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Purse dipping 10/8/2011

Dear all

I wanted to advise you of the following incident which occurred in Booths, Longton.

An unknown offender has approached an elderly lady who had been shopping in the store and has taken a purse from her insecure handbag. The offender has made off undetected.

Just a reminder to keep your handbags with you at all times and DO NOT to leave them unattended in your shopping trolley. Ensure that your bags are secure at all times.

If anyone would like a set of jingle bells or a purse chain, please make contact with me.

Beverley Warburton

Crime Prevention Officer

Distraction burglary 28/7/2011

Dear all

Yesterday I sent out an e mail regarding an elderly lady who had been the victim of a Distraction Burglary in the Penwortham Area.

We have since received a report that not long after the incident in Penwortham a 91 year old lady was also targeted in the Leyland Area. A male has stated he was working on the house next door and needed to check the water supply to the house. The aggrieved allowed the male to enter her home and accompanied him into the kitchen where he instructed her to turn on the taps, open the cupboard underneath the sink and remove all the items. The male then stated that everything was fine and he left the property.

It is believed a second male has entered the property and has searched the rooms upstairs. Fortunately, this lady does not keep any money in the house and it is believed the offenders have left without stealing anything.

Once again, this is a terrible crime on an elderly, vulnerable lady. I know it is extremely difficult as a lot of the elderly residents which I visit are extremely trusting.

If you have any elderly relatives, residents, friends or neighbours, PLEASE can you advise them to be extremely cautious when answering the door. If they have a door chain to use it in the correct way and if they are in any doubt at all with a caller at their door, to contact the Police immediately on 0845 1 25 35 45 or 999 in an emergency.

Beverley Warburton

Crime Prevention Officer

Burglary in a dwelling 7/7/2011

I wanted to advise you of the following incident which has occurred in the South Ribble Area:

Burglary In A Dwelling – Sea View, Walmer Bridge – This occurred between 1720 hrs and 2010 hrs yesterday (6^th July) – Unknown offenders have gained entry to the property by smashing a small window in the rear door and using a key which had been left on the inside of the door to gain access.

Once inside the property, the offenders have stolen items from the property, before leaving the scene undetected.

Just a reminder for everyone to be vigilant and to ensure that your house keys are not left in the back of your front or back door, where an opportunist thief could easily break the window and gain access using the keys left in the door.

Opportunist criminals are out there looking for insecure homes i.e. windows, doors, garages etc. PLEASE do not make it easy for them by leaving these insecure.

If you do see anything at all suspicious, please could I urge you to contact the Police immediately on 0845 1 25 35 45 or 999 in an emergency (where there is danger to life or a crime is in progress).

Although this incident may not have occurred where you live, please just be mindful where you store your house/car keys.

If anyone would like any further help, information or advice, please do not hesitate to make contact with me.

Beverley Warburton

Crime Prevention Officer

IMPORTANT News about a burglary 22/6/2011

I wanted to advise you of the following incidents which have occurred in the Higher Penwortham Area over the weekend. Although these incidents may not have occurred in your area, it is a reminder for residents to be vigilant and to ensure that ALL windows and doors are secure, especially before going to bed at night.

PLEASE ensure that laptops, valuables and especially car keys are not left on show. It is believed these incidents are possibly committed by travelling criminals who have come into our area looking for easy targets!

Burglary In A Dwelling – Thorngate Close – This occurred between 0001 hrs & 0645 hrs 18/6 – Unknown offenders have approached an insecure UPVC patio doors leading into the dining room. The offenders have stolen electrical items from the property before leaving the scene undetected.

Attempted Burglary In A Dwelling – Whitefield Road – This occurred between 0001 hrs and 0730 hrs 18/6 – Unknown offenders have approached a property whilst the occupants were asleep upstairs. The offenders have climbed onto the window sill of the bay window of the ground floor living room and climbed up to the open top opening transom window and believed using a garden cane has retrieved a handbag left inside.

The offender has then discarded the handbag and contents on the driveway before making off undetected. It is believed the offenders were looking to locate car keys for vehicles which were parked on the driveway.

Burglary In A Dwelling – Highland Avenue – This occurred between 2300 hrs 17/6 & 0945 hrs 18/6 – Unknown offenders have approached a property and gained access through an insecure UPVC door. The offenders have stolen a laptop and various other items before taking a set of car keys for a black Vauxhall Astra which was parked on the driveway.

