Royston Community Team

Rural Watch

March 2010

PC 431 Paul Marina PCSO Amy Rainbird PCSO 6522 Brabrook

Covering Arbury, Ermine, Weston & Sandon Wards.

A very distinctive white and yellow lorry index YM51ORW (registration plates are cloned), with black high lift grab was spotted attempting theft in a farmyard at Kensworth at 9.30am on Sunday 31st January 2010. It was caught on ANPR camera driving through Hitchin an hour before on the A505 at 8.30am, so could be from nearer to home. If you know this vehicle, please contact Pc Mark Wilkie on 01582 471212 or email mark.wilkie@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk

quoting ref no 126/310110

Thanks to all those who attended the Neighbourhood Watch Meeting in Rushden and Therfield last month. The meeting was an opportunity for local residents to express their concerns and for the local Neighbourhood Team to update watch members of local crime.

At the meeting the locations of Watch members were discussed as ideally the Police Neighbourhood Team and Neighbourhood watch would like to have at least one or two members in each street.

The members would receive priority crime updates and from the Police messaging Online Watch link system (OWL) relevant to their area. All we ask is that those members pass on the information to their friends and neighbours where applicable, encourage residents to be observant and to report all suspicious persons or incidents to the Police as soon as possible to give them the best chance of getting to the area to check these out. Please be assured that crime in your area is very low and but we need your help to keep crime down in your villages.

We need new members in –

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

Weston Fore Street, Hitchin Road, Damask Green Road, Friars Road, The Snipe, Damask Close, Rowan Close, Woodlands Meade and Marlborough Close.

Rushden Treacle Lane

Sandon All streets needed including Mill End and Green End.

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

Therfield – Police Row, Hay Green and The Causeway.

Barley High Street

Barkway Royston Road, Cambridge Road, London Road, Church Lane, Windmill Close, Burrs Lane and Townsend Close.

Reed The Joint, Jackson Lane, Hobbs Hayes, Church Lane and Driftway

If you would like to join Neighbourhood Watch or would like more information please contact Watch Liaison Officer (WLO) Penny Knapper or PCSO Chris Brabrook.

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

Ashwell Hodwell, Rollys Lane, Springhead Street, Partridge Hill, Bygrave Road, Church Lane, West End, Mill Street, Green Lane, Dixies Close, Bear Lane, Hinxworth Road, Northfield Road

Newnham The Green, Ashwell Road, Newnham Road, Caldecote Road

Bygrave More members needed

Hinxworth Ashwell Road, New Inn Road, Hinxworth Road, High Street

Radwell Radwell Lane, Garden Cottages, The Pebbles

If you would like to join Neighbourhood Watch or would like more information please contact Watch Liaison Officer (WLO) Penny Knapper or PCSO Amy Rainbird and Chris Brabrook

Penny – 01438 757610

Penelope.knapper@herts.pnn.police.uk

Amy - 01438 757935

Amy.rainbird@herts.pnn.police.uk

Chris - 01438 757935

Chris.brabrook@herts.pnn.police.uk

Rushden	Moon and Stars	24/02/10, 1700 - 1730	12veh / 36mph / 29.4mph
Ashwell	Station Road, 40 Lmt	23/02/10, 1700 - 1730	26veh / 47mph / 36.8mph
Ashwell,	Newnham Way	25/02/10, 1730 - 1800	35veh / 41mph / 26.25mph
Therfield	Police Row	04/10/10, 0830 - 0900	27veh / 33mph / 24.34mph
Newham	Ashwell road	25/02/10, 1650 - 1720	27veh / 42mph / 30.2mph
Weston	Damask Green Road	26/02/10, 1715 - 1745	29veh / 38mph / 24.13mph
Hinxworth	High Street	19/02/10, 0830 - 0900	17veh / 34mph / 26.3mph

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

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Date
G4/10/99	Theft	Ashwell	02/02/10
Offender(s) have tried to take heating oil but were unsuccessful.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/102	Theft	Ashwell	02/02/2010
Offender(s) have stolen heating oil.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/113	Assault on a police officer	Ashwell	05/02/2010
Offender has become aggressive and assault a police officer

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/118	Theft	Bygrave	11/01/– 08/02/10
Offender(s) have cut CCTV cables and then continued to steal hay bales.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/139	Theft	Ashwell	17/02/2010
Offender(s) stole a manhole cover

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/149	Drugs-cannabis possess class b	Baldock	20/02/2010
Offender was stopped and searched and was found to be in possession of drugs

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/152	Drugs-cannabis possess class b	Baldock	20/02/2010
Offender was stopped and searched and was found to be in possession of drugs

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/153	Drugs-cannabis possess class b	Baldock	20/02/2010
Offender was stopped and searched and was found to be in possession of drugs

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/161	Theft	Baldock	25/02/2010
Offender(s) stole a purse

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

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/141	Telecom-use public system send menacing message	Reed	25/01/10 – 04/02/10
Several phone calls of a menacing nature

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/128	Theft	Reed	11-12/02/2010
Offender(s) have stolen a plough from an insecure yard

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

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/10/49	Theft	Sandon	02/02/2010
Offender(s) stole domestic heating oil from a large tank.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/10/50	Theft	Sandon	02/02/2010
Offender(s) stole over 300 litres of domestic heating oil from a tank

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/10/51	Theft	Sandon	02/02/2010
Offender(s) stole over 500 litres of domestic heating oil from a tank

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/10/59	Drive-with alcohol above limit	Weston	07/02/2010
Offender was arrested for being over the drink drive limit

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/10/80	Burglary - outbuilding	Clothall	18/02/2010
Offender(s) have forced the padlocks then gained entry and removed item from the building

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/10/90	Burglary - outbuildings	Weston	18/02/2010
Offender(s) have forced the padlocks then gained entry to storage containers , no items were taken

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	3	1	1

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	2
10	1	1

Last time we attended

RUSHDEN	08/07/09	SANDON	22/04/09
THERFIELD	13/01/10	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

20/01/10

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 3^rdFeb - Sandon	Thurs 4^th Feb - Barkway	Fri 5^th Feb - Ashwell
Weds 3^rd March - Weston	Thurs 4^th March - Barley	Fri 5^th March - Ashwell
Weds 14^th April - Sandon	Thurs 15^th April - Barkway
Weds 12^th May- Weston	Thurs 13^th May - Barley	Fri 7^th May - Ashwell
Weds 9^th June- Sandon	Thurs 10^th June - Barkway	Fri 4^th June - Ashwell
Weds 14^th July- Weston	Thurs 8^th July - Barley	Fri 2^nd July - Ashwell
Weds 4^th August- Sandon	Thurs 5^th August - Barkway	Fri 6^th August - Ashwell
Weds 8^th Sept - Weston	Thurs 2^nd Sept - Barley	Fri 3^rd Sept - Ashwell
Weds 13^th Oct - Sandon	Thurs 14^th Oct - Barkway	Fri 1^st Oct - Ashwell
Weds 3^rd Nov - Weston	Thurs 11^th Nov - Barley	Fri 5^th Nov - Ashwell
Weds 8^th 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