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Royston Community Team Rural Watch
September 2005 |
Covering
Arbury, Ermine, Weston & Sandon Wards.
I am very pleased to say that we have no reports this month of dwelling or industrial type burglaries this month.
Diesel thefts. One thing that is starting to concern me is the amount of Diesel thefts we have started to see, if you have a Diesel tank in a Rural location please do all that you can to secure it properly. Most locks on these tanks are very small and it does not take much to get past them.
G3C, Weston seems to be
getting more than its fare share of attention form the criminal fraternity,
please can all who live in Weston make sure that we do all that we can to try
and stop this rise in crime. I would like all registration number of unusual
cars and descriptions of unusual people, please do dial 999 if something
happening that you think is a crime.
Water bombs are become a problem in areas close to ours and I expect that our
local kids may soon think of them as a bit of fun, if you have a child and he
or she has water bombs the consequences could be quite high. If they throw it
at a person and that person reports an injury to me, that is a crime and can be
dealt with as one. That means an arrest, charge and possible conviction, there
may also be compensation to the victim. Also if property is damaged the same
action could be taken. SO PLEASE THINK CAREFULLY IF YOUR CHILD ASKS
FOR MONEY FOR WATER BOMBS.
I am afraid that the advice is the same as a few months ago, but I want to make sure that we are doing enough to make sure we do not hit on vehicle crimes. There has been a number of thefts from cars in North Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire whilst the vehicles have been left unattended.
These are mainly when cars have been parked out-side houses in the hours of darkness.
The property stolen has included handbags, purses and other personal belongings and in most cases the offence has occurred as a result of the owner leaving the property on display.
Over a quarter of all recorded crime is ‘vehicle crime’, theft of vehicles or theft from vehicles. The most common types of property stolen from vehicles are handbags, laptop computers, stereos and mobile phones.
If your car is stolen or broken into it could mean weeks of inconvenience as well as extra expense. It may be difficult to protect your car from a determined thief, but most car crime is opportunist and you can deter a thief with vigilance and relatively cheap security precautions. Don’t be wise after the event; Please take this advice to help turn the tide against car crime
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No Vehicles / Max / Av Speed |
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Hinxworth |
High Street |
25/08/05 / 1500 - 1530 |
20 veh / 32
mph / 22.9 mph |
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Ashwell |
West end |
23/08/05 / 1435 - 1500 |
30 Veh / 28
mph / 24.04 mph |
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Ashwell |
Station rd (40 limit) |
23/08/05 / 1410 - 1435 |
26 Veh / 44
mph / 34.34 mph |
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Weston |
Damask green rd |
22/08/05 / 1545 - 1605 |
27 Veh / 32
mph / 24.42 mph |
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Rushden |
Moon + Stars |
23/08/05 / 1755 - 1825 |
35 Veh / 39
mph / 27.82 mph |
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Bygrave |
Upper Bygrave |
16/08/05 / 1645 - 1615 |
22 Veh / 36
mph / 27.4 mph |
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Barley |
London Road |
22/08/05 / 1340 - 1405 |
40 Veh / 37
mph / 27.95 mph |
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Barkway |
High Street |
22/08/05 / 1410 - 1435 |
31 Veh / 35
mph / 26.2 mph |
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Therfield |
High Street |
22/08/05 / 1445 - 1505 |
20 Veh / 35
mph / 25.7 mph |
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Newham |
Ashwell road |
07/08/05 / 1000 - 1025 |
28 Veh / 30
mph / 25.4 mph |
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Crime no Location |
Date |
Item |
Description |
Other info |
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B2/05/4071 HATFIELD |
12/08/05- 13/08/05 |
SADDLE |
MAXIM GP PONY SADDLE |
STOLEN FROM A TACK ROOM |
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B2/05/4085 HATFIELD |
13/08/05 |
SADDLE |
KEIFFER SADDLE LEATHER
DRESSAGE SADDLE
SCRATCHES 1INCH IN LENGTH AT BACK OF SEAT |
INSECURE CAR OUTSIDE THE
FARMHOUSE, ALONG WITH WALLET AND CARDS |
Damage to farming equipment has been reported in other
areas, this is mainly to combines that have been left out over night. If you do
see children playing near the machines please call us as we need to stop this
damage and it is also very dangerous for them to be on such large machines.