If anyone would like any Crime Prevention advice, please do not hesitate to make contact with me.

Beverley Warburton

Crime Prevention Officer

Southern Division

Tel: 01772-625593

Appeal following caravan arson in Leyland 31/5/2011

POLICE in Leyland are appealing for members of the public to come forward with information after a suspicious caravan fire on Saturday 28th May 2011.

Around 3am the police and fire service were called to attend reports of a caravan on fire outside a house on Queensway, Leyland. When the fire service arrived they discovered that the fire had spread to the house, separated into two flats.

The 72 year old occupant of the upstairs flat had, fortunately, managed to escape the fire before it engulfed her property. The occupant of the downstairs flat was out at the time.

As a result of the fire both flats have been extensively damaged. It is believed that the fire in the caravan was deliberately started, although a motive for this is unknown.

DS Jon Cass from South Ribble CID said: "It is extremely fortunate that the occupant of the downstairs flat was out at the time and that the elderly lady woke up before the fire took hold and managed to get out, otherwise both could have been seriously harmed.

"As it stands both have lost their home and many personal possessions. An investigation is on-going by the police at Leyland who want to speak to anyone with knowledge of the fire.

"It is frightening to think of what may have happened had the occupants been in the flats when the fire reached them."

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Lancashire Constabulary on 08451 25 35 45 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 08451 25 35 45 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0800 555 111 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Burglary in a dwelling 17/5/2011

I wanted to advise you of the following incident which has occurred in the Leyland Area during the early hours of this morning.

Burglary In A Dwelling – Manor House Close – This occurred between 0100 hrs and 0435 hrs this morning (17^th May) – Offenders have approached the rear of a property whilst the occupants were asleep. The offenders have gained entry via an insecure upper window and have selected property, car keys and then stolen the vehicle from the driveway.

A short time later the vehicle was sighted by the Police and failed to stop. A brief pursuit took place but unfortunately the offenders abandoned the vehicle and made off on foot. After a search by a dog patrol and the helicopter, the offenders at this moment in time are still outstanding and enquiries are ongoing.

Again, just a reminder for residents to be vigilant and PLEASE ensure that all windows and doors are secure before going to bed at night and if you have a house alarm, ensure this is set.

Although this incident may not have occurred where you live, there are opportunist criminals out there looking to commit crime!

Beverley Warburton

Crime Prevention Officer

Tel: 01772-625593

Firebugs try to torch building 12/4/2011

Yobs tried to set fire to a disused building at Leyland's Worden Park. Firefighters were called to the park after a pile of rubbish close to the building was set alight. The incident happened at 2.30pm on Saturday.

Keeping your homes secure 8/4/2011

Residents are being urged to keep their homes secure as the weather heats up. Although the number of burglaries is continuing to fall, we tend to see a rise during the spring and summer months because of people leaving their doors and windows open or insecure.

Good News Story 8/4/2011

Recent Drugs Warrant issued and offender sentenced to 12 months

Firm premises is vandalised 4/4/2011

A thug threw a stone at the premises of a Leyland company, smashing the glass.

The vandalism happened at the Aval Ltd premises, Balfour Street, Leyland.

Police say it happened overnight between Thursday and and Friday last week.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 0845 1 25 35 45.

Crime Prevention 2/4/2011

Residents - Security mark your property in as many places as you can
with your name & postcode, Take photographs of valuable property, secure
items such as bicycles to the structure of the building or chain as many
items together as possible.

Check out the crime prevention page for information on securing your property, including bicycles.

Body cameras 29/3/2011

Police in Chorley and South Ribble have received 68 new body cameras which will help to capture crime on film.
Funded by the Chorley and South Ribble Community Safety Partnership, the cameras can either be clipped onto an officer’s stab vest or mounted inside a vehicle.

Gang damages school house 28/3/2011

4 men had to be chased away from a school after they started damaging property. The 4 walked into the grounds of St James C of E Primary School, Slater Lane, Leyland, threw a brick at a Wendy house and pulled down a tree. It happened Sunday 27th March. A member of staff chased after the men but they managed to get away.

Hairdresser victim of shop attack March 2011

A hairdresser couldn't believe her eyes when she turned up for work and found her entrance 'bricked up' and the entire shop front covered by a fence. Cy Marshall also found thugs had ripped her letter box off and stuffed broken glass, bricks and debris from a nearby building into her business on Chapel Brow, Leyland.

