Crime: 5 June 2013  

A reminder – if the weather is hot, only have windows left open, if you are in the room.  The minute you leave for another part of the house – those windows must be closed.

If you need them open for ventilation, or to allow cool air to circulate, you must fit ‘Window Limiters’.  These are like window locks and enable you to lock a window open a few inches.

ANOTHER REMINDER – We have had an IPAD stolen from the table in a coffee shop in the town – the old ‘postcard’ scam’.  If you are walking around the town and spot someone with an IPHONE or other ‘device’ just sitting on the table, can you please do something.  NHW is not only in your street, it is when you’re everywhere.  You cannot go up to a stranger and remind them, but you can of course go up to a member of staff and ask them to approach the customer.  We must all do our bit to make our community safer.

First a message from Catherine McLinden, Age Concern Windsor.  She is organising computer lessons at the Spencer Denny Centre, Park Corner.  I have attached her poster giving details and dates.  If you are not too confident about emails and sending attachments or using the internet for researching holidays – even using Google Maps – this would be really useful for you !

Another date for you from Sheila Holmes who organises OPAF – the Older Persons Advisory Forum:

Hi Jeff,

Once again, I am organising a symposium on Tuesday 24th September in the Desborough Suite at RBWM Town Hall in Maidenhead, the theme will be Loneliness and Isolation , what can we do to help ?

Sheila and her team do a fantastic job raising the downside issues of the elderly and making sure we find solutions.  She was writing to me to get some police / PCSO and RBWM Community Warden assistance.

A reminder of a date for your diary – The Ascot Retirement Fair – Ascot Racecourse Wednesday 21^st August.  If you have been before you will know how brilliant this is.  If you haven’t and you are over 50 – or you have a parent who is – this is an event not to be missed.  It is huge and every facility needed by anyone over 50 is represented.  Thousands attend and there is entertainment, as well as information, all day.  More details will come out from the organiser Cllr David Hilton nearer the time.  Just book that date off in your diary now !

Two UNLOCKED bikes stolen from outside a house in Windsor.  Please remember to take the time to locate the serial number of your bike and register it either at:

www.BIKEREFGISTER.COM

 or on

www.IMMOBILISE.COM

 ASAP !

600 bike new warning stickers have just arrived as I write this.  They will be available from the police reception desk.  I will also ask PCs and PCSOs to carry a few with them.  There is a yellow warning box for you to write your postcode and house number (if you feel that would be too much information if someone stole the bike,when registering them on the 2 web sites create a reference number of your own and put that on the strip – we will know what you have done and check for that number if we recover the bike).  It then wraps around your central bar, just above the pedals with the yellow box showing sideways, so that it is always very visible.

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

4/6  Tuesday 1.30 p.m.  West Street.  A builder was making repairs to a wall a few feet from his open van.  Someone reached in and stole a box of tools.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:

maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

4/6 – 5/6  Tuesday 10 p.m. / Wednesday 4.40 a.m.  Cornwall Close, Furze Platt.  Red Ford Fiesta stolen from outside a house.  It was used to ram the shutters of a shop in Shifford Crescent and then abandoned.

4/6  Tuesday 5.45 p.m.  Kidwells Park.  A young lad was approached by another boy who asked to try his bike.  He then snatched the bike and made off.

3/6  Monday  9 a.m. / 5.10 p.m.  Blakeney Court.  Attempted Burglary.  Both locks on the front door have been damaged – no entry gained.

5/6  Wednesday 4 a.m.  Shop, Shifford Crescent.  3 offenders forced the shutters to gain entry.  A concrete block was then thrown through the window.  Cigarettes stolen.  They made off towards Cookham in a red car – we believe the one stolen above.

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

1/6 – 3/6  Saturday 11 a.m. / Monday 9.25 a.m.  Burchetts Green Lane, Burchetts Green. Two sheds at the property broken into – unknown if anything stolen.

3/6 – 4/6  Monday 10 p.m. / Tuesday 7 a.m.  High Street, Cookham.  Side of a house and pub covered in graffiti tags.

31/5 – 3/6  Friday / Monday Dean Lane, Cookham.  Rear nearside wheel stolen from a van.  Left on bricks.  Thieves put bricks under the axle and then let down the tyres to make the job quick and simple !

