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WELLESBOURNE 22DEC2011

Talk to the Chief Constable - Thursday 7.30pm

Dear All,
Please be aware of the below.
Chief Constable's On Line Chat, Thursday 22 December 2011 at 7.30pm

Chief Constable Andy Parker will be going online to chat with members of the public on Thursday night in the first trial of a new way of communicating for the force.
Mr Parker will be online, using the CoverItLive system, between 7.30pm and 8.30pm on Thursday, December 22, and will welcome questions and comments on issues of concern to the community.

Questions not answered during the hour will be dealt with offline and the whole conversation will be published at a later date.
If you want to take part in the discussion visit the force website http://www.warwickshire.police.uk/pubscheme2009/ASKCC

Alternatively you can email your comments to yourevent+eb8f9d3021@mailcomments.coveritlive.com (make sure you add END at the end of your question) or you can pose a question using the hashtag #talktoAndy via Twitter.


Kind Regards,
Claire Murray
PCSO 6247
on behalf of . . .
SOUTHAM / WELLESBOURNE FARM WATCH & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 684984
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk / southam.snt@warwickshire.police.uk
Please do not report crime directly to the team, the correct number for reporting is 101 (non-emergency) or 999 (emergency).

Recent Incidents

Fenny Compton & Priors Marston Ward:
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Keys Lane, Priors Martson. Between 6pm 15/12 and 6am 16/12 unknown offenders have entered a insecure rear garden
and removed a copper tank.


Harbury & Bishops Itchington Ward:
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Mill St, Harbury. Between 10pm 18/12 and 9am 19/12 unknown offenders have removed a Honda 125 Motor Cycle from a secure shed
at a property. Registration: VA57 RFE
WK-20111217-0141
Station Rd, Deepers Bridge. Stable yard location. Overnight 16/12 into 17/12 unknown offenders have travlled across fields in a vehicle unkown
and entered a secure horse transporter lorry. An untidy search has been made and 15 x ACP Tablets removed along with a Sat Nav.
WK-20111217-0031
Gaydon Rd, Bishops Itchington. At approx 1am on 17/12 unknown offenders have entered a secure Veterinary Location and make an untidy search.
Nothing taken.



SOUTHAM / WELLESBOURNE FARM WATCH & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 684984
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk / southam.snt@warwickshire.police.uk
Please do not report crime directly to the team, the correct number for reporting is 101 (non-emergency) or 999 (emergency).

Trading Standards Update

19/12/2011 Thank you for your Overwhelming Support, but no more ‘Charity’ Collection Bags please

Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is thanking residents for sending them huge numbers of dubious ‘charity’ collection bags in a recent blitz on unscrupulous collectors. Hundreds have already been sent in and Trading Standards Officers continue to receive bags full each week. Officers now have the details of around 50 different collectors operating across the County.

The collection phase of the blitz has now ended and the investigation phase is now well under way. Trading Standards Officers therefore no longer need residents to send in collection bags but would like to thank everyone who helped to get the project off to such an excellent start.

For advice on charity bags, visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams

Report any dubious collector to Action Fraud - telephone: 0300 123 2040 or visit www.actionfraud.org.uk

19/12/2011 Insulation Seller Southam

Warwickshire Trading Standards are warning residents in the Southam area to beware of doorstep traders offering loft insulation work door to door and using aggressive and high pressure sales tactics. The sellers are believed to be targeting households they believe will be eligible for Government grants.

Residents who have signed up have reported being unable to exercise their legal right to cancel the agreement and work not being done to the promised time-scale.

Warwickshire Trading Standards advises consumers seeking loft insulation and grant advice to visit: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

Warwickshire residents aged 50 and over can use the County Council’s Tradeline service to obtain the details of local insulation fitters, phone: 08456 123 258.

For more information on all scams, visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams

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Suspicious Vehicle - Black BMW near Banbury

Dear All

Sightings are requested for a 

Black, BMW car, Registration No. MF57 HDD

This vehcile has been seen in suspicious circumstances in and around the Banbury Area, especially in rural locations.

