A tip-off helped crack the case of the Sycamore Gap tree felling, the officer in charge of the investigation has revealed.
Northumbria Police reverted to "old-school policing techniques" as they found themselves on the hunt for those responsible for the crime – carried out on a stormy night in the middle of rural Northumberland in September 2023.
Detective Inspector Calum Meikle said it was thanks to a piece of information linking Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers to the felling, which also resulted in damage to Hadrian’s Wall, that enabled the force to solve the case.
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