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Welcome To Wadhurst Neighbourhood Watch.
Established Over 24 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 Area Crime Reports.
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Crime Updates from January 2010 Ongoing.
Please also SEE in L/H Menu: N.W & Sussex Police Appeals Page too.
Please also see in L/H Menu Pages 22 & 23 for All Previous Crime Reports : -
PCRpts 2006 / 2007 & PCRpts ( January ) 2008 to ( December ) 2009.
WISH TO REPORT DANGEROUS OR ANTI SOCIAL DRIVING IN THE VILLAGE..website : http://www.sussex.police.uk/operations/crackdown.asp
Please call Sussex Police on Operation Crackdown on : 01243 64 22 22, giving registration number, vehicle details, time & place.
WADHURST CRIME REPORTS.
inc : FLIMWELL, STONEGATE, TICEHURST & WALLCROUCH...
( The Neighbouring Rother District ).
All CRIME UPDATES 2010.
Please see January to December 2009 now in menu Previous Crime Reports 2008/09.
JANUARY 2010.
02.01.Tidebrook.Theft of bag from vehicle parked at stables whilst owner was getting horse feed from vehicle, whilst back was turned, suspect / offender was male, btwn 5ft 10ins & 6ft, wearing wooley hat, driving dark coloured P registration Citroen Saxo. Serial 888.
11.01.Wadhurst. Report of diesel stolen from barn btwn 31/12 & 01.01.10,also another barn burgled 2 weeks earlier. Serial 783.
15.01.Ticehurst.Btwn 1400 (14th) & 8.30 (15th),rear windscreen damaged on vehicle parked in driveway. Serial 697.
18.01.Flimwell. Break in to elderly resident's home via rear windows, untidy search made by criminals. Serial 366.
28.01. Snape Vw, Wadhurst. Btwn 7pm (28th) & 8.30am (29th), Grey Mitsubishi Shogun stolen, Serial 520.
30.01. Pashley Rd, Ticehurst. Forced entry to padlocked shed, 2 Rotary mowers stolen. Serial 1262.
FEBRUARY 2010.
03.02.Flimwell.Btwn 11.45 & 6pm. Theft of chain & padlock with bolt croppers (31st), crime repeated again. Serial 702.
05.02.Cottenden Rd, Stonegate. Overnight white Fiat van entered & searched, 2 male suspects may have been seen in the Village Hall area at 4am (5th) leaving quickly in a BMW without it's lights on.
05.02. Lwr High St. Btwn 5pm (4th) & 8.10am (5th), Machine's concrete breaker stolen from garden, from
underneath the digger blade and bucket. Serial 292.
05.02. Dewhurst Lne. Btwn 5pm (4th) & 7am (5th), Copper tubing stolen from building site. Serial 464.
05.02. Primmers Grn. Btwn 01.00 & 04.00, theft from motor vehicle. Serial 1117.
06.02. Primmers Grn. Btwn 4pm (3rd) & 8.30pm (5th), break in to garage. Serial 1193.
16.02. Lwr High St. Btwn 8pm (15th) & 7.15am (16th), van that was parked on property driveway, broken into and heavy work tools stolen. Serial 490.
18.02. Dale Hill, Ticehurst. Overnight Btwn 23.00 & 8am, Vehicle broken into, O/S/F driver's door, dashboard and
steering column & wiring all damaged in attempted theft. Serial 255.
22.02. Sparrows Grn Rd. Over weekend, Several catseyes removed, thrown to side of road. Serial 515.
22.02. High Street. Over weekend, near to Fire Station, main road sign uprooted. Serial 515.
22.02. Washwell Lne. Over weekend, Graffitti done on freshly painted Football Pavilion. Serial 515.
24.02. High Street. Overnight, Fiat business van, rear window smashed. Serial 928.
24.02. Vineyard Lne. Ticehurst. Garage broken into & Silver Honda rotary mower & Sthil strimmer stolen. Serial 1414.
MARCH 2010.
03.03. Wenbans Lne. Btwn 8.15am & 5pm, Theft from parked vehicle. Serial 1558.
03.03. Holmsdale Cl & Western Rd, Suspicious evening cold callers.
08.03. High Street. Btwn 12.30 & 1.10pm, Distraction theft from shop till. Serial 914.
08.03.Tolhurst Lne, Wallcrouch.Btwn 6pm(28th) & 5pm(01), 2 tax discs & holders taken from 2 vehicles at local hire company.Serial 414.
