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Operation Galileo – Hare Coursing – Please Report It
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 on farm land. Please be vigilant. Coursing tends to happen on large flat areas of land. Be aware of a vehicle or number of vehicles…
Read MorePlea to Dog Owners re Livestock in Fields
We are now in an important part of the farming calendar with most sheep in the fields at present pregnant. If you own a dog(s) PLEASE keep them on a lead at all times if near to an area with livestock in. If your dog(s) are outside unsupervised at any time please ensure that they…
Read MoreAppeal to Dog Owners
We have sadly had a further 2 reports of dogs attacking sheep causing injury and death. Please, if you are walking in the countryside near a field with any livestock in, especially sheep, PLEASE put your dog on a lead and keep under close control. If your dogs are let out at anytime in your…
Read MoreOperation Dark Nights – Awareness Campaign
Warwickshire HorseWatch and Warwickshire Rural Crime Team are promoting ‘Operation Dark Nights’. This is a national initiative to promote awareness of vulnerable road users, which includes horse riders and carriage drivers. In support of The British Horse Society ‘Dead Slow’ campaign it includes raising the awareness of passing horses safely on the road by giving…
Read MoreCaravan Stolen in Kineton
Crime Ref: 23/49047/24 Unknown offenders stole a Switch Challenger SE storage caravan from a rural property in Kineton sometime between 20.00 hrs on 16/11/24 and 08.00 hrs on 17/11/24. If you may have seen this vehicle being moved, have CCTV or dashcam footage or any information that can assist the police with their enquiries please…
Read MoreRural 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…
Read MoreBurglary From Outbuilding in Brinklow
Crime ref: 23/40064/24 Some time between 22.00 hrs on 18/9/24 and 06.00 hrs on 19/9/24, unknown offender(s) forced entry to an outbuilding in Brinklow and stole a caravan, Ifor Williams tipping trailer, quad bike and tools. If you saw anyone/vehicle acting suspiciously in the area around this time, may have seen these vehicles being moved,…
Read MoreManege Leveller Stolen from Property in Polesworth
Crime Ref: 23/39497/24 Some time between 06.30 hrs on 14/9/24 and 17.00 hrs yesterday (15/9/24), unknown offenders stole a manege leveller from a property in Polesworth. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area around this time or have any information that could assist the police with their enquiries please email ruralwatch@warwickshire.police.uk, call 101…
Read MoreFood Alert : Consumers and Food Businesses who have purchased Glen’s Vodka (35cl)
The Food Standards Agency has issued a food alert concerning counterfeit bottles of Glen’s Vodka (35cl). The FSA has been made aware of the production and distribution of counterfeit vodka labelled as Glen’s Vodka. The counterfeit vodka may have a strange smell and taste differently to genuine vodka. Products sampled were found to contain isopropyl…
Read MoreBluetongue – 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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