Devon and Cornwall Police tractor named ‘Inspector Moors’

Devon & Cornwall Police has revealed the winner of its tractor naming competition is ‘Inspector Moors’.

The force launched the competition last month, giving children living in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly the chance to name the tractor.

Almost 300 entries were received from children aged 12 and under and the winning name was submitted by seven-year-old Eloise Bettison.

The John Deere tractor, now known as Inspector Moors, was loaned to Devon and Cornwall Police by local agricultural machinery dealer Masons Kings.

It will be used as an engagement tool by the force’s rural affairs team at agricultural shows and events across the region this summer.

Bettison, along with her family, was invited to the Woofstock Festival to officially unveil the new name after assistant head Glen Mayhew chose it as the winner.

She said she “thought it would be good for the tractor to survey the marshes,” prompting her to choose the name.

Inspector Moors

Bettison helps her parents on the family farm and was very excited to be chosen as the winner of the competition, saying she “can’t wait to go back to school to tell her friends and teachers”.

Devon & Cornwall PC Clarke Orchard said: “The response to the competition has been fantastic. There were nearly 300 entries in total and several suggestions that would have made excellent names.

“On Saturday at the Woofstock Festival, we revealed that Eloise was the winner of our ‘Inspector Moors’ competition – a well-deserved win, and those of us old enough to remember the popular detective series Inspector Morse will appreciate the clever game of words. .

“Inspector Moors will be joining us throughout the summer to help us engage with members of the public and enable us to have important and meaningful conversations about how we can work with our communities to tackle rural crime.”

Masons Kings Group Agricultural Sales Manager Alan Rowdon said: “The purpose of our partnership with Devon & Cornwall Police has been to support and stand in solidarity with our farming communities in the fight against rural crime.

“We are very proud of the response and efforts of Devon and Cornwall Police in this campaign and would like to congratulate Eloise for coming up with the fantastic winning name Inspector Moors.”

The next opportunity for the public to meet Inspector Moors will be at the Yealmpton Show on Wednesday 31st July.