A crackdown on rural crime has resulted in one arrest.
Cumbria police teamed up with forces from Northumbria, Durham, North Yorkshire and Scotland to carry out Operation Checkpoint on November 22.
The operation was set up to target criminal activity in rural areas and 39 vehicles were stopped.
During the operation a 27-year-old man from Maryport, was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of cannabis. He has since been released under investigation.
Those involved locally in supporting Operation Checkpoint include Cumbria police officers, PCSOs, Special Constabulary officers, and Farmwatch volunteers.
The work supports officers in gaining intelligence around rural crime, deterring offending and also helps to keep the county’s roads safe, Cumbria polcie said.
Chief Inspector Lee Skelton, Cumbria Constabulary’s Rural Crime Lead, said: “Operation Checkpoint is a well-established initiative. Rural crime offenders will cross county boundaries to commit their crimes in their attempt to evade detection.
“By sharing information and taking action, together we are actively disrupting criminal activity which in turn makes our rural communities a safer place.
“This initiative will run again and we continue to do all we can to stop criminals from targeting rural areas of our county
“Information from our communities can be crucial in our efforts to investigate offences that have occurred and also prevent further incidents.
“If you notice suspicious activity, we want to hear from you. With such information, not only do we act here in Cumbria, but we also can share this with neighbouring forces which can further disrupt criminals from outside our county.
“In Cumbria we run regular enforcement initiatives as part of Operation Lantern, which aims to prevent and disrupt serious and organised rural acquisitive crime that occurs in our county.
“We do this by working closely with rural communities so we can gain as much information on suspicious activity. We then subsequently robustly tackle any criminal activity by taking enforcement action.”
