Warwick Rural Area
Burglary in Radford Semele
Crime Ref: 23/42754/24 Some time between 09.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs on 5/10/24, unknown offender(s) entered an outbuilding on Church Lane, Radford Semele and stole a number of hand and power tools. If you saw anyone/vehicle acting suspiciously in the area around these times or have any information that could assist the police with their…
Read MoreStolen Motorhome Recovered by Rural Crime Team
Yesterday (01/10/24) Rural Crime officers attended and located a stolen motorhome following some information that it might be in the vicinity. It was recovered and returned to it’s owner within 24 hours of the theft from the Atherstone area. If you have a caravan or motorhome please see the advice on our website – www.warwickshireruralwatch.co.uk., Caravan-Advice-New…
Read MoreStolen Caravan Recovered by Rural Crime Team
Its been a productive morning for the Rural Crime Teams today ( 2/10/24). At around 8 am they received a call regarding a caravan that had been abandoned on a disused plot of land in the Rugby area. They attended and confirmed the caravan had been stolen earlier in the morning from an address in…
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 MoreAwareness 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…
Read MoreTrailer, 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…
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…
Read More‘Dead Slow’ Signs Available to Raise Awareness of Passing Horses Safely on the Road
With the support of the British Horse Society we have funded a number of ‘Dead Slow’ educational boards to be displayed on private property where they can be clearly seen from the road by all drivers, on routes that horse riders need to use to access bridal ways or fields . 94 of these boards…
Read MoreOver 100 Sheep Reported Stolen in Two Reports to Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire Police have received a report of 22 lambs at around six months old believed to be stolen from fields between Loxley and Wellesbourne. This was reported to have happened between 12 and 25 July and follows a second report of 88 ewes and lambs allegedly being taken from fields near Kenilworth between 9 and…
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