Nuneaton and Bedworth Rural Area
£158,000 of Stolen Vehicles and Equipment Recovered by Rural Crime Team
Recently during the early hours of the morning the Rural Crime Team was contacted by one of their partners NaVCIS (National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service) who had received intelligence that two stolen quad bikes from Warwickshire were at a location near Cleeves Prior in Worcestershire. Officers from the team later met with NaVCIS, and supported…
Read MoreIncrease in Livestock Worrying Incidents – Please Keep Your Dog on a Lead or Secure at Your Property
We are unfortunately getting a number of sheep worrying incidents being reported, some sadly resulting in death and serious injury to the sheep. This is particularly concerning at this time of year as most of the ewes in the fields are either heavily pregnant or have recently given birth and the lambs are very vulnerable.…
Read MoreThree Males Charged Following Hare Coursing Incident
On 30th November 2022, Police were alerted to an incident of Hare-coursing in the Brinklow area. With the assistance of other departments, 3 x males were arrested, 3 x dogs seized, and 1 x vehicle seized. The follow on investigation was conducted by RCT officers and on 15th February the 3 males were charged with…
Read MoreOfficers Arrest Male for Fly Tipping Incident
Officers investigating an incident of fly tipping near Ansley in September last year have charged a man. Callum Smith, 29, of Brights Road, Nuneaton was arrested after the incident near Brook House Farm was captured on video. Smith was charged with depositing without an environmental permit controlled or extractive waste on land. He will appear…
Read MoreGenerator Stolen in Hartshill
REF: 23/511/23 At some time between the hours of 17:00 on the 3rd of January and 06:50 on the 4th, unknown offender(s) have broken into a business near Woodford Lane, Hartshill. They have broken the padlock to a container and have then stolen a mix of hand tools, including a zip saw and a generator…
Read MoreWaste Dumped in Hartshill
It has come to our attention that waste has been dumped on Grange Road in Hartshill. This occurred over New Years weekend and then again on the 4th of January. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, potential CCTV or Dash-cam…
Read MoreLorry Load of Stolen Vehicles Recovered
Christmas came early for several vicitms of crime recently when this lorry load of vehicles were located by officers. Officers from Rugby Response B Shift followed up on valuable information recieved from a member of the public. On arrival at a location near Ryton-on-Dunsmore officers arrested a 33 year old male on suspicion of handling…
Read MoreAdvice on Stihl Equipment
The Police often recover arb kit, strimmers, jet washes, blowers and saws. Quite often – we suspect they are stolen but it’s difficult to identify the owner. When a Stihl product is sold to a dealer – the digit serial number on every Stihl product is registered with the company – eg 123456789 is registered to…
Read MoreStolen Horse Trailer Recovered by Rural Crime Team
RCT officers came across this horse trailer abandoned near Cleeve Prior. It was checked for all the usual property registers including Datatag ID Limited & The Equipment Register – TER, but unfortunately no record of an owner or police report could be found. We then spotted a little service sticker on the inside, after a…
Read MoreGrandborough Equine Event
Equine crime prevention, including our trailer stickers will be available this Saturday (10th December) 10 to 2pm at Woodbine Riding School, Grandborough Fields Road, Grandborough. Advice on riding safely on the road, with fluorescents and other items available, plus information on reporting incidents via Operation Snap and tack marking available. Come and chat to your…
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