Author: Fraser Pithie

A further car key burglary took place on Saturday 15 December, this time at Burton Green. An appeal for alertness and vigilance also goes out as one neighbour witnessed on Thursday (13 December) a male trying front doors and looking through windows in a residential area of the town.

These latest reports should cause all of us to critically look at what we do each day and make sure we are not inadvertently helping criminals to commit crime against us.

The latest incidents are listed as follows:

 

CAR KEY BURGLARY – BURTON GREEN, KENILWORTH

Please be aware that between 10.00hrs and 20.15hrs on Saturday 15 December 2018 offenders smashed a window on a rear patio door at a property on Cromwell Lane, Burton Green, Kenilworth to gain entry. Once inside the offenders carried out an untidy search and took the keys to a black Audi Q3 motor vehicle parked on the front drive of the property. The offenders then stole the Audi Q3 motor vehicle.

This is incident 363 of 15 December 2018

 

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY – KENILWORTH
Please be aware that at around 18.30hrs on Thursday 13 December 2018 a male was witnessed trying door handles to properties and looking through windows in the Rouncil Lane and Lindsey Crescent area of Kenilworth. The vigilance of a person living in the area, who called Police, led to the suspiciously acting male to walk off at speed in the direction of Warwick Road once he realised he had been witnessed.

 
The male was described as being a white male around 6ft with dark hair of thin build and about 20yrs of age wearing grey jogging bottoms and black coat zipped up over his mouth.

 
 This is incident 177 of 14 December 2018

 

If you think you saw 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.

The vigilance and actions of a Kenilworth neighbour helped foil car theives who tried to defrost and steal a vehicle on the drive of a Kenilworth property having broke into the house to get the vehicle keys.

While this latest “Car Key Burglary” is of concern the actions of a neighbour by exercising vigilance shows how being alert can make a difference and contribution to foiling  criminals.

At around 23.00hrs on Thursday 13 December 2018 offenders broke into a property at Priorsfield Road, Kenilworth.

The offenders took the keys to motor vehicles parked on the property drive. The vigilance of a neighbour, who heard the offenders trying to steal the motor vehicle on the drive then shouted at the 4 offenders involved, all of whom were wearing hoodies. This caused the offenders to make off towards Kineton Road. They were unsuccessful in stealing the motor vehicle as a result.

 
This is incident 451 of 13 December 2018

 

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

‘BAG DIPPING’ THEFT

Please be aware that at approximately 17.00hrs on Wednesday 12 December 2018 offenders have stolen a pink/red purse from the handbag of female at Warwick Road, Kenilworth. The purse contained a quantity of cash, a railcard and bank cards. One of the bank cards was promptly used to withdraw £300 from the victim’s account.
This is incident 298 of 12 December 2018

 

BURGLARY

Please be aware that between 07.50hrs and 16.44hrs on Wednesday 12 December 2018 offenders have forced the rear patio doors of a property at Dalehouse Lane, Kenilworth. Once inside the offenders carried out a search of the property and stolen keys to motor vehicles, items of jewellery, a pair of new trainers, childrens ski jackets and an amount of cash.
This is incident 282 of 12 December 2018

 

THEFT

Please be aware that a parcel that was delivered to a property at Rouncil Lane, Kenilworth that was left outside the property behind a bin by the delivery courier was subsequently stolen by an offender described as a male wearing black trousers, grey trainers, and a hoodie with hi-visibility vest.
This is incident 221 of 12 December 2018

 

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 you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

ATTEMPT BURGLARY
Please be aware that at approximately 00.45hrs on Tuesday 11 December 2018 three offenders wearing hoodies tried to break in through a rear door at a property at Beehive Hill, Kenilworth. The door was alarmed and offenders made off towards Clinton Lane when the alarm activated.

 
This incident 11 of 11 December 2018

 

BURGLARY
Between Monday 3 December and Monday 10 December 2018 offenders have broken into a property through a rear downstairs window at Rounds Hill, Kenilworth. Once inside offenders have stolen a number of items including items of jewellery.

 
This is incident 251 of 10 December 2018

 
THEFT
At some point between Sunday 9 December and Monday 10 December 2018 offenders have removed and stolen the front vehicle registration plate from a vehicle that was securely parked on a property drive at Eden Croft, Kenilworth.

 
This is incident 176 of 10 December 2018

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

Please be aware that between 17.00hrs and 17.30hrs on Saturday 8 December 2018 offenders have tipped over a garden bench to climb onto an extension and then made several attempts to break into a property at De Montford Road, Kenilworth by unsuccessfully forcing an upstairs window.

 

 

This is incident 142 of 9 December 2018

 

 

If you think you heard or saw anything suspicious or have any information about this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101