Friday, July 17, 2009

Farmer arrested for crop circle shooting

A warning to all those out there checking out crop circles - a farmer to shoot people entering one! Guess they are unhappy with all their crop being ruined.

The 62-year-old reportedly hid in a tent in the centre of the circle before jumping out and firing over the heads of a group of tourists, thought to be from Norway.

The incident happened following the appearance of a crop circle in fields close to the village of Allington, near Devizes, Wiltshire.The group of tourists fled and called police, who sent armed officers and a helicopter to the scene at around 2pm on Monday.
The 300ft crop circle is thought to be of an ancient bird.

Nearby Cannings Cross Farm lost thousands of pounds worth of crops in 2007 after a 500ft pattern appeared in a field.Wiltshire Police said a 62-year-old man, from Oldham in Lancashire, had been arrested for possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

He has been released on conditional bail pending further inquiries.
A spokesman for the force could not confirm whether the man worked on the land


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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh shit...
I am from norway, and I am leaving for WIltshire Sunday...
haha, should I be nervous?
Better bring a bulletproof west:)

Anonymous said...

dam i told you to set up cameras not shoot at people you idiot.

Anonymous said...

The crop circle had already been destroyed when these people trepassed on private land. Anyone wanting to view crop circles,check with the land owner, it is not your right to just randomly walk on private land without permission, damaging crops and causing problems.

Anonymous said...

The crop circle had already been destroyed when these people trepassed on private land. Anyone wanting to view crop circles,check with the land owner, it is not your right to just randomly walk on private land without permission, damaging crops and causing problems.

Anonymous said...

check with the landowner first, sure,.. but who the hell has the right to shoot at unarmed people/?? this guy should be locked up and a message sent to all LANDOWNERS,... the universal message is not your property even if it appears on your property. You have been visited by a force far greater than the mighty POUND/DOLLAR. so my suggestion: GET OVER IT,,, the world is bigger than CASH, farmers are paid subsidies by the government anyway, so whats the problem??? Live and let live, please ?! To the Guy from Norway,.. ju will be fine ;) crop-circles are the best new way for people to connect with the landscape - go ENJOY, be one with wiltshire X

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