Rural Watch

 Covering Arbury, Ermine, Weston & Sandon Wards.

This last month has been very quite with very little reported crime, but still keep watching and supplying information when you see things that you consider suspicious.

On the 23^rd September we had a caravan stolen from the Ashwell Area. The offenders cut a padlock off a gate and they also managed to get past a hitch lock and wheel clamp.

On the 12^th September a suspicious vehicle, a light coloured Vauxhall Cavalier part index of L399 or similar was seen in a Farm in Bennington, the occupants seemed very interested in horses an.

All the tack at this yard was marked about a month ago.

At the beginning of the month there was a stack fire in Weston I do not think this was a deliberate act but some children playing around. However please keep watching as this is something I do not wish to see any more of.

The Police are starting to use Section 59 Crime and Disorder act. This is something that I have been waiting for sometime and it will be a very good tool in dealing with illegal courser’s/motor cyclists that are driving over farmland.  Basically when we find them we will need to give them a warning, next time we find them we can take their vehicle. The warning is not restricted to the same farm or even to Hertfordshire but to all of the U.K.

As an ex traffic P.C. I am always interested in people committing traffic type offences; when I was on the traffic department the first thing I would look at on a car was the tax disc, many people who use motor vehicles without road tax are usually driving without insurance and a current MOT. Also they might be disqualified from driving (a very serious offence now, if a person is disqualified it makes their insurance invalid). Another offence that the courts treat very seriously is excess alcohol, many of the fatal/serious road traffic accidents I have dealt with in the past-involved alcohol some where along the line. If you have concerns of this nature or any other please let me know all calls are treated in confidence.

Identity Fraud

Be careful when throwing away old documents, bank statements and credit card receipts. Criminals search dustbins for these.

Shred old documents to prevent bin raiders from acquiring information about you and your identity.

If you suspect anything odd, call the relevant body as soon as possible, e.g. the Passport Office, Vehicle licensing, your credit card company, bank etc.

Check with a credit reference agency such as Experian or Equifax to make sure no fraudulent applications for credit have been made in your name.

Keep your passport, credit cards, cheque books, driving licence, pay slips and other personal information in a safe place.

Check bank and credit card statements carefully, and query anything that looks out of place.

Please click on the link below it will take you to couple of pages that displays a some of people that we would like to have a chat to!

http://www.herts.police.uk/CCTV/gallery.htm

http://www.angliawestcrimestoppers.org.uk/

http://www.nfu.org.uk/

http://www.britishhorse.co.uk/

http://www.horsetackexchange.co.uk

http://trailerwatch.com/

http://www.stolenhorseregister.com/

Not all crimes that have occurred appear on this newsletter as it is always up to the injured party if they wish them to be published.

My phone Number 01462425224 (mid to long term problems) Royston Police Phone Number 01763249249 (if you have suffered a crime or need Police within a couple of hours) 999 (for immediate response if you have just suffered a crime and for Coursing) PC 431 Paul Marina. North Herts Rural.

paul.marina@herts.pnn.police.uk.
anne-marie.penasa2@herts.pnn.police.uk.

chris.brabrook@herts.pnn.police.uk