National Lottery scam in circulation – Some members have recently received scam mail informing recipients that they have won a large amount of money from the UK National Lottery, despite not buying a ticket. To find more about this scam, how to protect yourself from such scams or report a suspected scam please click here. To find out about Scam Awareness Month running throughout February by the Office of Fair Trading, please click here.
Funding opportunities for small and medium charities – Lloyds TSB Foundation is currently offering funding to small and medium unfunded charities, working to tackle disadvantage across England and Wales. Please click here to find out more.
Coordinators only:
Community mediation opportunity for Watch members – Maverick Television is offering Watch members across England and Wales the opportunity to resolve neighbourly disputes and community issues through community mediation - to be featured on a new television series. Please click here to read more about how you could get involved.
NHWN National Communication System (NCS) licence – Some members have raised questions over the circumstances in which a licence should be purchased for the NHWN National Communication System. NHWN currently hold a licence covering all Neighbourhood and Home Watch members using the NCS, enabling members to send and receive secure messages from NHWN, regions and local schemes. Additional local or national partners will need to purchase a licence for which members can choose to receive additional messages. Further information regarding licensing and questions around the new NHWN website and NCS will be circulated as priority in the form of a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ crib sheet soon. To pre-register with the new NHWN website, please click here.
Thursday 27 January 2011
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Burglaries
There have been three burglaries on our area over the past five day's - two may be related.
The first occurred in Priors Marston on Friday 21/01/11, the second in Napton on Tuesday 25/01/11. Both occurred during daytime.
The third burglary occurred in Long Itchington during the early hours of Tuesday 25/01/11, the target of this Burglary is believed to be keys to the owners car.
Please be vigilant and report any suspicious activity you may see.
Regards
Rod Joy Jim Butler
PC 283 Rod Joy PC 1854 Butler
SNT
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 684982
Email : Roderick.Joy@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk
The first occurred in Priors Marston on Friday 21/01/11, the second in Napton on Tuesday 25/01/11. Both occurred during daytime.
The third burglary occurred in Long Itchington during the early hours of Tuesday 25/01/11, the target of this Burglary is believed to be keys to the owners car.
Please be vigilant and report any suspicious activity you may see.
Regards
Rod Joy Jim Butler
PC 283 Rod Joy PC 1854 Butler
SNT
Southam Police Station
High Street
Southam
Tel : 01926 684982
Email : Roderick.Joy@warwickshire.pnn.police.uk
Monday 24 January 2011
Crime Prevention Newsletter from Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire Police recommend SmartWater and Immobilise to protect and aid recovery of your valuables.
More in the Newsletter
More in the Newsletter
Latest Newsletters
SOUTHAM SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAMS SAFETY UPDATE (21 January 2011)
Including:
Doorstep Code
FORCE CAMPAIGN LEADS TO POSITIVE RESULTS
Wellesbourne SNT Newsletter (21 January 2011)
Including:
Burglary Crime Prevention Advice
Don't risk your life by talking
Local Police Availability
Southam
Front office services are currently available at Southam Police Station, open Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 4.45pm. Work is ongoing to achieve a partnership-based location from which the front office can be provided in the future.
Southam Police Station will remain an operational police base where Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be deployed from.
Leamington
Warwickshire Justice Centre has a wide range of police services located within the multi-agency centre. This site will remain a police base from which patrol teams, investigation teams and Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be deployed from and there is a front office service available for the public, open seven days a week, 8am - midnight.
Shipston
Front office services are available at Shipston Police Station, which is currently open Tuesday and Wednesday, 8am - 3.30pm. Work is ongoing to achieve a partnership-based location from which the front office can be provided in the future.
At present our Safer Neighbourhood Team operates out of Shipston Police Station. Work is ongoing to identify and then relocate to a new Safer Neighbourhood Office within the town or in Wellesbourne.
Stratford
Our Safer Neighbourhood Team will continue to be deployed from Stratford Police Station. The site will also accommodate members of our Resources Directorate.
There is a front office service available for the public, which is open seven days a week, 8am - 8pm.
Warwick
Our front office services are currently located in Warwickshire Direct at Shire Hall, Warwick open Monday - Wednesday 8am – 5.30pm, Friday 8am – 5pm and Saturday 9am – 4pm.
At present our Safer Neighbourhood Team operates out of Warwick Police Station. Work is ongoing to identify and then relocate to a new Safer Neighbourhood Office within the town.
Wellesbourne
At present our Safer Neighbourhood Team operates out of Wellesbourne Police Station. Work is ongoing to identify and then relocate to a new Safer Neighbourhood Office within the town or in Shipston.
Front office services are currently available at Southam Police Station, open Monday - Friday, 8.45am - 4.45pm. Work is ongoing to achieve a partnership-based location from which the front office can be provided in the future.
Southam Police Station will remain an operational police base where Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be deployed from.
Leamington
Warwickshire Justice Centre has a wide range of police services located within the multi-agency centre. This site will remain a police base from which patrol teams, investigation teams and Safer Neighbourhood Teams will be deployed from and there is a front office service available for the public, open seven days a week, 8am - midnight.
