Crime: 4 July 2011
One
of our persistent and prolific offenders has been remanded by the courts.
This is solely as a result of good policework ! Persistent and sustained
action by the police, attention to detail and offender monitoring and
management. When we do this, we are helped enormously by intelligence
received from yourselves. Descriptions received of suspicious characters
can be matched by our local CID teams to known offenders. When we are
trying hard to target an offender we need every piece of information we
can get as to where they were, when they were there and who they were
with. Descriptions of clothing are vital to tie someone to a location. All
that, we get from you. Our grateful thanks – keep it flowing.
I have had a request from PC Dave
Higgs to put out a reminder as a result of a recent
incident with which he was involved:
Hi Jeff
An elderly man in my area was visited by a young man, who said he was
working for a company called ‘Scambusters’. The elderly man had been
the victim of a dodgy builder a few years ago, when he had paid a couple
of thousand pounds to a roofer, for work which was not required. The young
man said he could now recover the money, as the company had stopped
trading and the residual funds were going to be distributed, to any one
who had been defrauded by the company.
To complete the initial investigation, he needed £1000 in cash. The
elderly man was unsure and asked for a receipt, prior to handing over any
cash. The young man left and returned one hour later, with a receipt. By
then, the elderly man had spoken to his sister and she had contacted the
police. The police attended but the man was not found. The receipt was
though left at the address. The company named on the receipt does not
exist and fortunately, no money changed hands.
Scambusters, 4 Sutton Business Park, Sutton, Surrey, GU13 3JH (no such
post code)
Can everyone be on their guard ? This was quite a complicated scam. Anyone
elderly or vulnerable may well fall for it – as they do the dodgy
builders. We are working with several groups at the moment about schemes
to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Details will come out soon.
PC 444 David Higgs
CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
1/7 – 3/7 Friday / Sunday. Southward Gardens, Cookham.
Garage break through the roof – bike stolen.
4/7 Mopnday 4 a.m. Bath Road, Littlewick Green. Shed
break, Nothing stolen. The owner heard a noise in the night on the gravel
drive, but thought it was a deer.
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
2/7 Saturday 2 a.m. Boyn Valley Road. Attempted burglary.
Owner was awoken by a noise and went to investigate. They pulled the
curtains back to see an arm reaching in through a small window to open a
larger window. The arm was immediately withdrawn and the person made off.
4/7 – 5/7 Monday / Tuesday Woodfield Drive X 2. lead
stolen from porch roof. On the second house the thieves may have been
disturbed as some of the lead was left behind.
21/6 – 4/7 Altwood Road. Boundary wall damaged and
bricks removed.
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
3/7 Sunday 11.15 p.m. Moorside Close. Wing mirror smashed
off.
2/7 Sunday Maidenhead Court Park. Garage break. Bike
stolen. Several other bikes moved and left behind.
INNER MAIDENHEAD:
2/7 Saturday 9 p.m. / 10.30 p.m. Hight Street. Locked up
bike stolen.
OLDFIELD & BRAY:
4/7 Monday 0.43 a.m. Harvest Hill Road. Houses under
construction – copper piping ripped out and stolen.
2/7 Saturday 1 p.m. / 1.30 p.m. Howarth Road. CCTV shows
a lad riding up on a bike, taking a broken brick from his pocket and
smashing a business window – climbed in – 4 seconds later he was back
with 3 charity boxes.
2/7 Saturday 11.50 a.m. / 7.45 p.m. Evenlode. Front door
kicked in and damaged.
3/7 Sunday noon / 3.20 p.m. Brayfield Road. Burglary via
forced rear patio doors – items stolen.
3/7 – 4/7 Sunday 2 p.m. / Monday 8.30 a.m. The Green. 2
bikes stolen from a bike rack in the garden – repeat victim.
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
1/7 – 2/7 Friday 7 p.m. / Saturday noon. Bridle Road.
Index plate stolen from a car.
1/7 Friday 7 p.m./ 9.30 p.m. Church, St Peter’s Road.
Bike stolen.
3/7 - 4/7 Sunday 9.30 p.m. / Monday 10.45 a.m. Courthouse Road.
Shed break – hedge trimmer, lawn mower & leaf blower stolen.
I have also just received a press release from RBWM which may please many
of you:
Royal Borough community wardens given
new powers to tackle dog fouling
The Royal Borough’s zero tolerance to litter policy, has now been
reinforced with Community Wardens given the powers to tackle dog fouling.
Community Wardens can now issue fixed
penalty notices, to anyone whom they see allowing a dog to foul and
failing to promptly, remove the mess. Anyone who refuses to pay the fine
(currently £50) can be prosecuted and may face a court appearance with a
maximum penalty of £1,000.
Wardens will also hand out leaflets outlining
the law and how to report irresponsible dog owner. Posters have been put
up in Borough parks to remind people to ‘Bag it, Tie it, Bin it’. Dog
walkers will also be offered free bags, to dispose of their pet’s waste.
This latest drive to rid the Borough of dog
mess follows last year’s successful pilot run in conjunction with the
Boyn Hill, Cox Green and Woodlands Park Neighbourhood Action Group.
