Longthornton News

August Ward Update

Longthornton has had a mixed month. Due to the summer holidays and bank holiday weekend we have had a spike in burglaries experiencing 11 during August. On a positive note, whilst on patrol PC Steve Burke identified two suspects of a burglary who have now been arrested and dealt with. dents of Longthornton and helping to tackle crime within the ward. PC Michel and PC Sebastian have dealt with several offences during the month including Making Off Without Payment, Shoplifting, AntiSocial Behaviour issues, road traffic collisions, missing persons and drugs. PCSO Jodie Trenoweth, with the assistance of PCSO Aneta Kapuscinska, has continued to patrol the ward visiting victims of We have also had a crime and offering the change to the team. home security surveys to The dedicated ward all residents who wish to officer is now PC Elaine Michel who re- have one carried out. The officers are also working places PC Raoul Sebastian. She joins with the Rowan Park Residents Association to set up us from response Neighbourhood Watch in team and is very much looking forward the new development. to meeting the resiOver the next few months officers will be conducting cycle and speed operations Contents around Longthornton. The main targets will be people Ward update 1 cycling on footpaths and motorists speeding on the Home Security 2 main roads. Fixed penalty notices and warnings will Other news 3 be issued for these and any other road traffic offences where appropriate Useful info ports in August, which is 3 more than last year. Burglaries, which were mentioned previously, have increased by 4 compared to August 2012. There were 12 reports of motor vehicle crime which is 4 more than last year. Robberies on Longthornton have remained the same with 1 report. We would like to remind residents to stay vigilant with their home and motor vehicle security and to ensure when out and about to keep their personal property secure and with them at all times. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the local team and we can arrange a time to visit. Mitcham Police now has a twitter account to keep you up to date with local stories. Please follow

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Ward Sessions

The crime figures for this month show 62 crime re-

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Home SecurityCrime Prevention Advice

1. 2. Low front boundaries: allowing natural vision through. High side and rear boundaries with trellis, Anti-climb strips for fencing and spiky defensive planting: e.g. Rose bushes. Secure side gate: At least 2 hasps and staples, top and bottom of gate with closed shackle padlocks. Wheelie bin behind locked side gate or away from building and secured until collection day to prevent it from being used as a climbing aid or removal aid. Secure garage door from inside with either an additional lock or T bar. Secure shed door and windows: 2 hasps and staples with closed shackle padlocks, internal diamond mesh grilles for windows. Gravel driveway to prevent a silent approach for burglar. Intruder alarm system: burglars dont want to be seen or heard. Motion Security Light: increase visibility and make burglars more vulnerable and at risk of being seen front and back of property.

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10. Secure front door: minimum 2 locks for example automatic dead-locking and rim latch with a BS 5-lever mortice lock. 11. Closed and locked windows/Patio doors: by using throw bolts, shoot bolts and key operated window locks, remove keys once locked. 12. Valuables Protected: property mark valuables by using marking kits such as UV pens or crime prevention liquid (smart water .com) ). Photograph valuables and register marked items at www.immobilise.com 13. Removing any high volume jewellery and storing it in safety deposit boxes at a bank ( e.g Metro bank in Bromley and Croydon ) Longthornton has seen an increase in burglaries towards the end of August which coincides with the Bank Holiday weekend and families taking their summer holidays. We would like to remind residents of some security measures you can take to protect your home and property. If you would like to receive a FREE home security survey please contact us on 02087212742 or email longthornton.snt@met.police.uk

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Other newsscams, open day and PC recruitment

An incident took place in Sutton whereby an 82-yearold female shopper was tricked in withdrawing 2,000 from her bank by a distressed foreign woman who wanted to claim a winning lottery ticket. The victim had just finished shopping in a store on Wednesday 4th September at 15.00hrs when she was approached by a woman, who was crying. The woman, who only spoke in broken English, said she needed help to find a certain firm of solicitors so she could cash a 3,000 winning lottery ticket and travel to visit her father who was very ill. and pick up her passport to claim the money back. During the journey, the female got out saying she felt ill and needed the toilet. The male then asked for a further 50 from the victim to purchase some securities from the bank. He then got out of the vehicle. Neither were seen again. The victim checked with her bank who knew nothing about any such securities. The suspects, who both had olive skin, are described as follows: Female - aged 40 approx, short and chubby build and European accent. She was wearing a flower pattern dress. resources that we have at our disposal. Anyone who is interested can attend Wimbledon Police Station anytime between 104pm where they will be greeted by our officers and staff and given an opportunity to ask questions. There will be opportunities to take tours of the custody area and we will be demonstrating a wide range of activities including searching vehicles, Mertons "Most Wanted" display, community safety and crime prevention, fingerprint taking, patrol vehicles and officer safety techniques.

