22 December 2010 12:21
PUBLISHED ON BEHALF OF WEST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE
http://onlinenews.warwickshire.police.uk/wpnews_pressrelease/volunteer-4x4-owners-urgently-required--can-you-help/12986
Thursday 23 December 2010
Monday 20 December 2010
Trading Standards Email Alert Monday 20th December 2010
20/12/2010 Phishing Scams
A phishing email has been brought to our attention. Phishing emails are sent by criminal gangs who attempt to impersonate legitimate companies. The emails they send always ask the recipient to click on a link and visit a bogus website to input personal or financial information. This is then taken and used fraudulently.
The email in this case falsely purports to come from paypal and encourages the recipient to 'dispute' the payment of subscription by clicking on a link in the email and visiting what will turn out to be a bogus website.
For more information on phishing scams visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
20/12/2010 Bogus Letters
Residents are warned to not respond in any way to bogus letters, received by some Warwickshire residents, that may have originated in China. The letters claim that the recipients have the same surname as an individual who has an estate worth millions and in order to remove the funds from the country, the sender is willing to spilt the funds! This is an old but elaborate hoax and those that do contact the sender will only be asked for money to help with the 'transfer' of the non existent funds.
For more information on scam letters visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
A phishing email has been brought to our attention. Phishing emails are sent by criminal gangs who attempt to impersonate legitimate companies. The emails they send always ask the recipient to click on a link and visit a bogus website to input personal or financial information. This is then taken and used fraudulently.
The email in this case falsely purports to come from paypal and encourages the recipient to 'dispute' the payment of subscription by clicking on a link in the email and visiting what will turn out to be a bogus website.
For more information on phishing scams visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
20/12/2010 Bogus Letters
Residents are warned to not respond in any way to bogus letters, received by some Warwickshire residents, that may have originated in China. The letters claim that the recipients have the same surname as an individual who has an estate worth millions and in order to remove the funds from the country, the sender is willing to spilt the funds! This is an old but elaborate hoax and those that do contact the sender will only be asked for money to help with the 'transfer' of the non existent funds.
For more information on scam letters visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
Thursday 16 December 2010
Missing collie - Napton area
A black smooth coated collie dog - who answers to Mick went missing late last night from Eydon Pyke Farm, Napton. He is an excellent working dog and is also very good natured.
If you have any information about the dog can you please contact Southam Police.
If you have any information about this incident please e-mail 'southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk' or please ring 01926 415000 and ask for the Communications Centre. Please tell them that you are ringing in in response to a message
or call Crime Stoppers 0800 555111
SOUTHAM FARM WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 415000
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk
If you have any information about the dog can you please contact Southam Police.
If you have any information about this incident please e-mail 'southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk' or please ring 01926 415000 and ask for the Communications Centre. Please tell them that you are ringing in in response to a message
or call Crime Stoppers 0800 555111
SOUTHAM FARM WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 415000
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk
Warwickshire Trading Standards Email Alert Thursday 16th December 2010
16/12/2010 Artists Work Worth Not a Lot!Warwickshire residents are warned to beware of door to door sales people selling paintings in the Dunchurch area and across the County. The sellers say they are Israeli art students and claim they have produced the paintings themselves and are selling them to householders to raise money for their tuition fees. The paintings are being sold for several hundred pounds each but it appears these are not students at all and the paintings are mass produced in China and are worth a few pounds. It is reported that a Dunchurch area resident paid £350 for a painting. This scam is reported to be happening across Coventry and Warwickshire.
16/12/2010 Loan Scam
Residents have reported receiving unexpected phone calls from a man claiming they were £1000 in debt with a Tesco loan. The recipients did not have a loan with Tescos or any other business and put the phone down. The callers number was recorded (an 0843 no.) and it appears to be related to a number of cold calling and automated message phone calls that other residents have been complaining about in recent months. These calls seem to originate from outside the UK and relate to paying off debt or other marketing/survey/sales information. It is understood that these calls are not in any way linked to Tescos.
Recipients of such calls are advised to put the phone down immediately and never to divulge any personal or financial information.
For more information on scams and rogue traders, visit our webite: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
16/12/2010 Loan Scam
Residents have reported receiving unexpected phone calls from a man claiming they were £1000 in debt with a Tesco loan. The recipients did not have a loan with Tescos or any other business and put the phone down. The callers number was recorded (an 0843 no.) and it appears to be related to a number of cold calling and automated message phone calls that other residents have been complaining about in recent months. These calls seem to originate from outside the UK and relate to paying off debt or other marketing/survey/sales information. It is understood that these calls are not in any way linked to Tescos.
Recipients of such calls are advised to put the phone down immediately and never to divulge any personal or financial information.
For more information on scams and rogue traders, visit our webite: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
Monday 13 December 2010
Help VASA to help others
The Loft Recycling Project helps people in need fnd affordable furnishing for accommodation found for them across the District.
