Neighbourhood Watch News for Kenilworth
Please note that Leyes Lane, Kenilworth, from its junction with Park Hill/WindyArbour and its junction with Dencer Drive/Rawnsley Drive, will be closed today (Sunday 25 March 2012) due to major resurfacing works. These works are planned to take place throughout today (Sunday) and Leyes Lane will be reopened from early tomorrow (26 March 2012).
The work is being carried out by Warwickshire County Council as Highway Authority.
Please be aware that since January 2012, 154 BMW vehicles have been stolen from across the Midlands Region. Thieves are targeting vehicles built between 2006 and 2011 and are stealing them without the keys, in all 154 cases reported the owners still have all the keys in their possession.
Thieves are targeting vehicles on driveways and in large carparks and wait for drivers to park and leave their vehicle. Once the driver presses the key to lock the vehicle a frequency blocker intercepts the signal causing the vehicle to remain open. The thief then enters the vehicle when the coast is clear and uses a device on the vehicle which programs a blank key. The key is then used by the offender to drive the vehicle away. If the frequency blocker is unsuccessful, the thief will often smash a front side window of the vehicle to get in.
Four of the vehicles have been stolen from addresses in Warwickshire already and it may well be that the thieves are spreading their wings and Warwickshire residents will be targeted more often from now on.
Our advice to all BMW drivers is simple. Please try the door handle after using your key to lock the vehicle and double check that it is actually locked.
Please also have a good look around when leaving the vehicle to see if you can spot anyone waiting nearby or in a vehicle in the vicinity, especially if you check and find the door to still be open. If this is the case, then without risk to yourself and as discreetly as possible, report anything suspicious to Police on 999 as they are very keen to catch these offenders.
Warwickshire Police are asking residents in the Kenilworth area to keep a keen lookout for a Grey VW Golf GTI Automatic FN56 TTY. This vehicle is believed have been involved in burglaries in Exhall, Bulkington, Rugby & Southam over the last few days.
The vehicle is believed to be on False Plates but this has not been confirmed at this time. Locating this vehicle is a Warwickshire Police priority and they need our help to find it.
If you spot the vehicle in your area please contact Police on 999 and report its whereabouts immediately so that the suspects can be arrested.
Police believe the suspects are from Coventry and work is underway to identify them. Patrols have been increased in and around Exhall, Bulkington and the main arterial routes between Coventry and Rugby including Southam but this vehicle may pop up elsewhere so please be vigilant.
He was declared dead at the scene. The female driver of the Peugeot 406 was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. She has been released on police bail pending further enquiries. Police investigating the collision would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision which took place on Old Milverton Lane near to the traffic island with the A452. They would also like to hear from anyone who saw either car prior to the collision. The blue Peugeot 406 was travelling towards the traffic island along Old Milverton Lane and the Alfa Romeo was travelling in the opposite direction towards Milverton. Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Matt Morrall in the Major Investigation Unit, Road on 01926 415415.
The name of the deceased will not be released until formal identification procedures have been completed and close relatives have been informed.
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