August 2016

Neighbourhood Watch Update

Tell Us Your Priorities…..

Every quarter we collate community views on local priorities, we need your views to understand what you currently see as important for the police in your area. Please complete our really short Your Voice Counts survey by following this link:

https://www.neighbourhoodalert.co.uk/6B6282E7-2C67-47E9-A8B4-112B70B0E33D/QuickRegister

1. Speeding - The team have been targeting speeding across the area utilising our junior speedwatch programme in schools.

2. Burglary – Dwelling - There has been a significant increase in burglaries in JW North and the team are working, particularly in Hart Plain ward to target these. 3. ASB Jubilee Park / Town Centre -

Typically in the summer months we experience an increase in complaints of anti-social behaviour and youths congregating in the area of Jubilee Park and also in the precinct area in town..

Waterlooville North

1. Speeding - The team have been targeting speeding across the area utilising our junior speedwatch programme in schools. 2. Texting - We have had increased reports within local schools of children texting indecent, inappropriate images of themselves. We are currently working with local schools to try and tackle this and reduce the impact on police. 3. Vehicle Crime - Having closed the recent vehicle crime priority we are reopening it following a spate of breaks to vans and tools being stolen from them.

You Said…. We did…. (same for South & North)

You Said…. Vehicle Crime - You have reported a lot of vehicle crime, particularly in the Cowplain, Padnell, Tempest area of Waterlooville. We did - We have targeted a number of individuals believed responsible for vehicle crime and also carried out patrols in the most affected areas. Some arrests have been made and although offenders are still on bail whilst further enquiries are carried out, we have since seen a massive decrease in offending. We have leaflet dropped areas most affected. The majority of offences still relate to vehicles left insecure overnight by their owners.

Waterlooville South

Below are details of the teams current priorities, an update on Vehicle Crime and details on how you can contribute to our priority setting.

PCSO Carl Boxall

PCSO Jemma Burbury

PCSO Jon Petroulas

PCSO Chris Penfold

PCSO Amy

PCSO Lee Haywood

PC Matt James

PC Stu Hurst

PC Sally Ferris

PC Terry Burke

PCSO Teresa Toms

PCSO Rachel Searle

Sgt Steve Phillips Waterlooville South

Sgt Julian Ainsworth Waterlooville North

PC Andy McEwan

PC Chris Young

Waterlooville North July 2016

Incidents

ASB – Environmental 8

ASB - Vehicle Nuisance 0

ASB - Rowdy and Inconsiderate 54

Criminal Damage /Vandalism / Graffiti 29

Cycle Theft 2

Drug related issues 5

Drunk and Disorderly Offences (Public

Order)

21

House Burglary 5

Other Burglary (shed, garage, business) 8

Offensive Weapons 2

Road Related Incidents 34

Shoplifting 47

Vehicle Crime (theft from or theft of) 7

Violent Crime 63

Other Crimes 77

Total 362

Waterlooville South July 2016

Incidents

ASB – Environmental 1

ASB - Vehicle Nuisance 0

ASB - Rowdy and Inconsiderate 49

Criminal Damage /Vandalism / Graffiti 21

Cycle Theft 2

Drug related issues 1

Drunk and Disorderly Offences (Public

Order)

7

House Burglary 2

Other Burglary (shed, garage, business) 7

Offensive Weapons 1

Road Related Incidents 13

Shoplifting 9

Vehicle Crime (theft from or theft of) 6

Violent Crime 29

Other Crimes 63

Total 211

This months bulletin does not contain details of burglaries and vehicle crimes, which are now sent out to Neighbourhood Watch Members on a weekly basis along with other crime details, replacing the Crime Reports website which is no longer in operation in Hampshire. If you are not re-ceiving these reports and would like to, please click the Rate this Mes-sage at the bottom of the Hampshire Alert screen and let us know.

CRIME PREVENTION

& SAFETY ADVICE GUIDE

A comprehensive safety and crime prevention advice guide exists on the Our Watch website. This website contains lots of useful resources for NHW members and particularly co-ordinators. It is well worth having a look if you haven’t already done so. To download our comprehensive booklet setting our Safety Advice in one document., please follow the link below:

http://www.ourwatch.org.uk/safety_advice/our_guide_to_crime_prevention_safety_advice/

Just when we thought our vehicle crime issues were tailing off it’s back again. This time it’s Waterlooville South but again offenders are largely targeting works vans with tools in with most of the offences being overnight. Please don’t’ leave anything of value in vehicles and always double check your vehicle is locked. A huge amount of our vehicle crime is still centred on vehicles that have not been locked. Finally it does appear that the rain has momentarily stopped and we have some good weather. I hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy the summer but please be mindful of the seasonal issues mentioned in last months bulletin that we encounter in good weather, particularly dogs being left in cars.

