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July 27th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
A handbag was stolen from a silver Freelander vehicle parked on Goadby Road, opposite Waltham’s village hall, sometime between 11am and 12.30pm last Sunday.
Anyone who may have seen something suspicious whilst driving or walking past is asked to contact the police on 0116 222 2222.
July 21st, 2010 | Posted by Admin
This crimes update was issued today by Hugh Crouch, Community Initiatives Coordinator at Melton Police HQ.
GOOD NEWS: Following a theft of a digger from a farm near Stamford, 2 persons were stopped by Leicestershire Constabulary while towing the above item and are currently assisting with investigations.
A horsebox that was stolen from Langham, Rutland last Thursday has been recovered from Norfolk over the weekend and investigations are ongoing.
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July 13th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
This advice comes from Hugh Crouch at Leicestershire Constabulary:
There has been an increase in thefts relating to garden furniture – mainly in the Old Dalby area but with a number now growing incidents across the Vale of Belvoir. Please ensure that you mark this property and keep it secure.
Church Crime
The prices of metal have increased recently and therefore please keep an eye of the lead on your roof areas, as the Church at Eastwell has been recently targeted.
July 12th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
We’ve had reports that someone has been posting cards in Waltham offering a chance to win a car in return for providing personal information. Some residents have investigated the company and found that it seems highly dubious.
We understand that quite a few people have given their personal details to the company. The police have been informed and are advising residents not to take part in the promotion. Please pass on this advice to others.
Click here to read a report about a similar campaign in Wigan. In this case the local Trading Standards and Consumer Protection department said: “Our advice is always not to give out details on the door step if you are in any way uncomfortable with the request.”
July 3rd, 2010 | Posted by Admin
Eliza Chanin from Leicestershire Constabulary writes: Please take a look at the photos above that show current ’status’ dog breeds that are classified as dangerous.
Clockwise from top left these are the Fila Brasiliero, Dogo Argentino, American Pitbull Terrier, and the Japenese Tosa.
If you believe you have seen someone in possession of one of these dogs, please contact Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 2222 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
June 16th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
This is a press release to all Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in the Grantham area on Tuesday, 15th June.
James Richard Taylor (27), of Cheverley Park, Grantham, was charged with four church burglaries on June 8. These included St Swithin’s Church in Church Street, Long Bennington, on April 18, St Nicholas’ Church in Fulbeck on April 22, St Nicholas’ Church in Barkston on April 23 and St John’s Baptist Church in Main street, Cold Overton, Rutland, on May 5.
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June 12th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
Leicestershire Constabulary have today asked for help to locate a WHITE FORD TRANSIT VAN, registration YT10 OTZ which has been associated with a burglary in Long Clawson. Please keep an eye open for this vehicle and report any sighting IMMEDIATELY to the Police on 0116 222 2222.
May 26th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
I’ve had two unsolicited emails this morning with the subject ‘Thank you for buying iTunes Gift Certificate!’. They appear to come from the iTunes Store at ‘online.support@itunes.com’ and contain a zipped attachment called ‘Gift_Certificate’. The message reads:
Hello!
You have received an iTunes Gift Certificate in the amount of $50.00 You can find your certificate code in attachment below. Then you need to open iTunes. Once you verify your account, $50.00 will be credited to your account, so you can start buying music, games, video right away.
iTunes Store.
My suspicions where instantly raised because I don’t know anyone who would send me a $50 iTunes certificate. And a quick glance at the reply to address – novicetdg14@boyweb.com – confirms that all is not as it should be.
A number of people are getting caught by this latest email scam. Youngsters are particularly vulnerable because the idea of a $50 iTunes voucher can appear very attractive. But anyone fooled into divulging their iTunes account details will soon find that their credit card has been used to pay for all manner of goods.
The other cause for concern is that many of us use the same passwords for a number of online accounts. So divulging a user name and password in this type of fraud could lead to it being used for other scams – such as getting access to an on-line banking account. And that could spell serious trouble.