Shipston
Front office services are available at Shipston Police Station, which is currently open Tuesday and Wednesday, 8am - 3.30pm. Work is ongoing to achieve a partnership-based location from which the front office can be provided in the future.
At present our Safer Neighbourhood Team operates out of Shipston Police Station. Work is ongoing to identify and then relocate to a new Safer Neighbourhood Office within the town or in Wellesbourne.
Stratford
Our Safer Neighbourhood Team will continue to be deployed from Stratford Police Station. The site will also accommodate members of our Resources Directorate.
There is a front office service available for the public, which is open seven days a week, 8am - 8pm.
Warwick
Our front office services are currently located in Warwickshire Direct at Shire Hall, Warwick open Monday - Wednesday 8am – 5.30pm, Friday 8am – 5pm and Saturday 9am – 4pm.
At present our Safer Neighbourhood Team operates out of Warwick Police Station. Work is ongoing to identify and then relocate to a new Safer Neighbourhood Office within the town.
Wellesbourne
At present our Safer Neighbourhood Team operates out of Wellesbourne Police Station. Work is ongoing to identify and then relocate to a new Safer Neighbourhood Office within the town or in Shipston.
Friday 14 January 2011
Thursday 13 January 2011
Scams Awareness Month February 2011
Watch members are encouraged to fight back against the fraudsters by collecting any scam mailings they receive and dropping them into designated ‘Scamnesty’ bins placed in various locations by campaigners. It is hoped that the campaign will help raise awareness around the issue in which one in 15 people across the country fall victim to every year, costing consumers a staggering £3.5 billion.
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Monday 10 January 2011
Early Warning: In Digital Switch-Over Year Don’t Fall Victim to Door to Door Rogues
10/01/2011
In the year when Warwickshire residents will see their television signals switched over to digital, Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards Service are warning residents not to be taken in by rogue traders who may take advantage of the switchover to sell consumers over priced or unnecessary equipment, door to door.
In the Central Television Region, covering Warwickshire and many surrounding counties, switchover from an analogue signal to a digital signal is due to begin on 30th March 2011. Over the course of the year, the existing analogue television signal will be switched off and viewers will need to convert or upgrade their TV equipment to receive digital signals and a TV service.
Not only are Trading Standards Officers concerned that rogue traders may attempt to sell residents unnecessary digital TV equipment but that some may use the opportunity to falsely claim their property requires other work doing, for example roofing or guttering work, something a rogue trader may point out if they are 'installing' a new aerial.
For more information, please visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/digitaltvswitch
In the year when Warwickshire residents will see their television signals switched over to digital, Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards Service are warning residents not to be taken in by rogue traders who may take advantage of the switchover to sell consumers over priced or unnecessary equipment, door to door.
In the Central Television Region, covering Warwickshire and many surrounding counties, switchover from an analogue signal to a digital signal is due to begin on 30th March 2011. Over the course of the year, the existing analogue television signal will be switched off and viewers will need to convert or upgrade their TV equipment to receive digital signals and a TV service.
Not only are Trading Standards Officers concerned that rogue traders may attempt to sell residents unnecessary digital TV equipment but that some may use the opportunity to falsely claim their property requires other work doing, for example roofing or guttering work, something a rogue trader may point out if they are 'installing' a new aerial.
For more information, please visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/digitaltvswitch
Saturday 8 January 2011
Friday 7 January 2011
Alarm sales team in the area
The incidents below occured on Thursday 6th January
I have just heard from another coordinator that there is a hard sell burglar alarm salesman in the area representing a firm called ITS (http://www.its-home-security.co.uk/?).
This is their current special offer!
There are far better deals out there and if you are interested in a burglar alarm the best place to start for independent advice is the police themselves.
From the village NW page:
Before fitting an expensive burglar alarm system always consult your local crime prevention officer for advice
BEWARE OF COLD CALLERS OFFERING LARGE DISCOUNTS!
There was also a team of door knockers in the village yesterday. The one who visited us seemed far more timid than the usual knocker and was easily deterred; there was a suggestion from one of my neighbours that he may have been drunk. Please remember that these visits are often a front to check for households that would be vulnerable to distraction burglary at a later date.
I have just heard from another coordinator that there is a hard sell burglar alarm salesman in the area representing a firm called ITS (http://www.its-home-security.co.uk/?).
This is their current special offer!
BT Redcare GSM Alarm
£45 / Month including maintenance.
£45 / Month including maintenance.
There are far better deals out there and if you are interested in a burglar alarm the best place to start for independent advice is the police themselves.
From the village NW page:
Before fitting an expensive burglar alarm system always consult your local crime prevention officer for advice
BEWARE OF COLD CALLERS OFFERING LARGE DISCOUNTS!
There was also a team of door knockers in the village yesterday. The one who visited us seemed far more timid than the usual knocker and was easily deterred; there was a suggestion from one of my neighbours that he may have been drunk. Please remember that these visits are often a front to check for households that would be vulnerable to distraction burglary at a later date.
Saturday 1 January 2011
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