Latest incidents for the Southam SNT area

Dear All,
Please find below the incidents for the Southam SNT area between 20/03/2012 - 30/03/2012.  
Fenny Compton & Priors Marston Ward: 
WK-20120325-0110: Station Rd, Fenny Compton. Between Thursday 22/03 and Sunday 25/03 unknown offenders have entered a secure garage at remote location, nothing taken

Southam Ward:
WK-20120328-0102: Shop Location, Daventry Road, Southam. At approx 2:30pm - 3:30pm unknown offenders have entered shop location and removed a purse. Warwickshire Police are looking for a white male approx 30 years of age, 5ft 5 tall, polish accent with dakr eyes and shortish hair. He was accompanied by 2 younger females.
WK-20120321-0073: Warwick Rd, Southam. Between 6:15pm 20/03 and 7am 21/03 unknown offenders have removed a catalytic converter from a unattended but secure white van.
Napton & Stockton Ward:
WK-20120322-0039: Industrial Location, Brickyard Rd, Napton. Overnight 21/03 into 22/03 unknown offenders have removed 45m of copper cabling. Members of the public asked to be mindful of the following vehcile seen in the area BN04 ZSG a White Ford Transit Tipper. If seen please contact Warwickshire Police on 101.
Harbury & Bishops Itchington Ward:
WK-20120324-0471: Church St, Harbury. Between 7:45pm and 11:40pm 25/03 unknown offenders have caused damage to a unattended but secure vehicle by damaging the wing mirror.
WK-20120326-0150: Farm St, Harbury. Between Friday 23/03 and Monday 26/03 unknown offenders have entered a secure but unattended property and carried out a messy search. It is unknown at this time if anything has been taken.
Long Itchington Ward:
WK-20120329-0219: Short Lane, Long Itchington. Between 7:45pm 28/03 and 9:30am 29/03 unknown offenders have caused damage to 2 vehicles unattended but secure at the rear of a property. Offenders have caused deep scratches to rear boot, rear nearside panel and quarter panel.
WK-20120324-0428: Odingsell Drive, Long Itchington. At approx 9:50pm on 24/03 Warwickshire Police were called to a report of 5 unknow males in hoodies approaching houses in the street. When there Officers were approached by a resident who had come down the stairs to find a male intruder by their front door, and he had removed car keys which were later found outside. The males are thought to have made off in a Red Sports Car, Make and Model unknown.
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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-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
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

Between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2010 Warwickshire Police recorded the largest decrease in incidents of violence by any police force.
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Superfast Broadband

Before reading the update below please note that Fenny Compton has already appointed a number of broadband champions and they will shortly be distributing paper questionnaires to all households and businesses in the parish. It would be helpful if everyone who receives a questionnaire would complete it and have it ready for their collector when he/she returns. We would be grateful if you would complete a questionnaire even if you have already completed the online version. This is only in this way that we will be able to determine the level of local need and strengthen our case for an improved service. As an added incentive it is likely that there will be a prize awarded at random to one of the households that returns a completed questionnaire.

If you are able to help with questionnaire distribution and collection or if you have any other queries please contact:

Mike Davies 770103 or Keith Hicks 770747            

                                                                                                                                  

Bringing Faster broadband to our rural areas

Project Update – March 2012

In this month’s update:
Local Broadband Plan is approved – and the money is in place
Events in your area – come along to find out more
Why we need you to complete our surveys
Become a Local Broadband Champion
Parish Councils
Local Broadband Plan is approved – and the money is in place
Faster broadband for our villages and parishes has moved a step closer with the Government approval of our Local Broadband Plan and the agreement by the Local Authorities to match-fund the £4.07m that the Government has made available for Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire, giving £8.14m in total to be spent on direct delivery of improved infrastructure.  By far the largest slice of this money, just over £8m, will be spent in Warwickshire.
We are now working towards the procurement stage of the project where we will be going out to tender and this will probably take place in the late summer of this year, with a contractor to be appointed in December.  The contractor will become a project partner and will also be expected to invest significant sums in the project, which it is why it is so important that we are able to show a high level of demand – those areas showing the greatest demand are likely to be prioritised over places where there is no demand at all.
We are not specifying any particular technologies – simply that the solution must achieve our targets of 100% coverage at a minimum of 2Mbps and 90% at superfast speeds (over 24Mbps). As a rough guide, 2Mbps will allow you to watch BBC iPlayer without the “wheel” going round or to shop on-line, whereas 24Mbps allows you to use Skype to make video calls and enables other services such as films on demand and the provision of telecare and telehealth
Events in your area – come along to find out more
We will be holding events in each of the Boroughs/Districts throughout the project. The first events to help you to find out more about how superfast broadband will be provided in your area, and how you can get involved are detailed below. More are planned in the autumn

