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Wadhurst Neighbourhood Watch
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Welcome To Wadhurst Neighbourhood Watch.
Established Over 23 Years Ago. Raising Awareness To Combating & Detering Crime, Also Raising Awareness Of Criminal Activity In Our Community. Working With Sussex Police & Other Local Authorities & Agencies To Make Wadhurst A Safer Environment To Live & Work For All In Our Community.
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Wadhurst Crime Reports.
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Crime Updates from 01.04.08 to September 2008 Ongoing.
Please also SEE in Menu: N.W & Sussex Police Appeals Page too.
Please see L/H Menu Pages 22 & 23 for All Previous Crime Reports : -
2006 / January 2007 to February 2008.
APRIL 2008.
04 - 04. BewlBridge Lne.@9pm,Suspicious dealing in lane, riders on motor cycles without crash helmets.
04 - 04. Southview Rd.@9.20pm Large group of up to 20 youths damaging cars,causing disturbance to residents.
04 - 04. Southview Rd. Overnight car had it's tyre slashed.
07 - 04.Flimwell,London Rd, Btwn 31.03 & 4.04. Lead stolen from roof of business premises.
21 - 04.Ticehurst Rd.Overnight 2 lorries parked in compound, had diesel siphoned from their tanks.
22 - 04.Jonas Drive. More Graffitti done on fence in twitten.
23 - 04.Sparrows Grn Rd.Black permanent marker Graffitti done on No Enty Signs to school.
26 - 04.Sparrows Grn Rd.Btwn 8.30pm & 10.30am ( 26th ) ariel stolen from blue Vauxhall Corsa.
26 - 04. Cousley Wood. Over weekend, A Makita Chop Saw stolen from a Toyota Hilux.
May 2008.
01 - 05. Cousley Wood. Supicious male called at house, pretending to be from Kent Fire Brigade.
13 - 05.Station Rd.Btwn 6.30am & 6.15pm,both number plates S97 TKJ removed from blue V.W Golf.
16 - 05.Flimwell,Rosemary Lne.Btwn 10.30 &11.15am, hidden handbag stolen from locked Landrover Discovery.
27 - 05. Lwr High Street.@ 7.40pm, alarm on business premises, 2 arrested on suspicion of burglary.
June 2008.
03 - 06. Station Hill.Btwn 6.15am & 5.20pm,Landrover Defender broken into, Kenwood stereo stolen.
05 - 06.Ticehurst, CrossLne,. Btwn 8.30pm & 8am ( 6th ) 40 kilos of trimmed rubarb stolen from field.
07 - 06. South Vw Rd.@7pm,Rec.Ground,4 youths seen writing with black marker pen,no Graffitti found.
11 - 06. Washwell Lne. More rubbish & a bench set alight in the heavily graffittied football pavilion.
13 - 06. Washwell Lane. Commemoration Hall roof damaged,ladies toilets flooded,graffitti added to building.
22 - 06. Little Pk. @10.30am,white 6ft male,grey hood top,silver mountain bike,did £300 of damage to car.
23 - 06. Station Rd. Btwn 6.10am & 7.40pm,Both number plates, X593 EH* stolen from a VW Polo.
26 - 06. Osmers Hill. Attempted theft,sink from driveway,2 males, thick set,in 40s in white van N921 XN*.
Wadhurst N.W AGM 19th June
@ 6.30pm @ Pavilion, Southview Road. All Welcome.
JULY 2008.
17 - 07. Durgates.Btwn 12.30am (12th) & 7am (17th) red Citroen C3,scratched & wing mirrors broken.
17 - 07.Turners Grn Lne.Btwn 11pm (16th) & 8am (17th), kitchen window burnt, £200 to £300 of damage.
20 - 07.Turners Grn Rd. Overnight,Burglary,entry via patio doors,silverware & jewellery stolen,over £2000.
21 - 07.Ticehurst, Rosemary Lne,Btwn 10am (21st) & 2pm (24th),Toro lawnmower stolen,shed broken into.
23 - 07.Ticehurst, Pashley Rd, Btwn 11am & 3pm, Burglary, garden shed broken into, strimmer stolen.
24 - 07. BewlWater. Approx 5.15pm, Red Saracen gents mountain bike stolen.
24 - 07. Ticehurst, High St, Burglary, property broken into overnight, Cash, TV, & XBox stolen.
30 - 07. BewlWater. Between 30th & 13th August, boat on trailer had winch cut.
Next Wadhurst N.W & Sx Police Surgery.
27th August 2008. 2 to 4pm.
AUGUST 2008.
08 - 08. Lwr High St.Btwn 5pm&8.30am (9th) grey Ford KA, 1of 2 cars,paintwork deliberately scratched.
