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Stratford Rural Area

Rural Crime Team – Operation THIRA

On Thursday 26th September 2024, the Rural Crime Team ran Operation Thira, targeting caravan theft. They spoke to numerous caravan owners throughout the operation, however their eyes were diverted from caravans to machinery with a suspected stolen mini digger and trailer seized suspected to be stolen, enquiries to this are currently ongoing. Later in the…

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Awareness of Hare Coursing – Please Report

Operation Galileo Warwickshire Police are working with forces around the country on Operation Galileo to address hare coursing and related crimes. Increased reports are received around this time of year as harvest is completed on farm land.   Please be vigilant. Coursing tends to happen on large flat areas of land. Be aware of a vehicle…

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Trailer, Equipment and Horse Tack Stolen in Priors Hardwick

Priors Hardwick Sometime between 21.00hrs on 21/09/24 and 11.00hrs on 22/09/24 unknown offender/s stole an Ifor Williams HBX506 trailer containing equipment including, saddles, bridles riding hats and a pram, plus also taken from a field shed were lawn mowers, chainsaw, hedge trimmers and 6 x push bikes. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the…

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Trailer Stolen in Napton

Incident 75 of 13/9/24 Some time between 20.00 hrs on 12/9/24 and 08.30 hrs today (13/9/24), unknown offenders entered a rural property on Fells Lane, Napton and stole a 16 ft flat bed Ifor Williams trailer with a winch. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area around this time, may have seen the…

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Bluetongue – A message for Warwickshire’s Farming Community, issued by Warwickshire Trading Standards

Warwickshire Trading Standards has updated their Animal Disease Control and Outbreaks web page with an update on Bluetongue. Following reports of clinical suspicion in sheep and cattle on two new premises in Norfolk and Suffolk, bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) has been confirmed at these premises. Bluetongue is a notifiable disease caused by infection with bluetongue…

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Hare Coursing – Awareness and Importance of Reporting

Reports of hare coursing are being reported in a number of areas around the country and the police are asking for your help in reporting any incidents or suspicious activity. Warwickshire Police is part of Operation Galileo, a national approach to hare coursing with police forces working together to tackle this illegal wildlife crime. Hare coursing…

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Theft From Van in Avon Dassett

Unknown offender/s have by unknown means forced the side door of a Ford Transit Custom Van and stolen a tool chest from within. The vehicle was stationary on the driveway of a property in Avon Dassett. Exact times are unknown, however this has occurred between 17:00hrs on the 22/08/2024 and 08:00hrs on the 23/08/2024. If…

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