August 23, 2005 GUILTY
VERDICTS AT CONCLUSION OF DAVID KING MURDER TRIAL
TWO men have today (August 23) been found guilty at Luton Crown Court of the
brutal murder of 32-year-old David King. A third man was also found guilty of
assisting an offender.
David King, who came from Stevenage, was murdered in a drive-by shooting
outside the Physical Limits gym in Brewery Road, Hoddesdon at around 9.20am on
Friday, October 3, 2003. More than 25 rounds of ammunition were discharged from
an AK47 Kalashnikov in automatic mode, designed for battlefield use, killing
David King instantly.
Roger Vincent, aged 33, from St John’s Road, Penn in Buckinghamshire, and David
George Smith, aged 33, from Schubert Road, Elstree, have both been found guilty
of David King’s murder, at the conclusion of the seven-week trial. Vincent was
sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum sentence of 30 years. Smith also
received a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years. Jason Attridge, aged 36,
from Broadfields, North Harrow, was found not guilty of murder.
A further man, Julian Elfes, aged 38 from De Havilland Drive, Hazelmere, High
Wycombe, was found guilty of assisting an offender. He was sentenced to five
years’ imprisonment.
Dean Spencer, aged 31, from London, had already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to
murder David King between September 21 and October 2, 2003 as well as
possession of a prohibited weapon (a sawn off shotgun), possession of a firearm
with intent to commit an indictable offence (a Webley. 38 revolver) and to an
armed robbery in London. He will be sentenced on October 4.
DO NOT BE DUPED
POLICE have issued a warning after a number of people are believed to have been
duped into buying inferior camcorders from street vendors in the Eastern Area
of Hertfordshire.
The incidents usually involve the victim being approached by a man who offers
to sell the victim a JVC camcorder for an agreed price of around £100. The
camcorders are in fact an MXJVC brand, which is of inferior quality and carries
a price tag of £70 in shops.
DRUG DEALERS GET TOTAL
OF 28 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT
NINE men have been jailed for a total of 28 years for supplying class A drugs
in Stevenage and North Herts following the large scale drugs operation in
March.
They had all pleaded guilty to various charges at an earlier hearing and were
sentenced at Luton Crown Court on Friday (July 29).
Mark Lindill, aged 28, formerly of Lonsdale Road, Stevenage, was sentenced to
four years’ imprisonment for supplying crack and heroin.
Djemal Balkay, aged 23, from St Loyes Street, Bedford, but formerly of
Stevenage, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for supplying cocaine and
heroin.
Scott McCloskey, aged 33 from Elder Way, Stevenage, was sentenced to four
years’ imprisonment for supplying heroin and crack.
Ryan Bloomfield, aged 20, from Wellfield Court, Stevenage, was sentenced to
three years and six months’ imprisonment for supplying crack and heroin.
Steven Axton, aged 22, from Guildford Close, Stevenage, was sentenced to three
years and six months’ imprisonment for supplying crack and heroin.
Clinton Hector, aged 28 from Homestead Moat, Stevenage, was sentenced to three
years’ imprisonment for supplying crack, heroin and cocaine.
Paul Leslie Fripp, aged 39, from Stevenage, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment
for supplying cocaine and heroin.
Daniel O’Donnell, aged 26, from Cherwell Drive, Stevenage, was sentenced to two
years’ imprisonment for supplying crack and heroin.
Jaad Brown, aged 26, from Stevenage, was
sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for being concerned in the supply of
heroin and crack.
Two others, who had also previously pleaded guilty, had their sentencing
adjourned until September 2, for drug rehabilitation reports. They are Kevin
Kernaghan, aged 23, from Hayley Common, Stevenage and a 17-year-old boy from
Stevenage.
