Crime: 9 November 2011

Paul, my Internet Guru is also working on our App project, but has a word of caution for everyone. Smart phones are also capable of being attacked by thieves as you will see from the BBC article. Apparently fake harmless looking sites install ‘trojans’, which sit hidden behind the innocuous App you have downloaded, making call after call to premium rate numbers. You only find this out when you get your monthly bill ! If you are downloading any App, it is essential you read the user feedback in the App store to guarantee the authenticity of the App.

Smartphone scams: Owners warned over malware apps:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15600697
Life gets ever more complicated !
 

Thames Valley to go live with 101
Thames Valley Police is due to go live with 101, the new national single non-emergency number on 14 November 2011, which will replace the 0845 8 505 505 number. Both numbers will run side by side until the end of March, but if demand for the 0845 8 505 505 number drops, it may be discontinued earlier.
Calls to 101 (from both landlines and mobile networks) cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day the call is made, or the duration of the call.
Everyone calling the police for non-emergency matters will now know exactly how much a call will cost them, and can be assured of equal access whether they are on a pay-as-you-go mobile or a home landline
The routeing will be based on the same system as 999 calls which links a caller’s dialling code to the police force that covers that geographic area. Calls from a landline will be routed to the nearest police force that covers the area’s dialling code. If the caller is using a mobile, the call will be routed using the location of the mast that the phone is transmitting from.
If a call is made to 101 within a force area that has not yet ‘gone live’, the caller will hear a recorded message telling them to redial using the relevant non emergency number.


CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
7/11 – 8/11 Monday midnight / Tuesday midnight. The Street, Shurlock Row. 2 sheds broken into – waterproof golf suit, golf trolley batteries and golf clubs stolen.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
7/11 Monday 5.15 p.m. / 6.15 p.m. Welbeck Road. The owner of a bike left it leaning up against a garden wall – unlocked – it was stolen.
7/11 Monday 4.40 a.m. / 2.25 p.m. Lexington Avenue. Car passenger window smashed a mobile phone which had been left on display and was stolen.
8/11 Tuesday 3.30 a.m. Willant Close. Burglary. The owner heard noises and went to investigate. They saw torchlight and shouted. A man immediately made off. He had forced the rear patio doors – cash and mobile stolen.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT

INNER MAIDENHEAD:
NO CRIME TO REPORT

OLDFIELD & BRAY:
NO CRIME TO REPORT

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT