Royston Community Team

Rural Watch

December 2009

PC 431 Paul Marina PCSO Amy Rainbird PCSO 6522 Brabrook

Covering Arbury, Ermine, Weston & Sandon Wards.

RESIDENTS across Hertfordshire are being told to be on their guard against a ‘Boiler Room’ scam to prevent themselves from becoming a victim of a fraud.

Detectives from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Fraud Squad want to help people to avoid falling for the scams, which typically begin over the telephone, where someone will receive a call and is offered to buy shares in a company at a discounted price.

In reality, the company is based outside the UK, and is employed to promote the shares of another company. The salespeople use high pressure tactics, often calling people several times a week in order to get them to buy shares.

Once the caller agrees to buy the shares, they are first asked to send a large quantity of money to release the shares, which are either worthless or of little value.

Detective Constable Jim Frost of the Fraud Squad said: “It really is a case of if it sounds too good to be true, then it really is. These unscrupulous people usually prey on the elderly or vulnerable, spend large amounts of time on the phone, pressuring them to buy worthless shares. Please don’t fall for it.”

DC Frost continued: “It is highly unlikely someone will call with a genuine opportunity to sell you shares – if you’re interested in using these services please go out and seek them yourself. These fraudsters might direct you to a glossy website, which may seem genuine – but you can validate their claims by logging on the Financial Services Authority’s website and checking out whether the company you are being offered shares in actually exists. ”

If you feel you have been a victim of a fraud, please call the Fraud Squad immediately on the non-emergency number 0845 33 00 222.

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 (a Premium rate number).
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from aboard.
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 020 7239 6655.

HERTFORDSHIRE CRIMESTOPPERS is reminding residents across the county there is a free, anonymous service available to give information about crime.

The independent charity, which is separate to police, is instrumental in providing Hertfordshire Constabulary with vital information which can help identify offenders and solve crime. It is a service for those people who feel they cannot go directly to the police.

Callers who dial 0800 555 111 are only asked what they know. Their names and other details, such as their address will not be taken. Therefore, there is no chance of repercussion as the caller will never be identified. Those with vital information, which leads to a successful arrest and conviction of a suspect, could also be entitled to a cash reward.

Peter Camilletti, Chairman of the Hertfordshire Crimestoppers Board, said: “If you want to give information about crime, but don’t want to give your name, you should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. The charity is separate from the police and we’re only interested in the information you can give us, not your name.”

Peter continued: “People may worry there could be ramifications for passing on information – but as we don’t take your personal details, there is no chance you will be identified. Your information about crime could really make a difference. Helping the police target criminals, makes your area a better place to live.”

Hertfordshire Constabulary is working even harder to use the information that is provided by Crimestoppers’ intelligence. During the first six months of the policing year, (April to October), 51 arrests have been made as a result of Crimestoppers related information, 22 of which were drug related.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Williamson of Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Group, commented: “Hertfordshire is one of the safest counties in the country, but we rely on the valuable information that Crimestoppers provides us with. If someone is committing crime where you live, let us know by calling 0800 555 111.

“It’s important to remember the information you give to Crimestoppers may not always lead to immediate action but can help build an intelligence picture which is essential in helping us bring offenders to justice.”

For more information about Hertfordshire Crimestoppers, please visit www.hertscrimestoppers.org.uk.

Location	Location	Date & time	Number Max Average
Bygrave	Ashwell Road (upper)	05/11/09 – 1645 - 1715	40 veh / 37 mph / 27.5 mph
Weston	Damask Green Road	03/11/09 – 1000 - 1030	20 veh / 29 mph / 25.6 mph
Newnham	Ashwell Road	12/11/09 – 1500 - 1530	24 veh / 35 mph / 26.2 mph
Barkway	Royston Road	04/11/09 – 1655 - 1725	19 veh / 37 mph / 27.5 mph
Therfield	Hay Green	12/11/09 – 0840 - 0920	28 veh / 34 mph / 25 mph
Rushden	Moon and Stars	06/11/09 – 1700 - 1730	40 veh / 37 mph / 26.8 mph
Barley	High Street	11/11/09 – 0825 - 0855	50 veh / 39 mph / 27.1 mph

