Stratford Rural Area
Increase in Livestock Worrying Incidents – Please Keep Your Dog on a Lead or Secure at Your Property
We are unfortunately getting a number of sheep worrying incidents being reported, some sadly resulting in death and serious injury to the sheep. This is particularly concerning at this time of year as most of the ewes in the fields are either heavily pregnant or have recently given birth and the lambs are very vulnerable.…
Read MoreTrailer Stolen in Newbold on Stour
Crime ref: 23/9227/23 At approximately 02.30 hrs on 2/3/23, unknown offenders entered a property in Newbold on Stour and stole an Ifor Williams trailer. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information that could assist the police with their enquiries please contact us either online at www.warwickshire.police.uk, by email to…
Read MoreThree Males Charged Following Hare Coursing Incident
On 30th November 2022, Police were alerted to an incident of Hare-coursing in the Brinklow area. With the assistance of other departments, 3 x males were arrested, 3 x dogs seized, and 1 x vehicle seized. The follow on investigation was conducted by RCT officers and on 15th February the 3 males were charged with…
Read MoreMotorcross Bikes Stolen in Burmington
Ref: 23/467/23 Between the hours of 00:10 and 06:00 on the 4th of January in the village of Burmington near Shipston-on-Stour, unknown offenders have broken into a garage and stolen 2 x motorcross bikes. In the process they have also removed the security lighting, a security lock and a window. If you saw anyone acting…
Read MoreSheep stolen near Alcester
On the morning of the 22nd of December it was discovered that offender(s) had accessed a field on Castle Road in Studley. They had corralled some of the sheep into a pen and have taken 4 of the sheep, this was likely sometime in the night. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area…
Read MoreVehicle and Trailer stolen near Alcester
Ref: 23/54224/22 In the early hours of the morning of the 17th of December, unknown offender(s) have accessed a farm between Alcester and Ardens Grafton. After cutting through 2 barriers they have then gained access and taken a Blue/Grey Ford Ranger XLT Wildtrack Pick-up, an Ifor Williams Horse Trailer and a digger that had been…
Read MoreQuad bike and Tools stolen in Edstone
Ref: 23/54480/22 On the 19th of December, between the hours of 01:00 and 02:00, offender(s) entered a rural property located between Bearley and Langley. They have broken into exterior containers at the property and have stolen a quad bike, a chainsaw, 2 hedge cutters and 2 strimmers. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the…
Read MoreLorry Load of Stolen Vehicles Recovered
Christmas came early for several vicitms of crime recently when this lorry load of vehicles were located by officers. Officers from Rugby Response B Shift followed up on valuable information recieved from a member of the public. On arrival at a location near Ryton-on-Dunsmore officers arrested a 33 year old male on suspicion of handling…
Read MoreAdvice on Stihl Equipment
The Police often recover arb kit, strimmers, jet washes, blowers and saws. Quite often – we suspect they are stolen but it’s difficult to identify the owner. When a Stihl product is sold to a dealer – the digit serial number on every Stihl product is registered with the company – eg 123456789 is registered to…
Read MoreStolen Horse Trailer Recovered by Rural Crime Team
RCT officers came across this horse trailer abandoned near Cleeve Prior. It was checked for all the usual property registers including Datatag ID Limited & The Equipment Register – TER, but unfortunately no record of an owner or police report could be found. We then spotted a little service sticker on the inside, after a…
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