Crime:
1W April 2009we are tracking certain individuals that are well known to us, re the car crime at the moment. All the car crime yesterday used the same MO - smashed windows. Usually we have a mixture of smashed windows and forced door locks. That points to one team. They follow a route through Marlow, High Wycombe, Maidenhead, Bray and then off into South Bucks. We can arrest under a suspicion of being involved in crime. If we do arrest someone, we have the power to carry out a Section 18 House Search while they are in custody, to recover any possibly stolen items, before they can return home and hide / remove / get rid of anything incriminating. Our offenders know this and just in case they are arrested and searched on the spot, do not generally take stolen items home, but hide anything they steal in bushes, hedges or behind small electrical / telephone transformers along the roadside, close to where the items are stolen - and yesterday we did receive a call from
someone to say they had seen some lads acting suspiciously routing around in bushes - now you know, what they may have been doing - recovering items they had stashed earlier. If we get a report about a crime, carry out an immediate area search and find one of our well known offenders in the area, they are immediately searched. So that they are not found with anything on them, they stash the laptops, etc in hedges, wrapped up in plastic bags to protect them from the weather for collection later when it is safer. SO - if you see anyone putting something into a hedge, we want to know. SOMETHING YOU CAN DO - look at the car crime below. If you live anywhere near any of it, check the hedges and bushes in the area for anything the thieves may have stashed - if you find a bag with something in it, phone us immediately, but leave the bag untouched - Forensic evidence is vital and you may damage fingerprints etc.He also asked me to let you know that we have had a good result. The burglar I reported arrested yesterday, appeared in court and was remanded in custody. Another one off the street.
CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY & THE WALTHAMS:
16/4 7 - 10 a.m. Mill Lane. Caravan Park again. An offender has been breaking into the holiday homes - this time he ate some food. If you see anyone suspicious in the area please let us know. We have a suspect and need more evidence to tie him in. Another caravan had a window broken with a stone.
15/4 - 16/4 Frogmill. Garage break. Doors jemmied and panels broken but no entry gained. Insecure she searched. The offenders may have been disturbed when the owners turned on lights in the early hours to get a drink. Did you see anyone in the area acting suspiciously early in the morning.
15/4 - 16/4 Lesters Road, Cookham Rise. Possible attempt to steal a Citroen AX. Passenger door forced and dashboard cowling removed to access wiring.
16/4 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. High Street, Cookham. Rear windscreen smashed - briefcase stolen.
15/4 - 16/4 Lower Road, Cookham Dean. All 4 tyres stolen from a Fiat Punto. That must have taken quite a time and a lot of nerve.
13/4 - 14/4 Spencer's Lane X 2. Both cars entered with no damage and alarms did not sound. One a Ford focus - SAT NAV stolen. The other VW Passat - searched but nothing stolen. When another neighbour heard he then reported his car - a Renault Laguna, broken into without damage and searched on 20 - 21/3. He simply thought his car had been left unlocked and did not bother to report it to the police.
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
16/4 10.45 a.m. Wessex Way. Van being unloaded. 2 witnesses saw a lad reach in and steal the SAT NAV and holder.
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
15/4 - 16/4 North Town Moor. Pink emulsion paint poured over a vehicle. Does anyone recognise this colour ? has anyone seen anyone covered in pink paint ?
16/4 5- 9 p.m. Belmont park Road. Car passenger window smashed - SAT NAV stolen.
15/4 - 16/4 Kennet Road. Car number plates stolen.
16/4 - 17/4 Ray Mill Road east. Burglary just reported and little detail at the moment. House entered via the garage - electrical items and keys stolen. There is evidence that another house was attempted and a coathanger recovered. IT JUST SHOWS YOU MUST MAKE THOSE CALLS ABOUT SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS - IMMEDIATELY.
OLDFIELD & BRAY:
12/4 - 16/4 Bargeman Road. Insecure shed broken into and bike stolen.
16/4 7.30 - 9.45 p.m. Hibbert Road X 3 - all BMW's. Car window smashed - LAPTOP stolen. 2nd & 3rd - car windows smashed - not known if anything stolen.
16/4 9 - 10 p.m. Windsor Road BMW again. Rear window smashed - 2 LAPTOPS STOLEN.
16/4 7.30 - 10.30 High Street, Bray - BMW again. Rear windscreen smashed LAPTOP & MOBILE PHONE stolen.
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
NOTHING TO REPORT.
The final message from Supt Tim De Meyer, is have a good weekend BUT DO NOT LEAVE LAPTOPS IN CARS. As you can see, these are taken from areas people stop off on their way home from work to have a drink. NOTHING LEFT ON DISPLAY PLEASE - and if you have a middle / upper management type fleet car, and you are likely as part of your job to have a company laptop - be additionally careful - it's your car the thieves are looking for !
The number as always - 0845 8 505 505 or Crimestoppers in complete confidence on 0800 555 111.
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