If seen, please telephone the police with details of date, time, location, direction of travel, and description of occupants etc.

If you have any information please telephone Banbury CID on 101, or 999 for immediate police response.

Many Thanks
Deborah

Deborah Hextall
Cherwell Regional Watch Co-ordinator

Southam SNT - Recent Incidents

Dear All,
Please find the recent Crime Summary for the SNT area between 23/11/2011 - 08/12/2011

Southam Ward:
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Shop Car Park, Southam. Between 02/12 and 06/12 unknown offenders have removed VW LT35 Van
registration S308 AOO. Owner is still in possession of keys.
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Public House, Bull St, Southam. Overnight on 04/12 unknown offenders have attempted to enter the secure location
and failed. Nothing taken.

Napton & Stockton Ward:
Napton:
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Hillside, Napton. 28/11 during the daytime, unknown offenders have attempted to break into a property but failed.
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Vicarage Place, Napton. Unknown Offenders have attempted to break into a property, it is unknown when exactly this incident has
occurred but thought to have happened in the past 2 weeks
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St Lawrence Close, Napton. Between 21/11 and 30/11 unknown offenders have scratched a vehicle
WK-20111130-0049
Vicarage Place, Napton. Unknown Offenders between 21/11 and 30/11 have scratched a Blue Vauxhall Corsa.
Stockton:
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Mount Pleasant, Stockton. Between 29/11 and 30/11 unknown offenders have entered a secure property and removed a television
they have also made an untidy search of the house, but nothing else stolen.
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Blue Lias Ind. Est. Stockton. Between 06/12 and 07/12 unknown offenders have entered a secure yard and shed and removed a 20l can of
red diesel. Member of staff who lives on site has seen 2 youths but no descriptions available.
WK-20111128-0056
Blue Lias Ind. Est. Stockton. Between 25/11 and 28/11 unknown offenders have entered a secure yard and attempted to enter an office but failed.
They have also removed a white IVECO LUTO Van registration BW04 XXF, owner still has keys.
WK-20111123-0329
Stables, Tomlow Rd, Stockton. Between 22/11 and 23/11 unknown offenders have entered a secure stable block and removed a pick axe, shovel, Clarkson Chopper
and made another attempt to enter another shed but failed.
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Shop location, Station Rd, Stockton. Between 5:30pm 03/12 and Monday 05/12 unknown offenders have gained entry into a secure yard and removed
from a secure cage.
1 x 11kilo propane gas bottle - £30 each
9 x 7kilo butane gas bottles - £24 each
4 x 13kilo butane gas bottles - £30 each
and damage to the cage which contains them.
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Farm Location, Lower Shuckborough. Between 9pm and 11pm unknown offenders have unbolted 2 large barn doors and entered and removed
100 x metal sheep hurdles
4 x 12ft gates
2 x 10ft metal gates
and the 2 barn doors.

Fenny Compton & Priors Marston Ward:
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Between 12/11 and 23/11 unknown offenders have entered a secure garage and removed nothing.
Avon Dassett
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Farm Location, Hardwick Rd, Priors Hardwick. Between 6pm 22/11 and 8am 23/11 unknown offenders have entered a secure yard and barn and removed a John Deere 6320 tractor with
red Teagle 8080 straw chopper on the back.

Harbury & Bishops Itchington Ward:
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Station Rd, Bishops Itchington. Between 7pm 05/12 and 7am 06/12 unknown offenders have removed
the front and rear registration plates from a white VW Tiguan. Registration - BW11 UNJ
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Ufton Fields, Ufton. Between 12pm and 2pm 05/12 unknown offenders have thrown a concrete block through
drivers side window of secure vehicle. They have removed a purse.
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Business Location, Fosse Way, Chesterton. Between 27/11 and 28/11 unknown offenders have smashed through electric gates
and removed a CAT FINNING 100KVA Generator.

Long Itchington Ward:
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Rural Property, Welsh Rd West, Bascote. Between 8pm and 8am 07/12 unknown offenders have smashed drivers side window
of a secure vehicle and removed a TOM TOM from centre console.