Tuesday 1st May 2012	Trinity Church, Coleshill Road, Atherstone	From 7pm to 8:30pm
Wednesday 16th May 2012	Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford-Upon-Avon	From 7pm to 8:30pm
Tuesday 22nd May 2012	Committee Room 2, Shire Hall, Warwick	From 7pm to 8:30pm

Why we need you to complete our surveys
Our private sector partner will not be investing in our project out of the goodness of their heart – they will expect to see a return on their investment. We have prepared two surveys (one for businesses and one for residents) which ask the specific questions that providers will need to have answered in order to make informed investment decisions – these are largely around how you would use the service and where you are located. If you have not already done so, please complete the broadband surveys that are located at www.cswbroadband.org.uk. If you run a business or work from home please complete both surveys – just because a building doesn’t have a sign over the door doesn’t mean that there is no business activity going on inside.  Please encourage your neighbours to do the same, because the more people who respond from a given area, the higher priority it will receive!
We recognise that if you have very poor broadband you may not be able to complete an on-line surveys so we are getting paper copies printed and these will be available from either your local Broadband Champion or your Parish Council – please see below.
In some areas people have already been asked to complete surveys for the local council or may have written letters of support. Whilst we will be given the data from those surveys they do not capture all of the information that is essential for this project, and so we would ask that you complete the project surveys as detailed above.
Become a Local Broadband Champion
We need to take this campaign right to the heart of our local communities and to do this we are recruiting local Broadband Champions. The role might include:
·        Putting posters up on local notice boards
·        Delivering flyers to households
·        Providing hard copies of the surveys to those who are unable to access them on-line
·        Delivering presentations to local groups about the project (but only if you feel comfortable with this!)
All materials will be provided and we are currently awaiting delivery of posters, flyers, postcards, questionnaires and other materials.
YOUR ASSISTANCE COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE TO YOUR AREA GETTING SUPERFAST BROADBAND!!

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BMW Drivers beware

Increase in thefts of BMW vehicles, without keys, across the Midlands Region. 

Please check vehicles are locked
Please be aware that since January 2012, 154 BMW vehicles have been stolen from across the Midlands Region.  Thieves are targetting vehicles built between 2006 and 2011 and are stealing them without the keys, as in all cases the owners still have all the keys in their possession.
Thieves are targetting vehicles on driveways and in large carparks and wait for drivers to park and leave their vehicle.  Once the driver presses the key to lock the vehicle a frequency blocker intercepts the signal causing the vehicle to remain open.
The thief then enters the vehicle when the coast is clear and uses a device on the vehicle which programs a blank key.  The key is then used by the offender to drive the vehicle away.
If the frequency blocker is unsuccessful, the thief will often smash a front side window of the vehicle to get in.
Four of the vehicles have been stolen from addresses in Warwickshire but it may well be that the thieves are spreading their wings and Warwickshire residents will be targetted next.
Please could we advise all BMW owners to try their door handle after using their key to lock their vehicle, to double check that it is actually locked.
Please also have a good look around when leaving the vehicle to see if you can spot anyone waiting nearby or in a vehicle in the vicinity, especially if you check and find the door to still be open.
Please report anything suspicious to Police on 101 as they are very keen to catch these offenders.  Thankyou.


Julie Dale
Watch Co-ordinator
Community Protection 

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Arrests made - Thanks for vehicle sightings

NHW NW & NB 18 year old male charged with burglaries of homes in Nuneaton, Rugby, Bulkington, Bedworth & Southam

 

We are pleased to let you know that officers have charged 18 year old Jay Bennett of Shulmans Walk, Coventry with conspiring to commit burglary with intent to steal between 6 March and 17 March at a number of addresses in Warwickshire.

 

The addresses are Rugby Road Bulkington, Northbourne Drive Nuneaton, Percival Road Rugby, three addresses in The Arbours, Rugby, Edward Tyler Road Bedworth, Newland Lane Ash Green Coventry, Smorral Lane Bedworth, Scots Close Rugby, Welsh Road West Southam, Old Road Southam, Coventry Road Bulkington and Golf Drive Nuneaton.

