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Crime: 13 March 2013
WHAT
A START TO THE WEEK ONLY
ONE THEFT FROM TO REPORT, FOR THE WHOLE OF MAIDENHEAD NO
BURGLARY DWELLINGS ANYWHERE IN THE BOROUGH IN THE LAST 48 HOURS !!! I
am sometimes asked why certain crimes do not appear in an Alert.
There are several reasons. First,
if for example, a burglary takes place, but the owner knows who committed
it and the general public are not at risk, I may decide not to include it.
Sometimes a burglary is reported and we are not sure if one has
actually taken place. In the
summer we get quite a few reports, where a window has been left open and
ornaments / items left on the window sill, are now on the floor – and
– they may, or may not, have been knocked off by the curtains.
Sometimes there may be a robbery and the offenders have been caught
/ identified – again, I may decide that as we are not asking for
witnesses and no-one is now at risk – I may not mention it.
Today, I have included a report in my Windsor message about damage
in a cemetery. This occurred
between the 18th December and Sunday 10th March, but
was not reported until the Tuesday 11th March at 9.45 p.m..
As my weekend search was for all crime occurring between Friday 8th
March – Monday 11th March.
This crime did not appear, as it had not been reported by then.
Today’s search was for all crime between Monday 11th
– Wednesday 13th March – (so that I include an overlap).
As you can see, this crime slipped both searches.
It was only because it was mentioned at the morning briefing that I
became aware of it. I hope
this makes it clear ? As you
can see from the crime reported, I do tell you everything that I am aware
of. I
have had this in from the Borough: Parents
and carers invited to have child car seats checked for free Parents and
carers will be able to get their children’s car seats checked by the
experts for free, at Windsor Leisure Centre on
Thursday 21 March. Royal
Borough Road Safety Officers
and accredited experts will be
checking child seats and offering safety advice at the leisure centre
between 10am and 4pm. They will be
supported by officers from Thames
Valley Police and Royal
Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. This is a
joint operation with Slough
Borough Council which is hosting a similar event at Sainsbury’s
Uxbridge Road in Slough on Friday 22
March between 10am and 3pm. Cllr
Geoff Hill,
cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “The
Royal Borough is
doing
all it can to improve the safety of our children on the roads, as well as
deliver peace of mind to parents. “I
would encourage parents and carers, to take this opportunity to have their
child seats checked over. The checks are free to all and could save
lives.” Imogen
Leonard, Royal Borough Road Safety Officer,
said: “All parents want their
children to be safe in the car and we urge everyone who has a child seat
to come along and get it checked or get free advice on what to look for
when buying a car seat. “Many
seats are fitted incorrectly, or do not fit the make and model of the car,
and are poor quality or counterfeit, all factors which can result in
serious injury to a child, during a collision.” NEXT
FROM THE BOROUGH:
Community
safety ‘springs’ into action for latest Crime Reduction Campaign As
the clocks going forward on Sunday 31 March, the Royal Borough’s
Community Safety Team, in partnership with Thames Valley Police, is taking
the opportunity to remind people
to keep their homes and possessions safe. The
spring ‘Burglary Prevention Campaign’ is specifically targeted at non-dwelling
burglaries, which includes sheds and garages.