Please pass this warning onto anyone you feel maybe at risk – particularly young people who are more likely to have an iTunes account.
April 29th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
Melton Rural North Beat Manager, PC Mark Longden, has just issued a crime update for Waltham on the Wolds:
A Mercedes MPV was stolen from Melton Road, Waltham overnight on 24/25th March. The burglars stole the car keys after forcing a downstairs window.
A car parked in the Marquis of Granby car park was damaged on 4th April. And a significant amount of lead flashing was stolen from the village hall on 23rd April.
Please call us on 0116 222 222 if you saw anything suspicious that may be related to any of these crimes.
April 29th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
Police have issued an appeal for people to report any suspicious activity around churches in the area. There have been eight break-ins of churches in and around the Vale of Belvoir during recent weeks.
If you see something suspicious, but don’t need an immediate response, call 0116 222 222. If you are reporting a crime in progress, or suspect that one has, or is about to be committed, call 999.
Click here to view the kind of information police require to be fully effective.
April 16th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
Our thanks to Brian Kelk from Bottesford Neighbourhood Watch for the following information: As some people in the Belvoir Neighbourhood have already been the victims of money transfer fraud, for example when selling a vehicle, I have extracted the relevant warning from the Metropolitan Police website.
I apologise for the length of it, but it contains some very good advice. If you take the trouble to Google ‘Banker’s Draft Scam’, you will find many more illustrative warnings of this potentially very damaging crime.
Key advice if you are involved in sales transactions:
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March 23rd, 2010 | Posted by Admin
This warning was issued by Leicestershire Police:
A virgin mobile customer recently received a free SMS text message from 88989 asking her simply to reply with the text “OK” which she did. The message mentioned a Helpline 0808 234 1402 which she believed to be a premium rate line and therefore did not try it.
Her reply resulted in her receiving a text message, which stated GBP 1.5, and asking her a question about how Christmas was celebrated in Brazil. It also stated that she would receive a maximum of five such messages a day.
March 15th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
Burglars who trick their way into houses and target the elderly and vulnerable are the targets of a new national police campaign.
‘Not Sure? Don’t Open The Door’ is the message at the heart of Operation Liberal’s public awareness campaign against distraction burglars. The campaign, sponsored by the Energy Retail Association (ERA), aims to make people aware of the tactics used by distraction burglars, and how they can prevent themselves from becoming potential victims.
A distraction burglary is defined as where one or more offenders trick or distract an occupant in order to gain entry to the premises before committing burglary. Deputy Chief Constable Peter Goodman, who is the DCC for collaboration in the East Midlands and the Association of Chief Police Officer’s Lead for Operation Liberal says:
“This type of crime is despicable; victims of distraction burglary can suffer terribly both emotionally and physically. When you consider the average age of a victim is 81, you can understand why many suffer a decline in health afterwards, and why it can seriously affect their trust and faith in people afterwards.
March 12th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
A number of people have warned us about a new scam aimed at anyone with a Facebook account. The account-holder is sent an email which appears to come from Facebook, saying that someone has applied to be their friend. The email looks exactly the same as any Facebook email, and includes a link to what appears to be the Facebook login screen.
It is in fact a spoof website designed to capture personal information, and is known as ‘phishing’. The scam is typically used to capture bank account login information – by presenting a login screen that is an exact copy of an internet banking log-in screen.
March 12th, 2010 | Posted by Admin
During March 2010, a Kirby Bellars resident was telephoned, supposedly from Google, and told that the speed of broadband in his area area was slow. The resident was asked to switch on his computer and a technician would talk him through some steps in order to rectify the problem.
Fortunately the resident declined the offer and the caller became evasive before the call was ended. Entering code on a PC – or on a downloaded programme – can enable external providers to take control of your computer in order to investigate and fix a problem.
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Melton Rural North Neigbourhood Beat Officers, Mark Longden (left) and Darryl Cunnington, are writing an online diary. Click here to read their first reports.