The project is in urgent need of donations of furniture and white goods in good, clean working order to pass on to people in the community who simply cannot afford new items.
The items we require are fridges, freezers, single and double divan beds, sofas, chests of drawers, small ward-robes. The items need to be clean with fire tags attached where appropriate
We are able to collect so if you have any suitable items please contact
Grazyna on 01789 298115 or e-mail grazyna.hominiecmeek@vasa.org.uk
The project is in urgent need of donations of furniture and white goods in good, clean working order to pass on to people in the community who simply cannot afford new items.
The items we require are fridges, freezers, single and double divan beds, sofas, chests of drawers, small ward-robes. The items need to be clean with fire tags attached where appropriate
We are able to collect so if you have any suitable items please contact
Grazyna on 01789 298115 or e-mail grazyna.hominiecmeek@vasa.org.uk
Local Burglaries - Priors Hardwick, Bishops Itchington & Long Itchington
WARWICKSHIRE POLICE WATCH SCHEMES Warwickshire Police - 01926 684286 Fax - 01926 684039 Email watch@warwickshire.police.uk MESSAGE .................NHW SA Burglaries at homes in Priors Hardwick, Bishops Itchington & Long Itchington INC 267 of 1 December
Please be aware of the following burglaries which have occurred in your area over recent days.
Between 10.30am and 4.30pm on 1 December offenders entered a detached home in Boddington Road, Priors Hardwick, carried out an untidy search of the premises and then stole several items.
Between 7.30am and 4.45pm on the same date offenders entered a wooden outhouse at a home in Gaydon Road, Bishops Itchington after removing a clip. Once inside, the offenders stole 15 transaxle units for a Hillman Imp vehicle.
At some point between 8pm on 3 and 12.25pm on 7 December offenders entered a house used for storage at a premises in Snowford Hill, Long Itchington by forcing open a rear door. Once inside, the offenders stole tools and lawnmowers.
If you have information that you believe may be connected to any of these incidents please contact Southam Police quoting incident number 267 of 1 December. Thankyou.
Julie Dale
Watch Co-ordinator
Community ProtectionTo report crime or pass on any other information about this message ring 01926 415000. Quote the incident number if known. PREVENT CAR CRIME - DO NOT LEAVE PROPERTY IN YOUR CAR or CAR BOOT PREVENT BURGLARY - DO NOT LEAVE DOORS and WINDOWS OPEN
Please be aware of the following burglaries which have occurred in your area over recent days.
Between 10.30am and 4.30pm on 1 December offenders entered a detached home in Boddington Road, Priors Hardwick, carried out an untidy search of the premises and then stole several items.
Between 7.30am and 4.45pm on the same date offenders entered a wooden outhouse at a home in Gaydon Road, Bishops Itchington after removing a clip. Once inside, the offenders stole 15 transaxle units for a Hillman Imp vehicle.
At some point between 8pm on 3 and 12.25pm on 7 December offenders entered a house used for storage at a premises in Snowford Hill, Long Itchington by forcing open a rear door. Once inside, the offenders stole tools and lawnmowers.
If you have information that you believe may be connected to any of these incidents please contact Southam Police quoting incident number 267 of 1 December. Thankyou.
Julie Dale
Watch Co-ordinator
Community ProtectionTo report crime or pass on any other information about this message ring 01926 415000. Quote the incident number if known. PREVENT CAR CRIME - DO NOT LEAVE PROPERTY IN YOUR CAR or CAR BOOT PREVENT BURGLARY - DO NOT LEAVE DOORS and WINDOWS OPEN
Saturday 11 December 2010
Latest from the SNTs
Southam
http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/stratford-district/southam/newsletter/copy12_of_southam-safer-neighbourhood-teams-safety-update-17-september-2010/
Southam & Feldon Community Forum, Wednesday December 15, 2010
Pre-Christmas advice from Warwickshire Police includes:
*Do not leave gifts unattended in your car when shopping
*Do not hide your Christmas presents in your car, garden shed or in the garage where a burglar can easily break in and steal them
*Don't let someone else enjoy Christmas at your expense, please keep Christmas presents out of view of opportunist burglars until Christmas morning - it is not just the children you need to hide the presents from
*Your Christmas tree looks lovely in the window with it’s twinkling lights. But leaving the curtains open enables burglars to look inside your house to see what there is to steal. Keep the curtains closed at night time
*If you go out remember to leave some lights on to give the impression that someone is at home. Invest in a timer switch so that lights come on and off at different times to deter thieves and save energy
*Leave a radio, tuned to a talk station, playing when you go out. A burglar is less likely to break in if they can hear voices inside.
