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Crime: 8 March 2013

NOT A BAD END TO THE WEEK – CARS STILL BEING BROKEN INTO FOR LAPTOPS !!!!

 

NO BURGLARY DWELLINGS

 

MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:

maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

Neighbourhood Page:

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

vp-pol-area-berkse-winds/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n391.htm

7/3  Thursday.  Broadway.  A young man is seen on CCTV riding up on a bike and stealing milk from a doorstep.  He is described as White, wearing a black hoody, riding a blue framed bike carrying an orange duffle bag.

 

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:

maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

5/3 – 6/3  Riverside Cafe, Ray Mead Road.  Doors to outside storage area forced open.  Shed searched – nothing stolen.

 

MAIDENHEAD WEST

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

maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

Neighbourhood Page:

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

rkse-winds/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n393.htm

6/3  Wednesday 6.30 p.m. / 7.30 p.m.  School, School Lane, Cookham.  Car rear windscreen smshed – LAPTOP stolen from under the parcel shelf.

 

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:

maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

7/3 – 8/3  Thursday 5 p.m. / Friday 8 a.m.  National Trust, Pinkney’s Drive.  Offenders forced their way in, damaging bollards.  Then forced doors on 2 outbuildings – ride on mowers X 2 stolen.

6/3  Wednesday 6/3  6.45 p.m. / 10.30 p.m.  Odney Lane, Cookham.  Car driver’s window smashed – LAPTOP & bag plus documentation stolen from the footwell.

 

MAIDENHEAD SOUTH

BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:

maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

Neighbourhood Page:

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

rkse-winds/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n392.htm

You will find attached RBWM Community Warden Trish Canziani’s March Newsletter.

7/3  Thursday 9.40 p.m. School, Westborough Road.  Offenders were seen climbing over a school gate.  They were challenged when the gate broke from it’s hinges.

 

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

7/3  Thursday 6.40 p.m. / 8 p.m.  Bray Road, Bray.  Car rear windscreen smashed – Swiss army bag stolen.

6/3  Wednesday 9.15 p.m.  Restaurant, old Mill Lane, Bray.  Car rear windscreen smashed – Briefcase containing LAPTOP and paperwork stolen.

 

MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:

SCAM EMAIL ONLY CONTAINING A LINK !

I received an email this morning containing this virus – from myself !  It has obviously slipped under my virus protection !!!

I have attached another of 'MRS CHALMERS TOP TIPS' RE HEATING / fUEL OIL - in case you live in a rural area !

 

The mail delivery scam !

Dear Jeff

I thought you and our other members, might be interested in hearing what happened to me on Tuesday 5th March.

 

My son had a faulty I-phone, which he had purchased online from O2.  They were going to send him a replacement, but he needed to be in between 8.30am to 6.00pm to accept delivery.  As he is working, he asked if I would be in to accept delivery.  I said, no problem.

 

However, early on the morning of the 5th, my son rang to say that O2 had texted to cancel the delivery for that day, as they were out of stock of his particular phone - so we went out.  When we got home, there was a note on the doormat, saying a package had been left at a neighbour’s house.  When we collected then, there were 2 packages addressed to me.  I opened them and found 2 ‘HTC’ android phones.  I rang my son, who couldn't understand what was happening and was rather annoyed.  He said he would ring O2 and find out what it was all about.

 

He rang back to say, I had been a victim of ‘identity fraud’.  Would I please ring O2 immediately, which I did.  They confirmed it was true, I had been targeted.  Two contracts had been opened, using someone else's Halifax account.  They confirmed this sort of scam is increasing.  They told me not to be alarmed.  They explained, I would get a phone call from someone to say the packages were delivered in error and they would come and pick them up.  O2 said, if they got nasty, I was to hand the phone over.

 

I was upset and said I was going to ring the police.  Nick was great when I rang (PEC Operator) and gave me loads of advice and said that if someone strange knocked on the door, not to open it, but ring 999 and they would be with me in minutes. This was really very reassuring.

 

My son came over and was very concerned.  The phone then rang and a West Indian voice asked if I was Patricia.  I said I didn't know who he was, and put the phone down. He rang back immediately and asked if I had received two parcels.  I said yes.  He then said they had been delivered to the wrong address and he would come and pick them shortly up.  I said I no longer had them.  I had taken them to Ascot Police Station.  If he wanted them back, he could pick them up from there !

 

He just put the phone down.  I rang Nick and spoke to Emma (another PEC Operator) and reported the phone call.

 

Sorry this is so lengthy, but thought giving you all this detail could help someone else who might be the victim of this scam.

 

Kind regards,

 

Patricia

 

I couldn’t have explained it better myself


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