3/6 – 4/6  Monday 11 p.m. / Tuesday 9 a.m.  High Street, Hurley. Front index plate stolen.  When they tried to remove the rear plate, it snapped and was left behind.

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

NO CRIME TO REPORT.

OLDFIELD & BRAY:

maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk

2/6 – 3/6  Sunday 7 p.m. / Monday 10 a.m.  Fane Way.  Car left INSECURE searched red purse and sunglasses stolen.

4/6 – 5/6  Tuesday 7 p.m. / Wednesday 7.30 a.m.  Farm, Paley Street.  Attempt to break into van vi rear driver’s side door.  They then forced open the passenger door. Items stolen.

First a message from the Borough re recent press interest in taxis:

Working to make taxi journeys safe in the Royal Borough

People hailing or ordering a cab in the Royal Borough should make sure they use drivers and vehicles that are properly licensed and regulated.

That’s the council’s message following a recent public safety incident, which underlined the need for would-be passengers to check that the car they get into is a ‘proper taxi’.

Licensed cabs carry distinctive registration plates – one for hackney carriages which can be hailed in the street and a different one for private hire cars which must be booked in advance.

Cllr Carwyn Cox, cabinet member for environmental services, said: “It is very important that Royal Borough residents and visitors can be confident when they take a cab that they are getting into a car that is safe with a driver who has been through the Royal Borough’s rigorous checking and licensing procedures.

“We have systems in place for helping to ensure that drivers are people you can trust, will get you to your destination efficiently and have vehicles that are in good condition and roadworthy. They also must have illuminated taxi signs on the roof – so these, with the distinctive licence plates on the rear, tell would-be passengers that they are getting into a properly licensed cab. 

“Our advice is – make sure you check for the roof sign and registration plate before getting into a cab. And don’t forget, private hire cars are not licensed to pick up passengers on the street; they must be booked ahead.”

To make licensed hackney carriages even more visible the council is working with owners and drivers to roll out the Royal Borough’s distinctive livery. The aim is to eventually have all hackney carriages in white and sporting the council’s logo, set at an angle on both sides of the vehicle. Currently about half of the 148 licensed hackney carriages are liveried in this way.

All drivers must also be DBS checked every three years (the new version of CRB checks) and carry ID.

Chief Inspector Lee Townsend Deputy local Area Commander, said: “Both private hire and hackney carriages provide a valuable service to the community, especially contributing to the night time economy which is when customers are at their most vulnerable. Taxi drivers must be very aware of the need to offer their customers a totally safe service in which people of all ages can have confidence.

“Following recent allegations we have contacted drivers and owners to remind them of their responsibilities and offer practical hints on how to operate their businesses professionally and to the highest standards.”

MEMBERS COMMENTS:

I had an email in asking if ‘Repair With Care’ was still operating.  I can confirm it is and these are the contact details.  Handouts are attached:

Hi Jeff,

We are pleased to inform you that we are still in operation.  The service we provide has not changed, we still have the same contractors and the handyman service still runs at £14.30 an hour.

Only minor change now, is we charge a small service fee to use our services.

Anyone of pensionable age can give us a call on 01628 543109 or 01628 543153 if they would like to book a job.

Have a nice day.

Thank You.

Cheers - Ann

Ann Constantine
Home Assistance Co-ordinator
Housing Solutions

repairwithcare@housingsolutions.co.uk
www.housingsolutions.co.uk

LOST TORTOISE in Sandringham Road:

Hi Jeff,

I have distributed this flyer below to my immediate neighbours (approximately 20) and was planning to put some up on the local lamp posts for a couple of days. Any advice or help would be appreciated.

Stephen

Treasured family pet of 16 years MISSING!

My son’s tortoise (I have been entrusted to look after him) is missing from my enclosed back garden.

During the summer months I let him get about and eat the plants he likes and enjoy the warm sunshine. However, the only way he can get out is if my gate is left open (it has a secondary latch) or if he has been taken.

Please ask around and if someone has found a tortoise, or recently acquired a tortoise, please let me know. I would be so very grateful as I’ve yet to break the news to my son, who I know will be devastated!

Please call me, Stephen, on 07962 648538 or call around at 63, Sandringham Road SL6 7PL

Thank you!!