08 - 08.Station Rd.Btwn midday&9am(11th),Wheelhorse siton mower &100ft garden hose stolen from shed.
11 - 08.Station Rd. Wadhurst Station Car Park, during day, parked car paintwork deliberately scratched.
12 - 08. Ticehurst,Springfields. Garage in a block was damaged.
12 - 08. Flimwell,London Rd.Overnight,lawn mower,hedge trimmer,leaf blower,chain saw,petrol strimmer stolen from outbuilding.
12 - 08. Ticehurst, Bardown Rd.Btwn12th & 15th, Mountfield mower,Jonsered chainsaw,Tanaka hedge trimmer stolen from shed.
12 - 08.Station Rd, Wadhurst.Btwn 9.40am & 4pm, Nissan Micra had it's bodywork keyed.
15 - 08. Ticehurst, Bardown Rd. Shed broken into, several items stolen.
18 - 08.Pell Grn. Overnight Silver Vauxhall Corsa, stolen, reg no GR53 GU*, found in T/Wells on it's roof.
18 - 08.Mayfield Lne. Btwn 10am & 3.30pm, Grey Ford Fusion had it's bodywork keyed.
18 - 08. Bardown Rd, Ticehurst. Overnight unlocked barn entered, ride on Contaq lawn mower stolen.
25 - 08. SunnyBank, Ticehurst. Overnight Mazda MX5 broken into & stereo was stolen.
27 - 08. Station Hill.Overnight two sheds broken into, Honda rotovator, lawn & hand tools stolen.
27 - 08. Frant Rd. Overnight shed broken into, electrical equipment stolen.
27 - 08. Station Hill. Overnight shed broken into, musical accessories were stolen.
28 - 08. Ticehurst, High Street. Btwn 28th & 01/09 Public House broken into, quantity of alcohol stolen.
29 - 08. Wadhurst. Btwn 7.15am & Ipm, several parcels stolen from Ford transit van.
September 2008.
01 - 09. Station Rd. Attempted break in to garage, offender drove off after being disturbed by owner.
Please SEE N.W & Sx Police Appeals Page.
*** POSTAL SCAM WARNING !!!!
ANOTHER Postal Scam.....
Can you circulate this around
especially as Xmas is fast approaching - it has been confirmed by Royal Mail. The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the
following scam : -
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS ( Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number). DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call.
If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at
www.icstis.org.uk
*** Postal Scam Update.......
Several of our members have said that the link to Postal Scam info from Trading Standards didn’t work. On this basis I have decided to type it here for in it’s full glory.
‘A statement from PhonepayPlus about the current “Postal Scam” chain mail
PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid service regulator, is aware that a chain e-mail about an alleged postal scam is being circulated on the internet. The email refers to the Royal Mail, Trading Standards and ICSTIS (PhonepayPlus’ former name).
PhonepayPlus appreciates that recipients of the email may want to find out more information about the alleged scam and has therefore issued the following statement:
The chain email refers to a service that was shut down by us in December 2005.
We subsequently fined the company that was operating the service, Studio Telecom (based in Belize), £10,000.
The service is NO LONGER running and has NOT been running since December 2005.
The email refers to a £15 charge for simply being connected to a recorded message. This is NOT TRUE – a £15 connection charge does NOT exist. The service in question actually costs £1.50 per minute and lasted six minutes, making a total cost of £9 if callers stayed on the line for the full six minutes.
You do NOT need to contact us, or the Royal Mail, about this service as it was stopped almost two years ago.
If you receive a copy of the email warning you about the alleged scam, please do NOT forward it to others. Instead, please forward this statement from PhonepayPlus.
Please go to www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs_news/ConsumerGuide.pdf for useful information about how to recognise phone-paid and understand what they cost, and some simple tips to help you enjoy using services with confidence.
For more detailed information about our work, please visit www.phonepayplus.org.uk’
I hope that clears up any queries you may have had. In the event of the links not working manually type in the addresses in your ‘address’ bar for the Internet or cut and paste them
*** THERE IS A SIMULAR POSTAL SCAM FROM LAST YEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.....
*** COUNTERFEIT SCOTTISH BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION.
Counterfeit Scottish notes £20's & £50's are in circulation, if any persons are asking for notes to be changed then the best policy would be to point them in the direction of the nearest bank. For best practise it would be an idea to adopt a policy to check ALL NOTES when customers are purchasing goods, OR you as a customer check your change.
*** Good News re : Incident on 05.09.07.
Two in custody on suspicion of distraction burglary
On Tuesday 4th August at 5:20pm in Sparrow Green, Wadhurst a male called at the address of an elderly female. The male claimed to live nearby and that he was a friend of the brother of the man next door. The elderly female invited the male in who then asked for some change. The female obliged and went upstairs. The male then asked if he could have a look around upstairs, the elderly lady consented. After finishing his cup of tea the male left. The elderly lady closed her door and then thought about the strangeness of what had just happened to her. She soon discovered that a sum of money had been stolen from her house and that she had been duped by the male.
