Crime: 19 April 2013

RURAL CRIME

Thames Valley Police will be putting more resources into rural crime and consider the effects it has, on our rural communities.  I have already set up a new database for CountryWatch and I am having my volunteer Tom, check the police computers for all rural properties that have suffered a higher than average level of crime.  We will then look at those properties and discuss them with Mrs. Chalmers, who may come out to do a full security survey.  If you think you are one of these rural properties at risk – you could be a farm, stable, equestrian centre, hotel / office complex with grounds, golf course, whatever, email me at my email below.  I will put you in contact with Anne / your local Neighbourhood Team immediately, to sort out any security / crime problems you may have.  We will work together on any issues you may have.  Lamping, hare coursing and hunting with dogs has been mentioned at the rural crime meetings.  Often these incidents are not reported to us, if they are, it is sometimes after it has taken place.  That is absolutely fine we want to know it has happened, but if you become aware that such things are happening, we need to know immediately. 

MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:

maidenheadcentralnhpt@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-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

19/4  Friday 0.40 a.m. – 8.30 a.m.  Burnt Oak.  Garage break – rear door lock forced – nothing stolen.

18/4 – 19/4  Thursday 9 p.m. / Friday 8 a.m.  Lautree Gardens, Cookham.  Car left INSECURE on the driveway.  In the morning the front passenger door was found ajar.  A SAT NAV and bag of tools stolen.  The bag and contents found discarded in a neighbour’s garden.

19/4  Friday 8 a.m.  Sheepcote Lane.  A car pulled up and a man got out and stole a pint of milk and a carton of orange juice from outside a house.  This is the second time this has happened.  The man is described as having dark hair and clothing and there was also a passenger in the car !

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-berkse-winds/

yournh-tvp-pol-area-n392.htm

13/4 – 18/4  Saturday midnight / Thursday 12.30 p.m.  College, Boyn Hill Avenue.  Scaffolding clamps in 14 white heavy duty storage bags found by a police officer patrolling on a footpath in Clare Road.  There was a building site nearby and the officer made enquiries there.  The site manager did not know they were missing and had been stolen !  What a result – good old fashioned policework !

17/4  Wednesday 9.35 a.m.  Sandisplatt Road.  A residents saw a man acting suspiciously near a building site skip.  He was not recognised as one of the builders.  He asked if he could remove the scrap metal from the skip.  He was told to ask the site foreman.  A second man joined him and they started to remove items immediately and load them into a van without seeking permission.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

17/4  Wednesday

18/4  Thursday 10 a.m. / 10.15 a.m.  Braywick Road.  Burglary.  The offender was disturbed by the owner and immediately made off.  He fell into a glass panelled door causing the glass to smash.  He ran out of the property into Braywick road and away.  He is described as: white, early to mid 30s, average build, under 6’, wearing a hi Viz tabard with a reflective stripe around the waist, dark beige fisherman’s type hat with a small floppy rim, grey T shirt, gardening type gloves and carrying an orange Sainsbury’s plastic bag.  Nothing stolen.

I have received this handout from the Nottingham Alert system:

Did you know that stalking is a criminal offence?
 
The theme of this year’s National Stalking Awareness Day (18 April) is: Know the law, use the law.
 
It follows amendments to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 which made stalking an offence.
 
The changes were made on 25 November 2012 and created the new offences of ‘stalking’ and ‘stalking that causes serious distress or fear of violence’. Serious distress is viewed as behaviour which has a substantial adverse effect on the victim’s day today activity.
 
It is hoped that the new law will help to differentiate between harassment, which can be distressing behaviour, and stalking, where the perpetrator has a fixed obsession with the victim along with harassment.
 

Using national guidelines Nottinghamshire Police identifies victims and shares the information provided by victims with other agencies so that the risk to them can be managed effectively.

 It is not necessary to warn the stalker in the first instance or give them words of advice. Harassment is a crime which is best tackled through prosecution and officers will support victims through this.

Superintendent Helen Chamberlain, Head of Public Protection at Nottinghamshire Police said: “Stalking is a frightening experience which can leave victims unsure of who to trust and worried about whether the situation will escalate.

“We take the issue very seriously and put everything we can in place to ensure the safety of anyone who is being put through this type of invasive and traumatising experience."

To report stalking contact Thames Valley Police on 101.

Contact the National Stalking Helpline on 0808 8020300.

For more information, visit :
 

National Stalking Helpline: http://www.stalkinghelpline.org

Protection Against Stalking Website: http://www.protectionagainststalking.org/

Suzy Lamplugh Trust website: http://www.suzylamplugh.org/

Network for Surviving Stalking: http://www.nss.org.uk/