A group of 4x4s involved in hare coursing wreaked havoc in Cambridgeshire villages, endangering lives and causing thousands of pounds of damage. The vehicles, driven by men in balaclavas, sped through fields, destroying crops, and even rammed a farmer's car during the incident.
Dozens of 4x4s connected to hare coursing put lives at risk and caused thousands of pounds of damage when they drove dangerously through the Fens, police said. About 25 speeding cars, reportedly driven by men in balaclavas, swept through Manea and surrounding villages in Cambridgeshire on Saturday. Local Conservative MP Steve Barclay said the perpetrators of the 'shocking criminality' - which included a shop theft and the wrecking of farmers' crops - must be 'robustly tracked down'.
'They could have killed someone, no two ways about that,' said district councillor Charlie Marks, who witnessed the incidents in Manea.'We have got very upset farmers and residents.' Footage posted on social media showed vehicles racing through fields, destroying crops in their wake, with one person commenting she had seen the 'lunatics' pull on to a main road at speed.'Rammed' farmer's car Farmer Robert Sears said the group had displayed 'complete disregard and lawlessness' and he felt his land had been 'violated'.'There must have been at least 25 vehicles and about 60 people in them, charging down the road towards me, coming across the field,' he added.'If I had my grandchild with me on that road, I really dread to think what would have happened.' Barclay, the Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire, said a public meeting at the Royal British Legion in Manea on Monday afternoon would give residents the chance to discuss their concerns with police. 'We need to ensure those responsible for these appalling crimes are robustly tracked down and prosecuted, and lessons are learnt from what happened,' he said. 'It is clear this was organised criminals trying to hide their identity and they will do it again if not found.' Cambridgeshire Police said no arrests had been made and appealed for information, dashcam footage or CCTV.The incidents took place in several villages across the Fens region, including Fordham, Ely, Prickwillow, Littleport, Welney, Chatteris, Manea, Wimblington and Doddington.
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