Warwick Rural Area
Warwickshire Police Operations Check Commercial Vehicle Safety
Warwickshire Police officers have stopped and checked the safety of commercial vehicles using Warwickshire’s roads during two road safety enforcement operations on 3 and 10 March. During the first operation, Roads Policing Officers (RPO) and Special Constables intercepted 10 vehicles and brought them in to be weighed. This resulted in two drivers being prosecuted for…
Read MoreCaravan Advice
Please find attached our updated crime prevention advice sheet for caravan and motorhome owners. If you own one of these vehicles please take time to read it and consider the information provided. Unfortunately nationally caravans and motorhomes are targets for criminals. If you see anyone acting suspiciously near your vehicle or see a vehicle that…
Read MoreDo You Recognise These Three Suspects?
The Warwickshire Police Rural Crime Team are appealing for information to identify the three pictured males following an alleged assault and multiple hare coursing offences that occurred on the 19th February 2022 in the Oldberrow area near Henley in Arden. A farm worker was allegedly assaulted by the males shortly after locating the three illegally…
Read MoreRural Crime Team Newsletter
Please find attached the Warwickshire Police Rural Crime Tram Newsletter for your information. Click on the attached link : Newsletter February 2022 1
Read MorePolice and Partners Work Together During Road Safety Enforcement Operations
Warwickshire Police Roads Policing Officers (RPO) and Special Constables have taken part in two road safety enforcement operations supported by the DVSA with the aim of making Warwickshire’s roads safer for everyone. Sixteen vehicles were weighed during the first operation on 17 February. This resulted in two drivers being prosecuted for overweight vehicles. The vehicles were…
Read MoreOver £1 Million of Items Recovered by the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team
Following work with rural communities and partner agencies, Warwickshire Police recognised the need for a dedicated team to focus on the offenders of rural crime, recovering stolen items and building relationships within the rural areas of the county. The Warwickshire Rural Crime Team was formed in October 2019 and was initially set up with 1…
Read MoreNew Sergeant Joins Rural Crime Team
Following the retirement of Sgt Bob Shaw from the force in December 21, after 30 years service in Warwickshire Police, the Rural Crime Team are pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Wheeldon as the new Sergeant. Greg joined Warwickshire Police in September 2004, and has had a varied career working on the front line…
Read MoreMale Sentenced For Illegal Metal Detecting at Brinklow Castle
On 5 April 2020 Warwickshire Police received a report of a male and female using a metal detector at Brinklow Castle in the village of Brinklow near Rugby. The location comprises the remains of a 12th century Norman motte and bailey castle and is a scheduled monument. The use of a metal detector at the…
Read MoreStolen Caravan Recovered by Rural Crime Team
Whilst patrolling around the Stratford Upon Avon area, officers from the Rural Crime Team located a caravan that we were able to confirm as stolen from the Derby area in 2019. Enquiries were made with the occupants currently living in the caravan to ascertain how they came to be in possession of it, while other…
Read MoreTransit Tipper Seized by Rural Crime Team
The driver of this Ford Transit decided to pull the old “drive around the roundabout and go back the way we came” trick after spotting our Rural Crime Team officers near Ryton on Dunsmore whilst they were on patrol. The officers were concerned about this unusual behaviour and the clearly insecure load being carried. The…
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