A MASSIVE cannabis factory in a suburban Warwickshire home was uncovered by police in an early morning drugs raid.
It is thought the house - in a quiet residential area - had been used to cultivate about 250 cannabis plants for more than six years.
Following a tip-off from a member of the public, nine officers raided the address in the Queensway area of Leamington at 7am yesterday (Tues).
When they were let into the house, they discovered the mature cannabis plants growing in the loft.
The street value of the plants was a substantial amount.
The loft was lined with reflective foil for insulation and high-powered lights acted as heaters.
Following the raid, police officers spent more than three hours removing the cannabis plants, along with growing equipment and other drugs paraphernalia.
Leamington south Safer Neighbourhood Team leader, Sergeant Andy Scruton, who led the drugs bust, said it was one the largest cannabis factories discovered in the town in recent years.
He said: "There was a substantial amount of cannabis and very expensive lighting equipment, all set up in a very professional way in the loft of the property.
"It was insulated so it could not be discovered from a heat source coming out from the roof and was all ventilated.
"It was a big operation that had been there about six or seven years - the biggest cannabis factory I have seen."
Sgt Scruton praised the officers involved and warned there may be further raids in the Leamington area.
He said: "This was a great team effort which was quickly and very well executed, which has led to a good result."
A 53-year-old man from Leamington has been arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis with intent to supply.
He has been released on police bail pending further inquiries today (WED).

( photograph courtesy of Warwickshire Telegraph)

The South Leamington PCSO`S have been attending schools on the area giving STRANGER DANGER talks and SAFETY talks to the children giving them vital skills to help them combat an abduction from a stranger.The talks also involved keeping SAFE during the school holidays.

The information given out to the children was not to play with balls in the street as this could cause criminal damage,effects of grafitti on the neighbourhood and to take care with safety on the roads,

We also explained to the children how important it is to let parents know where they are going and always play with a friend when outside.The main lesson learnt from the talks was to always think about the effects of what they are doing and how it will effect other people around them.

Members of the public are reminded that the law has changed reference the use of Mobile phones whilst driving. The new penalty for using a mobile phone whilst driving will be £60 fine and 3 penalty points on your licence.
The reason for this law change is in view of the fact of increased Road traffic collisions involving drivers using their mobile phones whilst driving.

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A hate incident is defined as:

“Any incident, which may or may not constitute a criminal offence, which is perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.”

A hate crime is defined as:

Um incident do ódio é definido como:

"algum incident, que puder ou não puder constituir uma ofensa criminal, que seja percebida pela vítima ou por toda a outra pessoa, como motivated pelo preconceito ou pelo ódio."

Um crime do ódio é definido como:

ncydent nienawiści jest określany jak: “Wszelki incydent, który może (maj; majowy) albo nie może tworzyć przestępną obrazę, który jest odczuwany przez ofiarę albo wszelką inną osobę, jak (ponieważ) będący (istnienie) zachęcał przez uprzedzenie albo nienawiść (nienawidzić).” przestępstwo nienawiści jest określane jak: “Wszelki incydent nienawiści, który tworzy przestępną obrazę, odczuwany przez ofiarę albo wszelką inną osobę, jak (ponieważ) będący (istnienie) zachęcał przez uprzedzenie albo nienawiść (nienawidzić).” postrzeganie może jest co (żeby; który) uprzedzenie albo motywacja nienawiści okazał (okazany) podczas incydentu albo przestępstwa należał się *someone's* rodzaj (rodzić), niezdolność, wyścigi, religia albo seksualna orientacja. Proszę powiadamiają wszelkie incydenty co (żeby; który) wy obmyślacie należą do wyżej. (01926 ) 451111

The Dispersal Zone for the area covering Lee Road and Westlea Road has now been running for almost 3 months now. The dispersal zone will initially run for 6 months from 20th April 2007. Full details of Police powers have been publicised in the local press and in shops and youth centres in the locality. The dispersal zone is a fantastic tool to be used by Police in this area which has suffered from anti-social behaviour for a long time. The area at the centre of the zone (Lee Road and Westlea Road), is seeing a marked improvement especially with regard the grafitti, as the team will be working in partnership with the council and probation to remove the grafitti from the area. (see attached picture). Police have moved people away using these powers on a regular basis. To enable the Police to monitor how the dispersal zone is working for the community, there will be a questionnaire coming round shortly and it would be of great help if you, the community, would assist us in filling in the questionnaire.

If you have any information whatsoever please call crimestoppers, which is a confidential service. No matter how little or irrelevant you may think it is please call.

Traffic calming measures are planned on The Queensway by the Highways Agency by way of speed humps. The work for this is to be commenced in the summer and will include speed humps being installed the length of The Queensway. The Police have been working in close partnership with the council/highways agency for some measures to be put in place and the consultation for traffic calming measures has been done and the work is planned for the summer.

Also, Sydenham Drive is currently being looked into with regard speeding issues by the Highways Agency. In the interim, The South SNT and the roads policing unit are holding sporadic speeding enforcement operations, both to educate motorists and issue fixed penalty speeding tickets.

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The current terrorism threat level is Severe
The threat level is Severe. An explanation of what this means in terms of a terrorist attack is set out below.

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The system also helps the police and other law enforcement agencies determine how they should respond to, and prepare for a terrorist incident. The threat levels are:

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Dear Resident

You are probably aware that Warwickshire Police has recently introduced Safer Neighbourhood Policing. As part of this initiative the majority of the old Police beats have been amalgamated to form the new Willes and Brunswick Ward, the boundary of which is based on the District Council Ward.

Neighbourhood Policing is intended to address the broader aims of citizen focus and to encourage public choice of policing priorities, participation and ownership of solutions by providing a clear line of communication from residents and local action groups to the Warwick District Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership, which is where the statutory duty, strategic and financial responsibility rests. Some years ago Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators on the Queensway and Sydenham beat formed a Neighbourhood Watch Association which meets quarterly. Our meetings are attended by about 20 co-ordinators, the local Police Officer and occassionally Councillors.

Un avvenimento di avversione è definito come:

"qualsiasi avvenimento, che può o non può costituire un'offesa criminale, che è percepita dalla vittima o da qualunque altra persona, come essendo motivando dal pregiudizio o dall'avversione."

Un crimine di avversione è definito come:

"The atmosphere was jovial and the mood ecstatic on 9 June when parents, residents, and visitors to St Anthony´s Roman Catholic School turned up for the school´s annual summer fete.

"Preparations for the event had been dogged by fears of poor weather, but the efforts of the organisers were rewarded when the expected rain stayed away and the ´great British summer´ turned up in full force.

"Members of the public interacted with the PCSOs, shared their concerns with them and explored future avenues of mutual cooperation.

"In turn the PCSOs advised the fete goers about general crime prevention measures and gave out leaflets relating to a wide range of issues ranging from household safety to protecting personal items such as mobile phones.