Most would just assume our Rural Task Force are out patrolling the countryside, where it’s quiet and not much happens – but how wrong could we be?

We spoke to Rural Task Force Sergeant Kevin Jones recently to find out what the team had been up to in order to tackle Serious Acquisitive Rural Crime. 

Kevin said: "I love that we get to do these more unusual operations and that most wouldn’t necessarily associate us with. I talk to a lot of other officers and members of the public, and it’s a common myth that we just patrol the countryside, helping remove stray sheep off the roads. We are so much more than that!

"We have our own strategy for forensic marking of high value machines and with regards to the theft of GPS devices we have the largest recovery of these too.

I’m proud of the team I work with. We are always trying to evolve our tactics to recover stolen property and stay ahead of the criminals. This is one of our biggest challenges."

Hear more from Kevin.