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Rugby Rural Area

Help Stop Catalytic Converter Thefts

Warwickshire Police have had a further crime reported on our area overnight involving a catalytic convertor theft at Hams Hall. The victim reports that as he drove home after work, his vehicle a Mazda MX5 appeared to be faulty. Upon arriving home, the victim jacked the vehicle up to find that the catalytic convertor and…

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Chief Constable of Warwickshire Announces Retirement

After 33 years in policing the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police, Martin Jelley, has  announced his retirement. Mr Jelley will retire in June after serving as the force’s Chief Constable for the last six years. “It has been my absolute privilege and pleasure to serve as Chief Constable these last six years,” he said. “I…

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Incident in Rugby – Can You Help With Information?

Detectives are continuing to appeal for witnesses and have arrested two people on suspicion of assisting an offender after a man was seriously injured in Rugby on Sunday (7 February). A man in his 20s was found with serious stab wounds in Balcombe Road when police were called at 12.21pm. Officers arrested a 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old man,…

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Vehicle Crime Advice

Officers have made several arrests for vehicle crime over the past week We are working extremely hard to tackle vehicle crime at the moment and these arrests were a good example of the proactive approach we are taking. https://www.facebook.com/warwickshirepolice/posts/3937785736241174 https://www.facebook.com/warwickshirepolice/posts/3939757149377366 https://bit.ly/2NN3etc https://bit.ly/3cIEjSj However, we are still seeing vehicle crime in the county and we still…

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Recruitment For Police Cadets Now Open

Recruitment is now open for Warwickshire Police Cadets, closing date for applicants is 1st March 2021. We only recruit once a year, so if you have an interest in policing, want to get insight into policing, learn new skills, life skills, make new friends and have fun. Apply to become a Police Cadet, we have…

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Met Someone on Line? They May Not Be Who You Think They Are

Online dating & chatting to people you haven’t met via social media sites online. Some questions to ask yourself. Rule 1- Is there a genuine person behind this profile? Are they for real? Did they contact you? And why You? Check out the profile picture they are using, is it a false profile? Are they…

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Male Arrested Near Lawford Heath

A 47-year-old man from London was arrested after officers stopped a car towing a stolen Toyota on the A45 near Lawford Heath yesterday evening.  The man was arrested on suspicion of theft of motor vehicle, driving without insurance and driving without insurance.

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Rugby Man Arrested in Suspected Text Fraud Investigation

A Rugby man has been arrested by detectives investigating a text scam in which a man was conned out of almost £10,000. The man was arrested on Monday morning (1st February) by officers from the Warwickshire Police Fraud Team on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. On 22 January, the victim – a man in…

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Rural Crime Team Result on Sheep Worrying Incident

In November 2020, a sheep worrying incident was reported near to Ryton-on-Dunsmore. Two dogs had got into a field with sheep in, killing two ewes and badly injuring eight more. Sadly, only two of those eight survived their injuries. Officers from the Rural Crime Team attended the incident and quickly identified the dogs involved and…

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