Rugby Rural Area
Theft 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…
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…
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