Swift action by a householder in the early hours of Monday 22 June 2020, reporting the theft of a Motorhome from their drive at Cromwell Lane, Burton Green, Kenilworth led to both Warwickshire & West Midlands Police responding and recovering the Motorhome in just over an hour from when it was stolen.

Although the offenders made off the Motorhome was abandoned in Coventry as police pursued and successfully located it. The incident shows how vigilance, good vehicle security measures and police response can all play a part to limit or deter crime.

The incident reinforces the need for all householders to be vigilant at all times and make sure vehicles and property is also safe and secure.

This is Incident 0031 of 22 June 2020

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

Warwickshire Police are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a Renault Clio, possibly being followed by a second vehicle of unknown make, being driven in Kenilworth between 23.30hrs and 23.59hrs on Friday 19 June 2020.  It is believed that the vehicle was driven onto the recreation field at Castle Farm at around midnight where it was then set on fire before offenders made off, possibly in an accompanying vehicle.

This is Incident 0001 of 20 June 2020.

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

PCSO Craig Ricardo at the scene of the burnt out Renault Clio as part of investigations that are ongoing.

Please be aware that between 2200hrs on Tuesday 16 June and 0800hrs Wednesday 17 June 2020 offenders have broken into a garden outbuilding at Crackley Crescent, (off Coventry Road) Kenilworth.

The offenders cut off a padlock on the gate at the side of the property and then forced their way into the outbuilding. Four bicycles that were secured with a padlock and steel cable were stolen. The lock was forced and cable cut.

The four bicycles stolen are described as:

An extra large frame “Giant” Defy road bike with a black frame with fluorescent green decals and 22 gears.

An extra large frame “Cannondale” Trigger mountain bike light blue in colour with 27 gears

A large “Caliba” Bossnut mountain bike with an orange frame and 11 gears

A medium size “Trek” Fuel EX7 mountain bike with a silver frame and 27 gears

This is incident 55 of 17 June 2020

If you think you may have seen or heard anything that is suspicious or have any information about this incident please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Earlier this week Chief Superintendent Ben Smith at Warwickshire Police announced that from next week that the Community Messaging System operated by Warwickshire Police will cease. He also announced that a new messaging system will be launched in the near future to replace the discontinued system but at this point it is not possible to provide a date when this might be.

As a person who is already signed up to our automatic alerts you know ‘Kenilworth Watch’, provides website, email and twitter alerts, by working very closely with Warwickshire Police’s Neighbourhood Watch Team for Kenilworth on a seven day-a-week basis.

As we work with Kenilworth’s SNT on a daily basis we are pleased to confirm that Kenilworth Watch will still continue to provide crime alerts and community information for the Kenilworth Area.

Warwickshire Police have advised those that rely on their existing police CMS system for messages about Kenilworth that they can join Kenilworth Watch to continue to receive crime alerts and information.

As a recipient of this notice by email you are already signed up and need take no action, you will continue to receive any alerts and information we send out.

 

 

Phone Call Scam – Amazon Prime

Action Fraud, the national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre, is also warning people of a scam that has seen victims lose over £400,000.

Unsuspecting members of the public are being mercilessly targeted with automated calls which tell them a fraudster has used their personal details to sign up for an Amazon Prime subscription. The victim is then instructed to press 1 to cancel the transaction. When they do this, they are directly connected to the real scammer who poses as an Amazon customer service representative.

The criminal tells the victim the Amazon Prime subscription was purchased fraudulently and that they need remote access to the victim’s computer in order to fix a security flaw that will prevent it from happening again. The victim is instructed to download an application called Team Viewer and asked to log onto their online banking account. The software download grants the fraudster remote access to the victim’s computer and allows them to see the victim’s personal and financial details.

Other variants of the crime involve victims being told they are due a refund for an unauthorised transaction on their Amazon account.

Action Fraud has received 200 reports from people who have lost money to the scam. They have received a further 300 reports from people who received one of the scam calls but did not follow the fraudsters instructions.

Please be vigilant and also advise and support anyone who you know that maybe especially vulnerable.