Crime: 4 July 2012

I put out a message from the Borough yesterday detailing the route of the Torch Relay next Tuesday.  The Link was not quite right – here is the correct Link:

www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/london2012.htm

A recycling bin was stolen last night in Ascot .  This incident may sound simple enough – BUT – we must all remember what we put in recycling bins – any personal paperwork, must be torn into quarters, so that it cannot be used to steal your identity.  Bank statements, Barclaycard statements business accounts – anything that would give someone private details about our lives, must really be torn into small pieces, before being put in the bins.

We have been working with Mike re a speeding issue in his road.  Often people just come to us and say they want something done, their road is used as a rat run.  I have copied in an email from Mike below, showing just what he has done.  This has brought everyone on side.  The RBWM Community Wardens and the local Neighbourhood Team now have a rough idea of when to deploy the Community Speed Watch gun to establish exactly how bad the problem is.  The Borough will – as a result of Mike’s work, put in the radar device which records all car movements 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This produces a spreadsheet of every car driving down the road with time, date, direction and speed.  If you believe you have a problem with speeding in your road, it may well be perception / noise from the tyres, rather than actual speed.  Your local NAG / RBWM Community Warden, Neighbourhood Team will happily work with you to resolve the issue.  Have a look at the work Mike has done – it is impressive !

The monthly ‘Neighbourhood Updates’ are going online at the TVP Website at the moment.  Check the links under your Neighbourhood Team Group Email Address below to see if yours has been posted yet.

CRIME:

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

cookhamneighbourhood@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n107

2/7 – 3/7  Tuesday 8 a.m. / Wednesday 7.40 a.m.   School, Waltham Road , White Waltham .  Exhaust pipe ripped from a car and a section discarded nearby.  We have no further details at this time.

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK :

boynhillcoxgreennhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n108

3/7  Tuesday 9.15 a.m.   Lees Close.  Boiler left out for British Gas, stolen from a driveway.  A witness saw a white Transit van pull up.  2 men got out and stole it.  They are described as:

1.      white, 40s, fair hair, round build, wearing a pale blue T shirt.

2.      Passenger, late 20s / early 30s, short light brown hair, wearing dark jeans and T shirt

The witness did a brilliant job and has supplied us with a description of the van plus it’s index.  Please be aware of all these vans driving around – if you think they are acting suspiciously, phone us immediately with descriptions, indexes writing on the side etc asap on the 101 number.

2/7  Monday 8 a.m. / 1.40 p.m.   Laburnham Road .  Burglary via forced rear conservatory door.  Untidy search of the house, a spray paint can was taken from the conservatory and used to spray graffiti on the walls.  IPODs X 2, Jewellery, watches, cufflinks, cash, brass cornet and camera stolen

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT :

maidenheadriverside&belmontnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n192

3/7  Tuesday 3.40 a.m.   Penyston Road .  The owner of a house heard noises and went to investigate.  The saw 2 men trying to rip the lead flashing from his bay window.  He shouted and they immediately made off.

INNER MAIDENHEAD:

maidenheadtowncentrenhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n193

3/7  Tuesday 10.30 a.m.   Dentists, Lexham Court .  The owner propped their bike up outside the building and left it UNSECURED for a few minutes.  When they got back – it was gone.

28/6 – 3/7  Office building, Waldeck Road .  The brackets holding up an air conditioning unit, stolen from the rear of the building.  It is believed the target was the unit itself, but they were disturbed.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

oldfield&braynhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n206

NO CRIME TO REPORT.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:

Pinkneysgreen&furzeplattnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n213

MEMBERS COMMENTS:

I have received this request from Cllr David Hilton re the Retirement Fair to be held later this year in Ascot for anyone in the Borough over 50 !

Jeff,

Very many thanks for already giving the Ascot Retirement Fair a plug.  We aim to provide information to everyone within RBWM and Societies from Maidenhead will be exhibiting.  I would be very grateful if you publicise our web site www.ascotretirementfair.com it carries a wealth of information that may well attract more visitors to this year’s Fair.

Many thanks.

David

I have just had this in from Hilary

From:  UK Royal Mail (item_id@royalmail.com)

Subject: Delivery address needs to be confirmed‏


Delivery information,

We couldn’t deliver your parcel.
Reason deny:It’s not right the address of recipient.

LOCATION: Albuquerque
DELIVERY STATUS: sorting
SERVICE: Express Mail
NUMBER OF YOUR ITEM:U688417651NU
INSURANCE: No

The label of your parcel is enclosed to the letter.
Print your label and show it in the nearest post office of USPS

Attention!
If the parcel isn’t received within 30 working days our company will have the right to claim compensation from you for it's keeping in the amount of $15.27 for each day of keeping.

You can find the information about the procedure and conditions of parcels keeping in the nearest office.


Thank you for your attention.
Royal Mail Customer Services.

I have recently received the below email, which is clearly a scam, but I have not received one quite like this before, so am forwarding it on for information.
My concern is the paragraph regarding accruing charges, which some people may be concerned about and respond as a result.

SPEEDING ISSUE IN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD:

Jeff, Neighbourhood Team, RBWM Community Wardens

Firstly I would just like to thank you for your potential interest in this 'project'.

As you may know, I have had a mail return from my initial survey of residents of 93%.  This broken down, is 86% Positive that we need some form of action / help , 7% Negative and 7% No response at all.

I have surveyed the 86% for in-puts as to the worst times and before I relay this data, I would like to add a comment that over the past few weeks the noted incidents of erratic / speeding vehicles, has seemed to slow , not hugely but in a small way. We put this down to 2 reasons a) We are in holiday period and b) There has been a lot of work by builders in the Road recently, which has meant lorries / vans parked on each side of the road making 'natural' chicanes !

This said, there is no real pattern of speeding other than from say 7am - 10am weekday and again 4pm - 7pm weekday . Also during the late evenings, both weekdays and weekends, from 9pm and often to 1 a.m. , or 2a.m. , in the morning.

Because of the variations of time and day, it would seem most appropriate, if this can be agreed, to set up a static camera survey to log traffic along this road 24/7 for say 1 or 2 weeks; But I would venture to suggest / request that maybe this could be done after the summer vacation period ending say mid Sept ?

I would like to add that in the past 2 years or so, there have been (to my personal knowledge) two potentially bad accidents in the Road. One where a car overturned (after speeding) at one end and demolished a wall outside number 59 and another speeding car which missed the right angle turn at the other end of the Road and ended up in the garden of a house, narrowly avoiding the house itself .

Given the above, I would, on behalf of the 86% of residents, really appreciate your consideration and advice as to how we can start to move forward on this.