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Dear Residents, PC Reid would like your help! PEUGEOT HD57 ??? – can you assist by providing the missing part of this registration number. PC Reid is looking for information about a silver coloured Peugeot parked near the churches in our parishes recently and 2 suspicious males. CRIME PREVENTION MEETING / SMARTWATER – we intend to hold a Crime Prevention meeting towards the end of January 2009 (date to be confirmed) – representatives from SMARTWATER have kindly agreed to talk about the incredible benefits and advantages of the product and results when used to mark your property. Thieves are well aware of its use within property recovery and protection. NB: I have a supply of kits at a reduced price, £15.00 instead of £40.00 – a terrific saving - please do call me! The meeting will also cover general crime prevention, theft from sheds or dwellings - PC Reid will be on hand to talk to you about any concerns you may have, and he is also happy to visit your home and advise you on your security. SMARTWATER SIGNAGE – 4 Smartwater signs have been secured free of charge. It is intended to secure these under the existing NW signs at the entrances of the village. DARKER EVENINGS – a special message for cyclists, walkers and horse riders BE SEEN – BE SAFE! Drivers, be considerate when passing horses SLOW DOWN! ROGUE TRADERS – we have again had several reports of rogue traders operating in this area, please report incidents or potential rogue trades to Trading Standards Quick Response Team on 01962 83366 – any information will be gratefully received. SCAM EMAILS – as per my last report there are still a great number of scam emails circulating, purporting to be from Financial Institutions, HMR&C Internal Revenue Services, Banks like HSBC etc – if you receive a scam email alleged to be from your bank or building society or one which you are not sure about, please do not open it! Call the Bank, Building Society and discuss your concerns and then report it to Trading Standards Quick Reponse Team or pass the email to: scamnesty@hants.gov.uk Do be vigilant these people will be persistent and I can’t stress enough that you should not click on any links and please do NOT give out your personal information over the Internet, telephone or at the front door! HSBC have advised: 'we do not send out emails to work place or personal email addresses asking for personal information so please do not click on the link line or give any personal details'. If you have any information that may help the police please call PC Reid on 01256 389050 or 07768 776844. Likewise any concerns - all calls treated in strictest confidence or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. PC Reid is also happy to provide advice on home security. October 2008 Dear Residents, Reiterating PC Reid’s request of last month, please help in the fight against crime by protecting and marking your property. HEADSTART’S NURSERY, CLIDDESDEN – 5/6 Sept, criminals broke in to the Nursery. Thankfully the premises has its valuable contents protected by Smartwater, this DNA based unique marker system is very effective. PC Reid urges residents to consider using this product. SMARTWATER – I have a supply of kits at a reduced price, £15.00 instead of £40.00 – please call me! DARKER EVENINGS – PC Reid has a special message for cyclists and horse riders BE SEEN – BE SAFE! Cyclists, please ensure you have a front white and a rear red light fitted to your bicycle. PC Reid has noted several children cycling on the roads without lights – please can parents ensure the appropriate lights are fitted to their children’s cycles to help make them safer! HORSE RIDERS – anyone out riding late in the day and/or early morning – PC requests that you consider wearing a fluorescent tabard etc. as recently he saw two horses being ridden under trees and they could hardly be seen by the passing traffic! Also, a number of complaints about drivers not slowing down or giving due consideration to horses have been received! Drivers, be considerate when passing horses SLOW DOWN! ROGUE TRADERS – we have had several reports of rogue traders operating in this area, please report incidents or potential rogue trades to Trading Standards Quick Response Team on 01962 83366 – any information will be gratefully received. SCAM EMAILS – a number of scam emails purporting to be from Financial Institutions are circulating – if you receive a scam email alleged to be from your bank or building society or one which you are not sure about, please do not open it! In the first instance report it to your bank or building society and then report it to Trading Standards Quick Response Team or pass the email to: scamnesty@hants.gov.uk Remember please never give out ANY personal information over the Internet or Telephone or at the front door! KEEP HEATING OIL AND FUEL SAFE! Help to improve your security.
