FIRST: 22/4 Thursday 8.10 a.m. Osney Road. Blue Mazda 6 Sports index CP ** FFO stolen from outside a house.
The police have multiple hits on their ANPR systems from around Maidenhead, but none for some time and presume the offender has now abandoned the car somewhere. Can everyone keep their eyes peeled for this car. It could be parked up anywhere, but usually offenders chose quiet residential locations, where such a car, parking it up and walking away, would not stand out, or attract attention. If you see it, please let us know using the 101 number, quoting Niche Ref. No: 43210169752
As you will see below – another car was broken into Powney Road – so an opportunist was there checking out cars. Can everyone who has a video doorbell / CCTV in that area, please check their footage. If you have video anyone acting in a suspicious manner – please email it to me at my police email below.
NEXT: Further to my message about Rogue Traders driving around, I have received this from Peter:
Hi Jeff,
Your neighbourhood alert yesterday was very timely.
A rogue trader did a ‘drive through’ yesterday, in North Ascot at 4:50 pm of the gated development where we live.
We have colour CCTV covering our house, which has captured the van and if you require any information, I will do my best to supply or alternatively I am happy to show it to a member of your team.
Regards,
Peter
Many thanks Peter – everything like this is useful for us. A colour picture of the van with its signage and index plate is really useful and we circulate it widely internally as these people do travel widely. This intelligence is brilliant.
If you have a video doorbell / CCTV, please check it regularly, if you see a crime / suspicious incident, reported near you. You may not have been a victim of crime, because your security was really good / you had locked your car and left nothing on display (including loose change / sunglasses), so an offender walked away. We still need that footage. Often crimes are reported between wide time periods – when someone went out and when the returned – that could be any time all day, or when they parked up at say 6 p.m. and when they next used their car, the next day. Your intelligence of footage in a road could pinpoint:
The time an offence possibly took place.
A description of a possible offender.
If we can identify that possible offender from clothing / posture / walking style – pinpoint their whereabouts at an exact time.
A possible route taken between reported offences.
We often have two crimes reported to us, from very different locations, but no way of knowing if they are connected. Your footage, of someone walking on your drive, looking at the house / trying car door handles can really help us with that. We then know we are looking fo one offender – not two.
Fortunately – we only have ‘Opportunist Offenders’. They always look for the easiest target, so it is not difficult to deter them. A locked car, nothing left on display, a burglar alarm – even if nothing else – a dummy alarm box. Also, they tend to wear the same favourite clothes and trainers when they go out to offend !!! Video images often lead to easy identification.
KEEP LETTING US KNOW ABOUT SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT – PARTICULARLY IN THE EARLY HOURS – AND CARS / VANS WHO ARE DRIVING TOO SLOWLY ALONG YOUR ROAD, OR CONTAINING PEOPLE, YOU DON’T THINK LIVE THERE AND ARE UP TO NO GOOD.
Use your instincts – if you think something is odd / suspicious – it is. You can ring us on the 101 number, or pass us the intelligence, using the online web reporting form, referenced below on the TVP website.
If we do a check and everything is in order – nothing is lost, if someone is about their lawful business, they won’t mind and you could be protecting your community – that is what we are all about.
HELP US TO HELP YOU !
CRIME
I have attached reference numbers to each crime report. If you live in the vicinity of any of the crimes mentioned and have CCTV or a video doorbell, can you please check the footage. If you have any that might be of interest to the police, can you please make contact with us, quoting reference number given.
I have added a new email address below. The first email address is directly to your local Neighbourhood Team. The second is to our investigation team. Please use it to send any intelligence / video doorbell / CCTV footage you may have, which is relevant to any of the crimes lists below - quoting the reference number.
Alternatively you can call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or email -
www.crimestoppers-uk.orgMAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralgeographical@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukSR.windsor&
maidenhead@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk19/4 – 22/4 Monday / Thursday 7 a.m. Belmont Park Avenue. Shed break and 2 bikes stolen. Both black & purple, Carrera Vengeance ladies mountain bikes. Ref. No: 43210171465
21/4 Wednesday midnight / 7.45 a.m. Belmont Road. Car driver’s side window smashed – car searched – nothing stolen. Ref. No: 43210167934
21/4 Wednesday Midnight / * a.m. Powney Road. Car window cracked in an attempt to break in. No entry gained and nothing stolen. Video doorbell / CCTV footage would be really useful if you have it. Ref. No: 43210168844
21/4 Wednesday 3.20 p.m. St. Marks Road. CAR ENTERED BY UNKNOWN MEANS – WALLET and contents stolen. The bank cards have been used twice. Ref. No: 43210168869
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestgeographical@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukSR.windsor&
maidenhead@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
21/4 – 22/4 Wednesday 7.30 p.m. / Thursday 8.45 a.m. Osney Road. Car broken into – no further details at this time. Ref. No: 43210169837
22/4 Thursday 8.40 a.m. Osney Road – Mazda stolen – see above. Ref. No: 43210169752
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
21/4 – 22/4 Wednesday 10 p.m. / Thursday 6 a.m. Whitechurch Close. One car on a driveway had its side window smashed and golf memorabilia stolen. A second car – HAD BEEN LEFT UNLOCKED – was searched and a drinks carton stolen. Ref. No: 43210169902
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthgeographical@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukSR.windsor&
maidenhead@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
22/4 Thursday 8.20 p.m. Endfield Place. The owners were at home and heard a loud bang from their garden. They went to investigate and found a large hole in their garden gate and could hear 2 or 3 youths running away. Ref. No: 43210171568
OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
20/4 – 21/4 Tuesday 6 p.m. / Wednesday 6 p.m. Maidenhead Trade Park, Priors Way. A 40 yard royal blue skip containing scrap metal stolen. It would have needed a lift lorry to remove it. Ref. No: 43210170380
MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:
From Angela
Hi Jeff,
It pains me to say that I fell for a scam yesterday and I would like you to warn others about this.
I was doing some research on retail websites, when suddenly my computer froze and everything disappeared, except for 'Microsoft' messages, both visual and audio, telling me that suspicious activity had been detected and I had been locked out. To resolve the issue I should phone a number they gave me.
I didn't do this immediately, but using another device, tried to find Microsoft help. I couldn't get any useful help so eventually called the number as I could not even access the tool, to switch off.
The scammer was very convincing and I ended up giving him access to my computer.
It was not until I was in the process if making a payment, which should have been £3.99, when got a text from my credit card company that I realised something was horribly wrong.
I told the 'technical support' person that I had replied to their text, saying that it was not me that the abandoned the activity and I got control of my computer.
I called the credit card company and they have cancelled two payments and blocked my account. In hindsight, I should have just powered off and then sought help.
Please warn others.
Angela
Many thanks Angela for letting us all know – what not to do !
