Firstly, the Area Commander Superintendent Mike Ismay at this mornings briefing, has asked me to say once again, the Walthams have been targeted over the Bank Holiday Weekend. We need everyone there to be vigilant, to make the additional effort to secure everything and to report any suspicious activity - both people and cars as quickly as possible so that we can organise a response. Policing is going to be increased in the area for the foreseeable future.

Just to also let you know - the Red Jaguar I put out on Friday, was found over the weekend. 2 stolen cars from Vamoose burglaries were found from the Tracker activation in Pheasant's Croft. One stolen from Winkfield on the 22nd and the other from Maidenhead on the 24th. While checking the area, the police found the Jaguar parked up in The Croft !

CRIME:

PINKNEYS GREEN:

24-26/8 Marlow Road. Ground floor window forced. TV stolen.

27-28/8 Car entered by unknown means and tax disc stolen.

RIVER AREA:

26/8 2 - 6.45 a.m. Laggan Road. Front door forced and flat screen TV monitor stolen.

28/8 2 a.m. 4 people in dark clothes, seen causing damage to drivers door. They searched the car then made off.

BELMONT:

27/8 Drivers window smashed using stones and a Sat Nav stolen.

COOKHAM:

26/8 5 a.m. Front gates forced with a car.. Glass in the front door was then smashed TV and Hi Fi stolen.

25/8 DISTRACTION BURGLARY. The Area Commander and Priority Crime Team have asked me to put this out. 6.15 p.m. 2 men knocked at the door saying there was a problem with the water and they needed to check it. One distracted the owner by filling buckets in the kitchen, while the second man searched the bedroom and lounge stealing property worth a great deal. A friend of the aggrieved returned and disturbed them and they immediately made off. They are described as:

1. white, 30, 5'8'', slim build, short straight fair brown hair, European accent, clean shaven, long sleeved blue / grey shirt, dark, coloured work trousers, blue grey peaked cap.

2. white, 5'8'', about 50 years old, stocky, dark receding hair, clean shaven, open necked long sleeve shirt. A suspicious car was seen in the area - a blue grey Peugeot saloon.

25-27/8 Car door jemmied but nothing stolen.

WOODLANDS PARK:

25-26/8 VAMOOSE BURGLARY. House and car keys taken from the kitchen, together with the Lexus parked outside.

WALTHAM ST. LAWRENCE:

25/8 8.25 Offenders smashed a window to get in. They were disturbed by a neighbour who immediately phoned the police. The police attended very quickly but the offenders made off towards Reading.

25-27/8 Car possibly left open and wallet stolen.

OLDFIELD:

26-27/8 Brownfield Gardens. Classic car had it's radio stolen from a driveway.

COX GREEN:

25/8 Evening job. Offenders entered integral garage and then the house. They found the house keys in a prominent position together with the safe keys which they emptied. Keys as we all know should never be on display, but take quite a time to locate.

23-24/8 Lambourne Drive. Car windows smashed in but nothing stolen.

23-24/8 car front window smashed and sat Nav stolen from the glove box.

23-24/8 Same road car stolen.

23-24/8 Car window smashed and torch stolen.

A few incidents of criminal damage across Cox Green - mainly wing mirrors ripped off of cars.

FURZE PLATT:

24/8 Daytime. Entry through insecure first floor window. They used a ladder they found at the house. Laptop stolen.

27/8 Car passenger window smashed and Sat Nav stolen.

KNOWL HILL:

23-24/8 Garage broken into cutting off 2 padlocks. Motocross bike stolen.