Date & Times	Location	Police Actions
09/11/09 08.30 – 09.00	Ashwell Station Road	1
16/11/09 08.20 – 08.50	Ashwell Newnham Way	2
23/11/09 15.30 – 16.10	Hinxworth	0

G4E; - Ashwell, Hinxworth, Bygrave, Newnham & Caldecote

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/09/988	Theft from Motor Vehicle	Hinxworth	07/11/09
Valuable items were stolen from vehicle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/989	Theft from motor vehicle	Hinxworth	07/11/09
Offender(s) entered insecure vehicle and removed items.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/990	Theft from Motor Vehicle	Hinxworth	06-07/11/09
Offender(s) removed power tools from secure vehicle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/991	Theft from Motor Vehicle	Hinxworth	07/11/09
Items were removed from two insecure vehicles.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/992	Burglary-(Dwelling)	Hinxworth	06-07/11/09
Offender(s) have stolen money from property and stolen a lawn blower.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1004	Burglary	Bygrave	10-11/11/09
Doors have been forced open to gain entry and offenders have removed items.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1005	Burglary-(Dwelling)	Bygrave	23/10/09 – 06/11/09
Offender have gained entry by breaking a window and then removed items.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1030	Criminal Justice Act Offence	Ashwell	17/11/09
Offenders with four lurchers whilst off the lead have chased hares across land without permission and not belonging to them. Offenders were arrested.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1060	Burglary-(Dwelling)	Bygrave	24-25/11/09
Offender(s) have gained entry to property, and have removed items.

G4D; - Barkway, Barley, Reed, Nuthampstead, Newsells, Kelshall & Therfield

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/983	Theft	Reed	04-05/11/09
Offender(s) have stolen a large generator from a building site.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/09/987	Theft	Therfield	05-06/11/09
Offender(s) have forcible opened passengers door to steal a tax disc from the vehicle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1002	Burglary-(Dwelling)	Therfield	10/11/09
Offender(s) have forcible open doors to property and have stolen valuable items from within.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1021	Theft	Reed	12-15/11/09
Offender(s) have stolen a large amount of timber and a dismantled aluminium shed.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1044	Damage to a vehicle	Reed	22/11/09
Offender(s) have caused damage to a caravan window.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1051	Damage to a vehicle	Therfield	18-23/11/09
Offender(s) have damaged wing mirrors on a vehicle

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1056	Damage to a vehicle	Therfield	21-22/11/09
Offender(s) have forcible removed back windscreen wiper from a vehicle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1070	Burglary	Buckland	26-27/11/09
Offender(s) have forcible opened patio doors to property and have stolen computer equipment.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/09/1073	Theft	Kelshall	17-26/11/09
Offender(s) have cut through metal fencing and stolen a Victorian metal bench.

G3C; - Sandon, Wallington, Rushden, Clothal & Weston

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/09/589	Theft of Post	Weston	03-07/11/09
Redirecting post to incorrect address.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/09/594	Burglary-(Dwelling)	Rushden	02/11/09
Offender(s) has entered property via unlock door, and then offender has run away from premises after finding home owners were in property.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/09/607	Theft of Motor Vehicle	Weston	17/11/09
Offender(s) have stolen vehicle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/09/608	Damage to a vehicle	Sandon	17/11/09
Offender(s) have driven onto fields causing damage to crops

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/09/628	Theft from Motor Vehicle	Baldock	25/11/09
Offender(s) have forcible opened door, also smashing a window and then removed stereo from the vehicle.

Reported Hare coursing Incidents in our area.