Many people still believe that it’s ok to leave a dog in a car on a warm day if the windows are left open or they’re parked in the shade, but the truth is, it’s still a very dangerous situation for the dog. A car can become as hot as an oven very quickly, even when it doesn’t feel that warm. When it’s 22 degrees, in a car it can reach an unbearable 47 degrees within the hour. Animals can sustain brain damage or even die from heatstroke in just 15 minutes. Beating the heat is extra tough for dogs because they can only cool themselves by panting and by sweating through their paw pads. If you see a dog suffering in a hot car please let us know via 999.

Last month I wrote about some of the particular seasonal issues we face during the summer. One of those that I mentioned was rogue traders and that we see more offers of outside work by cold callers to addresses this time of year. Over the last few weeks we have also seen ‘Nottingham Knockers’ operating in the area trying to sell household goods door to door. These traders tend to descend on the area for a period and then go as quickly as they arrive but they can also be linked to later targeting by rogue traders. Please look at the article later in this bulletin which gives more details on ‘Nottingham Knockers.’ Both Trading standards and ourselves advise against buying goods or services at the door from cold callers but to check out any traders you plan to use before agreeing anything. As well as all the seasonal issues I detailed last month one of the biggest issues we have to deal with in the summer is losing some of our local resources to deal with events across the wider force area. As a force we are managing 90 more organised events than last year and we have the second highest number of events of any force, behind only the Metropolitan police. These include Farnborough Airshow, Wickham Horse Fair, Wickham Festival, the Isle of Wight Festival and Bestival, Boomtown Festival, Cowes week and the America’s Cup to mention just a few. Some of our local Neighbourhood Policing Team officers will be deployed at these events as the impact of these needs to be shared across the force.

Inspector Dave Humphries

More summer issues….

Team News

Hillcrest end of term presentation.

Team News

The event was an Award day at Hillcrest School Jubilee Road, Waterlooville. This is a school for all sorts of children with behaviour difficulties or disruptive backgrounds. We were pleased to be invited to this special event for the pupils of the school. Every pupil received a gift from the local Mayor and MP. Well done to all involved. Who had more fun—Kids or Cops?

The team attended prom night at #Rachel-MadocksSchool nice to see @WloovilleCops PC Young & PCSO Searle gatecrashing the party

Team News

……..are the authors of these bulletins. When they gave up the day job, they responded to a request for Police Support Volunteers. Garry has a background as an IT Lecturer/Trainer. He really enjoys the task of editing and designing the bulletins. Sandie’s background is as an Admin Supervisor with the NHS. Her work for the NHS demanded close attention to detail, which is one of her talents. She gets very focussed on interrogating police data systems and websites which provide her with crime stats and ideas for features for the bulletins. “We have been doing this for more than 1 year. Each month brings new challenges and provides a mental stimulation which keeps us looking forward to going to work. The police team are a great bunch. They are very dedicated and make us very welcome. We work closely with Inspector Dave, who has the final say in content and design and finesses the whole thing before publication.” Are you involved in a current NHW initiative? Would you like it featured in our next Bulletin? If so, please email your story and pics to: garry.craig@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

Drugs—Wecock Farm

Drug issues in Wecock farm are a current district priority and something the Neighbourhood team will therefore use additional force resources to target.

One example of this work occurred last week when the Neighbourhood team used support from our drugs intelligence team and force

support unit to execute a warrant at an address in Magpie Walk.

Officers carried out the warrant at an address in relation to a report of the production of class A drugs. Following this further enquiries took place at the address and a 36 year-old man from Waterlooville was arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and then been bailed until December 15 pending further enquiries.

We did have some initial safety concerns at the address and although surrounding properties were evacuated for a short time the risk posed to the public in relation to th address. Was quickly dealt with.

We are very reliant on information in relation to drugs issues from the public and aware that often drugs issues can also cause anti social behaviour. These can be reported via 101 or crimestoppers and in either case will always be treated confidentially.

Team News Garry & Sandie Craig …

Team News Usually they arrive in a transit van with a list of streets to work. They often work from 9am to 9pm. householders often know the products are rubbish. Many people purchase items just to get rid of the seller. Because the lads are very persistent and confrontational they can be intimidating to elderly residents who sometimes hand over large sums of cash. The sellers record addresses where they think cash is being held. These lists are purchased by all sorts of people including – tarmaccers, tree workers, roofers, dodgy builders and can be shared amongst the travelling community. Addresses are sold on and on leading to repeat persistent calls of this nature. Police Advice. Please warn your neighbours, particularly if elderly or vulnerable, not to open the door to strangers or buy or sell on the doorstep. As a NHW scheme consider whether you want to set your street up as a ‘No cold calling zone’ further information about how to do this can be found here: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/tradingstandards/tradingstandards-consumer/ts-nocoldcalling-zones/tsguide-nocoldcalling-setup.htm

If you wish to initiate a no cold calling zone please contact your local PCSO to let us know you have registered a proposal and the local policing team will be happy to assist you. TURN THEM AWAY Please keep in mind that if cold callers don’t get any sales in your area, they are less likely to return.

