Police have released a video to identify people after thousands of pounds’ worth of damage was done to farmers’ wheat crops and fields in Maple Cross in Rickmansworth.
The incident happened last month in fields next to Hornhill Road, near to the junction of Links Road, and caused significant damage to wheat crops.
The footage, which can be viewed on the Hertfordshire Constabulary YouTube channel, shows several people riding all-terrain vehicles on a public road.
PC Christian Gottmann, from the Rickmansworth Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We have made several enquiries into this incident, and we are now releasing this footage, which was captured by a local resident on their camera phone, in the hope that someone recognises the people or vehicles they are riding.
“We appreciate that the video is not of the highest quality, but we owe it to the farmer affected to explore every avenue available to us. The loss of these crops will have a huge impact on their livelihood and I want to reassure them that we’ll do all we can to identify those responsible.
“One of the vehicles in the video is a distinctive orange colour – do you know anyone who owns one like this?
“Any information, however insignificant it may seem, could be the key to progressing our investigation. If you can help, please get in touch quoting reference 41/11888/25.”
You can also report information online at herts.police.uk/report, speak to an operator in the police’s Force Communications Room via their online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or call the non-emergency number 101.
Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org
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