Crime: 25 April 2012

Suspicious white vans / flatbeds driving around.  Our intelligence and Local CID teams, have been really impressed over the last year or so, by the number reported suspicious cars / vans we receive from you.  At yesterday’s morning management briefing, both our Intelligence teams and Insp. Pete Dalton , praised your work.  Apparently on Monday we receive 3 calls from you, each of which, was really valuable.  One index supplied by a NHW member, related to a van wanted by Kent police !  Please keep them coming, either to the 101 number, or on the new thamesvalleyalert intel line !

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Jeff

That was a valuable piece of information requiring photographing  valuable precious jewellery. It was something that came to light with us several years ago, when my wife thought she lost a piece of hers. We realised we had no proof, nor value, so it is something we now deal with every 5 years.

If we may add to this message - whilst photographs and descriptions are a start, we do suggest that people with valuable possessions, i.e. Jewellery, watches etc take them to have a valuation for insurance purposes carried out.  Everyone should of course have contents Insurance, which we all know, is essential.

The reason we suggest having valuations done regularly, is that the value of Gold & Precious metals & gems, has increased by approx 50% recently, with gold now reaching £24 per carat at today’s prices. Having a certified certificate, along with a police report in case of an incident, will see them recover the full value, if not the item.

We hope this helps

Best Wishes

Colin

Thanks you Colin – this is really helpful and we all appreciate the advice.

CRIME:

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

cookhamneighbourhood@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

25/4  Thursday  Midnight / 2.15 a.m.   Nightingale Place , Cookham Rise.  The police received a report of a suspicious car parked outside one of our members homes several nights on the trot.  The police mounted an operation.  The car appeared with 2 men inside.  They then started to steal and load up charity bags from a charity collection area.

24/4 – 25/4  Tuesday 7.30 p.m. / Wednesday 6.30 a.m.   Church Hill, White Waltham .  Farm entered and outbuildings searched.  Nothing stolen.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK :

boynhillcoxgreennhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

21/4 – 23/4  Saturday 1.30 p.m. / Monday 8 a.m.   Grenfell Road .  Bike stolen from a rear garden.  Access was from the railway line.

24/4  Tuesday 6.35 p.m.   Phipps Close.  Upper window damaged, possibly with a pellet or BB gun.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT :

maidenheadriverside&belmontnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

23/4 – 24/4  Monday 11 p.m. / Tuesday 7 a.m.   Penyston Road .  Burglary – via unlocked side gate to the rear of the property.  Rear kitchen door accessed via the cat flap.  The log in the police computer, is not specific as to whether or not the keys had been left in the door !!!  Handbag and contents stolen.  This was discarded outside in a yard.  A Neighbour reports their dog barking at about 4 a.m.   You all know the rules about leaving keys in exit doors……..and Key racks !!!!

INNER MAIDENHEAD:

maidenheadtowncentrenhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

23/4  Monday 11.05 p.m.   Hawks Mews, Kings Quarter.  Attempted Burglary.  2 off duty police officers saw a car driving around suspiciously 4 up.  They followed it.  2 men got out and disappeared.  The officers then approached the car, which made off from them once disturbed.  The dog team was called which tracked the scent, to man matching their description, who was arrested.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

Oldfield&braynhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

23/4 – 24/4  Monday noon / Tuesday 3 p.m.   Bray Hall, Hibbert Road .  Fencing pulled down and water butts thrown into a stream.  This has happened before over 16 / 18^th April.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:

Pinkneysgreen&furzeplattnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

23/4 – 24/4  Monday 10 p.m. / Tuesday 7 a.m.   Courthouse Road.  Burglary – rear door LEFT INSECURE – IPOD, mobile, laptop, camera & camcorder stolen.  Access to the rear of the house, was via a neighbour’s garden 2 houses up, where footprints have been found and then over the garden fences.  Our ‘Opportunist Thieves’ are very fit and can easily ‘hop’ over a 6’ garden fence in one bound !  Garden fences between properties, now need to be protected with ‘rickety’ trellis (so that they cannot get a purchase or grip, to climb over), ideally covered in prickly plants such as roses.  ‘Prik a Strip’is available from security shops by the meter.  It is a length of spiky plastic, which will not cause permanent damage / harm to an intruder – but will deter them !

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MEMBERS ADVICE:

A note in re: ‘Home Sweet Home Information Forum’ On Friday between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. :

Hello Jeff,

Could you make sure everyone knows that the event is taking place at All saints Church, Dedworth  ( Dedworth Road , Windsor , SL4 4JW ) as there are more than one All Saints Church.