The attack took place at Maison Cy Hair Studio and Cy fears her business had been deliberately attacked.

She said: "I was so shocked and upset. I started to worry that I must have done something to annoy someone, why would they target me otherwise? But I don't think I have done anything wrong. I never worried about working here before because there are plenty of takeaways on here which open late at night, so I knew people would always be around if there was trouble. I felt safe working here, but that's changed after this incident. It's really shaken me up." Witnesses should ring police on 0845 125 3545.

Vehicle thugs strike at shop March 2011

Vandals damaged a car which was parked at a supermarket. The incident happened at the Tesco store in Leyland. Police said a yob damaged the bonnet and bumper of a Nissan Micra and smashed a wing mirror. It happened between 8.30pm and 9pm on Sunday.

Garden gate is broken by yob 25/3/2011

A yob smashed the back gate of a property in Leyland. Police are investigating the criminal damage, which happened at a property in Dunkirk Lane in the town. It is believed to have taken place between 6pm on March 22nd and 6pm March 24th.

Road Safety operation 18/3/2011

42 goods vehicles were stopped and checked by police and other agencies in South Ribble as part of a national road safety operation.
13 graduated fixed penalty notices were issued to the value of £2,040 and 22 prohibitions were given to motorists.
Offences included overloaded vehicles and failing to conform to legislation on driver hours.

Copper pipe and catalytic convertors thefts 16/3/2011

Police are warning van owners to be vigilant after a series of thefts of copper pipes and catalytic convertors in South Ribble.
Officers are urging owners to park in a garage or secure unit where at all possible and to ensure valuables, including copper, are removed from their vans when they are not in use

Alarms for residents 4/3/2011

Neighbourhood Policing Teams have been handing out alarms to residents across South Ribble to help them keep their property safe.
Funded by the South Ribble Community Safety Partnership, around 300 window alarms and 300 door alarms have been given to victims of crime and handed out to residents by neighbourhood policing teams.

Click on the below for more information:
http://www.lancashire.police.uk/news/a...larms-hope-to-cut-crime-in-south-ribble

Horse and rider safety 18/2/2011

Lancashire Police are urging motorists to take extra care on the roads when passing horses and their riders to avoid potential accidents.
Riders are also being advised to consider their safety, and that of their animals, when out on country roads where visibility may be poor.

Doorstep callers 17/2/2011

Residents in South Ribble are being targeted by quite a large number of ‘doorstep callers’.

An elderly person in the Bamber Bridge area has recently been approached by 3 males in a blue Ford Transit van offering roof services. The males presented a flyer and informed the resident that some of his ridge tiles needed repairing. The resident agreed a price of £450 to repair the ridge tiles and chimney breast.

Once the males had been up on the roof, the price had escalated to £1200.

A relative intervened at this point and the males became abusive. It appeared the males had patched up a few tiles on the roof with cement and caused further damage!

BEWARE

If you have any complaints regarding ‘doorstep callers’ or traders, please contact Lancashire Trading Standards on 08454 040506

PREVIOUS NEWS ...

Bogus Workman 7/7/2009

On 6th July 2009 at 3pm, a thief entered the house of an 83 year old lady on Canberra Road, posing as a workman and wanted to test the water supply. While doing so he searched through the property and stole a purse from the lady's handbag. The offender is described as about age 30, with a local accent.

Alcohol put to good use

Leyland Police held a lottery at Christmas of all the alcohol confiscated from youths on the streets, etc under the under-age drinking initiatives actioned throughout the Summer and Autumn months (in preference of pouring it away). All monies from tickets (100%) has gone to local community initiatives and charities. 1000 tickets were printed fro sale to NHW Co-ordinators and persons in agencies associated with crime prevention and police initiatives. The sum of £784 was raised, the breakdown of which is as follows:

£400 to Moss Side Community Forum to fund the newly formed Moss Side Community Football Team (under 12's)

£100 to Balshaw High School to fund a memorial garden in remembrance of a pupil who recently died in a tragic traffic accident

£284 split between 2 local charities - St Catherine's Hospice and Derian House

This will continue again in 2007 but will be managed by LANPAC. (Lancashire Partnership Against Crime Ltd)

It is likely to be run twice a year, fitting in within their charity fundraisers, also avoiding outdated goods.

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