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Email Fraud Alert – Ofgem
Action Fraud has received 752 reports in four days relating to fake emails purporting to be from Ofgem. The emails state that the recipient is eligible for a rebate as a result of a newly announced government scheme. The links in the emails lead to genuine-looking websites that are designed to steal your personal and…
Read MoreWarwickshire Rural Crime Team Work in Partnership with Environment Agency and Angling Trust
Partnership working with other key agencies is really important to the team. It was great to be out with the Environment Agency and Angling Trust recently, both in the North and South of the County. We spent time visiting rivers, canals and fisheries to ensure everyone was complying with the current restrictions, while also checking…
Read MoreOff Road Bikes Advice
Off Road Bikes Despite their name ‘off road’ bikes still need to be taxed and insured to be used on public roads. Most off road bikers behave responsibly and respect other road users. However there is a small minority that choose to ride dangerously on public roads, footpaths putting the public in danger as well as…
Read MoreOperation Sceptre – Warwickshire Police Launches Intensification Week to Tackle Knife Crime
From 16 -22 May, Warwickshire Police will amplify activities to take knives off streets and reduce the number of people involved in knife crime as part of the national intensification week, Operation Sceptre. Officers will be involved in community engagement and educational initiatives as well as targeted operations including knife sweeps in the county’s greenspaces,…
Read MoreWarwickshire Police Rural Crime Team Recover Approx £100k of Vehicles
On Thursday last week the Rural Crime Team attended a location in South Warwickshire to make enquiries about an unrelated matter. Whilst conducting their enquires, officers spotted a Toyota Hilux parked up next to a pair of Ifor Williams horse trailers. It was found that the Toyota’s registration had recently been reported to police as…
Read MoreNew Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Appointed for Warwickshire
Emma Daniell has been appointed as the new Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire. The decision to appoint Mrs Daniell won the support of the Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel at a special confirmation hearing on Monday (25 April), where members were able to post questions to her, before voting unanimously to endorse the…
Read MoreTwenty Events and Over 100 Children Engaged with During Month Long Warwickshire Road Safety campaign
Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is announcing the results of a successful month-long campaign to help improve the safety of cyclists and bikers using the county’s roads. Partners delivered road safety and active travel messages to road users of all ages across the county, as part of three national campaigns – Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel…
Read MoreMale Arrested and Stolen Vehicle Recovered
After officers stopped this vehicle to have a quiet word about the vehicles condition with lights not working, it turned out the van was displaying false registration plates. Further enquiries from the officers revealed the van had been stolen from Birmingham two days prior. A 48 year old male from Tipton was arrested at the…
Read MoreApril Cyber Scam Newsletter
Please find attached the April Cyber Scam newsletter from Warwickshire Community Safety Partnership : April-Cyber-scam-newsletter-1
Read MoreGPS Equipment Stolen in North Warwickshire
Sometime around 3rd or 4th April, believed to be in the early hours, possibly around 01.15 hrs, unknown offender(s) entered a rural property in the Austrey area and stole GPS equipment from 2 x tractors. If you were in this area around this time and saw anything suspicious, a vehicle parked up or something that…
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