North Warwickshire Rural Area
Officers Arrest Male for Fly Tipping Incident
Officers investigating an incident of fly tipping near Ansley in September last year have charged a man. Callum Smith, 29, of Brights Road, Nuneaton was arrested after the incident near Brook House Farm was captured on video. Smith was charged with depositing without an environmental permit controlled or extractive waste on land. He will appear…
Read MoreOff-Road Bikes in Hurley and Kingsbury
We have received reports of 2 off-road bikes riding onto various farmland and woodland in the Hurley and Kingsbury area over the last week. Both bikes have been seen without any plates displayed, one bike is primarily red in colour and the other white. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have…
Read MoreThree Men Arrested in Connection With Parcel Scam
Three men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a parcel scam at a delivery depot in North Warwickshire. The men are suspected of being involved in a scam where more than £500k of parcels were fraudulently diverted to the wrong addresses where the goods were then sold on. They were arrested after…
Read MoreNorth Warwickshire Operation Provides Good Results
Officers from Atherstone & Coleshill Police, Rural Crime Team, OPU & The Special Constabulary joined forces with West Midlands & Staffordshire Police for a joint Vehicle Crime Operation. The Op saw over 30 officers working through the night to tackle the ongoing issue on ourselves and the surrounding areas. Utilising marked and unmarked vehicles we…
Read MoreGenerator Stolen in Hartshill
REF: 23/511/23 At some time between the hours of 17:00 on the 3rd of January and 06:50 on the 4th, unknown offender(s) have broken into a business near Woodford Lane, Hartshill. They have broken the padlock to a container and have then stolen a mix of hand tools, including a zip saw and a generator…
Read MoreWaste Dumped in Hartshill
It has come to our attention that waste has been dumped on Grange Road in Hartshill. This occurred over New Years weekend and then again on the 4th of January. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, potential CCTV or Dash-cam…
Read MoreTrack Matting Stolen Near Brinklow
Ref: 23/55712/22 On the 28th of December between the hours of 18:30 and 19:52 suspect(s) accessed a field by cutting a padlock on a gate and forcing that gate open. They have then taken 14 sheets of aluminium track matting, used to allow vehicles to cross the field. This occurred on a field just off…
Read MoreCrops Destroyed near Hinckley
Ref:23/55016/22 Sometime between the 20th and 22nd of December unknown offender(s) have driven a vehicle through a hedge and into a field where they have driven over the crops in approximately 8 fields. This took place on farmland south of Hinckley. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area or have any information…
Read MoreLorry Load of Stolen Vehicles Recovered
Christmas came early for several vicitms of crime recently when this lorry load of vehicles were located by officers. Officers from Rugby Response B Shift followed up on valuable information recieved from a member of the public. On arrival at a location near Ryton-on-Dunsmore officers arrested a 33 year old male on suspicion of handling…
Read MoreAdvice on Stihl Equipment
The Police often recover arb kit, strimmers, jet washes, blowers and saws. Quite often – we suspect they are stolen but it’s difficult to identify the owner. When a Stihl product is sold to a dealer – the digit serial number on every Stihl product is registered with the company – eg 123456789 is registered to…
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