The elderly female called Police and told them everything she knew. Police arrived and completed detailed enquiries in the local area. Later that night two people were arrested in connection with this crime. Police worked closely with the elderly female, the community and Kent Police and the two are being held in custody pending further enquiries.
For advice on what exactly a distraction burglary is copy / paste these links : -
http://www.sussex.police.uk/community_safety/boguscallers.asp
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/how-you-can-prevent-crime/bogus-callers/
To keep yourself safe if you are elderly copy / paste links : -
http://www.sussex.police.uk/community_safety/personal_safety.asp
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/how-you-can-prevent-crime/staying-safe-if-elderly/?view=Standard
Advice links : -
Advice for keeping your house secure whilst on holiday copy / paste links : -
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/reduction/saferhomes/homesecurity/content.htm
For general crime prevention advice for home security, copy / paste link : -
http://www.sussex.police.uk/community_safety/home_security.asp
*** Sussex Police Announcement ***
Now Arrived............
For Free Anti-Theft Number Plate Screws For Your Vehicle.
To Book An Appointment For These Anti-Theft Screws or For Details, Please
Contact Sx Police - PCSO Marc Simmonds Or
Tim Page - Wadhurst Neighbourhood Watch.
wadhurstnwatch@btinternet.com
( 3 types of screw sizes available, also 3 different coloured screw head covers, yellow, black & white, so we need to see vehicle for issue ).
* Please Note The Anti-Theft Screws we have for replacement, are for vehicles that have number plates attached with Self Tapping Type Screws, not those with plastic bolts or those with captive bolt thread fixings ). In these cases of the plastic bolts & captive bolt threads, the number plate would require redrilling in a different place on the plate & vehicle, leaving the original bolts in place if so required, and fitting the new anti theft screws as well.
UPDATE 20/11/07
*** Please be aware, because of the increases in fuel prices, that criminals are stealing number plates to use on their vehicles, in drive offs ( without payments ) from Petrol Service Stations Forecourts.
*** House Keys Lost Monday 02/07/07.
A bunch of 4 or 5 house keys in tan wallet has been lost between Durgates and Townsland Road areas. If Found by you, Please contact our PCSO Marc Simmonds or Tim Page @ N.W. or Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999.
*** Latest Sussex Police Appeals. ***
Wadhurst - Vehicle & Tools theft.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a white transit tipper with the registration number M695 GAG from Sparrow’s Green, Wadhurst. This theft occurred between 10:00pm and 10:30pm on Saturday 26th May 2007. There were numerous tools within a steel box on the vehicle. Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Price at Crowborough police station on 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial 44 of the 27th May 2007, alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
*** SECURITY ADVICE : -
*** Please make sure you lock all your doors & windows at night. Remove keys from any front door / rear door, internal locks that could be accessed through a letterbox. Take all your keys, car keys ( internal house keys on a keyring ) upstairs with you.
** Please never leave your house or car keys indoors near to a door or window, or leave your car keys or house keys in your vehicle or on display in your home.
** Please always keep your house keys on a seperate keyring from your car keys.
*** Please never leave ladders or garden tools laying around your garden for criminals to access your property or your neighbours.
*** Please always keep ladders under lock & key.
THANKYOU.
!!! LETTER BOMBS.
Public urged to be vigilant following UK letter bomb attacks.
In response to a number of letter bomb attacks in the UK, Sussex Police are working with other police forces in support of their investigations. There is no current intelligence that would indicate a likely attack in Sussex but the Force is urging people to be vigilant. Sussex Police are in contact with local companies, agencies and individuals to provide advice on improving security - particularly when handling incoming mail.
*** Advice and Information Suspicious Post.
I think I may have received a letter bomb... What do I do? Letter bombs - or Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to give them their technical term - can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Packages the size of paper-back books have been among the more successful. However, although they may be large, they do not need to be bulky and can be found in envelopes as well. If in doubt, do not tamper. It isn't necessary to open an envelope or package in any particular way to initiate an IED. It may just be triggered by an attempt, however slight, to open the outer cover.
ROYAL MAIL Warning on A Letterbox Delivery.
" This scam has been confirmed by Royal Mail and is especially relevant as Christmas is fast approaching
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 ( a premium rate number ).
** DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call. If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 0207 2396655 or ICSTIS ( the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk, or your local trading standards office. "
Tim Page -
Wadhurst Community Area Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator.
Marc Simmonds
Police Community Support Officer.
01/09/2008.
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