After a long search, a 62-year-old man from Oakham has been arrested for distributing pornographic images in Rutland and Leicestershire.

Police action has been taken against a man who was found to be discarding pornographic images in the Harborough and Rutland areas.

Officers were informed by local residents of the images on A4 paper which were being discarded in the areas including around the villages of Billesdon, Tilton on the Hill and Hungarton.

Hundreds of images had been found by residents and reported to police. It is reported the images had been found over a significant period of time.

Teamwork with Rutland County Council Community Safety Team, Melton Police, Rutland Police and Market Harborough and Lutterworth Police.

Following investigation, a 62-year-old man from Oakham was arrested by the Rural Policing Team under the 'Indecent Displays Controls Act 1981'.

The man admitted to the offence of displaying indecent matter and was given a conditional caution by police – the conditional caution involves assisting with litter picking in the area. No charge has been made.

Police Constable Kelly Tones said: "These offences were understandably causing much upset and anger for local residents. Thanks to public reporting and to support from our partners, including Rutland community partnership scheme, we were able to carry out an investigation. In the circumstances, the conditional caution was the appropriate action to take.

"Please do continue to report your concerns to us so that we can continue to take the action required and help to keep our communities enjoyable and safe places to be."