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Stratford Rural Area

Hare Coursing -Please Report

Hare coursing is the illegal pursuit of hares using dogs to chase, catch and kill them. The dogs used are sighthounds (for example greyhounds or lurchers) and so pursue the hares by sight and not by scent. After the harvest has taken place is when we usually see a peak in incidents of coursing as…

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Operation Aerospace – Tackling Speeding Throughout the County

Operation Aerospace was run throughout Warwickshire last week to tackle speeding and vehicle offences within the county. As part of the operation, static speed checks were held between 9am and 5pm. Sites were specifically chosen in areas where there have been issues with speeding or where there have been previous serious collisions. Monday covered North…

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Theft in Snitterfield

Unknown offender(s) entered a secure garage and green house at a property in Snitterfield, where they stole a Qeedo tent. Some time between 18.00 hrs on the 24/8/20 and 09.15 hrs on the 26/8/20, unknown offender(s) entered a shed on Coventry Road, Dunchurch and stole a number of items. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in…

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Officers and Police Dog Buzz Make Arrest and Recover Stolen Vehicle

In the early hours of yesterday morning officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a residential property in Claverdon. Officers from OPU, South Warwickshire Response teams, and our Dog Units attended the scene. On arrival the offenders have made off in a stolen Audi SQ5 and tried to ram our Police Dog…

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Theft From Shed in Bidford on Avon

Some time between 25/8/20 and 30/8/20 unknown offender(s) entered a shed on Salford Road, Bidford on Avon and stole various garden tools. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, including possible CCTV or SatNav footage, please contact us by either advising us…

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Reminder of New Law Re All Horses Must be Microchipped By October 2020

From October 2020 it will be mandatory for all owners to microchip their horses, ponies and donkeys. The new Central Equine Database (https://www.equineregister.co.uk/home) will then allow local authorities and police to track down the owners of dumped horses and make sure they are punished and the animals are given the care they deserve. It will also…

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Awareness Around Historic Sites and Monuments

An officer from our Rural Crime Team was shocked and saddened to attend a heritage crime at a very important church in our county, in a rural area. As well as causing criminal damage and theft inside and outside of the church the offenders had also smashed 700 year old pews.  The community in the area are…

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Two Males Charged with Murder

Warwickshire Police yesterday charged two men with murder, following the death of a woman in Leamington Spa on Monday. Jasbinder Gahir, 57, and Rohan Gahir, 23, both from Maidenhead, will appear at Coventry Magistrates Court in the morning. Officers are not looking for any other suspects in connection with this case.

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Men to Face Charges in Connection with Motorbike Theft

Three men and a teenage boy are due to attend court in connection with a motorbike theft in Stratford in June. All four have been sent postal requisitions to attend Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court on 12 October 2020. The incident took place in Bridgefoot, Stratford at around 4pm on 2 June 2020. A 17-year-old boy from…

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Theft From Vehicle in Langley

Some time between 13.00 and 14.20 hrs yesterday (26/8/20), unknown offender(s) stole a blue bag from a vehicle parked in a field gate way in Langley, plus the front registration plate. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, including possible CCTV…

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