Jay Bennett was arrested on Saturday 17 March and following questioning was charged on Monday 19 March.
Three other males from Coventry who are aged 15, 16 and 17 years old were also arrested by Warwickshire officers from an address in Coventry on Saturday 17 March on suspicion of burglary. Following questioning they were released on conditional police bail pending further enquiries.

On Friday 16 March, officers recovered a VW Golf abandoned in Coventry and are investigating whether this may be connected to recent burglaries.

Please note a grey VW Golf believed to have been used in recent burglaries was also recovered by officers this on Monday 19 March after suspects abandoned the vehicle in Coventry.

 

Locally witnesses have reported seeing a VW Golf with people inside that ended houses posing to offer window cleaning services.

 

Thankyou to those of you who called or emailed in with possible sightings of this vehicle, we appreciate your help.

 

Julie Dale

Watch Co-ordinator

Community Protection

Incidents for the Southam SNT area - 18/02/2012 - 19/03/2012

Incidents are between 18/02/2012 and 19/03/2012:
Fenny Compton & Priors Marston Ward: 

WK-20120318-0346: Wharf Rd, Fenny Compton. Between 2pm and 5:30pm 18/3 unknown offenders have removed the vehicle registration plates from WU51 FLZ from a Motorbike whilst owner has left vehicle unattended secuely parked.

WK-20120319-0081: Farnborough. Overnight unknown offenders have entered a secure premises and opened a safe with keys at scene and removed several thousand pounds.

WK-20120221-0214: Southam Rd, Priors Marston. Between 7pm 20/2 and 11am 21/2 unknown offenders have entered a secure shed and removed numerous power tools and surveying equipment.

WK-20120225-0029: Wharf Rd, Fenny Compton. At approx 1:10am 25/2/2012 4 x Known Offenders have attempted to steal a motorbike, causing injury to the owner. This is an isolated incident but if anyone in the area who may have seen a dark blue VW Golf with 4 white males on board, and it is thought to be either a N or M reg vehicle. It is possible it has some rear windscreen damage.

WK-20120218-0104: Farm Location, Farnborough. Between 5pm 17/02 and 8am 18/02 unknown offenders have removed a secure caravan. The Caravan has since been recovered by Thames Valley Police in the Banbury Area.

WK-20120217-0062: Hellidon Rd, Priors Marston. Between 6pm 15/02 and 5pm 17/2 unknown have removed a Quad Bike from rear yard at a Farm location.

