Don't get scammed by a "Microsoft" man with an Indian accent

Beware of cold callers asking you to run the Windows Event Viewer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres
 

Southam Newsletter 03SEP10

http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/stratford-district/southam/newsletter/southam-safer-neighbourhoods-safety-update-3rd-september-2010-03-september-2010/

Wellesbourne Newsletter 27AUG10

http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/stratford-district/Wellesbourne/newsletter/wellesbourne-snt-newsletter-27-august-2010/

Is it legal for private individuals to use their own CCTV to scan public spaces?

2 September 2010
 
A woman dumping a cat in a wheelie bin acheived wall-to-wall media coverage last week. The act was captured on private CCTV. So was it legal to publish the images? Read more here

Foil the Heating Oil Thieves

As colder weather approaches: heating oil 'tagged' to foil thieves
Police in rural parts of Hampshire have joined forces with farmers and the rural community in an attempt to trace stolen heating fuel by 'tagging' it. Read more here

You be the Judge

Try your hand at sentencing and then see what really happened. 

http://ybtj.cjsonline.gov.uk/

Latest from Southam SNT

Plenty of value in this one. Is there a Facebooker in the family? PoliceSafe scheme for your home. Keeping your bike safe. Details of a numberplate theft - are yours secure? 
 
Southam SNT Newsletter (20AUG10)

Man Assaults Father and Son in Aggravated Burglary, Dunchurch

This one would be hard to resist:
http://onlinenews.warwickshire.police.uk/wpnews_pressrelease/man-assaults-father-and-son-in-aggravated-burglary-dunchurch/12523
 

Robbery on Sun Rising Hill, Friday August 13th - Were you a Witnesses?

http://onlinenews.warwickshire.police.uk/wpnews_pressrelease/appeal-for-information-following-robbery-at-edgehill-near-banbury/12500

Amazon Scam - Be warned

From a Local NW Coordinator:

"I have received a very realistic email today purporting to be an acknowledgment from Amazon for an order which I had not placed.  The supposed supplier was American and the amount was for $882. 75; re an Apple Ipad Tablet and some screen protectors.

I suppose that the senders would like you to get in touch with them and in the course of the discussion they would ask you for your credit card details. Fortunately, my security programme classified this email as ‘spam’ which is unusual for emails involving Amazon and my suspicions were aroused.  

My credit card company confirmed that it was a ‘phishing’ attempt"