Rugby Rural Area
Warwickshire Police Warn of Bogus Texts
Warwickshire residents are reporting bogus texts, some that appear among genuine threads of texts from banks, other service providers or retailers. One Warwickshire resident reported receiving a bogus text from the Halifax bank stating that his online account would be cancelled if he didn’t log in to it via a link in the text. Another…
Read MoreStolen Polaris Recovered and Male Arrested
Officers from OPU Warwickshire located this stolen Polaris UK Ranger being driven in the area of Cleeve Prior during the early hours of the morning (Friday 16th October). After a short pursuit and subsequent foot chase a 19 year old male was arrested at the scene and the vehicle recovered by police for examination. Warwickshire…
Read MoreWarning of Fraudsters Claiming to be From the Police
Warwickshire residents were conned out of £26,000 in two separate incidents on the 12th October. A man in his 80s from Leamington was conned out of £8,500 and a woman in her 70s from Rugby was conned out of £17,500. In both cases they were called by fraudsters claiming to be from the police and…
Read MoreEight Arrested in Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Investigation
Eight people were arrested this morning as part of an investigation into organised criminality in Warwickshire. Officers from the force’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) executed warrants in Rugby, Daventry, Bishops Tachbrook and Lighthorne Heath. A 43-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were arrested in Montgomery Drive, Rugby. A 28-year-old man was arrested in…
Read MoreHate Crime Awareness Week 2020: Don’t Suffer in Silence
This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week 2020 and Warwickshire Police are marking it by urging victims not to suffer in silence. Throughout the pandemic, many people have been isolated from friends, family and communities, and police are concerned there may be a lot of victims of hate crime who are not reporting to police. Inspector…
Read MoreBurglary in Brandon
Some time between 11.00 hrs and 14.30 hrs today (14/10/20), unknown offender(s) forced entry to a property on Speedwell Lane, Brandon and made an untidy search. It is not known at this time if anything has been taken. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that could help the police…
Read MorePolice Appeal For Witnesses Following Collision
Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision at Coombe Abbey Country park yesterday afternoon. At around 1.55pm, a motorcycle was in collision with a nine-year-old boy on the main driveway. The motorcyclist, which was in company with another bike, did not stop and left the scene. The boy was taken to hospital by ambulance…
Read MoreWarwickshire Police Part of Operation Gallileo to Address Hare Coursing
Since harvest, we have been seeing a sharp rise in hare coursing across the county, however Warwickshire Police are now proud to be part of Op Gallileo, a national police effort to tackle this barbaric illegal ‘sport’. Being part of this operation means more cross border information and intelligence sharing, targetting known prolific offenders and of…
Read MoreFuel Stolen From Tank in Princethorpe
Sometime between 19.00 hrs on 9/10/20 and 11.00 hrs 10/10/20, unknown offender(s) have stolen heating oil from a property in Princethorpe. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, including possible CCTV or Dash-cam footage, please contact us by either advising us online at www.warwickshire.police.uk, by…
Read MoreBurglary in Wolvey
Some time between 16.30 hrs and 21.05 hrs yesterday (6/10/20), unknown offender(s) forced entry to a property on Bulkington Road, Wolvey and stole items. If you saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or have any information that could help the police with their enquiries, including possible CCTV or Dash-cam footage, please contact us by either advising us online at www.warwickshire.police.uk,…
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