In recent weeks Police have had reports of Nottingham Knockers operating in the local area. Specific locations involved include Warfield Crescent, Padnell Ave, Lovedean Lane and Ferndale. They are claiming to be ex-prisoners trying to sell goods at the door step. When residents refuse to buy items some of the ‘knockers’ have been verbally aggressive. The NHW scheme in Ferndale is particularly highlighted.

What are Nottingham Knockers? Doorstep callers targeting areas offering small household products for sale. These callers may claim to be ex-convicts

attempting to mend their ways. However Nottingham Knockers are not part of any recognised rehabilitation scheme.

How they work. The sellers may say that they are on a “rehabilitation course” arranged by probation services or other organisations trying to find people work. This is not the case and often they are known criminals. Probation services do not run such schemes. They may show a card which claims to be a “Pedlars Licence” or work permit. These are generally not valid and they may be breaking the law if they are using anything like this. They may also sometimes hand over a card saying they are deaf or dumb. They generally charge about £35 for a full bag of household products. They keep whatever they make, above this amount.

Nottingham Knockers

A vulnerable female victim was contacted by telephone on her landline on 05/07/16. The male caller gave his name as Daniel and stated that he was calling from BT. He had an Indian accent. The victim uses BT internet, and Nationwide Building Society internet banking. The call was from an international number 0203 2902818. The caller told the victim that there had been a fraudulent debit for £4000 made on another (unknown) customers BT account. He stated that it had been made from the victims laptop. The male then took remote control of the victims laptop, moving between screens he showed the victim a webpage from an African country and declared that this was how her details had been used fraudulently. The phone call lasted approximately three hours! She was frequently put her on hold. The victim gave him the PIN number to her Nationwide current account. Before terminating the call the male told the victim to switch the laptop off and not to use it again until he called back the next day. He also asked her not to use her mobile phone as this might affect the ‘fix’ he had put in. The victim was contacted by Nationwide Building Society on 06/07/16 regarding a suspect transaction from Western Union Money Transfer. The victim holds 4 accounts with Nationwide and all 4 have been cleared of funds which total £8815.06. The victim has reported the fraud to the Nationwide and their fraud team is investigating the unauthorised transactions. The male called back the victim back on 06/05/16, when the victim told him she knew he has taken money from her accounts without permission he denied looking at her account details or accessing her banking. He became abrupt and abusive and then terminated the call.

Each year millions of people in the UK fall prey

to scammers. Some estimates of the total cost

of mass-marketed scams are as high as £5 bil-

lion. The truth is - with reporting levels as low

as 5 per cent - this cost could be far higher.

However, talking of even billions of pounds un-

dervalues the wider social cost of scams: the

blight they bring to people’s lives, the emotion-

al trauma for families and the loss of confi-

dence among not only their victims, but every

consumer who hears about them.

July was national scams awareness month: an initiative led by the UK European Consumer Centre. For more information: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/campaigns/current_campaigns/scams-awareness-month/ and http://www.tradingstandards.uk/events/ScamsAwarenessMonth2016.cfm

Be aware of pick-pockets

Focussed on relaxing!

Focussed on getting there!

Focussed on texting!

Focussed on shopping!

Please consider using a lockable anti theft bag .

We are increasingly receiving reports of theft of wallets and purses, carelessly left in view. You have surely seen images such as those pictured here. Please be aware. Be safe. Make sure your handbag is closed and that

a pick-pocket would find it difficult to get into without you knowing.

Never leave a bag unattended in a trolley, even if for a couple of seconds.

Keep wallets out of sight from a potential pick-pocket.

Contact Us

If you have any queries or would like to communicate directly with a police officer for any reason by email, please do so at: waterlooville.police@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

Have you signed up to Hampshire Alert yet?

We need Neighbourhood Watch members who have access to the internet to sign up to Hampshire Alert at www.hampshirealert.co.uk This is a system that will help us to message you quickly when we need to notify you of specific incidents and also assist your NHW co-ordinators to manage the schemes. See our separate bulletin on this or contact the team if you have any questions.

Forthcoming Events. All welcome to attend. 16.8.2016 13:30 –14:30. Woodcroft Nursery. Local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be attending Nursery to engage with children. 21.8.2016 11:00-14:00. Waterlooville Annual Summer Fete. Jubilee Park. Local Neighbour-hood Policing Team will attend to answer any queries or concerns members of the community may have.

Happy with the service you

have received?

If you have received good service from any member of the Constabulary and want to acknowledge that then you can go onto the force website at www.hampshire.police.uk and send a ‘Bravo’ to the officers concerned.