[31 OCT 00] HUNT
ON FOR RUGBY SEX ATTACKER
A
bogus meter reader armed with a knife sexually assaulted a
Rugby woman after bluffing his way into her house.
MORE
[31 OCT 00] POLICE
HUNT LORRY IN MOTORCYCLIST DEATH
Police in Warwickshire
have launched a nationwide hunt for the driver of a lorry
involved in a motorway crash where a motorcyclist died.
MORE
[31 OCT 00] DAYLIGHT
ROBBERS GET AWAY WITH CASH
Police are hunting the
culprits of a robbery in a Leamington travel shop who escaped
with £1,500 in a raid yesterday. MORE
[30 OCT 00] STORMS
BRING HAVOC TO THE AREA
Chaos hit Coventry and
Warwickshire this morning with heavy winds and rain bringing
devastation to the area. MORE
[30 OCT 00] TRUANTS
FACE ACTION IN OPERATION SCALLYWAG
Police in Coventry are
linking up with education welfare officials to launch another
crackdown on truants in the city. MORE
[30 OCT 00] MOTORCYCLIST
KILLED ON MOTORWAY
A motorcyclist was
killed on a Warwickshire motorway today after an accident on
the M40. MORE
[27 OCT 00] BEDWORTH
PARKERS FACE A DARKER FUTURE
Motorists who park
illegally in the pedestrianised part of Bedworth town centre
will find themselves having a doubly nasty shock soon.
MORE
[26 OCT 00] NEIGHBOURS
ESCAPE ARSON TOXIC FUMES
People living near a
house set alight by arsonists in Nuneaton early today had a
lucky escape when toxic fumes billowed into their home.
MORE
[26 OCT 00] MAN
KILLED AS CAR HITS TREE
A 31-year-old man from
Banbury was killed on a Warwickshire road last night when his
car hit a tree. MORE
[25 OCT 00] FORCES
COMBINE TO ATTRACT NEW RECRUITS
The internet,
newspapers, cinemas and poster are all being used across the
area as part of a blitz by police to recruit more
officers. MORE
[25 OCT 00] DON'T
LET TRICK OR TREATERS STEP OVER THE MARK
Hell-raising Hallowe’en
youngsters are being warned to take steps to make sure the
evening doesn’t become a living nightmare. MORE
[24 OCT 00] WOMAN
HIT BY PARKED CAR
A woman was killed as
she walked down a street in a village near Warwick when a car
rolled on her and crushed her. MORE
[23 OCT 00] £1m
HEROIN SEIZURE IN COVENTRY
Police made their
second high-value seizure of drugs believed to be heroin when
a car was examined in a Coventry street. MORE
[23 OCT 00] GUN-WIElDING
ROBBERS TIE UP CLUB STEWARD
Masked raiders armed
with a gun tied a steward of a Rugby social club up before
stealing money early yesterday. MORE
[23 OCT 00] CHURCH
ACCUSED OF ABUSE COVER UP
The Catholic Church
could be investigated by Warwickshire police over allegations
that it committed a criminal offence by failing to report
abuse at a county children’s home. MORE
[23 OCT 00] SHOP
OWNER ATTACKED BY ROBBERS
Three attackers beat a
Coventry shop owner with an iron and threatened him with a
knife before stealing his till and takings. MORE
[20 OCT 00] LOCAL
PEOPLE KILLED IN AUSTRALIA CRASH
The three British
people who were killed in a horrific crash in Australia came
from Coventry and Bedworth, it has been revealed.
MORE
[20 OCT 00] POLICE
IN £800,000 DRUGS SEIZURE
Drugs with an
estimated street value of £800,000 have been seized in a
swoop on a Warwickshire service station. MORE
[19 OCT 00] MAN
CHARGED WITH TRIPLE MURDER
A man has appeared in
court charged with the murder of three members of his
family. MORE
[19 OCT 00] POLICE
TRY TO SNAP KIDS AWAY FROM DRUGS
Money seized from drug
dealers is to be used by police in Warwickshire to spread
warnings about illegal substances to schoolchildren across the
county. MORE
[18 OCT 00] CYCLISTS
BEING URGED TO TAKE CARE IN THE DARK
Cyclists in
Warwickshire are being issued with a safety checklist before
the clocks go back, with courses being held for children in
Nuneaton and Bedworth. MORE
[17 OCT 00] HUNT
FOR NIGHTCLUB SEX ATTACKER
A woman was subjected
to a serious sexual assault after she was tricked into leaving
a Coventry nightclub with a man she thought was a
bouncer. MORE
[17 OCT 00] SNAKE
ALIVE AFTER ESCAPE ATTEMPT
A slithering pet shop
escapee caused a Warwick family to have the fright of their
lives after it suddenly slid into view while they were
driving. MORE
[17 OCT 00] TOY
GUN MISUSE COULD PROVE FATAL, WARN POLICE
Warwickshire police
fear the number of incidents involving air weapons and fake
guns could soar next week as the schools come out on
half-term. MORE
[16 OCT 00] SERVICE
STATION HELD UP BY ARMED ROBBERS
Police are hunting two
men who held up a service station on the A45 at gun point
yesterday. MORE
[16 OCT 00] PLAYER ARRESTED AFTER PITCH
'ASSAULT'
A Coventry footballer has been arrested
following an alleged assault on a Leamington soccer pitch,
which saw another player’s nose being broken. MORE
[16 OCT 00] CIGARETTE STING SMOKES OUT
DODGY TRADERS
An operation to expose shop-keepers
prepared to sell cigarettes to under-age teenagers failed to
ignite when most of the traders approached failed to take the
bait. MORE
[15 OCT 00] COVENTRY
TRIPLE MURDER UPDATE
Police have been
inundated with information about the triple murder in
Coventry, but are appealing for more people to come
forward. MORE
[13 OCT 00] THREE
FOUND MURDERED IN COVENTRY HOUSE
Three members of a
family have been found murdered in their Coventry home.
