| Summary of reported rural crime in north and east Hampshire There have been three non dwelling burglaries to farm buildings reported in the Alton rural area this week, in each location entry has been gained by the offenders but nothing has actually been stolen.
At Cole Henley, a farm building was broken into, two Stihl chainsaws and a Honda generator were stolen. In East Anton a whacker plate was stolen from a building site and in the Whitchurch area, a shed on an allotment was broken into and ten Tumbler Pigeons and their eggs were stolen.
An out building in Headley Down was broken into and a lawn mower was stolen and in Churt, a shed was broken into, a lawn mower and tools were stolen, the offenders also attempted to steal two bronze statues of deer in the garden by trying to dig out the underground fixings but were unsuccessful.
In the Curdridge area, a container on a secure builders yard was broken into and £6000 worth of power tools were stolen.
Rural theft this week includes the theft of garden furniture from a property in Ecchinswell, tools were stolen from a secure yard in the Nately Scures area, and a Kubota mini digger was stolen from a rural premises in Bighton.
Two trailers and £3000 worth of chicken wire were stolen in the Alresford area, one trailer was later recovered in woods nearby.
In the Fareham area, £10,000 worth of solar panels were stolen from a solar farm.
A JCB telehandler has been stolen from a building site in the Church Crookham area and in the Medstead area, offenders were disturbed by the house holder whilst attempting to steal a digger from a rural premises.
Theft from motor vehicles continue to be reported in the North Hampshire area, in Eversley, fuel was stolen from a lorry in a locked compound, In Andover, the catalytic converters from three Mercedes Sprinter vans were stolen, in Fullerton a car was broken into and a hand bag was taken, in Cholderton a purse was stolen from a car and in Hartley Wintney a works van was broken into and tools were stolen.
Four males with dogs were seen on farm land in the Wootton St Lawrence area, suspected poaching activity, no vehicle was seen.
Rural criminal damage reports include the locks to a shed in the East Cholderton area, no entry was gained but this could have been a failed attempt to break in. In West Tytherley, a tractor had it's window smashed and in Frensham, the padlocks to a field gate was damaged. | 