	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	Total
03-04	3	13	28	3	8	13	9	3	80
04-05	4	13	4	0	4	0	1	0	26
05-06	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	6
06-07	0	4	4	6	1	0	2	0	17
07-08	3	10	4	6	9	2	4	3	43
08-09	7	5	2	4	4	4	2	1	29
08-10	3	3	10

Number of Sunday Hare Coursing and Nuisance Vehicle Patrols Carried Out to Reduce coursing Nusience Motor cycling and Nusience 4 X 4 use, patrols per months, early start preferred, 7am or 8am.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
07								3	3	3	0	3
08	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	4
09	1	1	3	2	1	3	2	1	1	2	3

Last time we attended

RUSHDEN	08/07/09	SANDON	22/04/09
THERFIELD	21/04/09	REED	04/03/09
BARKWAY	10/11/09	BARLEY	01/06/09
KELSHALL	20/04/09	NUTHAMP	09/06/09
ASHWELL	04/11/09	BYGRAVE	14/01/09
CALDECOTE	05/05/08	WESTON	12/03/09
RADWELL	29/04/08	WALLINGTON	08/07/09
HINXWORT	03/09/09	CLOTHALL	02/07/08

Area	Last Meeting	Next Meeting	Location and Time
G4E	Tue 7th April 8pm
G4D	Tue 21st April 8pm	Wed 3^rd February 2010	8pm Fordham Hall
G3C	Tue 2nd June 8pm	Tue 2^nd February 2010	8pm Rushden Village Hall

Locality

Members

Martin Dingemans, Howard Marshall, Simon Holtom, Robert Law, Teddy Faure-Walker, Steve Jarvis, Andrew Young, Tony Hunter, Keith Bone , Charlie Snowdon

Meeting

22/09/09

Tasks set

1. Tackling incidents of hare coursing and nuisance vehicle use within the rural community on Saturday & Sundays between the hours 06.00 – 19.00 (G4D, G4E, G3C).

2. To improve/increase intelligence gathering in relation to suspicious vehicles/persons and attend incidents when reported. (G4D, G4E, G3C)

3. To tackle speeding - locations West end / Newnham Way Ashwell, Station Rd, Ashwell. Upper Bygrave Rd, Bygrave, London Road, Barley, Cambridge Rd Barkway, The Causeway, Therfield, Ashwell Road, Newham, Damask Green Road, Weston, Outside the Moon and Stars public house, Rushden and High Street, Hinxworth. 10 Speed checks a month 3 enforceable.

Surgeries all times 10.30 – 12.00
Barkway – Reading Room. Barley – Church. Weston – Post Office. Ashwell URC Hall. Sandon Cecil Sales
Weds 11th Nov - Rushden	Thurs 12th Nov -Barley	Fri 6^th Nov - Ashwell
Weds 9^th Dec - Weston	Thurs 10th Dec Barkway	Fri 4^th Dec - Ashwell
Weds 13^thJan - Weston	Thurs 7^th Jan - Barley
Weds 3^rdFeb - Sandon	Thurs 4^th Feb - Barkway	Fri 5^th Feb - Ashwell
Weds 10^th March - Weston	Thurs 4^th March - Barley	Fri 5^th March - Ashwell
Weds 14th April - Sandon	Thurs 15^th April - Barkway	Fri 2^nd April - Ashwell
Weds 12th May- Weston	Thurs 13^th May - Barley	Fri 7^th May - Ashwell
Weds 9th June- Sandon	Thurs 10^th June - Barkway	Fri 4^th June - Ashwell
Weds 7th July- Weston	Thurs 8^th July - Barley	Fri 2^nd July - Ashwell
Weds 4th August- Sandon	Thurs 5^th August - Barkway	Fri 6^th August - Ashwell
Weds 1st Sept - Weston	Thurs 2^nd Sept - Barley	Fri 3^rd Sept - Ashwell
Weds 13th Oct - Sandon	Thurs 14^th Oct - Barkway	Fri 1^st Oct - Ashwell
Weds 17th Nov - Weston	Thurs 11^th Nov - Barley	Fri 5^th Nov - Ashwell
Weds 8th Dec - Sandon	Thurs 9^th Dec - Barkway	Fri 3^rd Dec - Ashwell

Please click on the below link to meet some of the people we wish to becomes friends with.

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

Rural Watch

Jan

RUSHDEN

SANDON

THERFIELD

ASHWELL

BYGRAVE

CALDECOTE

Please click on the below link to meet some of the people we wish to becomes friends with.