Farm & Equine Only County

Incredible feats of bravery and outstanding achievement from Warwickshire Police officers and staff have been recognised. The force’s headquarters in Leek Wootton was home to the second of two Chief Superintendent’s and Director’s awards on Monday (21 September). A new format – designed to ensure social distancing – allowed the ceremony to go ahead after…

Officers have arrested 50 people as part of a sustained focus on targeting county lines drug dealing and gangs within the county. Warrants have taken place in Nuneaton, Leamington, Stratford, Atherstone, Keresley and Rugby, with significant amounts of heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine and cannabis seized. Vehicles, more than £20,000 in cash, imitation firearms and knives,…

A man has been jailed after cars and jewellery were stolen in 12 burglaries across Warwickshire, Coventry and Leicestershire. David Lee Bradley, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday (22 September) after admitting conspiracy to burgle. Bradley, formerly of Wappenbury Road, Coventry was handed a nine year nine month jail sentence. Properties were targeted in Southam, Wolston,…

PC Andrew Hoey (pictured left) along with PC James Fitzmaurice (right)have been nominated for the National Police Chief Bravery Award in recognition of their bravery in tackling a man with a samurai sword in Bedworth last year. The officers managed to disarm and detain the man who was also found to be in possession of…

Get help for domestic abuse. Call 999 if in immediate danger. If you can’t speak & are calling from a mobile, listen to the operator & when prompted, dial 55 to connect to police, who will help. Refuge Warwickshire can also provide support on 0800 408 1552 #YouAreNotAlone

Hare coursing is the illegal pursuit of hares using dogs to chase, catch and kill them. The dogs used are sighthounds (for example greyhounds or lurchers) and so pursue the hares by sight and not by scent. After the harvest has taken place is when we usually see a peak in incidents of coursing as…

Operation Aerospace was run throughout Warwickshire last week to tackle speeding and vehicle offences within the county. As part of the operation, static speed checks were held between 9am and 5pm. Sites were specifically chosen in areas where there have been issues with speeding or where there have been previous serious collisions. Monday covered North…

From October 2020 it will be mandatory for all owners to microchip their horses, ponies and donkeys. The new Central Equine Database (https://www.equineregister.co.uk/home) will then allow local authorities and police to track down the owners of dumped horses and make sure they are punished and the animals are given the care they deserve. It will also…

An officer from our Rural Crime Team was shocked and saddened to attend a heritage crime at a very important church in our county, in a rural area. As well as causing criminal damage and theft inside and outside of the church the offenders had also smashed 700 year old pews.  The community in the area are…