Neighbourhood Watch

Be wary of phone callers targeting the elderly and enquiring if the householder suffers from arthritis. They will offer to visit you and demonstrate something that can help with the pain. A local female resident received such a call recently from a very plausible female caller which was then followed up by a male caller asking if the lady was on her own. Please decline any visits offered by unsolicited callers and report any such calls to the police. Never give any personal details or any information about who lives at the property. If callers say that they will visit and give a time, please call us and we will endeavour to attend your address at the appointed time.
 
 
General – please note there has been a rise in theft of fuel from fuel tanks on properties in the rural community in parts of Somerset.  It is evident that some fuel tanks have not been secured.  Please remind those with fuel tanks to check their security and to report all suspicious activity/vehicles to the police on 101
 
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MONTHLY UPDATE – October
1.  Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) – 1 reports.  There is no ongoing problem.
   
2.  Crime Statistics – There were 39 calls made to the police from your beat – 4 of those calls were to report crimes, including:

0 assault
0 dwelling burglary
0 non dwelling burglary
1 criminal damage (property/vehicles)
1 theft from motor vehicles
0 theft of motor vehicle
0 theft of pedal cycles

4.  PACT Priorities:
Forthcoming meetings will be held as follows:
Stoke Trister and Bayford – at Bayford Village Hall on 12 March starting at 7.30pm
North Brewham village hall on 12 March starting at 7.30pm
Pitcombe and Hadspen at Hadspen village hall on 12 March starting at 7.30pm.

Current priority remains rural crime – members are asked to remain vigilant and report all suspicious incidents to the police.

If you have any information about suspicious incidents or activity please telephone the police on the general number 101.  Please remember to ask the call handler to mark, or tag, your call `NHW’ (Neighbourhood Watch)
NHW office 01823-363348
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If you have information about any crime, phone the police on 101 or you can call anonymously to the independent charity CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111.  For general information about Neighbourhood Watch nationally see the www.ourwatch.org.uk website.

non-emergency police number is 101 which has replaced the 0845 456 7000 number. The emergency contact number remains 999.

  

Jan 2012

There has been a spate of Landrover Defender and quad bike thefts in the Wincanton area in recent weeks. Vehicles have also been stolen from Taunton, Frome and across the border in Wiltshire. Please ensure vehicles are locked, keys removed and, if possible, fitted with additional anti theft equipment. Quads should be in a locked building, secured by good quality chains, exit routes obstructed and consider fitting trackers on the more expensive models. 
Heating fuel thefts are also continuing. Be especially vigilant after deliveries as there have been report of thieves following tankers on their delivery routes.
Nov 2011
 

 

There have been some recent burglaries in the Wincanton, Bruton and Castle Cary areas. The offenders are operating at night and are using an open upper window on the ground floor to then open the larger window below and gain access. This is very unusual for this area and would like to reassure you that we are working hard to identify and arrest the culprits.GENERAL:  With the autumn now upon us, we also find that the daylight hours are shortening.  Please think about your security at this time of year.  When you go out, leave lights on a timer in the property to give the impression of someone being home – similarly this can be done with radios left on a talk channel.  Make sure that garden tools, equipment and easily movable objects are packed away securely, secure the shed and ensure that any alarms, lighting etc are working well.

SECURITY ITEMS:  The NHW office at Bridgwater carries stock of items such as timers, personal alarms, UV pens, tax disc holders etc.  Prices are kept as low as possible to give schemes largest benefit – details of items stocked and order forms are available from the NHW office (as above).

If you have any information about suspicious incidents or activity please telephone the police on the general number 101.  Please remember to ask the call handler to mark, or tag, your call `NHW’ (Neighbourhood Watch).
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22 August 2011

This is an important message for the information of all Watch Schemes.From 19th September you will be able to contact Avon and Somerset Police by calling us on 101.

Part of a national programme to make it easier for you to contact your local police, 101 will be used for non-emergencies such as:
?       reporting a crime
?       contacting local officers
?       getting crime prevention advice
?       making us aware of policing issues in your local area
?       making an appointment with a police officer
?       for any other non-emergency

Key Facts
.       101 will not replace 999, which will continue to be used for emergencies.
.       It will replace our existing 0845 number, although there will be a 3-month period when both numbers will be available.
.       If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired, you can textphone us on 18001 101
.       Calls to 101 from landlines and mobiles cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day you call or how long your call lasts.

999 should be used for an emergency, when a crime is happening, someone suspected of a crime is nearby, someone is injured, being threatened or in danger.

Reminders will be sent out as we get closer to the launch date of 19 September

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31 March 2011

We have received a number calls advising that there is a company calling themselves CIS, making telephone calls in order to arrange appointment for their representatives to visit and discuss home security at a cost of £1.

CIS have advised us that they are not using this method for making appointments and we would advise that you do not give out any personal information over the telephone.

The calls seem to be targeted at the more elderly members of the community, and we would ask if you could check if any of your vulnerable neighbours have received calls, and that they do not sign up to anything they are not happy with.
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Charlton Musgrove’s Neighbourhood watch contact is Pene Volk
Tel: 01963 32013

Please review your security and ensure that ground floor windows and doors are shut and locked. If you have an elderly neighbour, please keep an eye on them and pass on this advice.

If you have any concerms about your home security, please do not hesitate to contact us at Wincanton Police Station. Our new non-emergency contact number is 101.
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