Firstly can I thank those people that rang through at the beginning of the week reporting Nottingham Knockers - young lads going from door to door selling household products. As a result of those calls PC Dave Higgs went out and did some stop checks and sent me the following:

There were about thirteen of them in the area on Monday 25 Feb. I checked four of them and they all had the same identification cards. They were all picked up in a transit and I spoke with the co-ordinator about the reports of their behaviour. They went back to Reading.

I want to reassure everyone, that calling in these things, does result in something happening. Last night someone phoned in from Elton Drive that kids were trying car door handles. They made off in a white van which was traced by the police. Please, please have the confidence to phone. Your intelligence is vital to us in our fight against opportunist thieves, who move around the area very quickly.

CRIME:

INNER MAIDENHEAD:

22/2 Castle Hill. Graffiti tag in white paint. Please phone in all sightings of graffiti. We working with the RBWM Anti Social Behaviour Team, Street Care etc keep a photographic record of all graffiti and particularly graffiti tags. When someone is caught - as they are ! - we look through the database of photos and can charge them with all of their work !

BELMONT:

23 - 24/2 Cromwell Road. Silver graffiti

25/2 6.20 - 8 p.m. Belmont Crescent. Car keyed

HURLEY:

24 - 25/2 Frogmill. Early hours owner heard neighbours dog bark and in the morning found a window smashed.

RIVER AREA:

25/2 4.30 - 5 p.m. North Town Moor. Kids causing damage at the cricket club Graffiti and burn marks on the tables.

25 - 26/2 Sheephouse Road. Owner found his car had been moved down the road and smashed into a lamp post. This road is having problems There was a burglary on the 22/2, Theft From on the 18/1 and 2 houses had credit cards cloned - 8/1 and 3/1

COX GREEN:

23 - 24/2 Cox Green Road. Spare wheel stolen from under a Vauxhall Zafira.

24/2 5 p.m. Lillibrook Crescent. Apparently hanging baskets were stolen right down the road and we had several calls. This often happens at this time of year as people re-do their baskets after the winter and just before Easter. If you have nice hanging baskets I suggest you wire them up to make them difficult to steal.

COOKHAM DEAN:

25/2 4.40 - 4.45 p.m. Church car park in Church Road. Car window smashed - hand bag and school bag stolen.

PINKNEYS GREEN:

25/2 5.50 - 8.50 p.m. Fielding Road. 2 cars done. Rear door of van forced and generator stolen. Car broken into and medical items stolen.

19 - 25/2 Lincoln Road - nursery - flat screen TV and beverages stolen.

WOODLANDS PARK:

20 - 21/2 Sawyers Crescent. Door damaged but no entry gained.

BISHAM:

25 - 26/2 Bisham Road. Graffiti.

That's it - NO Burglary Dwellings, just a great deal of low level crime and anti social behaviour.