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A man who deliberately sneezed and spluttered in the back of a police car after officers had arrested him has been jailed for five months. Thomas Coates, 21, of Hotchkiss Close, Wellesbourne appeared at Warwick Crown Court where he was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. Police arrested Coates…

Warwickshire Police is asking farmers and contractors to please consider other road users and remove mud on the road after recently receiving a number of reports of mud creating poor road conditions in the county. Vehicle operators who deposit mud on the road are also potentially liable for a range of offences. Carol Cotterill of…

Partners in Warwickshire working together to improve road safety are urging the public not to buy e-scooters this Christmas because it’s currently against the law to ride a privately owned e-scooter in any public place in the UK. Sergeant Shaun Bridle said “We understand that buying an e-scooter can be tempting, especially as you can…

As Warwickshire, West Mercia and Gloucestershire Police conduct evening searches for rural burglars, Gloucestershire Constabulary got a good result. Following the incident detailed below a 17-year-old boy from Stratford-Upon-Avon and 29-year-old man from Worcester were arrested on suspicion of burglary. Both have since been released under police bail as further investigation and efforts to identify…

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced for theft of sheep. Last month PC Kate Taylor from our Rural Crime Team, arrested Ion Pinzari, of St Annes Close, Daventry, for failing to appear at Court for theft of sheep. He appeared at Leamington Magistrates Court the same day. On Sunday 16th February 2020 we received a…

As we begin another month in lock down, if you choose to exercise in the countryside, please make yourself aware of the Countryside Code and if walking in fields with livestock in, only enter if there is a public footpath in it, stay to the footpath at all times, close ALL gates and if you…

Warwickshire Police is highlighting the needs of Vulnerable Road Users as part of a national NPCC campaign between 9 and 22 November 2020 aimed at improving the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders on the roads. PS Shaun Bridle said “Vulnerable road users do not have the same protection as a driver sitting…

E-Scooters are defined as ‘powered transporters’, the laws that apply to motor vehicles apply to powered transporters and E-Scooters fall within this definition. This does not apply to electrically-assisted pedal cycles they have their own regulations. https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules Any privately owned E-Scooter can not be ridden on any public place ( Road, pavement, cycle lane, parks)…

Get help for domestic abuse. Call 999 if in immediate danger. If you can’t speak & are calling from a mobile, listen to the operator & when prompted, dial 55 to connect to police, who will help. Refuge  Warwickshire can also provide support on 0800 408 1552  #YouAreNotAlone