Councillor Jemma Joy, who represents Hutton ward, in Guisborough, also took aim at responses to rural crime generally, labelling the problem a “Cinderella crime” and describing how she was seeking a meeting with police. Cllr Joy said it was also unable to support a potential criminal investigation “down to money”. The force also hosts rural crime forums in a bid to share intelligence and advice with groups who have a stakehold in such communities, which members of the public can also attend. “Cleveland Police has a rural crime co-ordinator purely dedicated to rural crime, who is overseen by a chief inspector, and there are a number of wildlife trained officers and a rural crime specials team supported by neighbourhood teams and rural volunteers. Cllr Joy claimed previous Government cuts were a factor in resourcing and again referring to fly-tipping said it was “environmental vandalism”.