Southam Ward:
WK-20120317-0416: School St, Southam. Between 1pm and 11pm 17/3 unknown offenders have removed the vehicle registration plates from G65 OAG from a Vauxhall Vivara Van. Vehicle was parked securely.
WK-20120312-0254: Oxford St, Southam. Between 11:30am and 4:15pm 12/3 unknown offenders have removed the vehicle registration plates from H11 FFA from a ford focus which was securely parked.
WK-20120309-0135: Oxford St, Southam. Between 9am and 12:30pm 09/3 unknown offenders have removed the vehicle registration plates from LE03 RAU from a Toyota Corolla which was securely parked.
WK20120319-0158: Mill Crescent, Southam. Between 8pm 17/3 and 8:15am 18/3 unknown offenders have slashed the tyres by unknown means to a securely parked vehicle outside property.
WK-20120318-0180: St James Crescent, Southam. Between 6pm 11/3 and 9am 12/3 unknown offenders have slashed the tyres by unknown means to a securely parked vehicle outside property.
WK-20120318-0123 & WK-20120318-0125: Mill Crescent, Southam. Overnight 17/3 and 18/3 unknown offenders have slashed the tyres by unknown means to 2 securely parked vehicles outside property.
WK-20120318-0108: Mill Crescent, Southam. Overnight 17/3 and 18/3 unknown offenders have slashed the tyres by unknown means to a securely parked vehicle outside property.
WK-20120318-0099: Mill Crescent, Southam. Overnight 17/3 and 18/3 unknown offenders have slashed the tyres by unknown means to a securely parked vehicle outside property.
WK-20120309-0224: Napton Rd, Southam. Between 3:30pm 5/3 and 3:30pm 8/3 unknown offenders have entered a secure yard and removed some old televisions and electric cables.
WK-20120308-0251 & WK-20120308-0089: Mill Crescent, Southam. Overnight 7/3 and 8/3 unknown offenders have slashed the tyres by unknown means to 2 securely parked vehicles outside property.
WK-20120307-0278: Chestnut Place, Southam. Between 8pm 6/2 and 5:30pm 7/3 unknown offenders have entered a secure garage and caused damage to a draught extruder
WK-20120301-0234 & WK-20120220-0090: Cherry Tree Walk, Southam. Between 10am 11/2 and 10am 18/2 and then again between 8am and 2pm 1/3 unknown offenders have caused damage to a rear patio door
WK-20120315-0295: Old Rd, Southam. Between 12pm and 5:15pm 15/3 unknown offenders have entered a secure property and removed a television and £200 cash
WK-20120315-0281: Welsh Rd West, Southam. Between 2:30pm and 5pm 15/3 unknown offenders have entered a secure property and removed jewellery and a laptop.
WK-20120311-0186: Warwick Rd, Southam. Between 9am and 2:30pm 11/3 unknown offenders have entered a secure property and removed a vehicle baring the registration YK07 SDZ along with its keys, laptop, mobile phone, silver men's watch and man's wedding band, and 2 x Handbags.
WK-20120229-0157: Craven Lane, Southam. Owner of Shop has noticed attempt to jemi open the shop door, no entry was gained. No time scale as to when this has happened.
WK-20120220-0233: Location off A423, Southam. Between 1pm 18/2 and 2pm 20/2 unknown offenders have entered 3 secure buildings causing damage to all 3 and removing metal piping.
Napton & Stockton Ward:
WK-20120224-0300: Chapel Green, Napton. Between 6pm 23/2 and 7:30am 24/2 unknown offenders have entered a secure building and removed a immersion tank, copper pipe and a box of random items.
WK-20120301-0384: Rugby Rd, Stockton. At approx 7pm 1/3, 2 males were arrested by Warwickshire Police for theft from the recycling centre.
WK-20120224-0278: Farm Location, Napton Rd, Stockton. Overnight of 24/2 unknown offenders have entered insecure location and removed 50+ coping stones from outside building.
Harbury & Bishops Itchington Ward:
WK-20120227-0100 & WK-20120218-0288: Ivy Lane, Harbury. Between 11:30am 17/2 and 1:30am 18/2 and then again 4pm 26/2 and 7:30am 27/2 unknown offenders have caused damage to a securely parked vehicle outside property.
WK-20120223-0038: Scowcroft Drive, Bishops Itchington. Between 9:30pm 22/2 and 7:30am 23/2 unknown offenders have caused damage to a securely parked vehicle outside property
WK-20120313-0302: Farley Avenue, Harbury. Between 4:30pm and 8:10pm 13/3 unknown offenders have entered a secure property and removed gold jewellery and watches.
WK-20120314-0182: Percival Drive, Harbury. Between 18/2 and 20/2 unknown offenders have entered an insecure garage and stolen £50 worth of frozen food
WK-20120310-0345: Chesteron. It is unknown exactly when this incident has happened, although it is an empty property that was insecure and unknown offenders have made an untidy search.
WK20120307-0149: Chesteron. Between 4pm 6/3 and 1pm 7/3 unknown offenders have entered farm location from a field along the Old Gated Rd, and entered a secure premises and removed 4 x Large Flat Screen Televisions, MAC Pro Computer, Sony DVC Deck, Sony DSR 45, Cash £70.
Long Itchington Ward: 
WK-20120314-0213: Snowford, Long Itchington. Between 3:30pm 14/3 and 4pm 14/3 2 suspicious males were seen at a empty property at the location, Nothing was taken, males were later traced and spoken to by Officers.
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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-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
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

Did you know in Warwickshire last year there were:
892 fewer victims of crime,
244 less homes broken into,
364 less vehicles stolen or broken into.
*April 2010 to March 2011 compared to April 2009 to March 2010
For more information, please visit http://www.warwickshire.police.uk/currentIssues/visible_results_campaign/

Vehicle of great interest

Lookout for: 

Grey VW Golf GTI Automatic

FN56 TTY

involved in burglaries in Exhall, Bulkington, Rugby & Southam

Please be aware that over the past few days the occupants of a Grey Volkswagen Golf GTI Auto vrm FN56TTY has been involved in burglaries at homes in Exhall, Bulkington, Rugby and Southam. The vehicle is believed to be on False Plates but this has not been confirmed at this time. Locating this vehicle is a Warwickshire Police priority and we need your help to find it. 

 

If you spot the vehicle in your area please contact Police on 999 and report its whereabouts immediately so that the suspects can be arrested.

 

We believe the suspects are from Coventry and work is underway to identify them. Patrols have been increased in and around Exhall, Bulkington and the main arterial routes between Coventry and Rugby including Southam but this vehicle may pop up elsewhere so please be vigilant.

