At this morning's briefing the Area Commander Supt. Tim De Meyer asked me to let you know that over the last few days we have had a big reduction in our reported crimes and in the last 48 hours had NO BURGLARIES in Maidenhead. BUT - people are still leaving items on display which is drawing opportunist thieves to your areas. Can you please spread the message ?

Secondly a brilliant response yesterday to Nottingham Knockers in The Street. Within minutes, our members had rung each other and the PEC - My grateful thanks to Phillip. they are obviously on the ball out there. We do not want anyone selling door to door, in our more remote areas please. If you don't buy anything, they won't come. If you do get these 'unemployed lads' going door to door selling household products, you must telephone the police immediately, giving us a full description, so that we can go out and have a word with them. Please remember our NW motto:

'WE DO NOT BUY GOODS AND SERVICES AT THE DOOR'.

No conversation with them please - it is too easy for your to be helpful and courteous - If asked why there is no response from Neighbours' houses it is all too easy to respond - 'because they are on a world cruise for 3 months ' 'Oh no they will be out, they work till late in the City earning a fortune !!!!!

CRIME:

BISHAM, COOKHAM & HURLEY:

14/4 3 - 4 a.m. Choseley Road. Knowl Hill. Shed break - freezer opened and food stolen. The freezer was left open and all the food went off.

1/2 - 11/4 Alleyns Lane. Cookham Dean. Taps stolen from allotments and other taps left running.

15/4 8.30 a.m. Cherry Garden Lane. The owner of a house being renovated stopped a man in the premises. He said he was bird watching. The owner then saw the man had some of his property and bolt croppers under his coat. He was threatened and the thief made off. A man has been arrested.

13/4 - 14/4 Spencers Lane X 2 cars broken into. Sat Nav stolen from one, the glove box searched in the other.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:

14/4 5 a.m. Cox Green Road. Bus shelter damaged in a small fire - a wheelie bin was also set alight.

14/4 6 a.m. Bracken Road. Wheelie bin set on fire.

14/4 Daytime. Rutland Road. Shed break - Offenders climbed over a fence to get access.

9/4 - 11/4 Altwood Road. Metal sign letters prised off the wall and left damaged.

14/4 1 a.m. Wessex Way. 2 lads seen to kick a large hole in a fence- and on the 13/4 the seats in the bus shelter were set alight.

13/4 2 - 4.30 p.m. Waltham Road. Car driver's window smashed and door lock forced - nothing stolen.

14/4 - 15/4 kings Grove. Shed break - hinges jemmied off. Tools stolen and a golf bag. The golf clubs were left on the floor.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:

13/4 - 14/4 Moor Lane. Car drivers window smashed - nothing stolen.

14/4 2.30 p.m. Poplars Grove. Van owner heard a noise and looked out to see a man reaching in and stealing tools. The man immediately ran off to a waiting white van. The man is described as white, 5'10'', long crew cut hair style, overweight, wearing a blue T shirt.

14/4 - 15/4 Ray Mill Road East X 2. Cars had their passenger windows smashed - nothing stolen.

15/4 daytime. Boulters Lane. Car keyed.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

13/4 - 14/4 Ludlow Road. Index plates stolen from a car. The plates were used on a car later at a 'Bilking' - filling with petrol and then driving off without paying.

14/4 - 15/4 Forest Green Road. Attempted barn break - nothing stolen.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:

13/4 - 14/4 Napier Road. Shed break. Offender climbed over a garden fence and stole a tent.

13/4 -14/4 Lyneham Gardens. Car broken into by unknown means (no damage) Sweets and a watch stolen.

Please remain alert. The Area Commander is making sure the police patrol in areas with increased crime rates and checks personally, at the morning briefing that it has been done. As most of this crime takes place at night we do need you to report anything you feel is strange or out of place to help us direct our resources.