Three men handed court bill over hare coursing in Oxfordshire
Police have thanked the public for their help in bringing three men from the region to justice in connection with hare coursing in Oxfordshire.
By Emma Walker
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Three men were sentenced for trespassing with intent to search for or to pursue hares with dogs.
Joseph Smith, 38, of Water Lane, Stourport-on-Seven, Michael Toogood, 26, of Warrant Road in Market Drayton, and Ben Evans, 23, of Radmore Junction in Ryton pleaded guilty to the offence at Oxford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
They were each fined £500, and have to pay £85 in costs and a £200 surcharge.