 

Thankyou

 

Julie Dale

Watch Co-ordinator

Community Protection

Recent scams reported to Warwickshire Trading Standards

Recent scams reported to Warwickshire Trading Standards Service via their advice service Consumer Direct

14/03/2012 Bogus Electricity Caller - South Warwickshire

Warwickshire Trading Standards received a complaint from a consumer who had received a phone call from someone claiming to represent her electricity company. The caller asked the resident to pay £200 up front and in return she would get 40% of her electricity bill. The trader did not give any company details and did not know the consumer paid her bill by direct debit.

Consumers must not provide any personal or financial information to cold callers - put the phone down.

14/03/2012 Oil Painting - Rugby

A Rugby resident reported to Warwickshire Trading Standards that she had been door knocked by an individual selling a 'one off' oil painting. This scam has been running internationally for some years. The sellers often falsely claim they are selling the paintings to support their or their friends University tuition. Despite costs quoted of £100+ in actual fact the paintings are really very poor quality mass produced products, making them virtually worthless, despite the price tag!

14/03/2012 Business Rates - Alcester

A trader recently contacted Warwickshire Trading Standards after receiving a telephone call and subsequent visit from an individual who claimed to be able to organise the re-evaluation of his business rates. The trader paid the individual over £800 but has not heard from him since, nor been able to contact him.

Businesses are advised to conduct thorough checks on any individual or company they are seeking to employ.

14/03/2012 Security High Pressure Sales Pitch - Alcester

A consumer contacted Warwickshire Trading Standards Service after receiving a phone-call from a security company representative who stated that ' in view of the number of burglaries in the area' he was doing a 'survey to ensure homes are safe'. This approach, using often bogus crime statistics to scare vulnerable home owners, is often used by rogue security companies wanting to sell consumers expensive and unsuitable alarm systems.

Consumers needing advice on home security should speak to their local Police Crime Prevention Officer.

14/03/2012 Bogus (Housing Association) Caller Warning - Warwick Warwickshire Trading Standards received a report from a householder who had several visits from someone falsely claiming to be from her housing association. The caller first entered the property claiming to have come to check the smoke alarm and later returned to check the electricity. Both calls were made in the evening.

14/03/2012 Bogus 'Sky' Caller - Nuneaton
A Sky subscriber reported to Warwickshire Trading Standards that they had received an unexpected phone call from someone who claimed to be from Sky. The caller claimed that the consumer's Sky + box insurance was running out and he was calling to renew it. In fact, the consumer still had several months cover on his policy.

The call was actually from an entirely separate business hoping to trick the householder in to buying their insurance cover by falsely claiming to represent Sky.

Do not provide your personal or financial information to cold callers.

For more information on all scams, visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams Please feel free to cascade this information to whom ever you feel appropriate (including using the information in your newsletters/websites etc.).  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.

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
My normal working days are Monday to Thursday

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POLI ISSUE ADVICE AGAINST SUPERMARKET CARPARK SCAM

07 March 2012 14:47

Police Issue Advice Against Supermarket Carpark Scam

Police have again issued a warning to shoppers to be aware of a scam being carried out in supermarket car parks in Warwickshire.

In the ruse people are usually approached as they are transferring their shopping into the car. They are approached by a stranger, sometimes carrying a map, who asks for directions to somewhere. If they have a map they open it right out, giving cover to an accomplice to approach the car unseen. The destination they are seeking is usually some distance away (for example in Leamington a stranger asked a shopper for directions to Milton Keynes).

As the shopper tries to assist the stranger, the accomplice accesses the shopper’s handbag and steals bank cards from the purse.

It is believed they will have been standing close to the shopper as they pay for their goods in the store using their bank card – enabling them to see the PIN number for the card.

In recent weeks incidents have been reported in Leamington, Kenilworth and in Stratford. In one incident in the car park of Tescos in Stratford on 14 February two bank cards were stolen from a shoppers purse, which was in her handbag on the front seat of the car. A total of £6000 was withdrawn from her account within a few short hours.

In order to reduce the chances of becoming a target for this scam police advise:-

· Always cover the number pad when entering your PIN when purchasing goods or when withdrawing money from a cash point.

· Be aware if there is someone standing close to you in the payment queue, or if there is someone at the other end of payment aisle who appears to be waiting for someone.

