SCAM CALL - a young man purchased an Apple Laptop, offered for sale on Gumtree and travelled down from Norfolk with the cash to buy it. When he arrived the person selling it was outside a house waiting with it still shrink wrapped in its box, as brand new.
She took the cash and made an excuse to leave immediately.
On his way back, he opened the box…….to find no laptop ! The box had been filled with flour and plastic, to give it some weight. He immediately went back to search for the woman but no-one was found. He then reported it to the police.
The police carried out an area search and one local resident had CCTV which showed the woman making off down a driveway into a garden and over the fence. She was located and been arrested on suspicion of fraud.
CRIME
MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk16/8 Friday 8.50 a.m. / 2 p.m. Windrush Way. ACCTV captured a van driving into a front wall causing damage and then drove off.
18/8 Sunday 9.10 p.m. Business, Denmark Street. The owner saw two people approach his trailer and remove the locks on his CCTV. They then drove it away.
17/8 Saturday 7 a.m. / 3.15 p.m. Moorbridge Road. Locked up bike stolen from a bike rack. A blue, Carrera Valour bike.
RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBISHAM,
COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
29/7 - 19/8 Business, Warren Row Road, Warren Row. Burglary. 3 men videoed themselves breaking into the property via a fence and attempting to open a metal bunker, where large amounts of wine are stored. Nothing stolen. The offenders then placed the video on YouTube and sent a link to the company, hoping, they would see the funny side
16/8 Friday midnight / 11.15 p.m. Sutton Road, Cookham. Car driver’s window smashed - vandalism.
16/8 Friday 8.30 p.m. / 10 p.m. Sutton Road, Cookham. Car rear windscreen smashed - sportsbag stolen.
18/8 - 19/8 Sunday 6.30 p.m. / Monday 7.30 a.m. CAR ENTERED BY UNKNOWN MEANS - POSSIBLY LEFT UNLOCKED - purse and contents stolen - the cards have been used.
PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
18/8 - 19/8 Sunday 9.45 p.m. / Monday 6.45 a.m. Kinghorn Park. Burglary. Entry possibly via kitchen window left open. Flat screen TV stolen.
18/8 - 20/8 Sunday 4 a.m. / 8.30 a.m. Switchback Road South. Van ENTERED BY UNKNOWN MEANS - tools stolen.
MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthnhpt@thamesvalley.pnn.police.ukBOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK:
17/8 Saturday 2 a.m. Cannon Hill Drive. Shed break. Jemmy marks found around the door, but it remained secure. The offender then forced a window to gain entry. Not yet known if anything stolen.
OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.
COMMENTS:
Just in from Karen - an HMRC Scam email:
The email says that Karen still has a take refund pending - £465.84 and despite several emails the amount has not been claimed.
She has until 20th August to claim this amount.
Underneath is a link - ‘Start Claim’
DON’T DO IT !
