Armed police arrested the men, who claimed they were just walking their dogs in Market Drayton. Full story:
The men claimed they were not going hare coursing and just walking their dogs, police saidKevin Skelding, 39, Craig Richards, 48, and Scott Richards, 33, were prosecuted by West Mercia Police under new legislation to prevent hare coursing.
A member of the public called police on 28 October last year after spotting the men with lurchers on land in Market Drayton, the force said. Skelding, of Liz Clare Court in Donnington, Shropshire, Craig Richards and Scott Richards both of Harold Road, in Rowley Regis, were each given a 12 month community order.
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