Wellesbourne
http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/stratford-district/Wellesbourne/newsletter/wellesbourne-snt-newsletter-10-december-2010/
Warwickshire-wide robust anti drink driving campaign throughout December.
http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/stratford-district/southam/newsletter/copy12_of_southam-safer-neighbourhood-teams-safety-update-17-september-2010/
Southam & Feldon Community Forum, Wednesday December 15, 2010
Pre-Christmas advice from Warwickshire Police includes:
*Do not leave gifts unattended in your car when shopping
*Do not hide your Christmas presents in your car, garden shed or in the garage where a burglar can easily break in and steal them
*Don't let someone else enjoy Christmas at your expense, please keep Christmas presents out of view of opportunist burglars until Christmas morning - it is not just the children you need to hide the presents from
*Your Christmas tree looks lovely in the window with it’s twinkling lights. But leaving the curtains open enables burglars to look inside your house to see what there is to steal. Keep the curtains closed at night time
*If you go out remember to leave some lights on to give the impression that someone is at home. Invest in a timer switch so that lights come on and off at different times to deter thieves and save energy
*Leave a radio, tuned to a talk station, playing when you go out. A burglar is less likely to break in if they can hear voices inside.
Wellesbourne
http://www.safer-neighbourhoods.co.uk/your-neighbourhood/stratford-district/Wellesbourne/newsletter/wellesbourne-snt-newsletter-10-december-2010/
Warwickshire-wide robust anti drink driving campaign throughout December.
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Rural Theft
Between 2pm on Sunday 5th December and 12 midday on Tuesday 7th Decemebr2010, thieves broke into an unoccupied house in the Snowford Hill area of Long Itchington. Various items were stolen including a Hayter Lawnmower and Stihl Strimmer.
If you saw anything suspicious during this period or have been offered either of the items listed above, please contact Southam Police quoting Incident Number 137 - 07.12.10.
Crime Prevention advice:
Perimeter - Keep your hedges, fences and gates in good repair. Ditches form a natural barrier. Fit gates with capping hinges so they cannot be removed easily. Consider perimeter detection systems.
Tools/Machinery - Record the make and serial number of items. Mark or stamp easily removed items with your postcode, followed by the first two letters of your farm’s name, or other identifying marks. Consider making a secure cage or structure for more valuable items, which should be sited within a secure and alarmed building. Also consider forensic marking products.
Fuel – Ideally locate fuel tanks in an overlooked area away from main roads. Pumps should have locking devices and/or isolator switches. Also consider a fuel tank alarm.
Animal - Check animals regularly. Consider marking your animals in a way which would make them identifiable. Keep photographs of valuable animals.
If you have any information about this incident please e-mail 'southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk' or please ring 01926 415000 and ask for the Communications Centre. Please tell them that you are ringing in in response to a message
or call Crime Stoppers 0800 555111
SOUTHAM FARM WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 415000
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk
If you saw anything suspicious during this period or have been offered either of the items listed above, please contact Southam Police quoting Incident Number 137 - 07.12.10.
Crime Prevention advice:
Perimeter - Keep your hedges, fences and gates in good repair. Ditches form a natural barrier. Fit gates with capping hinges so they cannot be removed easily. Consider perimeter detection systems.
Tools/Machinery - Record the make and serial number of items. Mark or stamp easily removed items with your postcode, followed by the first two letters of your farm’s name, or other identifying marks. Consider making a secure cage or structure for more valuable items, which should be sited within a secure and alarmed building. Also consider forensic marking products.
Fuel – Ideally locate fuel tanks in an overlooked area away from main roads. Pumps should have locking devices and/or isolator switches. Also consider a fuel tank alarm.
Animal - Check animals regularly. Consider marking your animals in a way which would make them identifiable. Keep photographs of valuable animals.
If you have any information about this incident please e-mail 'southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk' or please ring 01926 415000 and ask for the Communications Centre. Please tell them that you are ringing in in response to a message
or call Crime Stoppers 0800 555111
SOUTHAM FARM WATCH
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 415000
Email : southamfarmwatch@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk
Thursday 2 December 2010
Stay safe at Christmas...
.......and plenty of other advice on personal safety. See list below.
http://www.suzylamplugh.org/personal-safety/personal-safety-tips/
Safety Over the Festive Season
Dating safety leaflet
Safety on the Streets leaflet
Safety on Transport leaflet
Driving Safety leaflet
Holiday Safety leaflet
Student Safety leaflet
Safety on the Internet leaflet
Selling your Property Safely leaflet
Keeping Fit Safely leaflet
Safety When Travelling to & from School leaflet
http://www.suzylamplugh.org/personal-safety/personal-safety-tips/
Safety Over the Festive Season
Dating safety leaflet
Safety on the Streets leaflet
Safety on Transport leaflet
Driving Safety leaflet
Holiday Safety leaflet
Student Safety leaflet
Safety on the Internet leaflet
Selling your Property Safely leaflet
Keeping Fit Safely leaflet
Safety When Travelling to & from School leaflet
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