Crime: 17 October 2011

All back in one piece. I was nearly able to send a single message to the whole area, as crime has been so low over the weekend !

Next – if you have a laptop, or a phone which can download ‘apps’, can you make sure you have secured it, with one of the many security tracker systems that are now available either for free or a small charge via the internet. We cannot of course recommend one system over another. We just want you to have installed one of them – please. I have just searched online for ‘Laptop tracker’ and several excellent free installations came up. They remain dormant upon your system, until you activate them remotely from another computer. They can pinpoint the location of the laptop / phone without the thief being aware, track its movements on a map, in the case of laptops with an internal webcam – photograph whoever is using it and transmit the image to you as well as transmit details of all systems being used and sites accessed. If we all did this and the thieves became aware, the risks associated with s tealing laptops and phones would remove any value from them. We have recently had some brilliant results using this technology and thieves arrested in possession of the equipment ! We can also track the equipment through to the handler ! If we can remove the handlers, the thieves have no-where to sell the stolen equipment and therefore no reason to steal it. Download it now !

Thames Valley Police are about to announce a new non emergency number to contact the PEC. It is going to be a very simple unified number across the entire UK. It will direct you to your appropriate police area, using your telephone prefix code. If you are using a mobile, it will locate you, using the nearest phone mast directing your call. It is not yet live in this area, but as soon as it is, I will put out full details. Until early next year – depending upon usage – both numbers will still be active.

Lots of plans have been put in place re Halloween. The Police will be using the direct mobile number once again and I will circulate full details shortly. Please see the attached press release from the Borough, regarding their Halloween activities.

CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
15/10 Saturday 2 a.m. Coxborrow Close, Cookham Rise. Phone lines to house cut. The cables may have been mistaken for those connected to security lights. The property has lead on the roof and the owner is concerned this may have be connected. Apparently someone was seen a couple of weeks ago, photographing the house. If you live in the area, can you be on your guard ? If you have visible lead, please take extra precautions to protect you and your neighbours. There are several metal marking products on the market, which are easy to apply – a quick search on the internet will come up with several, including non drying marking grease. I will shortly circulate more details. Our new Crime Reduction Officer (Caroline is no longer with us) Anne Chalmers, is putting together a useful toolkit for you, setting out different ways to protect co pper and lead. If you have seen anyone suspicious in the area – such as someone photographing houses – that should be an immediate call to the PEC.
13/10 – 14/10 Thursday midnight / Friday midnight. St. John the Baptist Church, Church Road, Cookham Dean. Store room broken into and gardening tools stolen.
13/10 – 14/10 Thursday 2 p.m. / Friday 3.15 p.m. College, Burchett’s Green Road. Fences were cut and a tractor stolen a week ago. The fences were repaired, but have been found cut again – possibly in anticipation of more plant theft. If you live in the area can you report any suspicious vehicles / flatbeds immediately please and be particularly observant at this time.
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BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
No crime to report.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
16/10 Sunday 11 p.m. Powney Road. The owner heard their car alarm sound and went to investigate. They found their rear bumper had been kicked and dented. This appears to be an ongoing problem.
16/10 Sunday 5.45 p.m. / 6.45 p.m. Belmont Park Road. A fence along a cut through has been damaged and pulled down.
16/10 Sunday 6.35 p.m. Islet Road. The owner looked out of a window and saw a car headlights drive into the garage block. Believing they may be visitors, he went to investigate. He found an old Renault style hatchback parked up with a man sitting in the driver’s seat. Immediately another man ran up, jumped into the car which drove off at speed. Upon investigation, the lock to a garage had been tampered with. The running man is described as white, stocky and wearing an orange / beige shirt. Have you seen a car matching this description, driving around the area recently ?
1/10 – 14/10 Midnight. Ray Mill Road East. Metal gates which were leaning against a wall on a driveway stolen.

INNER MAIDENHEAD:
15/9 – 14/10 Company in the High Street. Lead stolen from the roof over this period on perhaps more than one occasion.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:
14/10 Friday Midnight. Brunel Close. Car front and rear tyres slashed. Did anyone see anyone acing suspiciously around the cars in this road ?

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
15/10 -16/10 Saturday 9.30 p.m. – Sunday 9 a.m. Alwyn Road. 2 very valuable bikes stolen from a bike roof rack on a car.
15/10 – 16/10 Camfield Court, Halifax Road. Car passenger wing mirror stolen.