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Crime is an unfortunate part of village life. Neighbourhood Watch is all about reducing crime and reducing opportunities for criminals. Holcot has a successful Watch, which works due to the cooperation existing between the residents and the Police.
Most crime is carried out by opportunist criminals. Even taking basic security precautions and removing the opportunities will have a noticeable effect.
We cannot be expected to intervene if you see something suspicious – we are not the Police. Make a note and pass on the information (for example a strange vehicle parked in the village, bogus callers, or a stranger behaving in a suspicious way).
If you have to look twice, report it!
To contact the Police –
Dial 999 for Crime in progress
Dial 101, or 03000 111 222 for other crime or suspicious event, or to contact specific local officers
Dial 0345 2307 702 for Doorstep Action Group: to report unexpected or suspicious cold callers
Dial 0800 555111 for Crime stoppers (if you have information but wish to remain anonymous)
Email – via the website www.northants.police.uk, or to Daventry Rural Safer Community Team on SCTDaventryRural@northants.police.uk
If you require additional help, or to discuss any related Police matter, contact the Parish Council/Police Liaison: Kathryn Buckle Tel: 07814 531836.
As always, you are asked to keep a lookout for anything you think unusual to your area, be it a person or vehicle acting suspiciously or even strangers knocking at the door asking questions. Please report your concerns immediately to Northamptonshire Police on 101 or, anonymously, to Crime stoppers on 0800 555 111 – it is helpful if you also notify the Holcot NHW coordinator, Bill Coles Tel: (01604) 781971.
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Police notice : seasonal thefts 22 September
Dear Stakeholder
Northamptonshire has in the past five years experienced an increase in theft offences across the county at this time of year, with last year being particularly high.
To this end, Northamptonshire Police will be running a force-wide operation between 25 September to the 30 November focussing on theft offences which cause the most harm to victims such as dwelling burglary, non-dwelling and theft from motor vehicle.
There will be dedicated patrols in place over this period. We will be looking at engaging with communities around crime prevention advice and intelligence gathering. There will be media coverage around this campaign during this period.
If you could share this information with your immediate contacts that would be appreciated
If you have anything to report around suspicious activity or something you have witnessed please call 101 or in an emergency call 999.
Kind regards
Kev Byrne
Police notice : new model 22 September
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYcNw_6z5t0&feature=youtu.be
Police notice : Household safety and security routines 22 September
| Rob Stevens (Police, PC1368, Wellingborough) |
| DAYTIME ROUTINE | BEDTIME ROUTINE |
| Even if the house is occupied the front and back doors should be locked | Check doors are definitely locked and keys away from anywhere obvious |
| Keep car keys away from front and back doors, particularly where there is a cat flap or letterbox in situ | Keep car keys away from front and back doors, particularly where there is a cat flap or letterbox in situ |
| If you leave a room, simply remember to pull any windows shut and lock them | Leave timer switches on lamps from early evening until bedtime. Some people prefer leaving a landing light on overnight |
| Remove any loose tools from within the garden areas | If you hear a noise downstairs and are quite certain it’s a burglar, dial 999 |
| Set your burglar alarm every time you leave the property, even if you are just popping out | If you have an alarm that can be part activated downstairs, use it! |
| Use your spy hole before answering the door. If you’re not sure, don’t open the door! | Take a cordless or mobile phone with you to bed in case of emergencies |
| Don’t leave cooking unattended | Switch off and unplug things that don’t need to be left in |
| Try to make the home looked lived in, even when you are out | Shut internal doors
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| Avoid leaving matches and lighters within easy reach of children. | Ensure smoking materials are not still burning and ashtrays are emptied. |
14 September 2017 – New Policing Model – Letter and information booklet from the PCC and Chief Constable
The Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable have announced details of the significant changes to policing to commence on 30 October in this letter and this information booklet.
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Report of another doorstep scam happening in the south, info passed on from my brother to me (N.B it did not happen to him) : –
Wednesday a week ago, I had a phone call from someone saying that he was from some outfit called: “Express Couriers,”(The name could be any courier
company) He asked if I was going to be home because there was a package for me that required a signature .
The caller said that the delivery would arrive at my home in roughly an hour. Sure enough, about an hour later, a uniformed delivery man turned up with a beautiful basket of flowers and a bottle of wine. I was very surprised since there was no special occasion or holiday, and I certainly didn’t expect anything like it. Intrigued, I inquired as to who the sender was.
The courier replied, “I don’t know, I’m only delivering the package.” Apparently, a card was being sent separately… (the card has never arrived!) There was also a consignment note with the gift. He then went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol, there was a £3.50 “delivery/ verification charge,” providing proof that he had actually delivered the package to an adult (of legal drinking age), and not just left it on the doorstep where it could be stolen or taken by anyone,
especially a minor.
This sounded logical and I offered to pay him cash. He then said that the delivery company required payment to be by credit or debit card only, so that everything is properly accounted for, and this would help in keeping a legal record of the transaction.
He added couriers don’t carry cash to avoid loss or likely targets for robbery. My husband, who by this time was standing beside me, pulled out his credit card, and ‘John,’ the “delivery man,” asked him to swipe the card on a small mobile card machine with a small screen and keypad. Frank, my husband, was asked to enter his PIN number and a receipt was printed out. He was given a copy of the transaction. He guy said everything was in order, and wished us good day.
To our horrible surprise, between Thursday and the following Monday, £4,000 had been charged/withdrawn from our credit/debit account at various ATM machines.
Apparently the “mobile credit card machine,” which the deliveryman carried now had all the info necessary to create a “dummy” card with all our card details including the PIN number.
Upon finding out about the illegal transactions on our card, we immediately notified the bank which issued us a new card, and our credit/debit account was closed.
We also personally went to the Police, where it was confirmed that it is definitely a scam because several households had been similarly hit.
WARNING: Be wary of accepting any “surprise gift or package,” which you neither expected nor personally ordered, especially if it involves any kind of payment as a condition of receiving the gift or package. Also, never accept anything if you do not personally know or there is no proper identification of who the sender is.
Above all, the only time you should give out any personal credit/debit card information is when you yourself initiated the purchase or transaction!
PLEASE Pass this on, it may just prevent someone else from being swindled
We had the same thing last week and that evening my partners van had an attempted break in. Thankfully alarm went off so unsuccessful. Police are aware.
Just to let you be aware that there is a white transit type vehicle cruising around villages asking if anyone is interested in buying cheap chainsaws. We are working on the outside of our house and we were targeted but politely declined! They have been in Naseby and someone we know saw the chainsaw to be a Chinese copy. The guy in the van had a travellers accent and he was cleanly dressed with a clean van. The problem is that they are surveying your property at the same time.