It kicks off on Monday 25 March with a roadshow at Cookham
Road Allotment between 2 and 3pm. To
complement the Roadshows, the Royal Borough’s Community Safety Team
together with Thames Valley Police, have produced a range of information
sheets and cards, with hints and tips, for keeping homes, sheds and
garages safe and burglary-free. The
popular Burglary Prevention Roadshows, will continue to take place
throughout the spring and summer. Future dates include: ·
Monday 25 March,
2 to 3.30pm, Bisham Primary School ·
Wednesday 3 April,
10.30 to 11.30am, Maidenhead Library ·
Friday 19 April,
2 to 3.30pm, Waltham St Lawrence School ·
Monday 29 April,
12noon to 2pm, All Saints’ Church, Windsor ·
Saturday 1 June,
10.30am to 4.30pm, Windsor Library, Smiths Lane, Windsor. The
Roadshows provide residents with Crime Reduction / Prevention advice and
also have examples of locks, information leaflets and personal safety
advice. Details
of future Roadshows are available on the Community Safety Website http://www.rbwmsafety4all.org.uk/burglaryroadshows.htm The
Community Safety Partnership has issued the following garden and shed
security advice: ·
lock away your garden tools ·
secure contents of sheds by
looping them together with a strong chain and secure the chain to the
strongest part of your shed/garage ·
property-mark electrical goods
by etching on your postcode and house number ·
consider fitting a garage/shed
alarm ·
secure side accesses ·
don’t leave garden implements
or other items that could be used to break into your house lying around ·
consider using gravel on
driveways and around garden sheds – footstep noise helps deter unwanted
guests ·
lock cars, even in the garage ·
don’t leave property on show
in your vehicle and remove all valuables. Cllr
Carwyn Cox,
Cabinet Member with responsibility for Community Safety, said: “Spring
often heralds the start of better weather, with many people able to enjoy
their garden, or allotment. “Although
incidents of non-dwelling burglaries, which includes sheds, garages and
outbuildings, are down on last year, there has unfortunately been a recent
spate of such burglaries, which is why this is the focus of our latest
campaign. We want to do all
we can, to reduce the numbers of burglaries, which is why we are
continuing with the Roadshows, which proved so popular. “A
series of information leaflets and cards have been produced to reinforce
the message and these will be used, in conjunction with the other
information already available. We will update the Community Safety website
to reflect the spring campaign, http://www.rbwmsafety4all.org.uk/crime_reduction.htm” Supt
Simon Bowden,
local policing area commander (LPA) for the Royal Borough, said: “Sheds
and garages are often the storage place for expensive sports and gardening
equipment. If you have to use your garage to store such items, lock it
within the garage, property mark it and properly secure the access points.
Why not come along to one of
the Roadshows and take steps to safeguard your property ?” AND
THIS FROM AGE CONCERN WINDSOR: Hi
Jeff
Hope you are well We
are organising computer familiarisation courses here at the Spencer Denny
Centre, Park Corner. Can you
circulate the details please ? Kind
regards Catherine Catherine
McLinden Chief Officer Age
Concern Windsor, Spencer Denney Centre Park
Corner Clewer Hill Rd Windsor SL4 4EB Office
01753 860685 mobile 07749895736 This
looks really interesting and the lessons deal with – USING
SKYPE - to talk to relatives and friends – Skype is free
online calls with video, to anywhere in the world, at any time of day and
for as long as you like! This
is particularly useful, if you have elderly relatives.
You can ‘Skype’
them and just sit with it open – even if you are both just watching TV
and chatting. It is also
useful, because you can see someone to monitor their health.
Grandparents, who live some distance from their families, or who
are in a residential home, can ‘be with’ their families – virtually.
Distant friends can do the same.
If you are elderly, communicating with families and youngsters of
today, will find the computer is the only form of communication they know
!!!! Don’t be left behind
and isolated. It is really
simple and certainly no harder, than ringing someone on the phone – DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHY - HOW TO DOWNLOAD / UPLOAD
AND SEND PHOTOGRAPHS. USING
THE INTERNET – How anyone books a holiday / makes contact
with companies / the Borough / buys anything now without it, amazes me and
finally – WRITING
/ SENDING AND READING EMAILS. Catherine
also organises a drop in for IT enquiries on Monday 10 a.m. – 12 noon. I
have attached the flier for you to tuck away / display somewhere where
people will see it. MAIDENHEAD
CENTRAL: maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk Neighbourhood
Page: http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh/yournh-tvp-pol-area/yournh-tvp-pol-area-berkse-wi nds/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n391.htm NO
CRIME TO REPORT. RIVERSIDE
& BELMONT: maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk NO
CRIME TO REPORT. 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-berkse -winds/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n393.htm 12/3
Tuesday 3.15 p.m. Church,
Bath Road, Knowl Hill. Car
passenger window smashed – HANDBAG
stolen from under the passenger seat. PINKNEYS
GREEN & FURZE PLATT: maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk NO
CRIME TO REPORT. 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-b erkse-winds/yournh-tvp-pol-area-n392.htm NO
CRIME TO REPORT. OLDFIELD
& BRAY: maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk NO
CRIME TO REPORT. MEMBERS
COMMENTS: The
postal scam: FIRST
– A REMINDER FROM RODNEY – WHY I DO THIS ! Jeff Music
to my ears. This is why these
Alert messages and particularly the ‘MEMBERS’ COMMENTS’’ are so
vital. This issue had not
come about through a crime report – but from a comment made by one of
you. Thank you, for
protecting each other – that is the essence of NHW ! I
am sure I have been scammed. It
seems that this type of scam has been fairly common after checking Google
with hindsight Last Tuesday the post office delivered by van a parcel
addressed to myself which I was not expecting but my daughter who is not
able to receive parcels often has them sent to our home. Having signed for
the parcel and not bothering to open it as I assumed it was for her. Some
2 hours later a phone call from the sender? Stating that the item of post
was incorrectly addressed and he would get the post office to collect it,
may be today or Wednesday. About 2 hours later a man dressed as a postman
came to collect the parcel and gave me a hand signed and hand written on a
post office note stating return to sender. Roger Re
Members Comments of Free Paper Deliveries 11th March 2013 Hi
Jeff, Thank
you for including my email re the above in your latest message.
