The February Update for Kenilworth’s Safer Neighbourhood Team has now been published and is available here at this link.

Please be aware that between 1430hrs and 1700hrs on Monday 15 February 2021 offenders have smashed the lock of the drivers door on a Toyota Hylux motor vehicle parked at Rouncil Lane, Kenilworth and stolen a quantity of De Walt power tools and personal items.

This is incident 340 of 15 February 2021

Please be aware that at approximately 1700hrs on Monday 15 February 2021 in the Westhill Road/Bericote Road area between Kenilworth and Cubbington a small van, complete with a set of ladders on its roof rack, was set on fire at a field in this area.

This is incident 293 of 15 February 2021

If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious or have information about either of these incidents please contact Warwickshire Police on 101 or alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

KENILWORTH’S SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM are warning Kenilworth residents to be alert and to look after elderly or vulnerable relatives, friends or neighbours. The advice from Warwickshire Police comes following a “Courier Scam” was foiled at the last minute due to the quick thinking and action of a relative of a householder.

The attempt, which happened in the last couple of days at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, nearly led to the householder losing tens of thousands of pounds from their savings bank account.

The scam starts with a telephone caller saying they are from Amazon. The caller says that Amazon has mistakenly transferred a significant sum of money into the householders bank account and that it needs to be paid back promptly. The caller then decides which way is best to try and get the householder to pay the money over.

In this case the caller asked the householder to make out a cheque for the bogus amount and they would arrange for a courier to pick it up. The householder made out the cheque and as the courier arrived so did a relative of the householder. The relative immediately called the police, stopped the cheque being handed over and the courier made off.

A Kenilworth Watch spokesperson said “People need to understand that in some cases those calling unsuspecting householders may already have some information about the person they are calling. This makes things sound all the more plausible to the person receiving the call and makes it easier for the criminal carrying out the scam.”

The key things we’d stress are:

No organisation, banks, police, Royal Mail, building societies, the NHS or HMRC send couriers to anyone’s home and door.

Any call received where money is mentioned by someone suggesting they are from an organisation and the householder is not expecting such a call is almost certainly bogus and a scam.

DO NOT SAY OR DIVULGE any of your personal details to anyone on the telephone or on your doorstep and NEVER share your PIN number.

Anyone that requests a householder to go to their bank and draw out the money is bogus and they are a criminal. DON’T attend your bank to draw out money whatever anyone tells you.

Please look out for those that may be elderly or vulnerable and make sure they know not to engage with these type of calls. Please report any such calls and requests to Warwickshire Police on 101.

WARWICKSHIRE POLICE have confirmed that that an arrest has been made in connection with a robbery that took place at Moseley Road, Kenilworth on Friday 12 February 2021.

Warwickshire Police said on Saturday morning (13 February 2021) “A 16-year-old boy from Kenilworth has been arrested and is currently in police custody.”

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?… Warwickshire Police are appealing for anyone that may have witnessed a robbery that took place at Windy Arbour News, Moseley Road, Kenilworth at approximately 0930hrs on Friday 12 February 2021.

A male offender made off on foot into the Birches Lane area nearby area. If you were on foot or in a vehicle and think you may have seen activity around this time that may be linked to the incident or have dash cam footage then you are asked to contact Warwickshire Police on 101.

This is incident 65 of 12 February 2021