FIRST - YET ANOTHER COURIER FRAUD IN MAIDENHEAD:
21/1 Wednesday 2 p.m. An elderly resident was called by a man who said he was PC Simmonds, a police officer, based at Hammersmith Police Station. There was fraud going on at her Building Society, someone was passing counterfeight currency and they need her assistance. To make sure the call was genuine, could she put the phone down and dial 999 and give his name to the call taker. This she did and the call taker confirmed that PC Simmonds was a real police officer working in the Fraud Squad. She was then told to go to her building society and take out her savings - £2,000. She wasn’t to touch the money as they would fingerprint the notes to see who at the building society was involved. She did this and was told a man called Chris, would call to collect the money. She also received a code word, Chris would give her, to show he was genuine. Chris arrived and collected the cash !
It wasn’t till the next day it dawned on her that she had been scammed and called the police.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE STILL NOT SPREAD THIS MESSAGE WIDELY ENOUGH !
CRIME
MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk22/1 - 23/1 Wednesday 8.30 p.m. / Thursday 8.40 a.m. Courtfield Road. Silver VW Golf index AJ ** NCY stolen from outside their home.
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
22/1 - 23/1 Wednesday 11 p.m. / Thursday 8.30 a.m. Briar dene. The owner was sure they locked their car. Car searched. Lock wheel nut stolen.
22/1 - 23/1 Wednesday midnight / Thursday 8.30 a.m. Beech Close. CAR ENTERED BY UNKNOWN MEANS. CAR SEARCHED. Nothing stolen.
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
17/1 - 22/1 Chiltern Road. Van break. Lock forced - tablet, Makita Drill, spare battery and Cable detector stolen.
22/1 - 23/1 Wednesday 9 p.m. / Thursday 8 a.m. Grenfell Road. Catalytic converter stolen from under a Toyota Prius.
23/1 Thursday midnight / 7 p.m. Berries Road. Car passenger window smashed with a stone. Laptop , headphones stolen.
OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
21/1 - 22/1 Tuesday 11 p.m. / Wednesday 6 a.m. Desborough Crescent. Car wing mirror vandalised.
22/1 Wednesday 7 p.m. / 8 p.m. Car Park, Braywick Road. Car rear driver’s window smashed - LAPTOP, headphones and charger stolen
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