In the two weeks prior to 23rd April 08 unknown offender/s have gained entry to a house boat on the canal in Preston Bagot. Items were moved about inside the boat but not known if anything stolen.
Incident 326 of 23rd April 08 refers.
Between 1730 hours on 26th April and 0800 hours on the 27th April 08 unknown offender/s approached a property on Meadow Road, Henley. They then smashed the padlock off the front door to gain entry and removed power tools and two rolls of lead.
Incident 230 of 27th April 08 refers.
F BURGLARY COMMERCIAL AND OTHER BUILDING
Between 2345 hours on 4th May and 0700 hours on 5th May 08 unknown offender/s approached the garage to a property on Kington Lane, Claverdon. They have then forced the lock and removed two lawnmowers from within.
Incident 163 of 5th May 08 refers.
Between 1010 hours and 1410 hours on 6th May 08 unknown offender/s approached premises on Brook Road, Aston Cantlow. They have then forced entry to a building and removed a steam cleaner from within.
Incident 331 of 6th May 08 refers.
p AUTOCRIME
Prior to 0950 hours on 30th April 08 unknown offender/s approached business premises on Stratford Road, Wootton Wawen. They then cut off a padlock to gain access to a secure compound and removed a vehicle from within.
Incident 140 of 30th April 08 refers.
" CRIMINAL DAMAGE
Between 1900 hours on 1st March and 0700 hours on 2nd March 08 unknown offender/s approached a vehicle on Stratford Road, Hockley Heath and threw a rock at the rear windscreen.
Incident 477 of 2nd May 08 refers.
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~ THEFT
Between 2045 hours on 23rd April and 0820 hours on 24th April 08 unknown offender/s approached a vehicle on Birmingham Road, Henley. They then gained entry and removed the fitted CD/Radio.
Incident 294 of 24th April 08 refers.
VHENLEY POLICE SURGERY
Henley In Arden Police will be holding a 'drop in' facility at Henley Police Station for you to come and discuss any issues or problems, within the community, with your local policing team! The next surgery date will be:
Wednesday 14th May between 1100 hours and 1300hours
Wednesday 28th May "
Wednesday 11th June "
For more information regarding meetings, events, up-to-date local news and how to contact your local Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams, please visit our website:- www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk
The next meeting will be held on 8th July 2008 in the Baptist Church Hall
TRADING STANDARDS ALERTS
Power Supply Cold Calling
Residents are warned to beware of energy companies cold calling often elderly residents trying to get them to change their gas supplier. The callers claimed their companies were 'taking over' from British Gas and that other people in the street were also changing. This is a typical example of high pressure sales and misleading claims. No companies are 'taking over' from British Gas. It is up to individual residents to choose if they wish to change their energy supplier or not. Such decisions should only be made when the resident has had time to weigh up the options offered by a number of different companies.
For independent advice visit: http://www.energywatch.org.uk/
Lotto Scam
A member of the Clarendon NHW Group has received by post a letter informing her that she has won a lottery prize.The letter refers to International Lotto Commission, Loteria Primitiva in Madrid. The letter asks for bank details and a signature. Such letters are scams and under no circumstances should recipients respond.
For more information visit: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/pages.nsf/Links/0BBDAD465E0FCF1580256FA400456204
Travel Company Offer
A Nuneaton resident has reported receiving a telephone call from a travel company telling them they had 'won' £600 off the cost of a holiday and trying to make an appointment to collect it. Despite the householder say he was not interested, (he had not entered any competitions) the company were persistent and refuse to provide their address or a telephone number.
Trading Standards are warning that those who agree to collect their 'prize' will probably be exposed to high pressure selling of either timeshare or holiday clubs.
For more information visit: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/Corporate/pages.nsf/Links/6658F5E28502EB1180256CA30049B767 http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/Corporate/pages.nsf/Links/14D9BC78B4BCFA2480256D3A0030D54F
Debt Solutions
A Rugby resident contacted the service after receiving an automated phone message which said that if he had any debts they could offer a 'seemingly unbelievable solution'. They referred to an alleged Government initiative which they claimed allowed them to deal with anybody with debts of over £5000 and get all the interest cancelled. The recipient was then encourage to press 5 for more information. They did not, but checked the callers number. This turned out to be an international number, possible from the USA.
Receipts of such calls should be extremely wary of contacting the caller and are advised that if they require debt advice, there are a number of UK based organisations which offer free and impartial advice, for example the Citizens Advice Bureau.
The definition of anti-social behaviour in Section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - "behaviour which causes or is likely to cause harrassment, alarm or distress to one or more people who are not in the same household as the perpetrator".
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) can therefore cover a wide range of activities, from those that cause minor nuisance or irritation to major incidents of harrassment, threats or actual acts of violence.
Individual incidents of ASB may be dealt with by means of Warning Letters, ABCs and ASBOs.
If you have any information or have witnessed the above incidents, please can you contact Alcester Police on 01789 762207. Thank you.
All to note a Public Service Desk at Headquarters is now operational. The Public Service Desk (PSD) is designed to put Police Officers back in the control room, thus enabling a better service delivery to members of the public wishing to speak to a Police Officer, on any matter which does not necessarily need Police deployment. Persons wishing to speak to the Police about any issue that does not require a Police Officer to attend can do so via this Desk. Contacting any of the Police station telephone numbers will direct you to the switchboard where you can then simply ask for the Public Service Desk.
We are often asked the best way to report an incident or to make contact with a Police officer. Should a member of the public witness or be affected by a crime whereby there is a threat of injury, injury or damage or theft of property and the incident is ongoing and offenders are still at the scene, they should ring 999, classed as an emergency or an immediate response incident.
Should the incident have already occurred and is not ongoing, for example waking up and finding your car has been broken into, you should ring one of the normal Police station numbers and ask to report a crime or an incident. You will be put through to the force control room or the crime desk. Please ask for an 'incident number' - you should be given one. If a crime has been committed against you, you will be given a crime reference number by the crime desk or by the officer who attends the incident. Such incidents are 'managed' and you should be given an inidication of when an officer can attend.
If you wish to speak with an officer about a non-urgent matter, please use the list of contacts, which are always included in our newsletters.
Hopefully the Public Help Desk will help members of the public when they wish to speak to the Police.
Please note it is an offence to let off fireworks after 2300 hours except on Bonfire Night and New Year's Eve.
N CRIMESTOPPERS
If you did have information regarding the displayed incidents, but for whatever reason do not wish to contact the police directly, then you can ring 0800 555 111 and give the information to the Crimestoppers Charity. Crimestoppers will then pass the information to the Police without revealing any details of the caller. You may also receive a reward.
HENLEY, CLAVERDON AND TANWORTH COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM
Below is a list of some of officers on the community Policing Team who police your communities - please feel free to contact the team direct.
Warren AYERS Inspector 818
Robert Shaw Community Safer Neighbourhoods Sergeant 542
Simon Bennett SNT 1536
Kirsti Tinsley SNT 245
Tristan Jelfs PCSO 6065
Henley Police Station: High Street Henley
( Telephone 01789 414111
Fax 01926 415654
warren.ayers@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk Voice mail 10818
robert.shaw@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk Voice mail 10542
