Rugby Rural Area
Appeal For Information Following Mutilated Body of Dead Badger Found in Rugby
Warwickshire Police are appealing for information after a badger carcass was found near Rugby, hanging from a tree, with evidence of dogs having attacked the body before further mutilation of the remains. On Tuesday, 19th January 2021, officers from the Rural Crime Team of Warwickshire Police attended a location on a disused railway line near…
Read MoreDog Worrying Incident in Ryton on Dunsmore
Yesterday (26/1/21), at about 10.00 am Warwickshire Police had a report of sheep worrying at a field in Ryton-on-Dunsmore near to Ryton Woods. PS Shaw from the Rural Crime Team attended the incident meeting the farmer at the field where they were faced with 12 dead sheep and a further 5 injured so badly that…
Read MoreBe Alert To Vaccine Fraud
Criminals are using the Covid vaccine as a way to target the public by tricking them into handing over cash or financial details. They are sending convincing looking text messages letting people know they are eligible for the vaccine or phoning people directly pretending to be from the NHS or a local pharmacy. Remember, the…
Read MoreSheep Worrying by Ryton Pools
Sometime overnight from Monday the 25th to Tuesday the 26th a number of sheep have been killed by what is believed to be 2 or 3 dogs. The area in question is close to Ryton Pools and Ryton Woods. The attack was clearly extended and brutal. Our incident number is 101 of the 26th. If…
Read MoreLatest Rural Crime Team Newsletter
Please find attached the latest newsletter from our Rural Crime Team: Newsletter for January 2021
Read MoreGenerator Stolen in Wolston Area
Inc 57 of 22/1/21 Some time between 13.00 hrs 21/1/21 and 07.00 hrs this morning (22/1/21), unknown offender(s) entered a shed and stole a generator from a rural property in Wolston, near to the A45. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that could help the police with their…
Read MoreATV and Leaf Blower Stolen in Walsgrave on Sowe
Inc 59 of 17/1/21 Some time between 17.00 hrs 16/1/21 and 07.30 hrs 17/1/21, unknown offender(s) entered a secure outbuilding in Walsgrave on Sowe and stole a Mule ATV and a leaf blower. It is believed the vehicle was driven towards Brinklow after being taken. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, may…
Read MoreStolen Quad Bike Recovered
In the early hours of the morning on the 13th January 2021, a Yamaha Grizzly quad bike worth £10,000 was stolen from a farm near Shipston on Stour. Warwickshire Police also received a call from a member of public from a neighbouring village in the early hours of the morning reporting suspicious activity whereby a…
Read MoreUpdate on Lamb Stolen Last Year in Long Marston, Stratford upon Avon.
A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, both of an address in Pathlow have been sentenced in connection with this offence. On Tuesday 21st April 2020 we received a report of a theft of a two week old lamb from a field near to Long Marston, Stratford upon Avon. This report came from a member…
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