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National Rural Crime Unit launches 'Operation Walrus' to protect farmers from GPS thefts

“Theft of GPS equipment causes farmers so much misery and also costs them serious amounts of money"

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A tractor that was broken into for its GPS system
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A tractor that was broken into for its GPS system

Thieves who target farms for GPS systems are being warned their crimes be punished by law enforcement activity as police launched a new initiative to crackdown on the issue. The National Rural Crime...

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