North Yorkshire Police have deployed an intensive Operation Tornado mobilisation sweep across regional boundaries. Led directly by Chief Constable Tim Forber alongside Deputy Mayor Jo Coles, the intensification drive flooded rural patches with additional neighbourhood patrols and specialist tasking units. The operations focused heavily on executing high-visibility agricultural patrols, gathering localised intelligence on off-road nuisance bikers, and tracking cross-border criminal syndicates who target expensive farm machinery and quad bikes on the rural fringes of our market districts.
Operation Tornado Launches Massive Sweeps Targeting Cross-Border Rural Crime Networks
20 July 2026
Police have led a massive Operation Tornado intensification drive, deploying specialist teams to track cross-border criminals targeting farm machinery