Rugby Rural Area
Rural Crime Team Newsletter
Team newsletter for your information: Newsletter Nov Dec 2024 1
Read MoreSurvey re Local Pharmaceutical Services from Warwickshire County Council
Do you use any of the local pharmacy services in Coventry and Warwickshire? If so please help us to improve the pharmaceutical service by taking part in a survey and sharing your experiences of using them? Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council are conducting the survey, which is officially known as the Pharmaceutical Needs…
Read MoreAppeal to Dog Owners
We have sadly had a further 2 reports of dogs attacking sheep causing injury and death. Please, if you are walking in the countryside near a field with any livestock in, especially sheep, PLEASE put your dog on a lead and keep under close control. If your dogs are let out at anytime in your…
Read MoreWarwickshire Police Officers Respond to Loose Horse on Road
Whilst out on specialised training, officers heard horses hooves coming towards them. As it got nearer they saw a loose horse heading towards a major road. They immediately jumped into their vehicles, closed the road and caught the horse ensuring it was safe. The owner was identified and arranged to collect from the officers. The…
Read MoreOperation Dark Nights – Awareness Campaign
Warwickshire HorseWatch and Warwickshire Rural Crime Team are promoting ‘Operation Dark Nights’. This is a national initiative to promote awareness of vulnerable road users, which includes horse riders and carriage drivers. In support of The British Horse Society ‘Dead Slow’ campaign it includes raising the awareness of passing horses safely on the road by giving…
Read MoreVehicle Stolen in Stretton Under Fosse
Inc 115 of 4/10/24 Some time between 20.30 hrs on 3/10/24 and 12.00 hrs on 4/10/24 unknown offender(s) stole a silver Ford Transit from a rural property on Smeaton Lane, Stretton under Fosse. If you saw anyone/vehicle acting suspiciously in the area around these times, may have seen this vehicle being moved, or have any…
Read MoreStolen Motorhome Recovered by Rural Crime Team
Yesterday (01/10/24) Rural Crime officers attended and located a stolen motorhome following some information that it might be in the vicinity. It was recovered and returned to it’s owner within 24 hours of the theft from the Atherstone area. If you have a caravan or motorhome please see the advice on our website – www.warwickshireruralwatch.co.uk., Caravan-Advice-New…
Read MoreStolen Caravan Recovered by Rural Crime Team
Its been a productive morning for the Rural Crime Teams today ( 2/10/24). At around 8 am they received a call regarding a caravan that had been abandoned on a disused plot of land in the Rugby area. They attended and confirmed the caravan had been stolen earlier in the morning from an address in…
Read MoreRural Crime Team – Operation THIRA
On Thursday 26th September 2024, the Rural Crime Team ran Operation Thira, targeting caravan theft. They spoke to numerous caravan owners throughout the operation, however their eyes were diverted from caravans to machinery with a suspected stolen mini digger and trailer seized suspected to be stolen, enquiries to this are currently ongoing. Later in the…
Read MoreAwareness of Hare Coursing – Please Report
Operation Galileo Warwickshire Police are working with forces around the country on Operation Galileo to address hare coursing and related crimes. Increased reports are received around this time of year as harvest is completed on farm land. Please be vigilant. Coursing tends to happen on large flat areas of land. Be aware of a vehicle…
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