09.03. Old Station Rd, Btwn 5pm (8th) & 8.30am (9th), Break-In to empty property being refurbished. Serial 423.
09.03. Pell Grn. Btwn 12.00 & 12.45, attempted break-in to property. Serial 777.
09.03. Faircrouch Lne. Around 9pm, attempted break-in to Commercial Garage. Serial 1764.
09.03. High St,Flimwell.Btwn 5.45pm(8th)&8am(9th), secure,locked mini digger stolen,previously targeted for diesel in February. Serial 1157.
10.03. Three Oaks Lne. Btwn 7pm (9th) & 6am (10th), Break-in to outbuilding. Serial 1277.
16.03. Best Beech.Btwn 5pm(15th) & 2pm (16th), Criminal damage to vehicle, keyed down driver's door & white substance on bonnet. Serial 824.
19.03. Snape View.Btwn 9.30pm (18th) & 4.50 (19th), theft from parked van. Serial 281.
20.03.Snape View,Btwn 4.30pm(19th) & 8.30am(20th),Theft from Vauxhall Zafia. Serial 17.
24.03.Beech Hill.Attempted break-in to outbuilding / shed, van also entered / also searched glovebox. Serial 219.
24.03.Old Station Rd.Btwn 2.30pm(23rd) & 9am(24th), Builder's angle grinder stolen from front of property. Serial 355.
27.03. Cousley Wood.Btwn 5pm(26th) & 8am(27th), Break in @ SDR Autos, 3 vehicles in yard had stereos stolen, 1 had ignition key stolen. Serial 307.
31.03. Cousley Wood. Btwn 5pm(30th) & 8am(31st), Break In to Garage @ SDR Autos, via metal shutter doors, stolen torches & another key from vehicle in the Garage. Serial 425.
31.03. Faircrouch Lne.Btwn 7pm(30th) & 7.30am(31st), Break in, locks dented & metal door, 2nd attempted break in since 9/03/2010. nothing reported stolen. Serial 307.
31.03. Pell Grn. Around 01.00, Attempted break in to a property. Serial 57.
APRIL 2010.
01.04. Pell Grn. Vehicle stolen from property at 01.30. Serial 95.
05.04. Mayfield Lne. Attempted Break-in to business outbuilding. Serial 1547.
11.04. Tidebrook. Between 8pm & 11pm, Break-in to home. Serial 554.
15.04. Wadhurst.Btwn 23.01 & 26.03, 2 silver plated candelabras stolen,delayed reporting due to tradesmen
@ property. Serial 823.
28.04. Primmers Grn. At 4pm, private property,2 white male trespassers, poss father & son,40s & late teen,
both wearing jeans, were at rear of caller's sheds. Serial 1260.
28.04. Primmers Grn. At 4.10pm, 2 suspicious males in silver ROVER car, drove onto private property via
private drive,one male was 40s,mediterranean looking, short curly black hair, tattoos of boxing gloves on arms,wanted to talk to landscapers working nearby, looked around neighbouring property,then drove off at
high speed. Serial 1276.
29.04.Osmers Hill.At 3pm,4 suspicious males,all dark skinned & haired & scruffy, seen in area,one male,
wearing pale beige trousers seen running from siton mower left in secluded field, whilst owner went for petrol,but alerted by their dogs barking, Serial 535.
MAY 2010.
01.05.High St. Overnight various planters outside shops, had all their flowers uprooted & thrown about. Serial 835.
01.05. High St.Clerk of WPC reports all plants now put back that were uprooted. Serial 835.
01.05. Jonas Lne. Btwn 3.30pm(30th) & 6pm (1st) mower stolen from rear garden. Serial 1467.
13.05.Springfields,Ticehurst.Btwn 7.05pm & 8.20pm,Black framed Brit Eagle Jackal BMX stolen from garden.Serial 339
14.05. High St, Ticehurst. Entry to rear business yard, can of red diesel & lock brace to gate stolen. Serial 321.
18.05.Rosemary Lne, Ticehurst.Btwn 2.30 & 3.30pm,N/S/R window smashed, boot entered, handbag, mobile phone, purse, glasses stolen. Serial 1260.
18.05.Stonegate. Btwn 8.35am &1.05pm on (16th ), Both O/S/ tyres damaged with sharp instrument. Serial 1888.
19.05. Tapsells Lne.Btwn 3pm (18th) & 12.30 (19th), Break in to Power Sub Station, Gate lock & rear door to switch station top panel broken. Earth Straps intact.Serial 791.
20.05.Ticehurst. Vehicle window smashed, police units attended immediately on 999. Serial 99.
