Kenilworth Safer Neighbourhood Team are appealing to householders to be alert and vigilant to any callers at their address offering work services such as drive resurfacing or roof cleaning/replacement. 

The appeal comes after a male called at the door of a Senior Citizen in Kenilworth and offered to resurface the drive at the property for £1000. The male persuaded the Senior Citizen to accompany him to the bank in Kenilworth where the Senior Citizen withdrew £1000 and handed it over to the male who said it was “to obtain the materials for the drive”.The male caller has not been seen since.

Warwickshire Trading Standards and Warwickshire Police are very clear on these issues, DON’T BUY OR AGREE TO ANYTHING ON THE DOORSTEP OR ENGAGE WITH  “COLD CALLERS” (People who knock your door without notice or an agreed appointment) . 

Kenilworth’s SNT are also appealing to relatives and carers to keep a close eye on vulnerable individuals who live independently. Please advise anyone that you look after or care about that they should not agree to anything, hand over any money or let any cold callers into their property. 

If there are any instances where events like this may have happened over the past few weeks please let Kenilworth SNT know by calling 101.

Please be aware that between 21.15hrs and 21.45hrs on Sunday 20 October 2019 offenders have entered a property at Rounds Hill, Kenilworth through the front door. Once inside the offenders have stolen a number of bags and purses containing a number of personal items including mobile phones and bank cards. It is believed that the offenders made off towards the Texaco Garage on the Gyratory, Warwick Road area.

This is incident 421 of 20 October 2019

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

BURGLARY

Please be aware that between Thursday 18 October and Friday 19 October 2019 offenders have entered the rear of a property at Hermitage Way, Kenilworth.Once within the rear garden the offenders tampered with security lights and moved garden furniture then forced open a set of patio doors at the rear of the property. Once inside the property the offenders carried out an untidy search of both the downstairs and upstairs of the property. It is not clear, at this stage, what, if anything, has been stolen.

This is incident 250 of 19 October 2019

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Please be aware that between Saturday 12 October and Thursday 18 October 2019 offenders have entered the rear of a property at Windy Arbour, Kenilworth. Once within the rear garden the offenders tampered with security lights and tried several times to force open a set of patio doors at the rear of the property but were unsuccessful.

This is incident 107 of 19 October 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 call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Please be aware that overnight between Tuesday 15 October and Wednesday 16 October 2019 offenders have tried to break into a property by forcing a rear window at Park Hill, Kenilworth. The property was alarmed and it activated causing the offenders to make off without gaining entry.

This is incident 412 of 16 October 2019 

CRIMINAL DAMAGE

Please be aware that between 16.00hrs on Tuesday 15 October and 0900hrs on Wednesday 16 October 2019 offenders have damaged the offside panel and punched staples into the rear offside wheel of a VW motor vehicle parked at Woodmill Meadow, Kenilworth.

This is incident 350 of 16 October 2019

THEFT

Please be aware that between Thursday 10 October and Wednesday 16 October 2019 offenders have stolen a spare wheel from a Land Rover Discovery parked at Lunn Avenue, Kenilworth.

This is incident 221 of 16 October 2019  

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

 

Please be aware that between 23.00hrs on Tuesday 15 October and 07.30hrs on Wednesaday 16 October 2019 offenders have broken through a side gate and snapped (broken) the lock on the rear patio door of a property at Lindsey Crescent (off Suncliffe Drive), Kenilworth.

The offenders have then entered the property, carried out a search on the downstairs and stolen a wallet and the keys to two motor vehicles, a white VW Golf and black VW Passat. Both vehicles, which were parked outside, were then stolen.

This is incident 90 of 16 October 2019 

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

Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team are appealing to householders to review their home security, particularly door locks that are usually fitted to UPVC type doors. Many of these locks can be snapped within seconds enabling access into property by offenders. “Anti-snap” locks can be used to replace such locks and once fitted make access through doors very difficult. More information from Kenilworth Neighbourhood Watch News is here:

https://kenilworthnwatch.com/2018/11/14/do-you-know-about-anti-snap-locks/