MORE
[13 OCT 00] ARMED
MEN TERRORISE SUPERMARKET STAFF
Masked men armed with
sawn-off shotguns herded frightened staff into an office in a
Coventry supermarket last night. MORE
[13 OCT 00] BOY
KILLED IN BEDWORTH ACCIDENT
An 11-year-old boy has
died after a road crash when he was hit by a vehicle.
MORE
[12 OCT 00] BASEBALL
BAT USED IN SHOP ROBBERY
Police in Warwickshire
are urging people not to give opportunist thieves a
gift-wrapped present by leaving tempting goods on show in
their cars. MORE
[11 OCT 00] DON'T
GIFT WRAP EASY PICKINGS FOR CAR THIEVES
Police in Warwickshire
are urging people not to give opportunist thieves a
gift-wrapped present by leaving tempting goods on show in
their cars. MORE
[09 OCT 00] STUDENTS
WOUNDED BY GANG OF YOUTHS
Police are hunting a
gang of youths who set upon two Coventry University students
in separate attacks early yesterday morning. MORE
[09 OCT 00] NEWSAGENTS
ABLAZE IN ARSON ATTACK
A Coventry newsagents
shop was badly damaged and its occupant burned when arsonists
set fire to the building early today. MORE
[08 OCT 00] M6
CLOSED IN BOMB ALERT
Chaos
hit the roads in north Warwickshire this evening after the M6
was shut when a suspicious package was discovered under a
bridge. MORE
[08 OCT 00] ROBBERIES
IN TILE HILL AND STOKE ALDERMOOR
A
shop assistant was forced to hand over cash when a man
threatened her with a gun and demanded money.
MORE
[06 OCT 00] TWO
HELD ON SUSPICION OF STRATFORD RAPE
Two men are in police
custody today following allegations of a rape on an
18-year-old woman in a churchyard in Stratford. MORE
[06 OCT 00] HEROIC
TEENAGERS COMMENDED FOR RESCUE
Four teenagers from
Rugby are to be personally thanked by Warwickshire’s chief
constable for saving an eight-year-old boy from
drowning. MORE
[06 OCT 00] MASKED
MEN RAID VILLAGES BOOKIES
Two masked men stole
cash from a bookmakers in north Warwickshire yesterday.
MORE
[05 OCT 00] PUB
STAFF THREATENED BY ARMED RAIDERS
Masked men with guns
forced their way into a Coventry pub and stole thousands of
pounds last night. MORE
[05 OCT 00] MOTORCYCLIST
DIES IN ACCIDENT
A motorcyclist died
early this morning when his bike hit chevron boards on a
country road near Nuneaton. MORE
[04 OCT 00] DOGGED
BENSON GETS NEW LEASH OF LIFE
A police dog famous
for sniffing out missing Scotland’s missing football kit is
pawsing for a rest after six years on the beat in Warwickshire
next week. MORE
[03 OCT 00] CITY PENSIONERS WARNED OVER
BLANKET RISK
Pensioners in Coventry are being urged
to have their electric blankets tested before the onset of
winter. MORE
[03 OCT 00] MAN KILLED IN MOTORWAY CAR
ROLL
Police have appealed
for witness after a man was killed when he lost control of his
car on a motorway and crashed. MORE
[02 OCT 00] WAR DECLARED AGAIN ON
ABANDONED CARS
Extra officers are patrolling Coventry
City centre from today, with a new team paid for out of Home
Office cash. MORE
[30 SEP 00] ARMED ROBBERY AT THE
MAYPOLE INN
A pub licensee was stabbed in the hand as he
confronted thieves armed with a shot gun in a village near
Atherstone. MORE
[29 SEP 00] MAN ON PHONE KNOCKED OUT BY
ROBBER
A man was knocked unconscious as he was
robbed while he stood in a Coventry street in the middle of
the night. MORE
[29 SEP 00] BASEBALL BAT ROBBERS ESCAPE
WITH CHAMPAGNE
Three men threatened staff at a Coventry off-licence
with a baseball bat, and fled with Champagne, cigarettes and
cash. MORE
[28 SEP 00] TERRORISTS JAILED FOR
SENDING GUNS TO BAGINTON
Gun
runners who tried to smuggle arms through Coventry Airport
have been sent to jail, but the judge said they should have
faced the death penalty. MORE
[28 SEP 00] SAWN-OFF SHOT GUN RAIDERS
STRIKE AT CITY CLUB
Masked men armed with
sawn-off shot guns terrorised staff at a Coventry club early
this morning. MORE
[28 SEP 00] MASKED ROBBERS STRIKE AT
A45 PETROL STATION
A garage attendant was robbed by two men wearing stockings
over their faces who threatened him with a broom.
