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Neighbourhood Watch

The village Neighbourhood Watch scheme has been re-activated and is now operating.

There are still some areas and roads left in the Stoke Hammond area which are not covered by Neighbourhood Watch schemes and co-ordinators. If you are interested in getting involved please contact PCSO Tina Hobson. You can leave a message for her to contact you on 0845 8 505 505 or talk to Hazel Turner and Hazel will advise you.

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This is a Community Message from Aylesbury Watch Office on Saturday 31 July 2010.

Thames Valley Police in Aylesbury Vale would like to increase the number of local residents and businesses in the area that receive Community Messages.

As an existing recipient you will appreciate the benefits of keeping up to date with what is happening in your Community but with your help we hope to get more people involved. The more people that participate with this two way flow of information with the Police, the more effective it is.

The people registered on the system encompass a wide range of representatives in the community, including residents and members of schemes like Neighbourhood Watch, Pubwatch and Country Watch and businesses such as shops, pubs and schools.

If you have any friends, relatives, work colleagues or neighbours that live in the area, that you think may benefit, please let them know about this service. Signing up is free and easy - they can either apply online at www.tvpcommunitymessaging.org or telephone the watch office on 01296 396262 who will be happy to send out a paper application.

A burglary to a garden shed has been reported in Church Road, Stoke Hammond, between the 20 and 22 July. Offenders gained access to the rear garden via an insecure side gate and then forced open the lock on the shed. Two bicycles were stolen from the location.

Police would like to hear from anyone that might have witnessed any suspicious activity in the area between the dates given. If you have any information please call on 0845 8 505 505 and state that you are responding to this Ringmaster message.

PS On Thursday night a car was broken into on Church Road

This is a Community Message from Aylesbury Watch Office on Tuesday 27 July 2010.

Two recent thefts from vehicle have been reported in Stewkley. Between 8:15am and 9am on the 26 July offenders stole a sat nav from the glovebox of a vehicle parked on Manor Drive. And between midnight and 12:30pm on the 26 July offenders stole cigarettes from a vehicle on High Street North. Both vehicles had been left insecure.

Please be vigilant with your own security and ensure that your vehicle is locked and property not left inside when parked and unattended.

Further information about preventing car crime can be found on our website www.thamesvalley.police.uk and click on the crime prevention tab.

Police would also like to hear from anyone that might have witnessed anything in relation to these thefts. If you have any information please call on 0845 8 505 505 and state that you are responding to this Ringmaster message.

Alternatively if you do not wish to give your details you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

This is a Community Message from Aylesbury Watch Office on Tuesday 13 July 2010.

During the last week an increase in domestic burglaries has been reported in Aylesbury Vale, particularly in rural locations - including offences in Wingrave, Cublington, Dagnall and the Bedgrove area of Aylesbury.

Generally these crimes have occurred between 9am and 4pm on weekdays, whilst the occupant has been out at work. Entry has been via the rear of the premise and property taken included small electrical items, jewellery, cash and handbags.

Aylesbury Vale Rural Neighbourhood Insp Emma Garside is asking for residents to assist the Police in remaining vigilant and ensuring suspicious activity is reported immediately. She said 'We are particularly interested in sightings of a black Vauxhall Astra or Vectra which may be connected to these offences. The vehicle may have 'NL56', 'NL58' or '03' in the registration number and has been seen with three occupants.'

You can also make your property less appealing to a potential thief - if you have an alarm, use it. Consider leaving a radio on, tuned to a 'talk' radio station. Ask a trusted neighbour to park on your drive if you are regularly out during the day and keep an eye open for any suspicious activity in your road.

If you do sight anything suspicious, report it straight away - if possible obtain a description of any persons and the make, model, colour and registration number of any vehicle. If a crime is in progress dial on 999. Officers would rather check a report of suspicious activity and find out that all is Ok than not get the call and discover that a burglary has occurred.

If you have any information in relation to these crimes or witness anything suspicious in your area call the Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505 and state that you are responding to this Ringmaster Message.

This is a Community Message from Aylesbury Watch Office on Monday 28 June 2010.

This week is national Rogue Traders week and Thames Valley Police and Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) want to remind residents to be vigilant of rogue traders after a number of distraction/rogue trader type incidents were reported to both the police and council.

People have attended addresses pretending to be from the council offering refunds for bills and home energy saving products, or claimed to be from the police or the water board. Residents have also received calls asking for their bank details to give refunds and confirm security details. These offenders are trying to make people let them into their homes or give them confidential information.

Thames Valley Police and AVDC are asking you to follow the basic advice below:

. Every time a stranger calls at your door, it is essential that you ask them for identification, no matter which organisation they are from - even the police. Any genuine caller will hand over their identification so that you can ring the organisation they are from to check they are genuine, while they wait locked outside. Don't just accept the identification is genuine; always check by ringing the organisation.

. If in doubt - keep them out! Do not open the door to strangers; if you are not expecting someone, do not open the door to them. Use a door chain and door viewer to see who the caller is. Never let someone into your house before you confirm who they are.

. Ensure that back doors are locked if someone approaches the front of the house; distraction burglars usually work in pairs and whilst one is distracting you at the front door, another may be trying to gain entry at the back of the house.

. If someone is offering to do work for you at the door step, do not allow them to do it there and then, ask them to call back at another time when someone is with you. Do not be forced into accepting work that you do not want done. If in doubt about traders, call your local Trading Standards department at the council.

Distraction burglars are heartless criminals who use tricks to con their way into vulnerable people's homes and steal their valuables. Thames Valley Police and the council cannot tackle this crime alone and need the public's help. You can regularly reminding your elderly and vulnerable neighbours, friends or relatives about safe ways to answer the door to an unexpected caller.

If you would like any further crime reduction advice please contact your Crime Reduction Advisor via the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505 or log onto the Thames Valley Police website at www.thamesvalley.police.uk. For further advice you can contact AVDC on 01296 585858.

If you have any information about criminal activity, and you do not want to talk to the police, you can call the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555111.

Neighbourhood priorities:

Speed enforcement

Speed checks were conducted this month in all the villages on the priority profiles. In particular Roads Policing assisted on the Leighton Road in Stoke Hammond on 17^th May where 17 drivers were stopped at speeds between 36mph and 52mph. Fixed Penalty Notices were issued to those under 50mph, but those driving at 50mph and above will be receiving a summons to go to court. This is due to the fact that the speed is considered so excessive that it is policy for those drivers to go to court to possibly receive a heavier punishment than three points on their licence and a £60 fine. Also, one driver had his vehicle seized for not having any insurance, two drivers were issued Fixed Penalty Notices for registration plates not conforming to requirements and finally two drivers received fixed penalty tickets for not wearing seat belts.

Speed checks were carried out in Soulbury  on the same day and one driver received a Fixed Penalty Notice for travelling at 38mph. As can be seen from the results at Stoke Hammond, drivers seem to carry on speeding regardless. Rest assured the Wing North neighbourhood policing team with the assistance of Roads Policing will continue to carry out speed checks within the local villages to try and get the message across to those drivers that continue to speed, that it is unacceptable and that they face ever increasing odds of being held to account.