Rugby Rural Area
Get Help For Domestic Abuse
Get help for domestic abuse. Call 999 if in immediate danger. If you can’t speak and are calling from a mobile, listen to the operator and, when prompted, dial 55 to connect to the police, who will help. Refuge Warwickshire can also provide support on 0800 408 1552
Read MoreAlert to Romance Fraud
Watch out for #RomanceFraud! Here are steps you can take to protect yourself from being tricked by the clever and manipulative criminals who commit #WarksRomanceFraud #WarksCyberProtect Please see the attached video link for further advice and information: https://www.facebook.com/CyberSafeWarwickshire/videos/417087159401380
Read MoreTheft From Outbuilding in Harborough Magna
Inc 124 of 2/2/21 Sometime between 16.00 hrs 1/2/21 and 08.00 hrs this morning (2/2/21), unknown offender(s) came over a field and forced entry to an outbuilding at a rural property in Harborough Magna and took a garden tool. Attempts were made at other outbuildings. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or…
Read MoreAlert Re COVID Phishing Emails
Criminals continue to take advantage of the Covid vaccine rollout with reports of phishing emails soaring. The email, which attempts to trick people into handing over their bank details, was reported more than 1000 time in 24 hours. It appears to come from the NHS and asks the recipient to click on a link to…
Read MoreTheft From Shed in Long Lawford
Inc 203 of 1/2/21 Some time between 12.30 hrs 31/1/21 and 14.35 hrs today (1/2/21), unknown offender(s) have entered a shed at a property on Sheepcote Drive, Long Lawford and stole a number of items. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that could help the police with their…
Read MoreRural Crime Team With Shipston Safer Neighbourhood Officers Recover an Estimated £60,000 of Stolen Equipment
https://www.facebook.com/WarwickshireRuralCrimeTeam/videos/222670156198014 This week, following a report of a tracker from a stolen vehicle plotting in our area, the Rural Crime Team began investigating. Working with the Shipston Safer Neighbourhood Team the officers spent a number of hours in the Shipston area. The work paid off with the team recovering an estimated £60,000 worth of stolen…
Read MoreAlert to Telephone Fraud
Warwickshire Police are investigating four telephone fraud attempts in the last couple of days. In one incident, a couple from Atherstone were conned out of £20,000 after being contacted by someone claiming to be from Barlcay’s Bank who told them there had been suspicious activity on their account. In other incidents, people were contacted by…
Read MoreVan Entered in Binley Woods
Inc 100 of 28/1/21 Overnight (26th to 27th January), unknown offender(s) entered a van parked on Rugby Road, Binley Woods. The vehicle was searched but nothing is believed to have been taken. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, including possible…
Read MoreAppeal 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…
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