Crime: 3 January 2012

I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and best wishes for a prosperous New Year. I am back, almost in one piece, from quite an exciting trip across Cambodia. I am now holidayed out for quite a while. We did continue to send out messages, but Sherise went on A/L just before Christmas. So – it’s back to business as usual.


CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
 

cookhamneighbourhood@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

First a message from Liz Davidson your PCSO:
Very sadly, one of my residents had six of her prize winning dogs stolen just after Xmas. Three have been recovered, but 3 are still outstanding. They are Tibetan Spaniels, so are rather rare.

Please follow the link below where there are photos of the 3 dogs and pass it on to anyone you think can help find them.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?sel=site&searchPhrase=missing+tibetan+spaniels

3/1 Tuesday 4.40 a.m. Bisham Road, Bisham. CCTV shows 2 men breaking into a shed. They climbed over a fence from the school next door – and exited the same way. Gardening equipment stolen.
30/12 – 3/1 Cookham Dean Common, Cookham. Shed break – door lock unscrewed – power tools stolen.
1/1 Sunday 6.10 p.m. / 7.15 p.m. Smewins Road. Shottesbrooke. Burglary. Garden ornament thrown through rear window. Watches, handbag and contents stolen. Some items were left by the front door as if the thieves were disturbed when the owners returned, after a short outing.
30/12 – 31/12 Friday 8 p.m. / Saturday 0.30 a.m. The Street, Shurlock Row. Garage break – lock smashed. Apparently 2 cars rammed the gates of the house next door and drove the full length of the garden to the fence beside the garage. They removed a panel and stole a large amount of valuable garden tools and equipment.
24/12 – 3/1 Riverside Park, Mill Lane, Hurley. Diesel stolen from a tank in the main yard. Thieves may have climbed over a fence and used jerry cans to remove the fuel.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
 

boynhillcoxgreennhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
3/1 Tuesday 4 p.m. Grenfell Road. A witness saw a man stealing the railway railings beside Grenfell Park. They made off in a dark car, index X *** FMO.
30/12 – 1/1 Friday 7.30 p.m. / Sunday 12.30 p.m. Clare Road. White Ford Transit van stolen BY UNKNOWN MEANS.
31/12 Saturday 3 a.m. Garage, Boyn Valley Industrial Estate. CCTV shows a man entering the yard and damaging security lights then moving the CCTV cameras with a stick – nothing stolen. He is described as white, late 20s, thin.
31/12 Saturday midnight Surgery, Frascati Way. Out building broken into and searched nothing stolen. This may have been an attempt to steal Nitrous Oxide. If you do store such items please make sure they are really secure.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
 

maidenheadriverside&belmontnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
3/1 Tuesday 7.25 p.m. / 8 p.m. Pub, Bath Road. Car rear windscreen smashed – laptop and clothing stolen.
23/12 – 2/1 College Road. Attempted Burglary. Top of side window forced open. Side door handle damaged but no entry gained.
29/12 – 30/12 Thursday 7 p.m. / Friday 9 a.m. Summerleaze Road. Car entered BY UNKNOWN MEANS – jacket and watch stolen from the back seat.

INNER MAIDENHEAD:
 

maidenheadtowncentrenhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
No crime to report

OLDFIELD & BRAY:
oldfield&braynhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
No crime to report

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
pinkneysgreen&furzeplattnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk
31/12 Saturday midnight. Furze Road. Attempted Arson. A rag soaked in petrol was set alight and placed beside a car. There was only minor damage to paintwork.
23/12 – 30/12 Alwyn Road. Shed break – tools and golf equipment stolen.


SCAMS:

A message from Dawn:
I have just received a call from an alarm company, saying that they are working in ‘partnership with the police’ when installing alarms. At the moment, there is no such ‘partnership’.

A TIMELY REMINDER FROM A RESIDENT RE THE GARAGE BREAK IN SHURLOCK ROW:…..

LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT – WE HAVE THIEVES ABOUT!!

A house and garden in The Street, was broken into last night sometime between 19.30pm and 12.30am .... while a party was going on in the house and with dogs about! Not a sound was heard.

It was an audacious theft – the thieves drove two vehicles (it seems) through iron gates next door, took out boundary fence panels to reveal the back of a garden shed in the adjoining property. A wood chipper (hired that day) was stolen as well as two chain saws........ mowers and other garden equipment were not touched.

The robbery appears to have been well planned and executed with precision – the thieves had a clear objective and knew exactly what they were doing and where to go. The Police were called and attended the scene.

So, this crime shows you just cannot be too careful. Always be vigilant and report ANY suspicious circumstances however trivial to the Police using the 101 number.

And if you see some Tree Surgeon strangers perhaps not seeming too proficient, do likewise!

Happy New Year!

Kind regards

John

A KIND NEIGHBOUR:
I am keeping an eye on my neighbour’s house while she is away (Newlands Drive). Someone has egged her windows – a brave thing to do to a 79-year-old lady who is just out of hospital following a heart attack! I will clean up the mess.

Stephanie
I hope we would all do the same for our elderly or vulnerable neighbours !

Eyes and ears.