If you have any information or concerns that may help the police please call PC Reid on 01256:389050 or 07768.776844. All calls treated in strictest confidence or call Crimestoppers on 0800:555111. PC Reid is also happy to provide advice on home security. Hannah Houstin-Lacey August/ September 2008 Dear Residents, PC Reid requests your help to both reduce crime in this area and that you help by protecting and marking your property. Tuesday, July 8 – PC Reid attended four reported crimes on his beat; all were within close range to each other and linked. Three of the four crimes could have been prevented by the occupiers if the occupier had locked their garage or car. Wednesday, July 9– within PC Reid’s beat area the following items of property were stolen from insecure sheds, 1 Quad bike, 3 strimmer’s, 3 hedge trimmers, 2 chain saws, 2 lawn mowers, 2 sat nav’s, (from cars left unlocked), 1 camera, 1 bicycle, 1 set of tools and 1 set of golf clubs. The total value of the items stolen was approximately £6,000; in a period less than seven months, all due to lack of security i.e. locks not being fitted or not fitted properly and due to the failure of individuals to secure their shed, garage or car! Further, the following has also occurred within the beat - a house was broken into from the rear, where the rear garden gate was left open as no lock was fitted, an office left open overnight which was entered, and a handbag and contents left on an unattended table in a hotel when the owner went off to the toilet? A question from PC Reid: would you leave your car parked in any inner city area without bothering to lock it and with a sat nav in full view or in any inner city area leave a garden shed or garage insecure full of garden equipment? The simple answer is NO and yet, it is happening in my beat area every day and now the criminal element are aware and taking full advantage of this ‘lackadaisical’ approach to home security in this rural area. Insurance - PC Reid advises that Insurance companies are now contacting Police Forces to find out the circumstances to reported crimes, and he believes that before long will start to refuse to pay out when the owner has not bothered to take the simplest steps to safeguard their property. Police Officers including PC Reid, are spending hours away from the streets writing up crimes in which the chances of catching the criminal are limited as no evidence is left behind as the thief ‘just walks in’. Similarly, circulating to other Police Forces stolen property where the make, model or serial numbers have not been recorded i.e. report as stolen ‘an orange chainsaw etc’, what chance do we have of ever getting this returned to the owner and getting the thief in court, as when the thief is stopped they say “it’s mine, you prove otherwise”! PC Reid is asking and, as I have been encouraging all residents, to please start helping yourself by talking all possible precautions before you too become a victim of a needles crime which could easily have been prevented. SMARTWATER – an effective deterrent to thieves! Supplies at a reduced price i.e. £15.00 instead of £40.00. You can protect your property forensically by marking it with just a small dab of SMARTWATER which in turn leaves a unique genetic coding - police can use this to reunite you with any recovered property. Please do consider marking your valuables! Please give me a call if you are interested in purchasing. If anyone has concerns about their home security, PC Reid would be happy to provide advice. Warning to elder residents – recently, at Herriard, two men in a white van with a wire mess cage on the rear were seen placing out horse manure saying the persons partner had ordered it and to cut the hedge for £250, this is a scam, PC Reid is in contact with Trading Standards - please do not buy anything at the door, if you didn’t order it, don’t pay for it. Hannah Houstin-Lacey
Dear Residents, Can you help Hampshire Police in relation to the following crimes: If you saw anyone in the vicinity or perhaps on the roof of the school or anything in relation to the attempted break in and/or damage to the parked card, please call the Police or PC Reid. Please remember the importance of gathering and sharing information, it really is vital in the fight against crime that we do just that. Horse Thieves, 5 June – thieves stole a number of horses from the fields surrounding Mortimer, Heckfield and Grazely. Vehicles were spotted in Beech Hill including a white Murder of a young female, Dummer – the police have established that it was a young Polish female who was murdered at Dummer; her burnt body was found by a local dog walker. A man was arrested in I cannot reiterate enough to you all, if you see anything that YOU deem suspicious, a strange vehicle, a person, an incident etc, jot it down and call the Force Control Room or PC Reid or any of your neighbourhood beat officers. As you can see the results from such simple actions - please, if you have concerns CALL THE POLICE immediately. SMARTWATER – an effective deterrent to thieves! Supplies at a reduced price ie £15.00 instead of £40.00. You can protect your property forensically by marking it with just a small dab of SMARTWATER which in turn leaves a unique genetic coding - police can use this to reunite you with any recovered property. Please do consider marking your valuables! Please give me a call if you are interested in purchasing. If anyone has concerns about their home security, PC Reid would be happy to provide advice. Hannah Houstin-Lacey June 2008 Dear Residents, Hampshire Police would like to appeal for information regarding the following horrendous crime: Murder of a young female on Thursday, 8 May – whose badly burnt body was found on the PC Reid would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help, co-operation and understanding – he and his colleagues greatly appreciated your support. Thefts of domestic oil – the police have asked that we raise awareness regarding the security of oil tanks - there have been several reports, some locally, of thefts of domestic oil. What started six months ago as a few isolated incidents has turned into a countrywide crime wave with rural households/farmers being hit. Residents are asked to be on their guard and take extra precautions. Particularly at risk are properties in isolated locations, where crime has traditionally been low. The police suggest that we must always be vigilant about the possibility of theft, ensure any tanks or containers are secured and not an easy target! Owners of tanks are urged to check tanks and review security by locking tanks, if possible. Consider securing premises with gates, fences and padlocks and for tanks which are visible from the road, possible relocation or camouflage. Valves can be padlocked but they can be cut or pulled off, which can lead to other problems. The oil can leak into the ground and cause pollution or the tank has to be replaced, which costs more than replacing the oil. SMARTWATER – an effective deterrent to thieves! Supplies at a reduced price ie £15.00 instead of £40.00. You can protect your property forensically by marking it with just a small dab of SMARTWATER which in turn leaves a unique genetic coding - police can use this to reunite you with any recovered property. Please do consider marking your valuables! Please give me a call if you are interested in purchasing. Home Security – Hampshire Police are urging residents to ensure their homes are properly secured at all times to avoid becoming a victim of crime. Homeowners are reminded to ensure all doors and windows are locked over night and if they leave the house. Residents whose properties have UPVC doors should be aware that these types of doors can often be easily opened if they are not locked with the key from the inside. Simply lifting the handle does not completely secure the door – it is important to realize that these doors have to be double locked to be property secured. If anyone has concerns about their home security, PC Reid would be happy to provide advice. Dear Residents, PC Reid wishes to appeal for information regarding the following incidents and warn, especially older residents, about the following incident in Herriard. Southrope Green, Herriard – Monday, 7 April at approximately NB: this type of incident is extremely rare within our area - I understand the first such crime for many years, so not a regular occurrence! However, please consider using your door chain, put it ON until you know who it is at your door! Church Farm, Cliddesden – during the nights Sunday, 30th and Monday, 31st March criminals forced locks on three sheds stealing a compressor and flip saw. Down Street, Dummer – criminals attempted to force rear windows and a rear door of a large detached house. Fortunately, good security locks on windows and door kept the criminals out! Rogue traders – a team of men touting for business in the Basingstoke area, offering power cleaning services, in particular removing moss from roofs, using a van that is sign written "1st Call Property Services". There is no indication that they are likely to come out to our area but it may happen – please, therefore, be mindful of previous advice given reference cold callers. Chalk markings – a number of suspicious chalk markings have been found recently in the roads in front of buildings within Hatchwarren area. Criminals have in the past used this to identify vulnerable properties as well as properties to avoid due to high security! It is not the intention to alarm anyone, but if you see any similar markings, please photograph them and notify the police. Dog Napping – sadly, this is one of the fastest growing crimes in the Scanning devices on cash-point machines – recently there have been a number of incidents at cash-point machines in Some good news – during April, 18 men, mostly from If anyone has concerns about their home security, PC Reid would be happy to provide advice. Hannah Houstin-Lacey
