Four men arrested after hare coursing reports

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and trespassing after driving the wrong way on the A14, police said.

Suffolk Police said it received a call from a member of the public following reports of suspected hare coursing on private land in Westhorpe, Stowmarket, before 12:30 GMT on Friday.

The suspects were reported leaving the area in a blue Jeep, which was then spotted by officers joining the westbound A14 at junction 47 near Elmswell.

Police said the driver attempted to evade officers by travelling the wrong way along the road before the occupants left the vehicle and ran towards woodland near the Howard Estate in Bury St Edmunds. They were pursued and arrested.

Rolling road blocks were placed in both directions of the road at 13:35 and the road reopened by 14:10.

The force said four men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and trespassing and were taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

Two of the men were also arrested on suspicion of failing to stop when directed to and for dangerous driving.

Police seized the Jeep and five dogs.

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