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Arrest made after sheep found dead believed to be shot with crossbow

Police have arrested a male in connection with the possession of a weapon and dead animals.

Officers arrested a suspect and recovered a crossbow after a number of sheep were found dead at a Nottinghamshire farm.

Armed response officers were deployed to Hoe Hill Woods in Cropwell Bishop at around 11am on Thursday, April 22nd. According to police, a member of the public reported seeing a man shooting birds with a crossbow.

Male arrested 

In a statement, a spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Police said:

“Within minutes, officers, supported by the force drone unit, located a man, and recovered a crossbow in the woods and worked to establish the circumstances.”

“While officers were in attendance, a further report of a four sheep being found dead at a farm in Kinoulton was made to Nottinghamshire Police.”

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“It is believed that the incident had occurred earlier and that some of the animals had injuries that could be consistent with something similar to crossbow bolts.”

‘Crossbows can pose a threat to life’

Inspector John Lees, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This is an incredibly serious matter that has seen livestock killed in a brutal way.

“Officers did an excellent job to quickly attend the scene and make an arrest without anyone getting injured. We will be investigating this thoroughly with a view to taking action against whoever is responsible for this.”

“Crossbows can pose a threat to life and using them to hunt livestock and other wildlife is illegal and abhorrent. They also can be incredibly intimidating to members of the public.”

“While we have made an arrest as part of our enquiries, it is still very early days in our investigation. I would urge anyone who has any information about either incident to report it to police as soon as possible.”

Appeal for information

Anyone with any information should contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 208 of 22 of April 2021.

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