I shall be interested to discover whether there will be any
response. I
called on friends in Cox Green, on Friday and found a taxi company card in
the door hinge of their front door, which I handed to them.
They usually enter and leave their house by the back door, but do
keep an eye out for these cards. At
the moment, I am looking after a neighbour's house while they are away.
I call in every couple of days to remove post etc, but still keep
an eye open each day for any strange signs on their door.
I just thought I would mention this, as I know other members have
reported such happenings. Regards Anne Hi
Jeff, I
do occasionally get such calls re free paper deliveries - never thought
anything of it, and doubt there is anything fishy about it. I know the
publishers of such papers do regularly make checks on deliveries ( both of
my sons used to deliver them years ago ). As to where they got his phone
number from, he said he was on mail preference list, that is published
list of phone numbers, and presumably names and addresses. I know
intention is to prevent unwanted marketing calls, but would not be
unreasonable to use it also for checking on paper deliveries. Peter Jeff, Re
the question about somebody asking if they had taken delivery of the
paper, it may be genuine. When
I was a young lad, I had a job delivering the free papers. I would get
back from school and find a huge pile of papers which I would then go
round putting into people’s letterboxes and I would get my money. Some
kids who used to do it were not always so conscientious and would
basically dump them half way round and as the recipients hadn't paid for
them would not call the paper to say they hadn't been delivered. So
the paper would call random houses on the paper round to check that the
paperboys were doing their job. Regards, Paul AND
FROM ANOTHER PAUL IN OLD WINDSOR: Hi
Jeff, Just
read the item from Anne concerning this 020 caller asking about the
Observer delivery. Having
had both of our sons at one time or another in the distant past deliver
these papers locally, I can confirm that whoever the distribution company
is, they do regularly check up to see whether you received your copy or
not. This is due to some youngsters dumping a load of newspapers' in the
bin rather than complete their full paper round. We
regularly have this call, since living on Straight Road the delivery round
is not so easy. Now
how the lady in question has had her phone number recognised I cannot say,
but I do know that for every single internet piece of trading you may
make, which requires some form of contact number/email, most companies
will circulate them to all and sundry, regardless of you ticking the box! All
in all I do not think there is anything sinister in this Observer query,
but who knows in this day and age? Best
regards, Paul SCAM
EMAILS: Hi
Jeff, I
have been in touch with Paypal and they are looking into it for me.
Cheryl FINALLY
– WHENEVER YOU USE OUR CREDIT CARD: I
have had this in from Norman: Whenever
you use your card – particularly if it has left your possession - Check
the name on the card when it comes back !
Many people just take back the credit card without even looking at
it, 'assuming' that it has to be theirs.
Sometimes it is an expired card – that looks like yours !!! If
your wallet leaves your possession in say a locker gym, don’t just flash
the wallet open and check the cards are in there – they all look the
same – check that it is yours and it has not just been replaced –
giving a thief time to use it, until you notice and report it – which
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