Warwick Rural Area
Van Entered in Rowington
At approximately 18.30hrs on Friday 21 December 2018 offenders have cut a 3 inch square hole in the sliding door of a Sprinter van parked at Rowington Green, Rowington. The motor vehicle was only parked and left unattended for around 10 minutes. It is believed that the vehicle’s owner returning to the vehicle disturbed the…
Read MoreProperty Entered in Beausale
Some time between 09.30hrs and 16.00hrs on Friday 21 December 2018 offenders have entered the rear garden of a detached property at Beausale, Warwick. The offenders have then entered a garden shed and took garden implements to force off the latch on the conservatory door to the property. Once inside the property the offenders carried out…
Read MoreAttempt to Enter Vehicle in Rowington
Some time between 19.00hrs on Sunday 23 December and 10.00hrs on Christmas Eve 24 December 2018 offenders have tried to force a secured cover off the rear of a pick-up truck parked on a private drive at Mill Lane, Rowington. The attempt to gain entry to the vehicle failed. This is incident 118 of 24…
Read MorePolice Dogs, Officers and Helicopter Make Arrest After ATM Arrest
Police dog Ziva and Police dog Koko attended reports of an ATM theft where a digger was used to remove it from the wall. Our Police Dogs tracked from where the ATM was dumped across long distances in the rural terrain for a number of miles. Supported by colleagues from OPU, local policing and the…
Read MoreDrugs Seized and Arrests Made in Connection with Suspected County Lines Drug Dealing
On Saturday (15 December), officers from the Operational Patrol Unit at Warwickshire Police identified a cloned Ford Focus vehicle when it activated Automatic Number Plate Recognition software. After locating the vehicle on the A45 in Rugby, officers deployed stinger tactics to try to stop the vehicle and its occupants including ‘boxing’ the vehicle in which saw the driver of the…
Read MorePolice Focus on Violent Crime Ahead of Busiest Weekend of the Year
Police have warned local people they will not tolerate any violent behaviour ahead of what is likely to be their busiest weekend of the year. Extra officers will be on the streets of town centres to help keep people safe. Violent crime traditionally goes up over the festive period as people go out celebrating. There…
Read MoreLeamington Businessman Ordered to Pay Confiscation Order Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Warwickshire Police Economic Crime Unit (ECU) has secured the confiscation of £69,650 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) after a man was convicted of drug offences. Malkit Singh Sangha, 48, of Kenpas Highway, Coventry, was yesterday (19 December) ordered to pay the confiscation order within three months at Warwick Crown Court. If Mr…
Read MoreWarwickshire Police Appeal
Warwickshire Police are appealing to the public for help to locate 23-year-old Dale Melia from Coventry. Police would like to speak to him as it’s believed he may have information about a burglary investigation in Warwickshire. Melia is described as white, 6’1″, of a medium build with short dark hair.… Anyone who has seen Melia or…
Read MoreOperation Tramline
This week Warwickshire Police OPU have been taking part in Operation Tramline which focuses on offences caused by HGV’s. This is done because of the amount HGV’s contribute to killed and serious injury statistics. Yesterday on the M40, the unmarked HGV has managed to detect 20 offences which include lorry drivers on their phones and…
Read MoreViews Sought on Budget Plans to Recruit More Police Officers
Warwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner wants to hear the views of farms, agricultural businesses and rural communities on plans to increase the number of police officers, community support officers and police staff investigators by up to 100. The investment in new officers – made possible through an increase to the portion of Council Tax which…
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