Nuneaton and Bedworth Rural Area
Rural 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 MorePolice Detain Two and Seize Off Road Bikes Following Preplanned Operation Near Binley Woods
Police have seized three off road scramblers and reported two males for careless driving, riding with no insurance and no driving licence following a preplanned operation to tackle the alleged anti social behaviour of bikers on offroad motorcycles around the tollbar and A46 area near Coventry on Sunday 6 February 2022. During the operation, officers received reports…
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 MoreWarwickshire Police Cadets Scheme – Information Evening on 7th February
Warwickshire Police Cadets is a volunteer scheme for young people who wish to be part of a programme that offers an opportunity to gain a practical understanding of policing and develop their spirit of adventure and good citizenship. Recruitment is open from 1st January to 28th February 2022, the application form can be downloaded…
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…
Read MoreHare Coursing Incident in Kenilworth
Whilst the Rural Crime Officers were on patrol a call came in of a hare coursing incident in the Kenilworth area. After a blue light run from another area of the county the officers found a white Ford Ranger reversing down a dirt track from around where the call had come in from. The occupant…
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