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Nuneaton and Bedworth Rural Area

Please Help Find Basil

Basil was stolen from the Gloucestershire area on the 21st May. He is an 11yr old 8hh Piebald gelding and has only one eye.  Basil is microchipped. Lets do everything that we can to get this little boy home. If you have any information that could help the police with their enquiries please call Gloucestershire…

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‘Don’t Buy at the Door’ Message Reiterated after Spate of Rogue Trader Incidents

‘Don’t Buy at the Door’ Message Reiterated after Spate of Rogue Trader Incidents Warwickshire Trading Standards are reiterating their ‘don’t buy goods or services from unexpected doorstep traders’ message after receiving several rogue trader related complaints from residents across the County. In Bedworth, residents have reported individuals going door to door falsely claiming that they are clearing neighbours guttering…

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Be Mindful of Livestock & Pets

We’ll be joining you all in showing our support for our #NHSheroes and #keyworkers this week as we #ClapForOurCarers at 8pm tomorrow night. Could we please ask that you are considerate at this time of local pets and livestock and urge people not to let off fireworks or air horns that can cause unnecessary distress. Thank you.

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Please Dispose of Your Green Waste Responsibly

We understand it is difficult at present with some green bin collections being limited and the recycling centres only just starting to open, but please dispose of your garden waste responsibly.  DO NOT put grass cuttings or hedge trimmings in a field, especially with livestock in, on other peoples land or by the side of the…

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Appeal – Can you Help?

Warwickshire Police are appealing for information after a dead foal was found in Stockton last week. On the evening of Thursday 14 May, a member of the public came across the body of a dead foal on the A426, Southam to Dunchurch, near to a public footpath. The foal is believed not to have been very…

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Eight People Arrested for Drugs Offences Across the County Yesterday

Drugs were seized and eight people arrested on Wednesday 13 May as officers across the county continued their efforts to tackle drug crime in the county. Chief Superintendent Ben Smith, Warwickshire Police local policing lead, said: “Despite the nationwide lockdown drug dealers have continued to operate and people continue to use drugs. “Drug crime has a…

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Warwickshire Police Teams Recover Stolen Caravans and Trailers

Yesterday (14th May) a call came from Tracker that alerted us to a caravan stolen from Derbyshire  heading into the Warwickshire Police area. Officers from our OPU  unit and our Police Dog team located the caravan in an area of North Warwickshire. As it was being recovered Sergeant Shaw, PC Purcell and PC Timmins from the Rural Crime Team joined the…

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Operation Owl – National Awareness on Raptor Persecution

Warwickshire Police is supporting the online day of action today to raise awareness of raptor persecution as worrying signs that incidents of birds of prey being killed or injured could be on rise. Joining with other police forces across the country today Friday (15 May) in a virtual ‘Operation Owl’ day of action to highlight bird of…

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Livestock on the Highway

When our officers are out and about in rural Warwickshire, around the county, it is always a pleasure to see livestock grazing safely in their fields, especially at this time of year with newborn lambs, calves and foals. Unfortunately this week officers were called to two cows that had got out, with some others onto the road…

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