If anyone has seen or heard anything suspicious please contact Stratford Crime Desk quoting the incident number above and give details.
Any information for any of the above incidents, needs to be past onto Crime Desk on 01926 415000 and ask to be put through to Crime Desk and quote the incident number above the incident.
As well as these messages being sent out, the team here at Southam also rely on the vigilant members of our community to keep us informed of any information that is not reported to the Police.
We encourage all members of our Community to report incidents no matter how big or little they are.
This message if possible needs to be past onto all co-ordinators for your areas. I really appreciate your help, your continued support and look forward to working with you all.
Please report all crimes and/or incidents on the new non-emergency reporting number 101.
All emergencies on 999
Kind Regards,
Claire Murray
PCSO 6247

on behalf of . . .
SOUTHAM / WELLESBOURNE FARM WATCH & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 415000
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk or southam.snt@warwickshire.police.uk

Introduction of Police Crime Commissioners (PCCs)

Information sent on behalf of Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network

Dear members & supporters, The organisation 'Clinks' (www.clinks.org - an organisation which supports the Voluntary and Community Sector working with offenders in England and Wales) has commissioned a survey about people's knowledge and expectations of the introduction of Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in 2012. To take part in this survey please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FJGR2JW The survey deadline is midday on Monday 12th December. We apologise for the tightness of this deadline but NHWN were only made aware of the survey on Thursday 8th December. If you have any questions or feedback about the survey please contact Clinks on info@clinks.org or 020 7248 3538 Yours faithfully, Samuel Cox

Message sent by

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More about PCCs

Southam/Feldon Community Forum - 14th December

Running order for the evening:

Welcome to the Southam/Feldon Community Forum  

A Chance for You to Have Your Say 

Wednesday 14th December, from 6.30pm 

Southam Primary School, St. James Road, Southam, CV47 0QB 

6.30pm   Market place & informal surgery to deal with individual or confidential issues –                  councillors, council staff and the police will be available to talk to you. 
Tea/coffee/mince pies will be available.  

7.00pm   Welcome  

7.05pm   Local Policing Update and Questions from Residents &  identifying 3 priorities for the next meeting 
   
•  Traffic issues – Welsh Road West 
•  A425 Napton – 50 mph speed limit 
•  A426 Stockton – Southam – speed limit 
   
7.20pm Police Authority update 

7.25pm  Police Priorities for Next 3 Months – The Results 
   
7.30pm Have Your Say 

7.40pm  Town Centre Improvement update 
    
7.50pm Public Health presentation - Reaching Higher, Healthy Lives, Healthy People, Healthy Warwickshire – Etty Martin 

8.20pm Locality/Action Plan 

•  Activities for Teenagers 
•  Road and Pavement Repairs www.warwickshire.gov.uk/southamforum  
•  Affordable Decent Housing 
•  Level of Traffic congestion 
•  Public Transport 

8.30pm  Information Sharing 
•  Consultation HUB  
•  Community Development Fund 2011/12 
•  Community Computers 
•  VASA briefing sheet  
•  Neighbourhood Development Plans – free event 
•  Library Opening Hours consultation 
       
8.35pm  Date of Next meeting  Wednesday 21st March 2012 – Napton Village Hall 

  Dates for 2012/13 to be agreed 
  Wednesday 13th June 2012 
  Wednesday 19th September 2012 
  Wednesday 12th December 2012 
  Wednesday 20th March 2013 
           
 www.warwickshire.gov.uk/southamforum  

Trading Standards Update - 08/12/2011

08/12/2011
Tile Scam Kenilworth
A Cubbington householder reported to Warwickshire Trading Standards that he had received an unexpected call from an as yet unknown individual who claimed that he was the manufacturer of the householder's roof tiles. He stated that the roof tiles were defective and need replacing. The householder was immediately suspicious as he could see no problem with his roof tiles.