20.05 Bewlwater. £12000.00 of Trout ( 9000 fish ), stolen by boat from storage cages in reservoir, tyre tracks found. Serial 1097.
20.05. Brinkers Lne.Btwn 8am (18th) & 10am (20th), theft of vibrating roller & brass ornament from farm. Serial 446.
26.05.Partridges Lne.Btwn 4.30pm (25th) & 8am (26th), attempted break-in to a garage,one lock sawn off. Serial 259.
30.05.Rosemary Lne, Flimwell. Btwn 11.15am & 2pm,rear vehicle window broken,theft of handbag & contents. Serial 1534.
JUNE 2010.
04.06.High St, Flimwell. O/S/F vehicle window broken, theft of radio.Serial 329.
04.06.Pickforde Lne, Ticehurst. Overnight O/S/F vehicle window smashed. Serial 434.
10.06.Golf Club, Ticehurst. Btwn 12.45 & 1pm,theft of unattended handbag with credit, debit,loyalty cards & passport from changing
rooms. Serial 821.
12.06.Bewlwater.Btwn 10pm & 6am,Overnight,Handbag & valuable contents, inc credit cards stolen from vehicle, cards used locally. Serial 1957.
14.06. Jonas Lne / Bankside, Btwn 8pm(10th) & 8.15pm(14th),criminal damage to parked vehicle, not sure if done at this location. Serial 1930.
17.06. Dewhurst Lane, Btwn 4pm(15th) & 10am(17th), break-in to shed. Serial 629.
24.06. Brinkers Lne / Darbys Lne. Morning break-in to vehicle parked in Snape Wood Carpark. Serial 743.
26.06. Flimwell. London Rd. Over 3 days,Cut to security fencing,large quantity of American tyres 11R24.5 stolen. Serial 2011.
27.06. Flimwell. London Rd.Over 2 days,Theft electric wing mirror from 3 mini buses,tyres from 1 bus. Serial 678.
27.06. Flimwell. criminal damage done to a property, ongoing issue. Serial 798.
28.06. Bewlwater.Overnight a £10.000 YamahaOHP/ Outboard engine was stolen & the boat damaged. Serial 490.
28.06. Ticehurst.Tinkers Lne.Chain cut on farm gate, theft of two cattle grids and a road roller. Serial 1262.
29.06. Flimwell. Overnight. Small holder's hen house damaged, 2 fake eggs stolen. Serial 410.
JULY 2010.
14.07. Ticehurst, Lower Platts. Money box broken into, cash stolen from front of property selling eggs. Serial 622.
15.07. Flimwell, High Street. Public bench was smashed up. Serial 1999.
16.07. Durgates,The Marlpit.Serious sexual assault at knifepoint on ethnic male, by 2 males in 3dr dark blue
hatchback. Serial 451.
16.07. Flimwell, High Street. Wooden slat to a fencing panel had been smashed in. Serial 251.
19.07. Flimwell, Lady Oak Lne. Underground Bt copper cable stolen from building site, perimeter fencing cut. Serial 369.
AUGUST 2010.
05.08. Ticehurst, Dale Hill. Staff at Sports Centre report money stolen from their mess room. Serial 535.
07.08. Washwell Lne. Quantity of Grafitti done again on Football Pavilion. Serial 1730.
*** WARM WEATHER WARNING ***
Please Do Not Forget To Shut & Lock Those Doors & Windows To Your Homes, Conservatories, Garages & Outbuildings & Sheds, Even If Just Popping Out For A Few Minutes. Please Make Sure You Shut & Lock Your Downstairs Windows & Doors To Your Home, Also Your Vehicle's Doors & Windows Before Going To Bed. Please Make Sure Your Gardening Tools, Mowers, Hedge Cutters, Leaf Blowers etc & Especially Ladders Are All Locked Away. Criminals Will Use Tools Or Ladders To Break In To Your Property Or Your Neighbours....THANKYOU.
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*** COLD WEATHER WARNING ***
Please do NOT leave you vehicle unattended with it's engine running either in the road or in your driveway whilst defrosting the vehicle. If you have to leave the vehicle make sure that you lock all the doors. If a criminal sees that your vehicle is unattended, engine running, he / she may well steal the vehicle. Also at this time of year PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE Christmas presents on display in your vehicle, whilst shopping or in your unattended vehicle. Criminals seeing these presents may well break into your vehicle to steal these items, ruining your Christmas.