· Place your bank cards carefully back inside your purse and place the purse well down inside your handbag or shopping bag before you leave the counter. Secure the fastening on your handbag or shopping bag.

· At your car, if you place your handbag inside your car make sure it is not easily reachable – for example place it on to the back seat with the back doors locked. Make sure all the doors of the car are closed while you put your shopping in the boot.

· If you are approached by someone asking for directions be cautious, especially if the destination they are seeking is a long way away.

· Never ever give your PIN number to anyone. Even your bank will not ask for your PIN number.

Doorstep crime - The consequences for the elderly

We are all familiar with the wide variety of scams that have plagued our communities for the past few years.  Distraction burglary and other doorstep crime is pervasive and has a significant impact on the victims. The latest evidence from Operation Liberal is that the victim of doorstep crime is between two and a half and three times more likely to die or be admitted to residential nursing care than someone of a similar age who has not been a victim.

I have been made aware of a particularly nasty scam which is spreading from London and the Home Counties where it started and is now being reported across England and Wales. This is known as the 'Courier Scam' and we should be making our members and the wider community aware of it.


Courier Scam.pdf


Scam Alert Doc.doc

When is a friend not a friend?

05/03/2012 Beware of Bogus Email From Your Friends!

Warwickshire Trading Standards is raising awareness of bogus emails that appear to come from your friends. A Warwickshire resident reported to the service that she had had what appeared to be a genuine email from her friend to say that she had been attacked abroad and her money and passport stolen. The email asked for money to be sent.

At first glance the email looked potentially genuine as it used her friends own email address and signature and mentioned a location abroad, close to where her friend had genuinely been on holiday.

These types of bogus emails are usually sent out when an individuals email account is hacked (broken in to). If a hacker breaks in to your email account he can send out bogus emails to all the people on your email contacts list. He may also have access to your email correspondence. If you use the same email address or email/password combination for other websites such as social media sites (twitter & facebook), banking websites and commercial websites it won't take a determined hacker long to gain access to these websites as well!

How do I know if my email account has been hacked?

• Your friends receive bogus or spam email from you
• You begin to receive lots of 'bounced' emails from random email addresses you don't know indicating that your email address is being used to send spam email out
• You can't access your email account at all or your setting have been changed

What can you do?

• If you can access your account, go in to it and change your password and settings. Do this for all accounts where you use the same email address/password combination. You may also need to use a different email address for these accounts.
• Visit your email services help page. This will give you additional guidance
• Warn your friends (and others as necessary) that your email account has been hacked
• Run anti-virus software on your PC to ensure it is clear

Preventing problems in the future

• Avoid listing your main email address publically on-line
• Don't use public computers to check your emails. You have no knowing if they are infected with malware designed to steal your email address and password. Warwickshire library computers - anti-virus software is regularly updated and external devices are virus checked before use.

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

• Please feel free to cascade this information to whom ever you feel appropriate (including using the information in your newsletters/websites etc.). 

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
My normal working days are Monday to Thursday

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Theft from motor vehicle (Number plates)
Did you know......?

• That within Warwickshire as a county, we have six burglaries a day, 12 vehicle crimes, 0.86 robberies and 14 violent crimes.

What telephone number do I use?

•  101
•  999
• 0800 555 111   
•  and plenty more   

Southam/Feldon Community Forum - 21st March

             A Chance for You to Have Your Say 

              Wednesday 21st March, from 6.30pm 

           Napton Village Hall, The Crescent, CV47 8LS 

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. Refreshments will be available. 

7.00pm     Welcome 

7.05pm     Police Priorities and Police Authority News 

7.25pm     Have Your Say 

7.40pm     Homes plans set out in new strategy, shaping the 

               Future of the District until 2028 

8.00pm     How We Can Help Vulnerable Families – Some Good 

               News 

8.15pm     Southam Town Centre Redevelopment – Hear the 

               Latest 

8.30pm     You Said ..We Did!! 

8.35pm     Information Sharing 

8.45pm     Close 

Dates for 2012/13 

Wednesday 13th June 2012 – Bishops Itchington Primary School 

Wednesday 19th September 2012 – Southam College 

Wednesday 12th December 2012 – Graham Adams Centre 

Wednesday 20th March 2013 – Ufton Village Hall 

                   www.warwickshire.gov.uk/southamforum 

                    includes minutes of previous meetings

For further information about the meeting, please contact Amanda Wilson-Patterson - 'phone number 01789 260135 or 07780 995817 or via email to amandawilsonpatterson@warwickshire.gov.uk.