Nuneaton and Bedworth Rural Area
Three Males Charged Following Hare Coursing Incident
On 30th November 2022, Police were alerted to an incident of Hare-coursing in the Brinklow area. With the assistance of other departments, 3 x males were arrested, 3 x dogs seized, and 1 x vehicle seized. The follow on investigation was conducted by RCT officers and on 15th February the 3 males were charged with…
Read MoreOfficers 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 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 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…
Read MoreStolen Horse Trailer Recovered by Rural Crime Team
RCT officers came across this horse trailer abandoned near Cleeve Prior. It was checked for all the usual property registers including Datatag ID Limited & The Equipment Register – TER, but unfortunately no record of an owner or police report could be found. We then spotted a little service sticker on the inside, after a…
Read MoreGrandborough Equine Event
Equine crime prevention, including our trailer stickers will be available this Saturday (10th December) 10 to 2pm at Woodbine Riding School, Grandborough Fields Road, Grandborough. Advice on riding safely on the road, with fluorescents and other items available, plus information on reporting incidents via Operation Snap and tack marking available. Come and chat to your…
Read MoreAlert
Warwickshire Police have received a number of calls regarding people being flagged down by a male asking for money for fuel or stating that he has his pregnant wife in the car and needs fuel. If you come across a similar situation please stay in your vehicle and keep it secure, including your window up. …
Read MoreFREE Anti-Tamper Number Plate Screws
We have received a number of reports around the county of number plates being stolen by offenders. If you have your number plate(s) stolen, please report to the police in case it is used by the offender(s) in a crime. To help protect your number plates we have a limited supply of packs of anti-tamper…
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