Royston Community Team

Rural Watch

May 2010

PC 431 Paul Marina PCSO Amy Rainbird PCSO 6522 Brabrook

Covering Arbury, Ermine, Weston & Sandon Wards.

THREE men were arrested following the discovery of a cannabis factory in Newnham this week.
Police officers raided the non-residential premises in Caldecote Road, Newnham, Baldock, on Tuesday, April 27.
A 28 year old man from Royston, a 42 year old man from Camberton in Cambs and a 41 year old man from Ivey Bridge, Devon, were all arrested on suspicion on cultivating cannabis and are currently on police bail.
Neighbourhood Inspector Jason Thorne said: “Cannabis factories can be found in both commercial and residential premises and we would always ask the public to keep vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour to police.”

A Barkway man has charged with stealing a classic car, has been bailed to appear before North Herts Magistrates Court on May 4.
Robbie Johnston, 24, of Windmill Close, Barkway, is charged with stealing the vehicle – a Triumph Herald - from Cambridge Road, Barkway, on April 15.

This has been passed on via another Force, and it is a very convincing SCAM.

In this scam the crooks provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it.

By understanding how the VISA & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself. The scam works like this: Person calling says, "This is (name), and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA. My badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This would be on your VISA card which was issued by (name of bank) did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for £497.99 from a Marketing company based in London?" When you say "No", the caller continues with, "Then we will be issuing a credit to your account. This is a company we have been watching and the charges range from £297 to £497, just under the £500 purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives you your address), is that correct?" You say "yes". The caller continues - "I will be starting a fraud investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 0800 number listed on the back of your card (0800- VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to refer to this Control Number. The caller then gives you a 6 digit number. "Do you need me to read it again?" Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works the caller then says, "I need to verify you are in possession of your card." He'll ask you to "turn your card over and look for some numbers." There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are part of your card number, the next 3 are the security numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card.

Area Intelligence Bureau

These are the numbers you sometimes use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the card. The caller will ask you to read the 3 numbers to him. After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he'll say, "That is correct, I just needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you

have any other questions?" After you say, "No," the caller then thanks you and states, "Don't hesitate to call back if you do", and hangs up. You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the Card number.

What the scammers want is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't give it to them. Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or MasterCard directly for verification of their conversation. The real VISA told us that they will never ask for anything on the card as they already know the information since they issued the card! If you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're receiving a credit. However, by the time you get your statement you'll see charges for purchases you didn't make, and by then it's almost too late and/or more difficult to actually file a fraud report.

No / top / av

Rushden	Moon and Stars	07/04/10 1700 - 1730	18 veh / 44 mph / 28.4 mph
Ashwell	Station Road, 40 Lmt	20/04/10 1700 - 1730	23 veh / 55 mph / 38.7 mph
Ashwell,	Newnham Way	08/08/10 1750 - 1810	43 veh / 44 mph / 28.3 mph
Barley	London Road	22/04/10 1715 -1745	70 veh / 46 mph / 27.9 mph
Barkway	Cambridge Road	22/04/10 1750 - 1820	60 veh / 41 mph / 27.1 mph
Bygrave	Upper	27/04/10 0835 - 0905	40 veh / 41 mph / 29.3 mph
Hinxworth	High Street	28/04/10 0840 - 0910	35 veh / 37 mph / 28.4 mph

Date & Times	Location	Police Actions
07/04/10	Weston Damask Green Road	0
19/04/10	Newnham	0
26/0410	Therfield Hay Green	2

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

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Date
G4/10/263	Burglary-(Outbuilding)	Ashwell	01/04/11
Offender(s) have forced entry into a building and attempted to steal a vehicle and stole scrap metal.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/293	Damage	Ashwell	14/04/11
Offender(s) used a sharp implement to scratch a vehicle.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/295	Burglary	Ashwell	15/04/11
Offender(s) tried to gain entry to a building, offenders failed to gain access and only causing minor damage.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/325	Drugs – cultivate cannabis plant	Newnham	27/04/10
Offender(s) were found to have over 300 cannabis plants.

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

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/266	Theft	Barkway	23/03 – 02/04/10
Offender(s) stole lead from a roof

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/272	Theft	Barkway	03/04/11
Offender(s) have stolen jam and eggs from a table outside the property.

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/278	Theft	Barkway	30/03-02/04/11
Offender gained entry to a yard and removed a vehicle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/281	Theft	Barkway	05-06/04/11
Offender(s) have gained entry to the site and stolen a guinea pig, and birds.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/299	Theft	Barkway	15/04/11
Offender gained entry to a yard and removed a vehicle.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/304	Theft	Barkway	17/04/10
Offender stole a pedal bike, that was lent against a lamppost.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/306	Burglary	Kelshall	16-18/04/11
Offender(s) have gained entry to premises then broken padlocks from the shed, and stolen items from within.

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

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G3/10/186	Damage and Destroy £5000 or less	Luffenhall	09-11/04/11
Offender(s) have cut through wire fencing, and caused further damage to other gates.

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	2	1	24

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	2	2

Last time we attended

RUSHDEN	08/07/09	SANDON	22/04/09
THERFIELD	14/04/10	REED	04/03/09
BARKWAY	10/11/09	BARLEY	01/06/09
KELSHALL	19/04/10	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	Wed 3^rd February 2010	Thurs 26th August at 8pm	Fordham Hall, Therfield.
G3C	Tue 2^nd February 2010	Weds 25th August at 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 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

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