MORE
[27 SEP 00] REWARD AFTER INDECENT
ASSAULT AND STABBING
A reward has been offered to catch the culprit who stabbed
a man as he tried to protect a friend who had been indecently
assaulted in Leamington MORE
[27 SEP 00] MEN
IN MASKS ROB RURAL POST OFFICE
Masked men on motorbikes raided a rural
post office in North Warwickshire making the owner flee in
terror. MORE
[26 SEP 00] GARAGE
OBSTRUCTED TRADING STANDARDS INQUIRY
The boss of a Kenilworth garage has been
fined £10,000 for obstructing trading standards officers
doing their job. MORE
[26 SEP 00] MAN
WITH NO PANTS HUNG ABOUT FOR 45 MINUTES
Police are seeking help to find a
teenager after he reportedly stood in Bedworth town centre
with his trousers round his ankles for 45 minutes. MORE
[25 SEP 00] VAN
MAN's RUDE WAKE UP CALL FOR RESIDENTS
Residents were trapped upstairs in their
home after a van left the road and rammed into their house. MORE
[25 SEP 00] HOW
TO CUT CRIME - EXPLAINED IN A COLOUR BOOK
Everyone in Rugby should read a new
booklet aiming to cut crime rates in the borough, say
Warwickshire Police. MORE
[25 SEP 00] THIRD LATE NIGHT ROBBERY
ATTACK IN BEDWORTH
Another taxi driver has been robbed after he made a late
night trip from Nuneaton to Bedworth. MORE
[23 SEP 00] EARTHQUAKE IN BUDBROOKE
An earthquake shook Coventry and
Warwickshire this morning, rattling windows and waking people
up. MORE
[23 SEP 00] DRUGS RAID ON GRADUATES PUB
Two Coventry men were due to be questioned by detectives
today after were drugs were seized in a raid on a city centre
pub. MORE
[20 SEP 00] HEROIN
AND LSD SEIZED IN KENILWORTH DRUGS RAID
Police officers have seized a supply of
heroin, LSD and amphetamines in a raid on a house in
Kenilworth. MORE
[20 SEP 00] SUBMARINE
ATTACKER CLEARED OF ONE CHARGE
A former University of
Warwick student has been cleared of a charge of criminal
damage after attacking a submarine, but could still face a
retrial over a second allegation. MORE
[20 SEP 00] HAVE
A GO AT WARWICKSHIRE POLICE
Don’t just moan about Warwickshire
Police, go to a meeting and tell them what you think and how
it could be done better. Or pop along and give them praise, if
you think it is due. MORE
[20 SEP 00] MAN
STABBED IN THROAT IN COVENTRY STREET
A man was stabbed in
throat in an unprovoked attack in Coventry city centre last
night. MORE
[19 SEP 00] BEDWORTH MAN RECOVERING
AFTER STABBING
Police think a man who was stabbed in
Coventry yesterday may have known his attacker, and do not
consider it was a road rage incident. MORE
[19 SEP 00] CRIME REDUCTION IN
LEAMINGTON UNDER SCRUTINY
Leamington’s claim to be a safe place
to shop will be put to the test next week with assessors in
town to see if it meets strict standards. MORE
[18 SEP 00] TRUNCHEON USED TO ROB
NUNEATON TAXI DRIVER
A policeman’s truncheon and a beer
bottle were used to attack a Nuneaton taxi driver when two
passengers tried to rob him. MORE
[18 SEP 00] ROBBERS USE GUNS TO STEAL
CASH AND VEHICLE
A staff member locking up a social club
was held at gunpoint by robbers who cleared the safe and then
stole his vehicle. MORE
[18 SEP 00] MORE BOBBIES ON THE BEAT IN
CITY CENTRE
Extra officers are patrolling Coventry
City centre from today, with a new team paid for out of Home
Office cash. MORE
