Author: Fraser Pithie

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Please be aware that between 01.30hrs and 02.00hrs offenders have attempted to break into commercial premises situated on Warwick Road, Kenilworth by drilling through a rear wall and punching loosened bricks out onto the floor. Alarm systems operated and offenders did not gain access and made off.

 
This is incident 25 of 22 February 2019

 

CRIMINAL DAMAGE/VEHICLE INTERFERENCE

Between 15.00hrs on Thursday 21 February and 07.45hrs on Friday 22 February 2019 offenders have stolen the glass and parts from a set of wing mirrors belonging to black VW Polo parked at Brookside Avenue, Kenilworth.

 

This is incident 61 of 22 February 2019

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

Car Key Burglary 

Please be aware that between 18.30hrs on Thursday 14 February and 17.45hrs on Friday 15 February 2019 offenders have forced the rear door to a property at Whitemoor Road, Kenilworth and stolen the keys to a blue BMW 320E parked on the property driveway. The BMW was then stolen.

 

This is Incident 326 of 15 February 2019

Theft

Please be aware that between 15.30hrs on Friday 14 February and 08.00hrs on Saturday 16 February 2019 offenders have climbed over high fencing into premises at Pipers Lane, Kenilworth and have stolen a large quantity of used 12 volt motor vehicle batteries.

 

This is incident 85 of 16 February 2019

 

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

 

 

 

Four suspected vehicle thieves were arrested today (11 February) – including a teenager thought to be linked to an armed carjacking – as West Midlands Police pledged to keep the pressure on criminals.

The 16-year-old, from Newtown, was detained when officers swooped on an address in the Stratford-upon-Avon area at 7am.

He is wanted for questioning about an armed carjacking on 7 February in which two robbers drove off in a VW Golf from Allesley Road, Olton, having threatened the driver.

An 18-year-old man was also arrested at the address on suspicion of involvement in a burglary in Kineton Lane, Hockley Heath, where an Audi S1 was stolen by offenders who smashed open a door to steal keys.

Earlier this morning, at around 2.30am, West Midlands Police cops pursued a white Ford Fiesta after it made off in Glendover Avenue, Coventry.

The driver rammed their patrol car as officers tried to corner him in Woodcraft Close before the Fiesta crashed in Torrington Avenue.

A man bolted from the car but a West Midlands Police dog handler tracked the suspect to a nearby railway bridge where he was arrested. The car was found to be running on false plates and is understood to have been stolen from Berkswell Road, Longford, on 23 January.

And at 8am today a 17-year-old male from the Stoke area of Coventry was arrested from his home address over a burglary on 4 February in Jackers Road, Longford, when thieves forced entry to a house and stole a Citroen van.

All four remain in police custody for questioning this afternoon.

Detective Chief Inspector Ian Ingram from Force CID in Solihull, said: “It’s a great result to bring in four suspected vehicle thieves – including some wanted over violent robberies and burglaries – in the space of a few hours.

“We’ve seen an upturn in car key burglaries and vehicle robberies, but we’re responding with targeted patrols around the region by Central Motorway Police Group officers, who are using intelligence and on-board CCTV cameras to catch and bring offenders to justice.”

In January, the operation had netted almost 1,000 suspects in the last five months − and has led to the recovery of almost 600 stolen vehicles.