Can everyone in the Cookhams be aware we have had a short spell of shed breaks for garden tools and bikes. Removing lawn mowers should look suspicious. It would help if they were visibly postcoded - thieves would leave them behind - so please visibly postcode all your garden and other tools. You can do this neatly with silver paint for example.

CRIME:

BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY & THE WALTHAMS

15/5 - 16/5 Broom Hill, Cookham Rise. Block of garages had several breaks - tools stolen.

10/5 - 11/5 Southwood Road, Cookham Rise X 2. shed breaks garden tools from one a lawnmower from another. The lawn mower may have been taken out over fences - that must have looked suspicious.

11/5 - 15/5 Howe Lane, White Waltham. Red Diesel stolen from a farm.

15/5 1.30 - 2 a.m. Mill Lane, Hurley. Caravan stolen.

15/5 - 16/5 Mill Lane, Cookham. Burglary through forced rear doors - DVD, DVDs and TV stolen.

17/5 Daytime. Waltham Road, White Waltham - Car rear number plates stolen.

15/5 9.30 p.m. Cookham High Street. Car passenger window smashed - handbag stolen.

17/5 - 18/5 Whyteladyes Lane. Shed break X 3. lawnmower from one, bikes from two others.

11/5 - 18/5 Southwood Road. Shed break - lawn mower and strimmer stolen.

17/5 - 18/5 Honey Lane. Cables in the road cut.

16/5 - 17/5 Worster Road X 2. Houses had their hanging baskets stolen.

16/5 early hours. Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green. Car left beside the road broken down - passenger window smashed - MP3, jumper, locking wheel nuts, book, sports bag, sunglasses, toolkit and vehicle documents stolen.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:

16/5 2 p.m. Clare Road. Attempted theft of a SAT NAV from a commercial van. Builders on site held a young lad until the police arrived.

18/5 Waltham Road. Car window smashed. A witness saw a lad run off after hearing the glass smash. Described as 6' in a pale hoody and track suit bottoms and dark trainers.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:

3/5 - 17/5 Club in Summerleaze Road. Shed break - nothing stolen, but an ongoing problem with vandalism - recently goalposts, lights and tents have been damaged.

17/5 3 p.m. Florence Avenue. Car passenger window smashed - handbag stolen from the footwell.

13/5 - 14/5 Ray Mill Road West. Car left insecure - SAT NAV stolen.

18/5 Daytime. Ray Mead Road. Burglary by unknown means - jewellery and cash stolen.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

17/5 Half past midnight. Brownfield Gardens. Group of youths disturbed kicking a car.

15/5 - 17/5 Fane Way. Insecure car searched.

16/5 4.30 a.m. Willow Drive. Attempted burglary. 2 suspects were trying to force living room window, then owner heard a noise and they immediately made off - possibly on a mortorbike.

15/5 10.40 p.m. The Binghams. The owner heard a noise and went to investigate. They saw a suspect in the rear garden who immediately made off over fields at the rear.

15/5 9.45 p.m. Hare Shoots. Owner heard a noise and saw 2 men who had forced the porch. They made off immediately. 2 men were arrested.

16/5 - 17/5 Fane Way. Burglary through insecure rear kitchen window - Items ready to steal were piled up when the owners dog barked and disturbed people in the house. They left immediately leaving everything behind.

16/5 Early hours. Moor End. Burglary through patio - electrical items stolen.

15/5 - 16/5 Medallion Place. Car passenger window smashed - SAT NAV stolen.

16/5 Early hours. Oldacres. Car driver's door lock forced - Audio system stolen.

16/5 Afternoon. Oldfield Road. Car passenger window smashed - SAT NAV, stereo, PSP stolen from under the passenger seat.

18/5 Early hours - badgers Close. Index plates stolen.

18/5 - 19/5 North Green. Index plates stolen.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FIRZE PLATT:

15/5 - 16/5 Sunderland Road. Car offside tyres slashed and bodywork scratched.

15/5 - 17/5 Golden Ball Lane. Burglary. Owner went out leaving her door unlocked - items moved and muddy footprints throughout the house.

18/5 8.30 p.m. Osney Road. House has been bombarded with rocks and eggs over a period of time causing damage.

22.4 - 18/5 Cannon Court Road. Burglary through rear door - watches AND TV stolen.

Lots of petty crime, the sort of thing NW should be able to assist with, by being observant. 3 things needed for a crime to occur - an offender, something to steal and the absence of a guardian to prevent it. We can influence the last 2. Leaving nothing out as a temptation or a crime 'attractor' and always being observant and vigilant. Hence the importance of phoning through any suspicious activity - day or night - quickly.