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Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership Asks the Public Not to Buy an E-Scooter
Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is asking the public not to buy an e-scooter because it is illegal to ride a privately owned e-scooter in any public place in the UK and your e-scooter may be seized by police. In 2021 24 e-scooters were seized by Warwickshire Police officers who as well as having legal powers…
Read MoreWarwickshire Police Operations Check Commercial Vehicle Safety
Warwickshire Police officers have stopped and checked the safety of commercial vehicles using Warwickshire’s roads during two road safety enforcement operations on 3 and 10 March. During the first operation, Roads Policing Officers (RPO) and Special Constables intercepted 10 vehicles and brought them in to be weighed. This resulted in two drivers being prosecuted for…
Read MoreCaravan Advice
Please find attached our updated crime prevention advice sheet for caravan and motorhome owners. If you own one of these vehicles please take time to read it and consider the information provided. Unfortunately nationally caravans and motorhomes are targets for criminals. If you see anyone acting suspiciously near your vehicle or see a vehicle that…
Read MoreDo You Recognise These Three Suspects?
The Warwickshire Police Rural Crime Team are appealing for information to identify the three pictured males following an alleged assault and multiple hare coursing offences that occurred on the 19th February 2022 in the Oldberrow area near Henley in Arden. A farm worker was allegedly assaulted by the males shortly after locating the three illegally…
Read MoreRural Crime Team Newsletter
Please find attached the Warwickshire Police Rural Crime Tram Newsletter for your information. Click on the attached link : Newsletter February 2022 1
Read MorePolice and Partners Work Together During Road Safety Enforcement Operations
Warwickshire Police Roads Policing Officers (RPO) and Special Constables have taken part in two road safety enforcement operations supported by the DVSA with the aim of making Warwickshire’s roads safer for everyone. Sixteen vehicles were weighed during the first operation on 17 February. This resulted in two drivers being prosecuted for overweight vehicles. The vehicles were…
Read MoreOver £1 Million of Items Recovered by the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team
Following work with rural communities and partner agencies, Warwickshire Police recognised the need for a dedicated team to focus on the offenders of rural crime, recovering stolen items and building relationships within the rural areas of the county. The Warwickshire Rural Crime Team was formed in October 2019 and was initially set up with 1…
Read MoreMale Sentenced For Illegal Metal Detecting at Brinklow Castle
On 5 April 2020 Warwickshire Police received a report of a male and female using a metal detector at Brinklow Castle in the village of Brinklow near Rugby. The location comprises the remains of a 12th century Norman motte and bailey castle and is a scheduled monument. The use of a metal detector at the…
Read MoreTransit Tipper Seized by Rural Crime Team
The driver of this Ford Transit decided to pull the old “drive around the roundabout and go back the way we came” trick after spotting our Rural Crime Team officers near Ryton on Dunsmore whilst they were on patrol. The officers were concerned about this unusual behaviour and the clearly insecure load being carried. The…
Read MoreWarning and Advice From Action Fraud
Working with partners in the National Crime Agency, City of London Police, UK Finance and Cifas, the multi-agency campaign aims to help small and medium sized businesses and home-buyers protect themselves. PDF, also known as Business Email Compromise or Mandate Fraud, involves criminals impersonating others, creating or amending invoices and diverting payments to bank accounts…
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