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*** WADHURST IS A NO COLD CALLING ZONE - Est Over 1 Year. ***
*** COLD CALLERS ***
Please Always check the Identity of a caller, especially one who is collecting money for charity or good causes. Please Never give out bank or personal details to anyone at the door or fill in forms that may well be bogus and your personal info ends up in the hands of criminals.
Best wishes
Tim
Wadhurst N.W.
-<O>- Going On Holiday - Planning... -<O>-
If you are off on holiday, Please advise your N.W road co-ordinator, or a close neighbour you trust, that you are going away, and if possible leave with them a contact phone number for you, or a relative's phone number, that can be contacted in the event of crime or fire. Please also ask the neighbour to keep an eye out for unexpected parcels, and to remove any mail, or household flyers from you letterbox or front door areas. Thankyou.
*** Wish To Report Dangerous Driving In The Village !!! ***
Please call Sussex Police on Operation Crackdown on : 01243 64 22 22, giving registration number, vehicle details, time & place.
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Bird of Prey Destroyed in " Gin Trap " Sussex Police Serial 986 of 25/10/09.
Following the finding of the remains of a beautiful Tawny Owl, on the footpath 23a, in the Walland area of Wadhurst, and also following reports of a high velocity rifle being discharged at night, and a detailed investigation by the RSPCA & RSPB and Sussex Police, the conclusion drawn to, was that this Bird of Prey was destroyed in a " Gin Trap ". The legs and head were severed by this trap. The land owners & farmers nearby have been informed of these findings & traps.
Due to this, an alert to members of the public using paths or land in the Walland areas, to be careful where their dogs or children might roam, and to be very vigilant for further TRAPS that may well have been set, that could seriously harm / injure your child or dog.
Please DO NOT CONFRONT anybody you might see setting these TRAPS or acting suspiciously in this area, just take details and look for an unfamiliar vehicle, taking the registration number and details of this vehicle, and report to the police immediately. THANKYOU.
*** Police Appeal For Witnesses For Road Traffic Collision ( RTC ) in the early hours of 04/04/2009, Wadhurst Road, Frant. Very sadly the driver has died. ***
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Please be on the look out for suspicious / strange vehicles travelling the lanes, and if a so called water company vehicle is seen, especially a sub contractor style vehicle, please take it's number, description of vehicle & occupants, they may not be there to check for water leaks. ( you can always ring the water company to check if they have operatives in your area ).
If you see a suspicious vehicle, especially one you are not happy about, sitting near someone's home, farm or business, they may well be watching the movements of the people at the property, with plans to break in when they go out, or in a few days time, or even over night. Please alert the farms near to you, as they may not receive the crime messages, such as this one.
Please ring Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999 or in emergency 999, Sussex Police are always happy to take your calls, despite how small the incident may seem to you. Your call just might hold a missing piece of the " picture ".
Tim Page - Wadhurst N.W.
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
UPDATE 17/10/08.
Trading Standards said ‘This is quite an old "alert" The actual line was closed down in 2005 and the operator of the service was fined. I have attached a link to the PhonePay Plus statement about this trader and hope it answers your questions.’
http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs_news/PostalScam2007.pdf
*** 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 - 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.
LATEST LOST OR FOUND PROPERTY.
Lost / Missing Keys - 21/09/08.
In the last few days a Bunch of Keys has been lost in Lower High Street, Wadhurst, consisting of a car key, a gold coloured house type key & some other house type keys.
If found please advise Tim Page on wadhurstnwatch@btinternet.com
or
PC Steve Etherington or Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999. THANKYOU.
***PLEASE SEE OTHER LOST OR FOUND ITEMS IN L/HAND MENU. THANKYOU.
*** 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. "
*** Further Update 17/10/08.
Trading Standards said ‘This is quite an old "alert" The actual line was closed down in 2005 and the operator of the service was fined. I have attached a link to the PhonePay Plus statement about this trader and hope it answers your questions.’
http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs_news/PostalScam2007.pdf
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Tim Page - Wadhurst Community Area Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator.
Contact Email : wadhurstnwatch@btinternet.com
Mark Rendall - Sussex Police N.W Manager.
Contact Email : mark.rendall@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Sgt Stephen Etherington - Area Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant.
Contact Email : stephen.etherington@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Wadhurst Area PC Richard Waters.
Contact Email : richard.waters@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Wadhurst PCSO Tamara Bennett - Police Community Support Officer.
Contact Email : tamara.bennett@sussex.pnn.police.uk
*** PCSO Marc Simmonds
*** Sadly Marc has moved on to pastures new at Gatwick Airport.`
31/08/2010.
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