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Cookham Police Meeting
(19 March 2004)
Thanks to Lynda Mallett
PC Valentine de Haan, Cookham's beat
officer covers an area of 60 square miles (Cookham, Bisham and Hurley)
and said that last year there were 350 crimes in Cookham, (79 were
burglaries) and a third of all Cookham crimes were car crimes -
break-ins and laptop thefts etc. Most of these happen on the High
Street. The CCTV cameras there have been very helpful and he wants to
see more lighting around the war memorial.
Twilight robberies are the most common.
They happen as we're coming home, thinking about tea and not really
looking out for what's going on. Don't assume we get robbed in the
middle of the night.
Roger and Simon the special constables
have been brilliant and we're hoping for another special cop. Anyone
want to volunteer?
And for those who are in a panic over
crime. The Government says were at a 20 year low on crime and the
figures locally reflect this.
So be vigilant, and be aware. Don't
leave valuables in the boot of your car (take them with you) and watch
out for international terrorists. We may be in leafy Cookham but Windsor
castle, Maidenhead station and Maidenhead Nightclubs are all potential
targets.... but we don't expect to have Al Quaeda target the Bel and the
Dragon!
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