Four people were arrested on suspicion of stealing livestock after police across Dorset came together in a bid to tackle suspected rural crime.
A joint evening operation was led by officers from north and east Dorset, the rural crime team, traffic and special constabulary units on Wednesday (7).
As a result of police activity, two men aged 40 and 52 and two women aged 36 and 22 were arrested on suspicion of theft of livestock. All four have been released under investigation.
Two sheep were recovered from a vehicle and returned to their owner.
The activity came just ahead of a national Rural Crime Day of Action which took place on Thursday, November 8 which saw policing teams across the country engaging closely with the rural community.
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