Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information about the theft of fragrances from a chemist in Kenilworth.

It happened at Boots in Talisman Square at around 1.30pm on Saturday 22 January 2022.

The offender is reported to have forced open the fragrance cabinet and stolen the contents.

On the way out of the shop the offender claimed he had needles and made threats to attack people with them if they came any closer.

The offender made off in a car that was waiting for him nearby.

Officers are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the offender.

If you were in the area that afternoon and have any information or video footage that may help identify the offender please make contact.

This is incident 116 of 22 January 2022

If you can help, please contact Warwickshire Police on 101.

If you wish to remain anonymous you can pass information to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

KENILWORTH’s Safer Neighbourhood Team have been made aware of a scam being operated using the WhatsApp platform affecting residents in Kenilworth.

Earlier today a mother in Kenilworth received a WhatsApp message that purported to be from her son. The message said that he had changed his telephone number.

The mother believing it was her son texted the supposed new telephone number and within a short exchange of text messages she received a message asking for the transfer of some money.

Thankfully she realised it was suspicious and desisted any further contact with the telephone number she had been given.

Residents are warned to be vigilant to this type of scam. As this event shows criminals are getting very clever at impersonating people on line and through social media channels. Always check and double check if you receive a message that appears or sounds unusual.

If it looks unusual and suspect it most likely is suspect. This matter has been reported to ACTION FRAUD.

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE ANY PERSONAL DETAILS AWAY THROUGH SUCH CHANNELS.

Please be aware that between midday and 16.30hrs on Saturday 22 January 2022 offenders have forced a door and broken into a property at Crackley Hill, Kenilworth. Once inside the offenders carried out an untidy search. A number of items were stolen, including a laptop computer, Sony Playstation and items of jewellery.

 

This is incident 256 of 22 January 2022

 

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have any information about the above incident then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111

Please be aware that between 1835hrs and 1850hrs on Saturday 15 January 2022 two offenders one dressed in black and another wearing a high visibility jacket entered the garden of a property on Rouncil Lane, Kenilworththrough an insecure side gate.

 

The offenders have then forced two locks off an outbuilding and stolen a Stihl strimmer.

 

This is incident 310 of 15 January 2022

 

Please be aware that between 1600hrs on Saturday 15 January and 1230hrs on Sunday 16 January 2022 offenders have stolen a grey Range Rover Velar from a property at Clinton Lane, Kenilworth.

 

The keys for the vehicle were not stolen indicating that this was keyless vehicle theft potentially carried out by a device intercepting the signal from the vehicle’s keys inside a property nearby.

This incident highlights the need to place keys of vehicles with keyless entry in a faraday (metal) cage, box or pouch and consider a steering lock cover over the steering wheel.

 

This is incident 132 of 16 January 2022

 

If you think you may have seen, heard or have any information related to either of these incidents then please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 1111

 

Please be aware that a number of scam telephone calls have been received by Kenilworth residents over the past few days where a caller suggests they are calling from another police force. They suggests that they have offenders in custody who have tried to use credit and bank cards that belong to the recipient of the telephone call.

 

The scam is the caller then suggests to the recipient that they dial 999 to verify the call ‘whilst they leave the line open’. Householders are advised NOT to make any such calls because the trick is that the line is still open (the caller does not clear the line) and you will not get through to the proper 999 service but one that purports to be the 999 service which is the original scam caller.

 

In essence, the offenders are trying to trick the recipients of these scam calls into providing bank and credit card details. Once the offenders have such details they will spend up to the limits on such cards.

 

We’d like to make it clear, and if you look after or have elderly or vulnerable relatives, friends or neighbours, ask to you to let them know about these scam telephone calls and that NO police service or legitimate organisation will ever ask for bank or dredit card details over the telephone or at the door.

Anyone receiving one of these scam calls is advised to replace the receiver and make sure before using the phone again that the proper dialling tone is present and audible – if there is no dialling tone the line could still be open to the scam caller.