Crime: 5 November 2012
CRIME:
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS,
LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
Neighbourhood Page:
6/10 – 3/11 Boatyard, Quarrywood
Road, Bisham. Seat stolen from a boat left outside.
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS
PARK:
Neighbourhood Page:
1/10 – 4/11 Boyn Hill Road. Lead
stolen from a flat roof.
4/11 Sunday 0.45 / 1 a.m. Westborough
Road. 3 lads were causing trouble and being loud. They kicked an
outside table causing the glass to crack.
4/11 – 5/11 Sunday 4.30 p.m. /
Monday 7 a.m. Northumbria Road. Rear van door forced. Panelling
inside cut to steal – taps, copper pipe, buckets X 3, cordless drills
X 2, cordless screwdriver, hacksaw, pipe cutter, grips / spanners,
socket set, drain rods, router, tile cutter and other plumbing equipment
stolen.
2/11 – 3/11 Friday / Saturday Palmers
Close. Car door forced – attempt to steal the car – a
VW.
30/10 – 2/11 Tuesday 3 p.m. /
Friday 11.30 a.m. St David’s Close. Rotavator
stolen from outside a house.
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
Neighbourhood Page:
3/11 – 4/11 Saturday 1.30 p.m.
/ Sunday 11.30 a.m. Harrow Lane. Car rear
passenger window smashed – laptop, food, DVDs and camera stolen.
INNER MAIDENHEAD:
Neighbourhood Page:
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n193
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
OLDFIELD & BRAY:
Neighbourhood Page:
4/11 – 5/11 Sunday 4 p.m. / Monday
7.30 a.m. The Causeway, Bray. Car passenger window
smashed – rucksack and sat nav case stolen. Property from the bag
discarded along the road as the thieves walked along.
4/11 – 5/11 Sunday 11.30 p.m. /
Monday 6.30 a.m. Hotel, Monkey Island Lane. Car
rear windscreen smashed with a brick, left in the car. Not known if
anything stolen.
2/11 Friday 5.30 p.m. /
6.30 p.m. Beaufort Place. Burglary. Thieves
entered the rear garden via the side gate. Rear window forced –
The thieves searched the house and double locked the front door. The
owner returning may have disturbed them. They could not get in and
had to break a window. Cash stolen from a purse.
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
Neighbourhood Page:
1/11 – 2/11 Thursday 5 p.m. /
Friday 5 p.m. Pinkney’s Drive. Attempted shed break
– padlock damaged. 3 weeks ago the owner found a crowbar hidden
behind the shed.
2/11 12.30 p.m. Halifax Road. A
scrap van pulled up and asked if they could have some metal items in the
garden. The owner said no – it was just out to be cleaned. The
van seemed to drive off but was in a collision with a parked car. The
metal items were on the back !
2 cases from
Windsor that are instructive !!!
2/11 Friday 5.50 p.m. Stroud Close. Burglary. The
owner was at home and heard a loud bang. They ignored it thinking
it was a firework. They then saw a light shining in the house and
heard another loud bang. They immediately went to investigate –
turning on lights. The rear patio door had been smashed. She
then went to the front door and saw a man running away. Nothing
appears to have been stolen. The
Aggrieved did exactly the right thing. If you hear, or believe you
hear, anyone inside your home – YOU
DO NOT GO AND CONFRONT ANYONE. Investigate
by all means, but do not put yourself at risk. You immediately turn
on lights and a radio station if possible and start shouting to someone
else in the house – they won’t know if you are alone – that you
have heard a noise and are calling the police, can they release the dogs
??? Place a chair if you have one, under the door handle. Dial
999 and wait for the police. We never have an offender stay in a
house, while all this is going on – they leave immediately once they
know they have been discovered.
3/11 – 4/11 Saturday 5 p.m. /
Sunday 3 a.m. St Leonard’s Road. Car passenger window
smashed – SAT NAV stolen –
it was still attached to the windscreen !!!!!!!!
POLICE
ADVICE:
This was a
recent article in our trade press about a new technique – but I must
emphasise, we have no evidence for it here as yet:
More than 100 recently reformed burglars,
were questioned during what we call an ‘Intelligence Interview’. We
carry them out whenever an offender is willing to participate /
co-operate in order to keep ahead of current crime trends.
Almost three-quarters (72%), said they
planned a break-in by researching a property beforehand, with many
observing from gardens / bushes nearby.
One, who gave up stealing from houses
three decades ago, said they often work in teams.
"They will pick on an area and they
will then three-handed go through a house, like a swarm of locusts. They
all know what their own little job is - and - they know the most likely
places, people hide things. They just go for the most obvious
places first and can therefore be in and out, in less than five minutes
- and gone," he said.
He added that householders who have not
secured their property properly, are considered "fair game".
Particular green lights are valuables in clear view, partially open
windows, unlocked sheds and a lack of outside lighting.
The outcome appears to be, that thieves
believe this is a victimless crime – they are just taking property
that the householder will easily claim back on insurance.
The reality is, there are victims involved
who feel of violated and this lasts a lot longer, than any insurance
claim.
Nubur Gupta's home in Middlesex was broken
into last month. The thieves took around £20,000 worth of
jewellery, electronics and clothes.
"It's a really big hassle, you feel
so unsafe, plus all the stress you have to go through, on top of the
emotional loss”.
This established that thieves are well
aware of the traditional hiding places many people use - including
biscuit tins, cereal packets, fridges, freezers, washing machines,
ovens, behind wardrobes, under mattresses, in pillow cases and at the
back of sock drawers.
However, the interviews also confirm that
if we do the right thing, by protecting our houses and property, we can
deter them. Useful deterrents include: gravel driveways,
dogs, new-looking doors and locks, sensor lights, CCTV cameras. 94%
of the ex-burglars say - an alarm would put them off.
You
know it makes sense. Alarms cost a fraction of what they used to
now, and are all wireless, so there is no disruption / damage to your
decoration. They are also zoned, pet sensitive AND REALLY SIMPLE
TOP USE – USUALLY A FOB YOU SWIPE ACROSS THE KEYPAD. As I say at
every meeting. Do not hide valuable anywhere, it would take a thief
less than 5 minutes to find. You know your house best – be
imaginative. You know your loose floorboards, cubbyholes etc –
BUT YOU MUST REMEMBER WHERE YOU HAVE HIDDEN THEM – AND TELL A TRUSTED
FAMILY MEMBER.
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