This was probably an unscrupulous approach by a rogue builder wanting to either to re-tile the householder's roof, apply some sort of bogus treatment to the roof or get access to the roof to convince the owner that there were further problems that needed 'fixing'.

08/12/2011
Bogus Caller Rugby
Warwickshire Trading Standards Service are warning people to beware of phone calls from people falsely claiming to work for Age UK. The callers, who target elderly people, offer to set up 'trust funds' which they claim would stop the older person having to sell their home to pay for care costs. The initial contact is usually by phone followed by a home visit.

08/12/2011
Bogus Safety Magazines
Warwickshire Trading Standards are warning schools, businesses and other organisations about a number of new approaches by bogus publication companies who trick businesses and others in to agreeing to advertise in their publications. These magazines, which usually purport to be safety related have little or no circulation and are essentially worthless to the advertiser. However, the bogus publishers charge hundreds and in some cases thousands of pounds for advertising space in them.

The bogus publishers usually cold call the organisations they target and often falsely claim to represent the Police or Fire and Rescue Service. They then ask the business, organisation or school if they want to advertise 'again' (even if they have never advertised before) or 'support' the publication. They hope that some people will be tricked in to thinking this is a regular event or that they will be supporting a worthwhile cause. Some rogues go as far sending the business a copy of an advert the latter had already placed in a genuine publication along with an invoice. They hope the recipient will confuse the request for payment with a genuine request for advertising payment.

For more information on all scams, visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams

• The email alert system is a quick, simple and cost effective means by which Warwickshire Trading Standards can alert interested individuals, community organisations, businesses, charities and others to the latest Trading Standards issues/scams etc.
• Please feel free to cascade this information to whom ever you feel appropriate (including using the information in your newsletters/websites etc.). Please ignore the Restricted Notice on the bottom of this page - this is automatically generated but is not meant to apply to the information in this email.
• The email alert system is designed to work as a two way communications system. Therefore, if you have any information you wish to provide to Warwickshire Trading Standards Service, either for our information, or to appear in future email alerts, please email me.
• To add, amend or remove your details from this email circulation list, again, please email me.

Simon Cripwell
Senior Information Officer
Trading Standards Service
Communities
Warwickshire County Council
tel. 01926 414039
mob. 07771 975570
email. simoncripwell@warwickshire.gov.uk
web. www.warwickshire.gov.uk

Seasonal Crime Prevention Advice

Entries on social networking sites - Can burglars see your information this Christmas?
Warwickshire Police would like to remind those using social networking sites not to post too much information about their movements and whereabouts this Christmas.
George Stepney, Crime Prevention Manager at Warwickshire Police said: “Whilst we understand the popularity of social networking, posting when you’ll be away over the festive season or days when your property will be empty could be all the information an opportunist thief needs to burgle your home. Often the comments are innocent, made purely because people want to share what they are doing over Christmas and New Year with people they know."
To help protect yourself and your property from this harm, please follow the below advice:

• Check your privacy settings on social networking sites. Make sure the information you are posting can only be seen by friends and family, not strangers.
• Think - Are the people who have access to this information people you really know and trust? If not, remove their access.
• Remind children and young people in your household of the importance of the aforementioned points. How well do they know the people they have allowed access to their information? Have they met them before?
• Before you post an update think, does this information need to be seen by everyone who has access to your area? If not, consider a one to one form of communication.

Thieves Go Window Shopping Too
Exciting packages full of the latest gadgets, sparkly trinkets, favourite CDs, tasty treats, a bottle of good cheer - all things we would love to give and receive for Christmas.
But car thieves don’t bother to join the hustle and bustle of everyone else, shopping for their Christmas goodies. They do their own window shopping looking into parked cars, to see what has been left on display inside - and what they can steal. So as the Christmas shopping spree gears up Warwickshire Police is reminding people not to leave their Christmas shopping in their cars unattended.
George Stepney, Community Protection Manager with Warwickshire Police said, “It can be difficult walking round with lots of packages, but don’t be tempted to take them back to the car and leave them unattended. If you have large packages you could ask the store where you have bought them if you can collect them when you have finished your other shopping. If Christmas presents are stolen, in addition to being an upsetting and costly experience, you may find it difficult to replace them in time for Christmas. Thieves will steal anything from your car and while it only takes a matter of seconds for them to break in, for the motorist it takes time to get the vehicle repaired, deal with the insurance and cope with the disappointment of losing your property.”
Other advice to reduce the chances of your car being broken into include:

• Always park you car in a well lit, well used street, or a public car park which has CCTV coverage.
• Always make sure it is locked - check the automatic locking system has operated properly.
• Use additional in car security, such as a steering wheel lock.
• Remove your Sat Nav, and the front cover from your music system. Don’t hide them elsewhere in the car - thieves know where to look.
• Don’t leave other items, such as coats, bags, briefcases or mobile phones in your car.
• Review how many CDs you need with you in the car, and write your name on them. They will be less easy to sell if they are stolen.
• When travelling in your car lock all the doors to prevent uninvited people getting into your vehicle at the start of your journey, or if you are stopped at traffic lights.
• Unload your shopping from the car as soon as you get home.
• Always take your car keys out of the ignition whenever you get out of the car, even if it is only for a couple of seconds, and even if you are parked on your driveway.

Don’t let car thieves ruin your work's Christmas party
Warwickshire Police would like to remind the public to secure their vehicles and belongings whilst enjoying their work’s Christmas party.
George Stepney, Crime Prevention Manager at Warwickshire Police said: "We know there are teams of car thieves who visit hotel and public house car parks where they know there will be company drinks or parties taking place after work. Some look for cars arriving just after work and check to see if there are a series of vehicles of the same make, with similar registration numbers or company parking badges in their windscreen, indicating that they are being driven by people from the same organisation. Other thieves will simply sit and watch people arriving at a restaurant, pub or hotel to see if they transfer anything to the boot before they go inside. Car thieves know that once the driver is inside they have a certain amount of time to break into their car and steal any items of value. Thieves tend to target company cars because the likelihood of finding a lap top computer or other high value equipment inside is higher, but all cars are potential targets.”
Those attending work social functions can help to protect their car by:

• Removing everything of value from their vehicle before leaving the office for a night out.
• Leaving the lap top at work or at home
• Asking yourself if you really need to take your briefcase with you in the car when you are going to attend a social gathering.
• Leaving the glove compartment open and removing or opening the rear parcel shelf to show there is nothing in the boot.
• Removing anything from the car that you don’t need.
• Keeping the number of CDs in you car to a minimum.
• Not hiding items in the glove compartment - it's the first place a thief will look.
• Using a visible anti theft device such as a steering wheel lock, even if your vehicle is fitted with an immobiliser.

Car thieves want to be in and out of a car with minimum time and effort. If you show them there is nothing to steal, and also make it look like your car is well protected, they are less likely to target your vehicle.
Party venues can take the following steps to improve security:

• Install CCTV surveillance equipment in car parks,
• Employ security officers to patrol car parks,
• Wherever possible have gated exits,
• Have clear crime prevention signs visible reminding motorists to remove their property from their car,

Meet the car park standards as set under the Park Mark scheme. For more information, please visit http://www.saferparking.com
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As well as these messages being sent out, the team here at Southam also rely on the vigilant members of our community to keep us informed of any information that is not reported to the Police.
We encourage all members of our Community to report incidents no matter how big or little they are.
This message if possible needs to be past onto all co-coordinators for your areas. I really appreciate your help, your continued support and look forward to working with you all.
Please report all crimes and/or incidents on the new non-emergency reporting number 101.
All emergencies on 999
Kind Regards,
Claire Murray
on behalf of . . .
SOUTHAM / WELLESBOURNE FARM WATCH & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 684984
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk / southam.snt@warwickshire.police.uk
Please do not report crime directly to the team, the correct number for reporting is 101 (non-emergency) or 999 (emergency).


Kill your speed. In the UK in 2008, 4685 people were killed or seriously injured countrywide in crashes where speed was a contributory factor.
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