Damaged Larson Trap (Cambridge?)

Morkai

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• Sunday at 8:25 PM

• #1

Just an FYI if someone has had some damage done on their land.

Some helpful soul posted on Reddit that they found a Larson trap out whilst walking, left the public footpath into a private field and damaged the trap to release the birds.

They claim the damage is minimal and repairable, but even after pointing out that their tresspass turned into criminal damage, they still maintain they're in the righ on moral grounds.

From there post history, it would seem they live in Cambridge.

This is the link to the thread by the user Aquillyne -

 

long_range_rob

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• Sunday at 8:31 PM

• #2

Confessed to aggravated trespass and criminal damage on a traceable public forum. Genius

 

long_range_rob

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• Sunday at 8:33 PM

• #3

That said the police would do nothing about it as the trap is of a minimal value.

 

Morkai

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• Sunday at 8:35 PM

• #4

long_range_rob said:

Confessed to aggravated trespass and criminal damage on a traceable public forum. Genius

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His defence is being morally in the right. Someone told him the farmer would be morally right to beat him black and blue, but the moderator removed it, haha.

 

enfieldspares

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• Sunday at 8:36 PM

• #5

It is maybe worth reporting in any case AND to the forum that hosts the person that posted it as they may have rules that suspend or even ban a person posting criminal activity?

 

Morkai

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• Sunday at 8:37 PM

• #6

enfieldspares said:

It is maybe worth reporting in any case AND to the forum that hosts the person that posted it as they may have rules that suspend or even ban a person posting criminal activity?

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They could ban them from the sub reddit, but probably not from Reddit in general.

 

nick100

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• Sunday at 8:42 PM

• #7

I had the same a few years ago. They posted on local FB group about letting the call bird out etc. police couldn’t care less.

 

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ashray

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• Sunday at 8:53 PM

• #8

when any larsen trap is set so are trail cameras high enough to be out of site and out of reach but the clearly watch over the larsen traps

 

Greenmist

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• Sunday at 10:33 PM

• #9

Its a crime, report it, even if nothing comes of it, it will be recorded, if it continues to happen it will become a statistic, and poor statistics make someone look bad and ruin spreadsheets, then someone will take notice when it affects their promotion

 

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jall55

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• Sunday at 11:24 PM

• #10

Report it

 

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Rhodesianjess

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• Yesterday at 4:18 AM

• #11

Just had the same happen here, Thames Valley Police have taken a different stance. Dedicated Wildlife officer, even visited me

 

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jall55

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• Yesterday at 6:08 AM

• #12

Rhodesianjess said:

Just had the same happen here, Thames Valley Police have taken a different stance. Dedicated Wildlife officer, even visited me

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Crazy it happened - but great they take it serious
Our Wildlife officers historically have always been great too

 

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old keeper

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• Yesterday at 6:54 AM

• #13

Interesting to see that they happened to have wire cutters with them!

When the badger cull was on, we had several traps destroyed, and those traps were substantial.

 

Greenmist

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• Yesterday at 11:54 AM

• #14

Rhodesianjess said:

Just had the same happen here, Thames Valley Police have taken a different stance. Dedicated Wildlife officer, even visited me

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They were good when I was down there, had a load of fenns stolen, reported and got the crime number. Then new tenant knocked on my door to say I've found these in my shed, holding up my fenns. The former tenant who I did suspect as being the one who took them was then approached by TVP, not sure of the outcome