Crime: 22 April 2013  

We are suffering theft of bikes at the moment in two ways.  Firstly, from bike racks in the town centres / leisure Pools etc.  and Secondly, from sheds / garages.  Each has a different MO and probably therefore, carried out by different offenders. Either way, what we would like everyone to do is register their bikes online.  There are 2 national databases –  www.bikeregister.com and Immobilise.com.  Either will do.   The police can search both of these sites using a secure  police access.  If anyone out there has a bike worth more than say £500 this should be done asap.  If you have a bike worth  thousands of pounds, please do it now !  These are the bikes that are most targeted.  The process is very simple and in both cases FREE. We often see our known offenders riding bikes we know, they could not possibly afford to buy.

We would like to be able to stop check them and feed the serial number of the bike, into both of these databases.  This can be done on the spot using a police radio.  If those stopped cannot give a good explanation as to why they are riding a bike registered to someone else ....!!!!!

Help us to help you.  By registering your bike on one of these 2 National databases, you will be helping to bring this crime to an end.  As the databases are National, stolen bikes taken out of this area, will also be picked up. Think of it as vaccination !  The more bikes are protected, the less easy a disease is able to spread.  Protect yourself and everyone else.

MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:

maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

Neighbourhood Page:

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

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NO CRIME TO REPORT.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:

maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

19/4 – 20/4  Friday 7.30 p.m. / Saturday 7.30 a.m.  Ray

Street.  Two nearside tyres slashed. – 2^nd report in 2

weeks

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

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18/4 – 19/4  Thursday 5 p.m. / Friday 5 p.m.  Farm

Haines Hill, Twyford.  Yard broken into in which lorries were parked.  Each has anti siphoning caps.  These have been bypassed by cutting the pipes on the sender unit. 600 litres of diesel stolen.

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

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19/4  Friday 10.50 p.m.  Westborough Road.  2 men were seen by the aggrieved tampering with his car.  They had cut the fuel pipe on the driver’s side to steal the petrol.  They immediately made off – one on foot the other on a bike.  The AA made it safe and cleared up the petrol which was pouring down the road !

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

1/4 – 21/4  Oldfield Road.  Shed break.  UNKNOWN

MEANS OF ENTRY – very valuable bottles of wine stolen

ADVICE:

There was an article in the Daily Mail over the weekend re the theft of valuable dogs.  If you do have a pedigree dog, gun dog, please keep an eye out for this marking.

Dog thieves daub letter 'K' on driveways to identify victims before stealing pets that can be sold on black market for £2,000 each

Lookouts are leaving the 'K' code in crayon or spray paint after finding valuable dogs worth stealing and selling in unwitting

owners' gardens in Alsager, Cheshire.

Full Story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311450/Dog-thieves-daubing-letter-K-driveways-identify-victims-stealing-pets.html  

MEMBERS COMMENTS:

Alison has sent me this:
There are scams operating re sale of cars through Ebay and car magazines.  Please be alert and on your guard, when selling a car.
 
This was the reply we received from a potential purchaser, followed by the response from Autotrader:
 
Thanks for the prompt response. I'm Okay with the condition of the Car, as i have already go through it on the ad but just trying to make little inquiry from you ready to buy it now for my Daughter, I'm at sea at the moment as I'm a Navy Officer, and due to the nature of my Job.....phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out time to check this advert and send you a Text regarding it. I really want it to be a surprise for my Daughter i won't let her know anything about it until it gets delivered to her, i am sure she will be more than happy with it. I insisted on PayPal because i don't have access to my bank account online as i don't have internet banking, but i can pay from my PayPal account, as i have my bank a/c attached to it, Get back to me with your PayPal email and the price so i can proceed with
the payment quickly, and sorry if you don't have an Account, you sign-up for a PayPal personal account www.paypal.com it is very fast and easy to set up. And there is a shipping company pick up agent that will come for the pick up after the payment has been sorted out.
Thanks
 
Then the response from Autotrader:
Thank you for your email.

I can confirm that the email you received was a scam e-mail.  Please may I reassure you that Auto Trader takes this matter very seriously and we constantly review the content of our safety and security centre and advice pages, to help our customers avoid contact from canvassers or scammers when selling or buying a vehicle.

Unfortunately there are a small number of unscrupulous people who will go to great lengths to attempt to abuse the good nature of people buying or selling cars using our website or magazines. For this reason  Autotrader regularly updates the advice that we hold in our magazines and on our website to advise buyers how to avoid these scams.

This information and the link are easily accessible from our home page and are highlighted under the buying a car section at: 
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/safety_and_security/

We do work closely with the police, trading standards and other authorised bodies by providing them with all the assistance and
information they require to catch these criminals.
If I can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

Duncan Boyd
Customer Security Executive
Autotrader Online
Autotrader.co.uk
Phone: 0845 0710487
Fax: 0871 7501936
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/safety_and_security/
It seems money laundering scams are still going on out there – This has come in from Marc:

Hi! Use your experience and talent and enroll in a premium business manager position in American Dollar and Silver Coins.

American Dollar and Silver Coins Investment Dept is currently looking for active people................

It goes on and on........Just bin them