Crime: 26 August 2010

Well, what a success yesterday at Ascot’s Golden Age ! Our North Ascot contingent line dancing ! There was so much on offer – tax advice, health and fitness, cookery demonstrations, Tai Chi, Smile – Simple Chair Based Exercise for the less mobile, Julie Isaacs from the Berks Fire & Rescue offering free home fire surveys and free smoke alarms, The Community wardens from RBWM, Trading Standards, Julie Howard from repair with Care - too many services represented to go into, but what a brilliant event. Congratulations to Cllr David Hilton and his team who work so hard to make it such a success. We really need similar events in Windsor & Maidenhead !

While talking to local residents yesterday, several mentioned they had seen suspicious cars parked up in their roads, but did not want to bother the police, because they were not actually doing anything wrong. Would the police think this a waste of their time ? The simple answer, absolutely not ! We base our policing upon intelligence supplied by the public and you are therefore a vital resource to us – eyes and ears. Please do not hesitate to call – simply say the Neighbourhood Watch man has told you to call – ‘I don’t need a visit, I am just passing you information that you may find useful’. 'I live in the road at the – whatever activity it is – is out of the ordinary / not the usual type of car / drivers etc for this road and it drew my attention'. PEC number – 0845 8 505 505. If of course, you think they are part of a crime that is, or about to happen – its 999

TVP OPEN DAY AT SULHAMPSTEAD:
It’s only ten days to go until the Thames Valley Police Open Day, so check out the latest video to see the firearms officers getting ready for action. Police dog displays and the Force helicopter will also be attending, so we look forward to seeing you there, Saturday 4th September from 10am until 4pm.
See more here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyb75kpjj-k 

A message from Julie Isaacs at Berks Fire and Rescue:
Please find attached a poster for a charity disco and fire fighter auction which is being held at Maidenhead Fire Station on Saturday 4th September. All proceeds are being donated to Chiltern Air Ambulance. There will be a disco and late bar. It would be great if you could display the attached poster and hopefully we will see you, your work colleagues and friends supporting this event.

Hope to see you there.
Julie

Julie Isaacs
Community Safety Coordinator
Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
Tel: 07771 608 410 or 01189 322 477
isaacsj@rbfrs.co.uk

Some good news:

Teenagers sentenced for theft from motor vehicle – Maidenhead
Thursday 26 August 2010, 10:19am
Two teenagers have been sentenced following the theft of a radio system from a car in Kimbers Lane, Harvest Hill, Maidenhead, on Tuesday 22 June 2010.
Nicholas Alder, aged 18, of Blackamoor Lane, Maidenhead, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were sentenced at Maidenhead Magistrates’ Court on 18 August.
Alder received a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £65 compensation to the victim and £85 costs. The 16-year-old was ordered to pay £65 compensation to the victim and is now subject to an extended referral order.
A third boy, who is also aged 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, is due to appear before Maidenhead Youth Court on Tuesday 14 September for a pre-sentence hearing in connection with the same incident.

CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMSD & LITTLEWICK GREEN:
24/8 Tuesday 6 – 8 p.m. Bugfrith Lane, Cookham Dean. House broken into and copper piping ripped out and stolen.
21/8 – 23/8 Saturday / Monday. Wessons Hill. Car door lock damaged – no entry gained.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
There has been a sudden blip in car crime in this area in the last few days. Extra police patrols and our Priority Crime Team have been out and about to talk to and reassure residents:
24/8 – 25/8 Tuesday 6 p.m. / Wednesday 6 p.m. Russet Road. Car driver’s window smashed – cowling damaged in an attempt to steal the car.
25/8 Wednesday 3 a.m. Lillibrooke Crescent X 3 Car driver’s window smashed – laptop stolen SAT NAV moved but left behind. Car driver’s door forced – CD player stolen. car entered by unknown means – laptop, briefcase and paperwork stolen.
25/8. Wednesday early hours. Lambourne Drive. Car driver’s door lock forced – CDs, cash & sunglasses stolen.
25/8 Wednesday Early hours. Treesmill Drive. Car entered by unknown means – wallet stolen. Attempt to use the credit cards.
25/8 Wednesday Early hours. Woodlands park Avenue. Van broken into – drills and other tools stolen.
25/8 Wednesday early hours. Heynes green. Car passenger door forced. CD Player & IPOD stolen.
24/8 – 25/8 Tuesday 2.30 p.m. / Wednesday 5.30 a.m. Foliejohn Way. Gilera Runner Scooter index RY 03 NKX stolen from front garden

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
23/8 – 24/8 Monday 8 p.m. / Tuesday 12 Noon. Riseley Road. Car entered by unknown means – wallet stolen.
21/8 – 22/8 Saturday / Sunday. North Town Road. Offensive words scratched into a car.

INNER MAIDENHEAD:
No crime to report.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:
Have Your Say’ meeting – Bray and Holyport, Maidenhead
Residents of the Bray and Holyport area of Maidenhead will have the opportunity to speak to members of their local neighbourhood policing team at a 'Have Your Say' meeting next week.
The meeting will take place outside the newsagents in Holyport at 11.30am on Tuesday 31 August.
Neighbourhood Specialist Officer (NSO) PC Dan Brown and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) Mathew Wingrove and John Connor will be available to discuss community policing issues.
Matthew said: “There have been some changes to the neighbourhood policing team recently and this is a chance for residents to meet us and raise any concerns they may have about crime and anti-social behaviour in the area. Everyone is welcome to come along and there’s no need to make an appointment.”
“We will also be signing people up to the community messaging scheme, which sends information about crime directly to your e-mail inbox or telephone.”
He added: “We hope to hold a separate Have Your Say meeting for the residents of Oldfield in the near future at a venue closer to them. However, this is an open invitation and people from Oldfield are more than welcome to come along.”
The Oldfield and Bray (including Holyport) neighbourhood policing team can be contacted on 0845 8 505 505.
Matthew has transferred from Maidenhead Town Centre, replacing PCSO Amy Shah. PC Dan Brown has become the new NSO.
Further information about neighbourhood policing in the neighbourhood, as well as the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead local police area, is available on our website, www.thamesvalley.police.uk.
23/8 – 24/8 Monday 9 p.m. / Tuesday 9 a.m. Suffolk Road. Car grafittied.
23/8 – 24/8 Monday 9 p.m. / Tuesday 6 a.m. Bridge Road. Outboard stolen from boat on the river.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
18/8 Wednesday 4 p.m. Mapledurham Walk.Insecure car searched whilst being loaded by the owner – fishing tackle stolen.

Some areas very light on crime.

LINK [Maidenhead_OPEN_DAY_LEAFLET_SEPT_2010.pdf]

LINK [Maidenhead_AIR_AMBULANCE_POSTER_AUG_2010.jpg]

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