10 burglaries over the weekend. 2 in Windsor 1 in Ascot and 7 Maidenhead. Some were through rear doors and windows left insecure. Please do not let this be you - or someone you know.

CRIME:

BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY & THE WALTHAMS:

26/4 10.35 p.m. Bridge Avenue, Cookham. Car had its window smashed to release the handbrake so that it could be pushed out of the way to steal JCB which it was blocking in. Later a member of the public saw a man driving a JCB down the road and phoned the police. When they arrived the thief made off and tried to flag down a taxi. A man was arrested.

25/4 2 p.m. Bisham By Pass. A car turning off the motorway, had its windscreen damaged by something thrown from above.

26/4 Early hours. Rowing Club, Marlow Bridge Road. An outboard motor stolen from a boat.

24/4 Daytime. Station Road. Burglary through forced rear patio doors. - Cameras, laptops, X Box & mobile phone stolen. 2 men have been arrested.

25/4 2 p.m. Shurlock Row. Index plates stolen from a car. If Index plates are stolen, we enter this fact onto the Police National Computer, in case any car using those plates goes through ANPR (automatic Number Plate Recognition) anywhere in the country. Generally they do not flash up, so we have very little idea why they are stolen. We are checking the congestion charge database. If you have had number plates stolen and something unusual or suspicious happens later that may be connected, please let us know.

25/4 2 p.m. Cookham Dean Bottom. 2 men distracted a female driver by asking directions, while a third reached in and stole her handbag.

24/4 - 25/4 School Lane. Car passenger window smashed - laptop stolen.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:

25/4 - 26/4 Boyn Valley Road. Damage done to bricks at the roofline of a garage - possible attempt to break in.

24/4 11 p.m. Cox Green Lane. 6 cars damaged. They had their wing mirrors kicked off. None of those that reported the damage saw anything, but they did hear it. Were you out and about and see anyone in the area about this time ?

24/4 3 p.m. Altwood Road. Attempted Burglary. Forced rear window. The alarm sounded and the thief immediately made off. Please remember this. Opportunist thieves do not hang around if an alarm sounds. If you have an alarm it must be fully set when you go out and the ground floor at night.

25/4 - 26/4 Norden Meadows. Burglary using the letterbox method - Handbag, laptops, mobile phones and jewellery stolen. If the mortise lock on the door is used when you go out and the door double locked, no-one can get using the letterbox method. Just as importantly - if you have a burglary and there is no damage - your insurance company may well consider you left your house 'insecure'.

25/4 - 26/4 Altwood Close. Burglary through rear door left insecure - mobile, laptop, workbag and charity boxes stolen. The empty charity boxes were found discarded in the road.

19/4 - 25/4 Boyndon Road. Index plates stolen.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:

25/4 11.30 p.m. Belmont Park Avenue. Group of about 8 lads went by the house and a beer bottle was thrown at it smashing against a wall.

24/4 8 - 10.45 a.m. Ray Mill Road West. Attempted Burglary. Attempt to force front door and rear window - no entry gained.

25/4 - 26/4 Ray Mill Road West. Car index plates stolen.

25/4 - 26/4 Ray Mill Road east. Car index plates stolen.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

23/4 - 24/4 Ross Road. Fish pond filter stolen from pond in garden.

23/4 - 24/4 Braywick Road. Dumper truck stolen.

24/4 - 25/5 Curls Road. Rear garden gate lifted off its hinges to steal a child's bike left unlocked in the garden. Did anyone see anything suspicious in that area ?

25/4 - 26/4 Stompits Road, Holyport. A police officer on patrol found a car with its door lock forced and driver's window smashed. He alerted the owner - nothing appears to have been stolen.

26/4 2.10 a.m. Stompits Road, Holyport. The owner heard a noise and looked out of the window to see 3 men possibly breaking into a car. Later they found their own garage had been broken into and fishing tackle stolen. Did anyone else see 3 suspicious people out and about in the village during the early hours ?

26/4 3.20 a.m. Langworthy Lane, Holyport. The owner found footprints in the dew across his garden. Can everyone in that area be on the alert and ring through any suspicious noises or people, wandering around in the early hours.

23/4 - 24/4 The Croft. Index plates stolen from a car.

24/4 - 25/4 Blackbird Lane. Van stolen - keys left in the ignition - later it was discovered a horse box was also stolen.

24/4 - 25/4 Norden Road. Locked motorbike stolen - later recovered from Desborough Park.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:

23/4 - 24/4 Car window smashed and radio fascia stolen.

24/4 6 - 11 p.m. Queensway. Burglary through insecure rear window - Laptops, SAT NAV, Nintendo DS, keys and Renault Megane stolen from the driveway.