Stone theft – Hinterland https://hinterland.org.uk Rural News Fri, 15 Nov 2019 06:16:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 Stone theft hits ‘epidemic’ levels https://hinterland.org.uk/stone-theft-hits-epidemic-levels/ Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:24:37 +0000 http://www.hinterland.org.uk/?p=3351 This article tells us: stone theft is reaching “epidemic” levels in parts of Britain and should be treated as a “serious organised crime”, the Policing Minister has said. Mike Penning said that specialist prosecutors will focus on bringing “high-profile” cases against stone thieves in coming months. The thieves have been switching to stealing stone and slate from pavements, roads, schools and churches after a government crackdown on scrap metal. Jason McCartney, the MP for Colne Valley, told the Commons that thieves wearing high-visibility jackets have been pretending to be council workers to steal stone.

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