Dear Residents, PC Reid wishes to appeal for help from all readers in relation to the following: Widmorr Cottage, Ellisfield - a burglary took place on Wednesday, 12 March around 13.15hrs – entrance was gained via the garage and some items of antique furniture were stolen. However, the garden equipment was not taken! Professional Burglaries – there are a number of very professional burglary’s currently targeting affluent areas of the Preston Candover, theft of a horse coat – on Saturday, 8 March between 08.00-11.00hrs. If anyone saw anything suspicious please advise PC Reid. Please consider marking the leather with your postcode. Property Marking – please do consider marking your valuables – there are a number of different products on the market that allow you to do this safely ie SMARTWATER, Permanent UV Markers etc. Remember to keep serial numbers in a safe place which in turn would allow identification of ownership and return of the stolen items. Hampshire Constabulary, Safer Homes Advice:
If anyone would like more advice on how to secure their property, PC Reid would be happy to visit your home and advise (call him direct - 07768 776844 or 01256 389050), or alternatively the local Safer Neighbourhood Watch Team would on 0845 045 45 45 would gladly assist. Dear Residents, PC Reid and I wish to provide the following: Nutley, Friday, 8 February – a house was broken into around 8.30pm – if you were on the B3046 in Nutley around this time and saw any car parked in or around the farm buildings (nearest Axford) or by the cemetery, please contact PC Reid. The police are aware that a silver Skoda Octivia was seen in the area at Bogus Callers – PC Reid would like to remind all residents, especially the elderly, about bogus callers, and asks you not to let suspicious callers into your home until you are satisfied with their identification – if the caller is genuine, they will wait outside until you have made the appropriate check(s) with the supplier. If you are unsure and they appear suspicious then please call the Police on 999. The following are 3 recent examples:
Burglary offences to sheds and garages An unsecured garage in Upton Grey - thieves stole around £600.00 of garden equipment! Spring will soon be with us; PC Reid wishes to highlight that sadly there is always a market for garden equipment! You are urged to please be vigilant and ensure all garages and garden sheds are securely locked when not in use. Think about fitting a shed alarm or sensor lights – thieves do not want to be seen and like a quick get away! Hampshire Constabulary, Safer Homes Advice:
High Price of Metal in the UK – currently the price of metal in the UK is very high and with this in mind PC Reid would like to ask all residents and, especially those who live locally to our wonderful churches, to please keep an ‘eye open’. Items such as manhole covers, bus shelters, road signs, lead, copper wire, basically anything metal is highly sought after for scrap value. Mindless criminals have been targeting churches, schools, village halls, farms and generally anywhere there is any form of metal. Please call 999 if you see anything/anyone suspicious – the police need to know about it! Scamnesty - advice from Trading Standards – Hampshire County Council Trading Standards is calling on residents to help in the fight against scams by taking part in a national campaign ‘scamnesty’ which is being run by the Office of Fair Trading. The number of scams circulating is continually increasing: there are now bogus sweepstakes and lotteries, get-rich-quick schemes, fake health cures, and on-line dating schemes to name a few. The techniques used to trick people are becoming more sophisticated too, for example emails which use the branding belonging to banks and ask for people to confirm their account details. Scamnesty boxes will be in all Hampshire County Council libraries for individuals and businesses to drop off any scam mailings or e-mails that they may have received. Trading Standards will use the mailings it has received to gain a more accurate idea of the scale of the problem in Hampshire and to inform its intelligence on scams that are currently in operation. Normally the advice is to discard scam mailings or to delete them but residents are being asked to use the boxes or send them to Trading Standards at the following e-mail address scamnesty@hants.gov.uk which will help ascertain the variety and volume of scams operating in Hampshire. As with the postal scams the Office of Fair Trading are using this information for intelligence purposes and will only contact the sender if further information is required. Please note you can also send your scam mailings to Hampshire Trading Standards Service, Montgomery House, http://www3.hants.gov.uk/tradingstandards/tradingstandards-scamsawareness.ht If someone has fallen for scam and/or needs specific advice or help they should contact Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06 or via their website www.consumerdirect.gov.uk Hannah Houstin-Lacey Dear Residents, Happy New Year - I know it is February but while writing this in January, I thought it would still be appropriate! PC Reid would like to bring the following to you attention: Suspicious car seen in Cliddesden, Unknown Intruder at the Old Manor, Ellisfield 7 January – a man posing as a milkman looking for customers. Description 6ft 2ins, late 20’s, stocky build, dark wavy hair, local accent, wearing a black coat and matching trousers, coloured scarf and