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May 20, 2022 · A metal detectorist has explained why he broke the law to go "nighthawking" on private land in search of buried treasure. Peter, from Southampton, used to go out at night two or three nights a ...
Mar 1, 2024 · The men, all from near Sunderland, were found scouring private farmland near Hayton using metal detectors without permission on 18 March 2022. They admitted offences at a previous hearing at Hull ...
Jan 14, 2005 · In all, 30 people have been caught nighthawking on John’s land, with some turning violent on arrest. Most got away with small fines, whilst two got short prison sentences. So a pastime for the ...
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The signing of the Memorandum of Understandingbetween the National Police Chiefs Council, Crown Prosecution Service and Historic England in 2011. It was a first step to a commitment to prevent, investigate and enforce offences relating to historic buildings and sites and the historic environment. The introduction of Heritage Crime Liaison Officers ...
Heritage Watchwas developed by Historic England, National Police Chiefs Council, Cheshire Constabulary and Cheshire West and Chester Council in 2011. As part of the national Neighbourhood Watch Network, the scheme gives owners and managers of protected buildings and sites the knowledge and confidence to prevent crime and to report and record crime ...
The Sentencing Council announced new sentencing guidelinesin 2019 for offenders who cause damage to heritage sites, historic buildings and cultural property.
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Mar 21, 2015 · The term "nighthawking" first surfaced in the 1990s and describes the illegal search and removal of artefacts using metal detectors by people who don't have permission to be on the land. The myth ...
Nighthawking was the subject of a study [5] undertaken by Oxford Archaeology and collectively funded by English Heritage, Cadw, Historic Scotland, National Museum, National Museum of Wales and the Portable Antiquities Scheme. The primary aim of the study "Nighthawks and Nighthawking: Damage to Archaeological Sites in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies caused by illegal searching and ...
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Jan 31, 2024 · Nighthawking: Illegal detectorists sought after castle damage. Illegal metal detectorists have potentially removed artefacts from an English Heritage site in Totnes, police have said. Devon and ...
