Crime: 6 August 2010

A couple of things to begin with:

1. 5/8 1 a.m. Victoria Road, Sunningdale. A neighbour reported to police that they had seen 3 lads climbing out of a neighbour’s garden over the fence. The police immediately carried out an area search, but no one was located and nothing appears to have been stolen.
This is a reminder that opportunist thieves are out and about during the early hours and we all need to be aware – locking sheds and garages, as well as all rear accesses to our houses is sensible, if needless advice.
Our grateful thanks to that observant neighbour – we don’t talk about ‘curtain twitchers’ / 'nosey neighbours' – but they are really useful !

2. A co-ordinator from Maidenhead read a message about a car that had been broken into. We had a description of the thieves as they made off. He had seen kids matching the descriptions in Maidenhead Town centre the next day bragging about their criminal activities – one was on bail, others just talked about the crimes they were committing. One of their mates went into one of the shops and a few minutes later, the police arrived and he was taken out in handcuffs. Crime did not seem quite so amusing then and they all went rather quiet as their mate was lead away in a rather emotional state !!

The moral – please read the messages and think in the wider context. NHW is not only in your house / street. Its everywhere you go. Be observant, use those eyes and ears. Information overheard when kids brag can be very useful.

3. How do you like the new format ? A NHW Co-ordinator who has publishing experience asked if I could increase the size of the text as they could not do it with their emails and - make the look more interesting. I have had a play with it, he is going to produce a slick looking format – let’s see what we get.

CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS & LITTLEWICK GREEN
29/7 – 5/8 New Road. Shed break. Glass removed from window – power tools stolen.
2/8 – 5/8 Quarry Wood. 2 insecure garden sheds broken into – garden tools stolen.
5/8 9 a.m. – 10.20 p.m. The Terrace, Knowl Hill. Burglary through forced rear window – 3 laptops and jewellery stolen.
30/7 – 2/7 High Street, Cookham X 2. lead stolen from Cancer Research and Red Cross charity shops.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
5/8 8 p.m. Altwood Road. Kids were congregating in an alleyway and started a fire which spread to bushes and shrubs nearby. Berks Fire and rescue had to put it out.
4/8 – 5/8 Boyn Valley Road. A lad with blond hair was seen walking along the road kicking off wing mirrors from cars.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
5/8 10 – 10.20 a.m. Ellington Park X 2. Bath stolen from a garden. A neighbour witnessed a van stealing the bath but did not report it to the police. A bike was also stolen from the road.
5/8 2 – 3 a.m. Portlock Road. Burglary through forced bathroom window – They stole keys plus a grey BMW 320D index GU 58 AWN from the driveway. The car was fitted with a tracker which locates it in Reading. This appears to be part of a series and high value Diesel BMWs may be being targeted. If you have one – please take extra precautions at this time.

INNER MAIDENHEAD:
No crime to report.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:
4/8 11.45 p.m. Shoppenhangers Road. Kids threw stones at a house breaking 5 windows.

PINKNEY’S GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
4/8 – 5/8 Lincoln Road. Grey paint sprayed over a car.

Have a good weekend


The number as always - 0845 8 505 505 or Crimestoppers in complete confidence on 0800 555 111.