carrying a flat black zip up bag under his arm – no vehicle could be seen in the immediate vicinity of the property. If anyone has any information, please contact PC Reid. Rogue Traders - although it is appreciated that this is out of our area, however it may happen, so please be on your guard and pass the message around. Hampshire Trading Standards have issued a warning concerning rogue traders known to be operating in the Tarmaccing Gangs – in July 2007 PC Reid advised that a number of rogue gangs were working in the area. The gangs charge extremely high amounts of money and are plainly ‘criminals’. They often claim to have been doing work for the Highways Agency or claim that the work is necessary when it is not. This action amounts to an offence under The Fraud Act. As such these matters are not Civil Debts as there are other legal requirements placed on those that cold call. Failure to comply with legal requirements is also a criminal offence. For instance, every person that cold calls offering goods or services to the value of £35.00 or more must serve a form on the householder explaining that they have 7 days in which to change their mind (i.e. a cooling off period similar to when taking out a credit agreement etc). Failure to serve this form constitutes as a criminal offence which albeit would ordinarily be dealt with by the Trading Standards authority, can equally be dealt with by the police. Failure to serve the form explaining the householders’ rights means there is no contract in law and the householder is not obliged to pay a single penny even if the work has been completed. These are very much Police matters and I ask all residents if they encounter such problems to dial 999 a.s.a.p. in order that police can deal with the matter efficiently. The occasions where this type of incident would perhaps fall into the civil debt criteria is when the householder has actively canvassed the trader (perhaps from Yellow Pages or an advert in a shop window) and invited them to come and carry out the work but, there then follows a dispute over the standard of work/cost etc. In these cases the householders’ do not have the protection of the 7 day cooling off period. Therefore, this is not likely to be a police matter but would certainly still be of interest to Trading Standards. PC Reid would like to ask all residents NOT TO EMPLOY THESE PEOPLE IN THE FIRST PLACE, if you want a drive tarmacced etc, call a professional established company. Details of reputable traders can be obtained using the Trading Standards "BUY WITH CONFIDENCE SCHEME" via www.buywithconfidence.co.uk or by ringing 01962 833620. Crime 2007 – PC Reid reported that crime was down on 2006 and overall crime within the North and North East Hampshire is also down. Chief Superintendent Chatterton at The following crimes were reported: Ellisfield 4 (2006-4), Cliddesden 20 (06-22), Dummer 11 (06-12), Farleigh Wallop 0 (06-5), a reduction in most parishes on this beat during 2007. Ellisfield NW Scheme Changes – NW Scheme 090 and Scheme 299 Roger Coleman who managed NW Scheme 299, Lower area of Colin Balkwill has kindly agreed to join the team and manage NW Scheme 090, NW Information packs – you should have received the NW Information Pack recently – if you have any queries or comments, please don’t hesitate to feedback to myself or one of the other Scheme Co-ordinators – we look forward to hearing from you. General Guidance from Hampshire Constabulary as part of the safer community initiatives to assist the police in their endeavours to protection us: Suspicious Persons - If you see someone acting suspiciously around a house/building/vehicle please try to ascertain the following information: 1) Male/female - how many 6) Approximate weight/s 2) Approximate age/s 7) Type of footwear 3) Hair colouring/s 8) Clothing labels 4) Approximate height/s 9) Distinctive markings 5) What they are wearing 10) Ethnicity * Please remember that tackling criminals yourself is not a good idea. Please do not approach criminals or become involved but maintain observation from a safe distance and note as many details as possible until the police arrive.
Suspicious Vehicle - If you see a suspicious vehicle please try to ascertain the following information: 1) Registration number 4) Colour of vehicle 2) Make of vehicle 5) Old/new 3) Model of vehicle 6) Any other markings Other Information If you overhear a conversation, or if you see something which doesn’t fall into the categories above but relates to crime or disorder, this could be concerning local community tensions between groups of people or individuals then please try to ascertain the following information: 1) What was said/done 4) Where it was said/done 2) When it was said/done 5) Why it was said/done 3) Who said it/did it Calling the Police – 0845 45 45, 999 (in an emergency) and advise: Who you are, what service is need, why you are calling and where you are form, give a brief and precise explanation, and advise if you need to see a beat officer. Hannah : Landline: 01256 381 863, Mob: 07956 308 456  email this page's contact: Web Administrator
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