Cllr
Phill Bicknell, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Environment,
said: “We know the vast majority of dog owners are responsible – with
a small minority giving them a bad name. But we are not prepared to
tolerate those who do not obey the law and we will not hesitate to use our
powers to impose an on-the-spot fine of £50.
“The Council is committed to extending the
community wardens’ powers and issuing fixed penalty notices for dog
fouling is a natural extension. We will work tirelessly to ensure we catch
the culprits.
“It is not all about enforcement however, which is why we have produced
posters and leaflets to educate people.”
Incidents of dog fouling should be
reported to the Council’s streetcare team on 01628
683800 or via streetcare@rbwm.gov.uk
All information will be treated in strict confidence.
Contacts:
Cllr Phill Bicknell, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and
Environment – tel: 01753 840307
Terry Gould, Head of Public Protection – tel: 01628
683501
Brian Martin, Community Safety Manager – tel: 01628
796337
Sgt Rob Dalton from Windsor has sent
me the data for ASB over the last month:
Here are the results for Operation Lawless for the month of June. This is
an operation to tackle ASB (Anti-social Behaviour) in and around Windsor
and Ascot. This does not include Operation LILO which is the Night Time
economy operation. Operation Lawless runs from Friday 18-02 and Saturday
18-02. (Operation Legless runs in Maidenhead by the NHPT in Maidenhead).
Friday 10th June 2011
I was on operation Lawless tonight. 3 Youths were searched under S.23
Misuse of Drugs Act in Eton Wick Road. One of them had just finished
smoking a joint. This was at 23:59 hours. Mother spoken to and some
referral work have been completed.
3 Youths were spoken to in Hanover Way, Dedworth at 8:40 p.m. for underage
smoking. The cigarettes were confiscated and the parents spoken to. They
were though happy for them to be out, and smoking ! Advice given.
Monday 13th June at 7:35 p.m. Officers had cause to deal with 5 youth’s
illegally fishing in Datchet. (Not part of Lawless but still gets
recorded).
Thursday 7th June 3 Men were stopped for Drinking in a No Drinking Zone in
Bachelors Acre, Windsor. (They were not underage except 1 who was 17).
Alcohol seized.
Saturday 25th June 3 males were searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act for
smoking cannabis. At 8:37 p.m. in the Broom Farm Estate. 2 received
Cannabis Street Cautions.
A man was searched and had alcohol seized in St Lukes Road, Old Windsor at
7:47 p.m.
A man was searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Barry Avenue, Windsor
at 11:28 p.m. hours. Nothing was found.
Finally 3 lads were caught in possession of alcohol on Saturday 25th
June.. They had 22 Strong bows, 17 WHD’s, 3 Smirnoff Ice, 3 Bacardi
Breezers, 1 Becks, 4 San Miguel’s and 1 J+B Scotch. This is totally
unacceptable, and their parents will be getting a visit from me in due
course.
IT IS ILLEGAL TO BUY ALCOHOL FOR
ANYONE UNDER 18. IF A YOUNG PERSON APPROACHES YOU TO BUY ALCOHOL ON THEIR
BEHALF – YOU WILL BE COMMITTING AN OFFENCE IF YOU DO SO. ! IF YOU
WITNESS THIS HAPPENING, CALL 0845 8 505 505 AND TELL US WHERE, WHEN AND
WHOM. YOUR CALL WILL BE TREATED IN COMPLETE CONFIDENCE BUT WILL BE
FOLLOWED UP. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD TO BE IN THE
STREET WITH ALCOHOL. THERE ARE NO DRINKING ZONES IN AND AROUND WINDSOR
WHICH ARE RIGIDLY ENFORCED. ALL ALCOHOL WILL BE CONFISCATED. ANYONE CAUGHT
BUYING ALCOHOL FOR UNDER 18’ S, WILL RECEIVE A FIXED PENALTY NOTICE, AND
ANYONE SELLING ALCOHOL TO UNDER 18’S WILL BE REPORTED FOR OFFENCES!!!
There were no other issues identified by the Lawless Team.
All Alcohol and Drug offences are passed to the ASB Officers for follow up
enquiries.
The Summer Holidays are fast approaching, and the Neighbourhood Teams and
the Partners with whom they work, are tightening their belts, to tackle
ASB even harder. There will be new procedures in place to deal with ASB,
Underage Drinking and Drug Abuse. The Neighbourhood Teams, ASB Officers,
Licensing Officers, ASB teams from Housing Associations and the Royal
Borough will all continue to work together, to tackle ASB in and around
Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead.
KNOW WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE DOING, KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. BE RESPONSIBLE! DO
NOT LET IT BE YOU WHO RECIEVES A LETTER OR A VISIT….OPERATION LAWLESS,
WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE AREAS SAFER!!!!!!!!!!
PS Rob Dalton | Clewer Village, Dedworth & Oakley Green, Eton and Eton
Wick | | Non-emergency number 0845 8 505 505 | Address Thames Valley
Police, Alma Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 3ES
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