Crime:
12 March 2010
You may be aware that Google Maps have this week released Street View for this area. Not only do people now have a satellite view of our homes from above showing perimeter details in great detail, but they can now see the street view. They can walk along your road, look up your driveways, see if you have an alarm box / CCTV, what cars are on the driveway, proximity of neighbours, side access etc. etc. from the comfort of their own home. If you have not used the system, go to Google Maps, type your post code into the search and then zoom in. The detail is absolutely amazing. If there is a stick with a little orange man displayed on the screen, Street View is probably available. Click and drag him to you road and watch the transformation. It is a
photographic view anyone would have, walking along your road and standing outside your house. This was done about a year ago and you may have seen the transit van driving slowly along your road with a large sphere on the roof -
a 360 degree camera. All car number plates on driveways have been pixellated and faces of pedestrians blurred. It does clearly show the cars usually parked on the drive, gates etc. May I suggest if you do not have an alarm, now would be a good time to get one if you live in an area targeted for burglaries. If you cannot afford one - a dummy box and perhaps dummy CCTV camera would be a good idea. These are readily available from shops like Maplins and very easy to put up. Door locks should be polished, NW stickers put up in all front doors / windows, hedges trimmed to give good views of your front doors, house names and numbers clearly displayed at the roadside, so that strangers do not have an excuse to walk up and down driveways - 'looking for chez-nous' ! Please look at your home online - does the photo show any obvious weaknesses in your security ?
I have been told by my techie son that you can have your home removed from the photograph and I am examining exactly how to do that.
CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMES & LITTLEWICK GREEN:
11.3 3 - 7.30 p.m. House on the Bath Road, Knowl Hill. Burglary via forced kitchen window - exit via the front door - it was not double locked. Credit cards, driving licence, jewellery & purse stolen.
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
10/3 - 11/3 Boyn Hill Close. Van rear driver's window smashed - nothing stolen.
9/3 - 10/3 Bishop Court. Car driver's door lock forced - nothing stolen. VW Bora.
11/3 Afternoon. Boyn Hill Road. Small pane of glass in leaded light smashed in front door.
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
No crime top report.
An appeal from Michelle Roberts:
Hi Jeff,
Can you put out an appeal to the residents of Ray Mill Road East & West and Blackamoor Lane areas, to be on their guard for a small rucksack type bag - it may have been dumped in gardens, hedgerows, bins or on a porch/ shed roof, by a male who was arrested by late on Wednesday 10th March 2010.
The bag may contain crucial evidence and stolen items. It will help enormously with the investigation. Please phone the PEC on 0845 8 505 505 asking for contact PC 5544 Ward with any information.
Many thanks
PC 5894 Michelle Roberts
Riverside & Belmont
INNER MAIDENHEAD:
No crime to report.
OLDFIELD & BRAY.
No crime to report.
PINKNEY'S GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
10/3 - 11/3 St Mark's Crescent. Yard entered and items stolen.
11/3 Daytime. Switchback Road North. Burglary. Thieves climbed over a side gate and forced the rear kitchen window. Jewellery, laptop and games consoles stolen.
The number as always - 0845 8 505 505 or Crimestoppers in complete confidence on 0800 555 111.
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