CONVICTED (2022) | Sydney Samuels, born c. 1988, of 59 Oxford Gardens, Greenfield, Maidstone ME15 8FJ – caught breaching a Community Protection Notice (CPN) imposed for hare coursing.
Officers first warned Samuels, a traveller, on 27 August 2021 following seven reports of suspected poaching taking place at Neats Court in Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey.
On 27 November he was issued with a CPN after being stopped while in a vehicle in Eastwood Road. The car was searched under The Poaching Prevention Act 1862 and inside officers found dogs and deceased rabbits.
The CPN contained several conditions, including not being allowed to be on private land without the owner’s written permission, not being allowed to have dogs off-lead and not being allowed to be in possession of a catapult or air weapon.
On 26 January 2022 officers were told of two men being seen with dogs on private land near Old Ferry Road, Iwade. Officers attended and searched the area and found a flatbed truck where a deceased rabbit was found.
They stopped two men, one of whom was Sydney Samuels, and he was arrested for again breaching the CPN.
Following Samuels’ latest court appearance, he was also issued with a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order, which contained conditions to prohibit poaching. If this is breached this can result in a custodial sentence.
Sentencing: £400 fine.
Sydney Samuels was the first person to be taken to court for breaching his CPN which was served to him as part of Op Galileo, the national initiative, which primarily aims to combat hare coursing.
In order to support the national initiative, Kent Police and six other forces – Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Herefordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex – started to work collaboratively in August 2021.
The agreement, which has been completed with the support of the Crown Prosecution Service, has allowed the seven forces to work as one when exercising certain powers. This includes sharing interactions and movements, the use of automatic number plate recognition and seizing dogs.
Additional Information
Sydney Samuels, who has links to travellers sites in Maidstone and Sittingbourne, is believed to be the brother of another bloodsports maniac, Jack Samuels who lives at the same address in Oxford Gardens with girlfriend Liane Clark and their children. While there is no evidence that Jack Samuels has ever been prosecuted for wildlife crime, the images and videos he uploads to his Facebook profile and various ‘bushing’ groups he admins speak for themselves.
Bit Of Work The Scum Wants.
He wouldn’t have the energy to go out Lamping or Hunting or what ever else he has been up to.
What A Sad Life He Has.