G4E; - Ashwell, Hinxworth,
Hinxworth, Newnham & Caldecote
Theft (including attempted Theft)
Sometime over the weekend of 22nd July 2005 to 24th July 2005, a yellow JCB was stolen from a field on Caldecote Road, Newnham. The offenders are unknown at this time.
Crime ref. G4/05/868.
At 0900hrs on Thursday 28th July 2005, an unknown offender smashed the rear passenger window of a vehicle parked at Baldock services. Items to the value of £420-00 were stolen. A red Vauxhall Vectra was seen leaving the area. Were you in the area? Do you recall seeing this vehicle?
Crime ref. G4/05/870.
At 0850hrs on Saturday 30th July 2005, at the Texaco Service Station, Baldock Services, a male filled his blue Ford Mondeo up with petrol to the value of £57-00. He then entered the Service Station and advised the cashier that he did not have a method of payment. The male then left the location in his vehicle. Further enquiries are in hand to trace the offender.
Crime ref. G4/05/877.
Sometime between Sunday 24th July 2005 and Tuesday 2nd August 2005, an unknown offender broke into a vehicle parked on the High Street, Hinxworth. Items valued at £120-00 were stolen and damage caused to the vehicle amounted to approximately £100-00.
Crime ref. G4/05/895.
Drug
Related Offences
At 2035hrs on Friday 5th August 2005, a marked Police unit stopped a vehicle on the Great North Road, A507 at Baldock. A search of the vehicle was carried out, a quantity of Class A drugs were seized from the vehicle and two males were arrested on suspicion of possession of these drugs.
Crime ref. G4/05/920
Forgery
At 1616hrs on Thursday 28th July 2005, two females entered the Somerfield Store at Baldock Services. They attempted to pay for items using a forged £50-00 note. The cashier checked the note with a security pen, revealing the note to be fake. The member of staff attempted to delay the departure of the females unsuccessfully and they left in a vehicle. Further enquiries are in hand.
Crime ref. G4/05/872.
Damage
and Assault
On the 18th August 2005 a dispute occurred in Ashwell Street, Ashwell, a person was arrested and dealt with for offences of assault and damage.
Crime ref G4/05966
G4D; - Barkway, Barley,
Reed, Nuthampstead, Newsells, Buckland, Chipping, Kelshall & Therfield
Theft (including attempted Theft)
Between 2000hrs on Thursday 4th August 2005 and 0730hrs on Friday 5th August 2005, offender/s have broken the fuel cap of a locked and unattended vehicle parked on the High Street in Barkway. The offender/s has then siphoned the fuel from the tank before making off in an unknown direction.
Crime ref. G4/05/906.
Co-incidentally, between the hours of 1700hrs on Thursday 4th August 2005 and 1200hrs on Friday 5th August 2005 and also on the High Street in Barkway, a locked and unattended vehicle was broken into. Offender/s have gained entry via the front passenger door, damage was caused to the CD player and property to the value of £200-00 was stolen from within. Did you see or hear anything untoward in the High Street area overnight?
Crime ref. G4/05/909.
Sometime between midday on Monday 1st August 2005 and 1500hrs on Friday 5th August 2005, a locker at Royston Golf Club was broken into and golfing equipment valued at approximately £1,500-00 was stolen. The door to the locker had been forced.
Crime ref. G4/05/911.
Between 1700hrs and 1800hrs on Monday 8th August 2005, a secure and unattended vehicle, parked on Therfield Road, Royston was broken into. Offender/s gained access by smashing a rear passenger window and managing to gain access to the boot of the vehicle. Property valued at £28-00 was stolen.
Crime ref. G4/05/924.
Between 27th
and 30th August 2005 Diesel was reported as stolen from a Yard on
the A505. The offenders smashed off a lock and took the fuel from two separate
tanks.
