Kenilworth Watch

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KENILWORTH WATCH would like to praise the professionalism and commitment of Warwickshire Police in respect of an incident that took place earlier today in Stratford upon Avon and is linked to a robbery that took place yesterday at Clarkes Avenue, Kenilworth.

Two people have been arrested following police pursuit in Stratford upon Avon earlier today (26 November 2020). A man and a woman were arrested in Stratford on Thursday morning following a police pursuit which ended with a vehicle crashing in Windsor Street.

Warwickshire Police confirmed that officers undertook a ‘tactical pursuit and containment manoeuvre’ on the vehicle, which was suspected to have been involved in a robbery that took place yesterday afternoon just before 3.45pm on Clarkes Avenue, Kenilworth.

It’s reported three suspects in a silver VW Passat followed a van, and two of them then got out and threatened the driver. Two of the suspects then got into the victim’s van and drove off in it, with the VW Passat also leaving the scene. One of the suspects was believed to be holding a baseball bat.

Following this morning’s incident in Stratford, a 28-year-old man and an 22-year-old woman were arrested.

If anyone witnessed the incident in Kenilworth or any suspicious behaviour in the area, has any dashcam/CCTV footage or may have seen the stolen van (a white Ford Transit with the registration of NC57 LLK) please call Warwickshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 208 of 25 November 2020. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Please be aware that between 1515hrs and 1530hrs on Wednesday 25 November 2020 four white male offenders wearing black face masks got out of a silver VW Passat motor vehicle and approached a white Ford Transit van that was delivering parcels for a parcel delivery company at it stopped at Clarkes Avenue, Kenilworth to make a delivery.

It is believed that the offenders loitered and followed the vehicle from Whites Row, Kenilworth.

The driver was threatened and told to get out of the loaded vehicle. The vehicle was then stolen. The direction of travel is not known.

This is incident 208 of 25 November 2020

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious, have any information or have CCTV that may show activity related to this incident please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Please be aware that between 2300hrs on Sunday 15 November and 0700hrs on Monday 16 November offenders have stolen a black Range Rover Evoke motor vehicle from a property at Inchbrook Road, Kenilworth. The property was not entered and the vehicle keys were not stolen.

It is likely that a keyless car key reader may have been used to steal the vehicle. Motor vehicle owners who have a keyless entry/operated vehicle are advised to always store their keys inside a “Faraday Cage” (a metal container that prevents a signal being reached or received from the keys).

This is incident 46 of 16 November 2020

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about any of these incidents then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Warwickshire Police are asking anyone that may have been in the Glasshouse Lane/eastern end of Leyes Lane, area of Kenilworth between 2000hrs and 2115hrs on Saturday evening 14 November 2020 and who believe they saw or heard anything suspicious to contact them.

This relates to Incident 340 of 14 November 2020 –  and a fire that broke out in empty buildings at Southcrest Farm, Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth.

If you think you may have seen or heard anyone or have any information about this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers and provide information anonymously on 0800 555 111