NHW Summary March 2010

Over the last month we have seen an increase in Poaching activity in the rural areas, this is a hard offence for us to police due to the area covered and vehicles used. I would ask that any persons please call in any suspicious vehicles they see, particularly during the hours of darkness, and if they are acting suspiciously near any fields etc.

In the Odiham area we have only had 1 Non Dwelling break reported, this appears to be linked to a Dwelling break in the Derbyfields area of North Warnborough, it would appear that 2 males were trying to gain access to a house by putting a tool through the cat flap, it is believed from previous convictions of the males that they were actually after the car on the driveway. The males were disturbed when the home owner heard the noise and they ran off. Police attended with Dog Support Units and tracked the offenders who it would appear tried to hide in the garage of the address where the non dwelling break was reported, the males then ran again when they heard the dog unit approaching however were apprehended soon after near the M3, which was an excellent result.

Unfortunately Mayhill School has again suffered at the hands of vandals, on 2 separate occasions they have had windows broken, this is mindless vandalism. If you live near this area of Odiham or find yourself walking through here please keep your eye out for any persons acting suspiciously and call Police immediately, although we caught the persons responsible for the damage in November, it would appear others have decided to follow this example and we would be very keen to bring them to justice.

Again there have been a couple of incidents of Criminal damage/Theft from motor vehicles in North Warnborough with some people being repeat victims of this crime.

With regards to rural crimes there have been 2 Thefts, from the Roke area, of wood and fencing, again if anyone sees anything suspicious please call it in. On a positive note 2 males were brought to justice after being found in possession of some digger buckets that had been stolen from Bowsaw Lakes.

Dogmersfield and Winchfield remain a very quiet and peaceful area with only a handful of suspicious incidents called in and no crimes of note. The was a attempt Non Dwelling break in Dogmersfield on Chalky Lane, however offenders were disturbed and made off in a vehicle before Police arrived. There was also a property in Winchfield which suffered with a break to a shed and some gardening equipment was taken. It would appear on both these occasions that properties had been checked out by the offenders prior to the breaks actually taking place. If you see anyone looking at properties or have any persons knock on your door which seem suspicious asking for directions etc please get as much details as possible and call it in, it could be they are researching the property for future criminal activity.

Thanks to a member of the public calling in a stolen car was recovered from Angel Meadows, this was a good spot by that person who thought it was odd due to it having been parked in the same place for so long.

We now have a new Beat Officer covering the Crondall area, including villages surrounding Odiham and N.Warnborough. And so we welcome PC Derek MORROW his details are at the top of the page should you wish to contact him.

With rural breaks occurring in the area people are advised to keep valuables secure, if you own a horse and would like your tack marked PC BEALE is holding a tack marking day on Saturday 3rd April between 1 and 3 pm, at Hook Police Station, or you can email
hart.rural.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.co.uk and a time/date will be arranged for an Equine Liaison Officer to attend and carry out this process for you. More details about this can be found on our Website.

Farm watch has also been a massive success and continues to go from strength to strength, if you wish to find out more please speak to one of us or email hart.rural.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.co.uk and mark FAO of PC Mick AMES who runs the local Farm Watch and Country Watch.

From PC MORROW

The last few weeks have seen a couple of non dwelling breaks in the Crondall area, which is an improvement from the beginning of the year. However there is still an issue with criminal damage, with vehicles particularly being targeted.

Rural areas as per PC BOLAN’S updates have also been the victim of Theft from and Theft of motor vehicles, again patrols will be increased to try to reduce this problem.

Crime Prevention Advice

Please follow these simple steps below to make your home more secure.

1) Do not leave keys in view of doors or windows
2) Do not leave keys in the hallway near to the door
3) Lock the front door with the key and use extra bolts
4) Consider an alarm that fits on the letter box (known as glass minders), it will alert you if the letter box is opened – thieves may use tools to reach through and remove keys to open the door!
5) Close and lock all windows and doors if you are leaving the house
6) Do not leave the front of house open if you are at the rear of the house

Please follow these simple steps to avoid becoming a victim of Vehicle crime.

1) Don’t leave anything in your car – if it’s not there then it can’t be stolen! Thieves aren’t picky, they will often steal and item and look to see what it is later.
2) Always secure your car, lock it and do up the windows even if you are posting a letter or going into the petrol station
3) Choose a stereo that can be removed and make sure you take it with you! You should also mark it with your registration number and postcode in case it’s stolen.
4) Don’t leave you house keys, or anything with your address on it in your car, thieves could use this to get into your house.

Please follow these simple steps to help keep your neighbourhood safe.

1) Report any Anti-Social behaviour to Police even if you feel it to be quite minor – this helps Police to build a picture of problems in the area and so be able to try to deal with it.
2) Please report any suspicious vehicles in your area – often criminals will drive round an area prior to committing a crime.
3) Please report any door to door salesmen or people who come to your address who you feel are suspicious, give as much detail as possible incl. car details.

Please remain vigilant and keep your eye out for anything out of the ordinary.

Usually your gut instinct is right – if it looks out of place or suspicious there’s usually a reason for it

Community Meetings

The police station at ODIHAM is of course still open weekdays from four until five. We have ourselves and volunteer support and we are able to offer help and advice (plus a wide range of leaflets and booklets) ! Odiham is unusual in still having a police office in the centre of the community – please do visit us and keep it living !

Don’t forget you can find us on the Hampshire Constabulary Web site by going to the Safer Neighbourhood link www.hampshire.police.uk

Contacts

Odiham Beat Including:- North Warnborough, Dogmersfield, RAF Odiham

PC 24332 Victoria BOLAN victoria.bolan@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

SC 9041 TUNSTELL

PCSO 13240 WALLACE
elizabeth.wallace@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

THE BRIDEWELL, THE BURY, ODIHAM
0845 045 4545 Fax 01256 405163

Crondall Beat Including:- Crookham Village, Ewshot,
South Warnborough, Long Sutton & Well, Greywell
PC 22209 Derek MORROW
derek.morrow@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

Sally Tunstell
NHW Area Coordinator
Sally.tunstell@btinternet.com