Warwick Rural Area
Warwickshire BikeSafe to Restart in September
Warwickshire Police is delighted to announce that the Bikesafe initiative will restart in Warwickshire in September and officers are encouraging motorcyclists to sign up to attend the one day workshop. BikeSafe is a national police run motorcycle initiative which aims to improve riding and reduce the risk of motorcyclists being involved in a collision, as…
Read MoreStolen Caravans and Vehicle Recovered by Rural Crime Team
Last week PC Kate Taylor and PC Jenny May-Royle from the Rural Crime Team, with SC Harry Smith received information that there were a number of stolen caravans and a stolen van at an address within the Rugby area. Acting on this information they quickly located two stolen caravans using the caravan registration scheme via NCC CRiS. …
Read MoreRural Crime Team Newsletter
Please find attached the Rural Crime Team Newsletter for August: Newsletter Aug 2020
Read MoreOffenders Using Stubble Fields
We have recently had some incidents where offenders have committed a burglary in rural areas by taking advantage of coming across stubble fields to the back of rural properties after the field has been harvested. Please be aware of this and take all precautions to secure fields, shut and lock any gates when combining has finished and…
Read MoreMale From Studley Arrested and Charged
A 35-year-old man from Studley has been arrested and charged with assaulting an emergency worker after an officer was allegedly bitten while responding to a report of a disturbance at a property in Rowland Avenue, Studley yesterday afternoon. He will appear in court on 21 October.
Read MoreSpotting a Scam
Spotting scam online messages and phone calls is becoming increasingly difficult. Many scams will even fool the experts. However, there are some tricks that criminals will use to try and get you to respond without thinking. Things to look out for are: Authority – Is the message claiming to be from someone official? For example,…
Read MoreVehicle Stolen in Earlswood
At around 00.45 hrs this morning (13/8/20), unknown offender(s) took a black Range Rover with customised plates, from a property on Earlswood Common. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, including possible CCTV or SatNav footage, please contact us by either…
Read MoreTheft From Garage at Guys Cliffe
Some time between 23.30 hrs on the 11/8/20 and 07.30 hrs 12/8/20, unknown offender(s) forced entry to a garage at Guys Cliffe and stole 2 x chain saws and a crate of beer. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, including…
Read MoreRural Crime Officers Link in With OPU Officers to Stop Vehicle
PC Andy Steventon and PC Craig Purcell from the Rural Crime Team were working together yesterday (9/8/20) to disrupt some of our key rural crime targets. As PC Steventon was dealing with a crash and broken down van, the pictured van came past on false number plates and PC Purcell, in a separate vehicle, was able to…
Read MoreDriver and Passenger Arrested by Officers
This vehicle was spotted by OPU Officers and believed to be cloned. Suspicions were proved to be correct when it rammed a Police vehicle and failed to stop. A short pursuit followed and the driver was quickly out skilled and stopped. Both the driver and passenger are now spending some time at Her Majesty’s pleasure whilst Officers…
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