We are sorry to learn that Sarah Ward is leaving Gloucestershire Constabulary in a few weeks to go home to North Yorkshire. I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the UK Horsewatch Alliance to thank Sarah for her dedicated participation in Horsewatch business, including her regular contributions to this bulletin.  On a happy note, she is transferring to the North York’s police so we hope to hear from her again once she has settled in!  In the meantime, I am very pleased to welcome Melanie Campbell, who is taking over from Sarah as lead PC for Gloucestershire Horsewatch. For the purpose of Horsewatch matters only (nothing more sinister!), the county has now been split into 6 areas (see Contacts).

Between 1700hrs on the 19th January and 0800hrs on the 20th January 2009 unknown offenders have entered a field in Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire and attempted to steal the rugs off 2 horses. It seems that the horses were not having any of it and have run off with the rugs hanging off. The offenders then turned their attention to other items in the field shelter such as buckets, skips, headcollars etc and 35 wooden fence posts. Incident number 147 20/1/9.

Between 1600hrs on the 18th January and 1500hrs on the 19th January 2009 some outbuildings in Cam Gloucestershire have been broken into. A small padlock was cut off the door and two bridles taken. Incident number 78 20/1/09.

Between 1200hrs on Tuesday 9th December and 0830hrs on Friday 12th December 2008 a horsebox was stolen from an open air locked compound in Greet Gloucestershire. The registration number of the vehicle is P901 SFL and it is a Leyland DAF FA45, 7.5 ton. It is red in colour with a silver alluminum Birchall container. It carries 4 horses and has day living. The living is not integral and has 3 saddle racks on the wall. It also has a brass horse shoe bridle rack in the living. There are 3 partions in the lorry that are padded orange leather and then has rubber skirt to the floor they do have the head partions also. One of the partions has been chewed and the stuffing is starting to come out.

If anyone has any information in relation to this horseboxes whereabouts please contact Gloucestershire Police on 0845 090 1234 and quote incident number 81 12/12/08.

Wiltshire

No information given

Monmouthshire

No information given

Herefordshire

Ifor Williams Trailer stolen from Wharton Bank, Leominster overnight 17^th/18^th January 2009. The same night a stable yard was broken into at Holmer, Hereford when headcollars and body protectors were taken, but other valuable equipment left. 

Worcestershire

Please note that the following vehicle has been seen in suspicious circumstances in the Broadway area on a couple of occasions, with the occupants enquiring about scrap metal.  The vehicle is a white flat bed Ford Transit reg P326 MVT - please mention this to your members - please report any sightings as soon as possible please to the call centre via the switchboard on 0300 333 3000 quoting incident ref 439-S-270109.

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