Harby: suspicious activity

Sunday 22nd November approx 12 noon: a white Transit type van – registration X753 XLN – was seen acting suspiciously in Pinfold Place, Harby. Two males with the van – one tall, aged approx 30 and wearing a cap, second male younger, short hair and wearing a black jumper.

A resident checked her property to find a gate unlatched and three new vehicle batteries had been removed from the rear of the property. She confronted the men who had driven onto Stathern Lane, and demanded the return of the batteries. They said they had been given permission by someone nearby, but no one else had seen the men. The men were carrying more batteries to their vehicle.

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Harby |

Melton Mowbray: rural crimes update

A crime update for the rural areas of Melton Mowbray, issued by Hugh Crouch, Community Initiatives Co-ordinator at Melton Police HQ on the 11th November 2009.

Heating Oil: We have had a number of incident involving the theft of heating oil recently and the most recent incidents have occurred in Waltham on the Wolds, Eastwell and the an Industrial Unit on the out skirts of Melton Mowbray.
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Eastwell, Harby, Long Clawson, Melton Mowbray, Waltham on the Wolds |

Melton Mowbray: rural crimes update

A crime update for the rural areas of Melton Mowbray, issued by Hugh Crouch, Community Initiatives Co-ordinator at Melton Police HQ on the 27th October 2009.

Good News! Following an incident last week concerning the theft of scrap metal in the Vale of Belvoir, a male has been arrested and charged with the offence.

May I take this opportunity to once again say thank you to those persons that have called Leicestershire Constabulary with details suspicious activity or requested sightings. These calls do generate positive results.
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Bottesford, General warnings, Harby, Nether Broughton |

Melton Mobray Rural North: crime update

Here is a crime update for the rural areas of Melton Mowbray as at the 5th June, issued by Hugh Crouch, Community Initiatives Co-ordinator at Melton Police HQ.

There have been a number of incidents involving items being removed from motor vehicles recently in Muston and Asfordby. Please ensure you keep your property secure and, if you have power tools, please property mark them in an overt style.
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Ab Kettleby, Asfordby, Harby, Holby, Muston |

Melton Mowbray rural areas: crime update

Hugh Crouch from Melton Police has just released the following crime update for Melton Mowbray Rural areas:

There has been an increase in thefts from gardens and outbuildings recently. Items being targeted include pot plants, garden ornaments and garden furniture. So please ensure you remain vigilant, and if you are working in the garden, please remember to keep your property secure.
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General warnings, Harby, Melton Mowbray |

Vale of Belvoir: spate of vehicle thefts

Within the last 28 days there have been nine thefts from motor vehicles in the Vale of Belvoir, covering an area including Knipton, Belvoir, Bottesford, Eaton and Harby. This averages one vehicle attacked every three days!

Because of the help of Neighbourhood Watch members, it’s known that at least some of these have involved persons in a white Astra van and an ‘electric-blue’ Citroen Belingo van. The Belingo van was also seen acting suspiciously in the drive of a house in Bottesford, possibly ‘casing the joint’.

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Belvoir, Bottesford, Eaton, General warnings, Harby, Knipton |

Harby: car stolen

At 5.30 a.m. last Friday, 13th March, a resident of Stathern Lane, Harby found his car had been taken from the drive way at the front of his house. Screws had been removed from both the front door lock and the cat flap, which gave access to a set of keys. The house was not entered. The car stolen was a Black Ford Mondeo (04 model) registration W3 DAJ. If you have any information or sighting of the vehicle, please contact Leicestershire constabulary quoting crime number NM/00776/09-8

Harby |

Crime incidents: Melton Rural North Area

From Hugh Crouch at Leicestershire Constabulary:

Details of two incidents overnight in the rural north area of Melton Mowbray:

In Harby: theft of motor vehicle, FORD MONDEO, BLACK displaying W3DAJ was taken between 23:00 and 05:00 hrs.

Please ensure that you always consider key security and put them in a safe place away from doors, windows and not in reach of any door flaps and or letter boxes.

In Goadby Marwood: a dwelling was entered and various items removed. Please ensure that you keep you property secure, by keeping doors and windows locked.

If you see any suspicious activity please call Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 22 22 with details.

Goadby Marwood, Harby |

Vale of Belvoir: various incidents

There have been a number of incidents in the last 24hrs (13th October) in the Vale.

A home was broken into near the Walford Close area of Bottesford last evening between 19:00 and 20:00hrs – Did you see anything?

In the Stathern area: A property was broken into at about 04:50 hrs this morning.

And in the Harby area: A home was broken in between 18:30 and 23:00 hrs.

Please ensure that you keep your property secure and if you are going out leave a light on or use timer switches to turn lights on and off around the home.

If you see any suspicious activity please call Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 22 22 or Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 with details.

Belvoir, Bottesford, Harby, Stathern |

Melton Mowbray Countryside Watch

A message for countryside watch members for the Melton Mowbray Area:
On 7th October,  a small blue car was seen acting in a suspicious manner near a farm in the Normanton area.  Farmer was concerned that occupants were looking at his straw stack,  so please remain vigilant.

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Ab Kettleby, Bottesford, Harby, Melton Mowbray |

Stolen cars: message from Leicestershire Constabulary

Over the last couple of days there have been several thefts of motor vehicles, thefts from motor vehicles and burglaries in rural areas within Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. The areas targeted within Leicestershire have been:
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Buckminster, Harby, Melton Mowbray, Redmile, Stapleford |