Crime ref. G4/05/1009
Between 23.30 on the 26th August and 10.30 on the 27th August 2005 a vehicle was stolen from High Street, Barley.
Crime ref. G4/05/933
Traffic
Offences
At 1555hrs on Saturday 13th August 2005, Police Officers stopped a vehicle on the Baldock Road, Royston. The male driver was subsequently arrested for driving the vehicle whilst disqualified.
Crime ref. G4/05/942.
G3C; - Sandon, Wallington, Rushden, Clothal &
Weston
Criminal Damage
Overnight, 3rd August to 4th August, a vehicle was driven through a wheat field on Fore Street, Weston. Damage was caused to approximately one quarter of an acre of wheat, amounting to costs in the region of £150-00.
Crime ref. G3/05/697.
At approximately 2130hrs, on Saturday the 20th August 2005, a group of teenagers, consisting of 2 x males and 2 x females, were seen to jump up and down on the bonnets of two vehicles parked in Maiden Street, Weston. Were you in the area at the time? Did you see anything suspicious?
Crime ref. G3/05/757 and G4/05/758.
Theft
(including attempted Theft)
On the afternoon of Sunday 14th August, an attempt was made to steal scaffolding poles, valued in the region of £1,000, from premises in Rushden. The offenders left the premises empty-handed. Details of the offenders are unknown. Do you recall seeing anything suspicious in the area on that day?
Crime ref. G3/05/730.
Sometime between 3rd of August and 18th August, a locked and unattended silver ford transit vehicle was stolen from the yard of a farm in Rushden.
Crime ref. G3/05/745.
Overnight, from Friday 19th August to Saturday 20th August 2005, an unknown offender stole an Ifor Williams trailer loaded with horse manure, from the driveway of a farm on Maiden Street, Weston.
Crime ref. G3/05/753.
Overnight, from Monday 22nd August to Tuesday 23rd August 2005, a vehicle parked on Friars Road, Weston, had its fuel pipe cut. Approximately £20-00 worth of petrol was stolen and the damage caused was valued at £100-00.
Crime ref. G3/05/763
On Wednesday the 24th August 2005 A 20in Sar Mountain Bike was stolen from an address in Fore Street, Weston
Crime ref. G3/05/770
At Wallington, Baldock at 14:00hrs Thursday. A
white transit van index X668 ED? pulled into a yard. 2 males were seen to get
out and load the van with metal before making off. Description of 1 offender-
white male, 40-47yrs, dark receding hair, 5ft 11in, stocky build, bad teeth.
Crime ref G3/05/773
Overnight from Saturday 27th to 28th August 2005 a vehicle was entered in Marlborough Close, Weston.
Crime ref G3/05/778
Below is a list of the parish councils
that we cover and the dates we last attended meetings.
RUSHDEN
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06/09/05 |
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SANDON
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27/04/05 |
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THERFIELD
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20/04/05 |
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REED |
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BARKWAY |
11/05/05 |
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BARLEY |
06/06/05 |
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KELSHALL |
18/04/05 |
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KNUTHAMP |
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ASHWELL
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06/04/05 |
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BYGRAVE
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14/03/05 |
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CALDECOTE
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21/04/05 |
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WESTON |
14/04/05 |
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RADWELL |
26/04/06 |
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WALLIGTON |
06/09/05 |
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HINXWORT |
07/06/05 |
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CLOTHALL |
07/12/05 |
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Please click on the link below it will take you to couple of pages that displays a few people that we would like to have a chat to http://www.herts.police.uk/CCTV/gallery.htm
http://www.bedfordhomewatch.co.uk
http://www.hertscrimestoppers.org.uk/
http://www.britishhorse.co.uk/
http://www.horsetackexchange.co.uk
http://www.stolenhorseregister.com/
My phone Number 01462425224
(mid to long term problems) 0845 33 00
222 (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.
Anti-social behaviour Officer's phone number 01462 474298
paul.marina@herts.pnn.police.uk
chris.brabrook@herts.pnn.police.uk