Author: Fraser Pithie

RESIDENTS ACROSS KENILWORTH are being advised to examine very closely emails that may arrive in their inbox that suggest they are from official sources such as the NHS or the Government.

The advice from Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team comes as several residents have received emails that at first sight look convincing and may lead to the recipients inadvertently clicking on the link in the email which is what the fraudsters sending the email want unsuspecting people to do.

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Some emails or texts are quite obviously scams but as criminals become more adept at this activity so do their techniques and they improve the scam emails/texts so they look and seem much more authentic like the one shown below.

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Please check your emails carefully and do not open links or emails that you are not expecting from official organisations. They NEVER ask for personal details so anything that asks you for such details is almost certainly not what it may seem to be.

The two example scam emails shown above have been received by some residents in Kenilworth earlier today (25 June 2021). Please keep a special eye out if you help look after a vulnerable or elderly friend or relative.

Please be aware that between 1630hrs and 1715hrs on Wednesday 23 June 2021 offenders have smashed the rear nearside rear window of a black Ford Fiesta motor vehicle that was parked at Stoneleigh Road, Kenilworth. 

A laptop computer, driving licence and some clothing was stolen.

This is incident 295 of 23 June 2021

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have CCTV footage that may be useful or any other information about any of this incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111

KENILWORTH residents are advised to remain vigilant as there have been a number of incidents of a criminal nature over the last 36 hours.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Please be aware that between 0100hrs and 0200hrs on Sunday 20 June 2021 offenders have tried to break into a garage at a property on Barrowfield Lane, Kenilworth. The attempt was unsuccessful in enabling adequate access.

This is incident 80 of 20 June 2021

THEFT

Please be aware that between midday and 1245hrs on Sunday 20 June 2021 offenders have smashed the rear side window of a Citroen DS3 motor vehicle that was parked at The Wardens, Kenilworth. A bag was stolen containing  a number of overnight items, clothes and ‘air pod’ earphones.

This is incident 172 of 20 June 2021

BURGLARY

Please be aware that between 1400hrs on Saturday 19 June and 1400hrs on Sunday 20 June 2021 offenders have forced the side door of a detached garage at a property on Fishponds Road, Kenilworth. Once inside the offenders have stolen a male black, green and yellow Carrera Vulcan mountain bike and a female black, orange and pink Carrera Vulcan mountain bike

This is incident 114 of 20 June 2021

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Please be aware that between 1700hrs on Saturday 19 June and 1130hrs on Sunday 20 June 2021 offenders have attempted to force open a door into a garage that is attached to a house at Faircroft, Kenilworth. The offenders have been unable to gain access.

This is incident 179 of 20 June 2021

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have CCTV footage that may be useful or any other information about any of these incidents then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111

Officers investigating a series of burglaries in Kenilworth have charged a man in connection with the incidents.

The man was arrested in connection with burglaries in Bertie Road, Queens Road and Bridge Street overnight on Saturday 12 June-Sunday 13 June. Electrical equipment, jewellery, clothing, cash and alcohol were stolen. 

He was also arrested in connection with a car key burglary in Arthur Street, Kenilworth on 6 June. 

Daniel Stewart, 33, of Crescent Avenue, Coventry was arrested yesterday morning (Tuesday 15 June) and later charged with four counts of burglary and one count of taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. He will appear at Coventry Magistrates’ Court today.

WARWICKSHIRE POLICE are today (Tuesday 15 June 2021) appealing for local people to look at images that they have released in relation to graffiti that has been placed on buildings and structures around the town.

Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT), which form Warwickshire Police’s local police officers for Kenilworth, are asking if anyone can identify the individuals in the images that they have released and which are believed to linked to Graffiti Vandalism in Kenilworth.

There have been a number of graffiti incidents in Kenilworth and Kenilworth’s SNT believe the individuals can assist with enquiries.

If you have information that can help please call 101 quoting reference 272 of 27 May 2021.