Mar 2022

Last Updated: 15/03/2022
Crime
Crime

Police appeal after ducks stolen in Hampsthwaite

by Calvin Robinson

| 15 Mar, 2022
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North Yorkshire Police have appealed for information on the theft of five call ducks from a secure pen on Swincliffe Lane in Hampsthwaite.

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A Call Duck. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

Police have appealed for information after five call ducks were stolen in Hampsthwaite.

Officers said the theft happened on Swincliffe Lane in the village when a secure pen which was keeping the ducks was accessed.

North Yorkshire Police said the ducks were stolen during the evening between March 2 and 3, 2022.

A police statement added:

“Police are appealing for anyone who may have any information or had noticed any suspicious activity in that area at the alleged times of the thefts to make contact with ourselves.
“If you have any information we ask that you contact PC 46 Brendon Frith on 101 and select option 2 or alternatively by email: Brendon.Frith@northyorkshire.police.uk Please quote reference number 12220037836.”





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