Safer Transport Teams will be carrying out free cycle A male approached and Male - aged 35-40, very tall security marking of bicycles joined in the conversation and registering the details between the two women and and slim, and broken used his i-Pad to show them English/European accent. He on BikeRegister to help tackle and prevent cycle was wearing a freshly a webpage featuring the crime. pressed or ironed white or lottery win. cream jacket. Recruitment event He put some money in the distressed womans bag and OPEN DAY Merton Police is organising a encouraged the female Brought Commander Darren recruitment event for police victim to put some money in Williams has organised an officers at Odeon Cinema, too - money that would be open day event at Wimbledon Broadway at Wimbledon Police Station given back to her when the 9.30am on Thursday 12th for the public on Sunday lottery ticket was cashed. September. 22nd September 2013 The victim went into her support and assistance will between 10am - 4pm. bank in the High Street and be given to potential withdrew 2,000 from her This will give members of candidates on hoe to join account which she gave to the public a rare and behind- the MPS. Anyone interested the-scenes glimpse at what please email your full name the distressed woman. goes on inside Wimbledon and contact number to All three of them got into a police station and they will VWMailboxtaxi so the victim could go to see some of the specialist .mentoring@met.police.uk her home near Morden Park units, equipment and

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Useful Numbers Longthornton SNT Mitcham Police Station Mitcham CR4 4LA Phone: 0208 721 2742 Email: Longthornton.snt@met.police.uk In case of emergency always call 999 Non-emergency call 101 THE
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Fly-Tipping: 0208 545 3025 Noise Pollution and Statutory Nuisance: 0208 545 3025 or out of hours 0208 543 9750 Stray and Lost dogs: 0208 545 3170 or out of hours 0844 499 6063 Anti-Social Behaviour: 0208 274 4907 Citizen Advice Bureau: 0844 243 8430

Drop in/Street Sessions

Friday 6th September at Isabelsdeli, Rowan Road 11am 12noon Wednesday 18th September at Lidls car park, Rowan Road 5pm6pm

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Collision Forms and reports

Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 requires drivers/ riders to report to a police officer or police station that they have been involved in an accident involving in any of the following; How to apply for a collision report -Form 518 & 518A Collision reports will not be released until the investigation is concluded. Requests for Police Collision Reports -any personal injury or damage only, where the other and Third Party Details in road traffic collisions will only driver/ rider did not stop or damage only, where names be accepted when a completed form 518 (see related and addresses were not exchanged with the other publications) is submitted. Do not complete this form if driver/ rider/ cyclist and any other owner of property any driver involved was arrested please write to the lodamaged (even if the other driver stopped). cal station Criminal Justice Unit. Road traffic self reporting collision -Form 207 This form has been provided to allow drivers/ riders/ cyclists to self-report such cases where police did not attend the scene. It is emphasized that the completed form must be handed in to a police station and date stamped accordingly. This must be done as soon as is practicable and in any event within 24 hours of the accident in order to assist any possible investigation and to comply with the law. The above forms can be found and downloaded http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Collision-forms-andreports/1400005513174/1400005513174 under Related publications Dangerous and Careless Driving

If you witness or are subjected to bad driving / riding, which does not result in a collision and wish to report this to police then this must be recorded on a form 966 Traffic witness form. If the incident occurs within LonReporting a collision/ accident damage only don, the form 966 can be obtained from any Metropoliform 206 tan police station. Please note if we do not receive this form within 14 days of the offence we may be unable to Where names and addresses have been exchanged with the other driver / rider / cyclist and with any other take any further action due to the legislation contained within S1 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1998. Also not owner of property damaged. Although the law has every incident of bad driving will result in a prosecution been complied within these cases, some insurance but you may be required to attend court in certain circompanies ask that a report is still made to police. If cumstances. you wish to do so, the completed form 206 can be taken to a Metropolitan Police Service station and shown to the reception staff, who will update it with the station stamp, date and time of reporting. You will be given the form to retain and there will be no additional police report. Do not submit this form by post.