2006 MESSAGES Issued 16/11/2006 First, a big thank you to all of you who voted for the Wymondham skateboard park and cycling project that appeared on Anglia tv last Monday - they won, and asked me to pass on their grateful thanks. There has been little crime to report over this past week but the usual incidents have occurred including a satellite navigation system stolen from a parked vehicle, cycles left unlocked in gardens being stolen, the shed door forced open and diesel fuel stolen from business premises. Burglars in neighbouring Suffolk and other Norfolk Districts have become more active so make sure your property is well lit and secure, particularly when you leave the home unattended. Issued 15/11/2006 If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying that, he or she is a company engineer, or telling you that they're checking your mobile line, and you have to press #90 or #09 or any other number. End this call immediately without pressing any numbers. There is a fraud company using a device that once you press #90 or #09 they can access your "SIM" card and make calls at your expense. Issued 12/11/2006 Your help could reduce anti-social behaviour in South Norfolk. Wymondham Town Council has applied for a grant of £50,000 towards the cost of building a skateboard park and cycling facilities in the Browick Road recreation ground. The project will appear on tv Anglia News on the evening of Monday 13 November. It will be in direct competition with another project from outside the District and viewers will have to vote for the one they prefer. You dont have to watch the programme but your vote is vital to ensure the Wymondham project has a chance to give the youngsters a facility which will keep them fit, help develop their social skills, help develop teamwork and show them how they can help build a better community. Your vote is vital and the lines will be open from 9am till midnight on 13th November. The telephone number to call will be given in the tv programme and on the day in the Mirror newspaper and also at www.wymondhamonline.co.uk/vote. Issued 6/11/2006 Over the weekend there were instances of nuisance caused by the firework celebrations, but not too much. Of equal concern were the instances of theft from vehicles mainly in Diss, Broome and Tivetshall St Margaret. Thieves smashed windows to steal a handbag left on the front seat and items were taken left on view while the owner visited a health centre for a few minutes. Thieves are still targetting lorries particularly those parked in business compounds to steal their fuel. The police have made a number of arrests in connection with recent thefts and burgarlies but help them by making sure your home and vehicle are secure and nothing is left on view inside vehicles to tempt offenders. Issued 30/10/2006 In Yarmouth Road Hales a male asked an elderly householder to help look for his lost cat. While she was looking he entered her home and stole her purse and cash. This is the second time this trick has been used on an elderly person - beware. In Diss a thief tried to force open an up and open garage door but failed. Also, in Diss three shop premises were burgled by smashing the front window and stealing articles in the window displays. The police have arrested two suspects but please remember the police will carry out a free security survey to all residential and commercial premises on request - call 0845 456 4567. People are still leaving cycles unlocked and expect to have them on their return. Two learned otherwise at the railway station and the football ground. Issued 12/10/2006 There appears to be a telephone scam operating in the District where a company called PDS leaves you a message card purporting to trying to arrange delivery of a parcel and it asks you to contact a telephone number to arrange delivery. If the number starts with a 09 then it is most likely to be a scam and you will be charged at a premium rate. PDS is based in Belize and is under investigation. If you receive such a card from PDS do not call them but contact the Royal Mail Fraud on 0207 239 6655. Issued 9/10/2006 It's that time again when new copies of Yellow Pages and telephone books will be delivered to you. Last year many, including myself, received the books left on the doorstep with no effort to contact the householder first. It is inevitable that sometimes the books will have to be left outside, but the agents should be advised to put them out of sight and leave you a note to where you will find them. If you find that the books have been 'dumped' on the doorstep without an effort to move them out of sight and a note left, then complain to DEYA's agent representative Emma Sharples on 01189777245. Hopefully, the delivery person responsible will not be invited to deliver next year. Issued 29/9/2006 Be extra careful this weekend parking your car and locking your cycle as there has been a spate of vehicle crimes and tempted theft of cycles held in a shed of a school. Vehicles have been left insecure and in one case with the keys left in the ignition or door. One vehicle owner left the car unlocked for a few moments while shopping and returned to find her purse and phone stolen and a thief stole the tax disc from a car parked for sale on the forecourt of a garage. On the other hand, I am pleased to report that the police have had success in arresting 2 burglars for crimes committed in the Wymondham area, returning stolen property to their rightful owners and as this message goes out the police are in the process of arresting further offenders responsible for burglaries in the southern areas of South Norfolk. Remember to security mark your property to allow the police to return lost or stolen property in the unfortunate event of a theft. Marking kits are available from Home Watch on 01379 650773 Issued 25/9/2006 There was a report of a suspicious young male purporting to be from a gas company to read the meter in Skelton Road Diss, but when it was pointed out that the meter was on the outside of the building he left. He is described as short, no uniform or ID and wearing an earing. A cold caller was challenged a few times in The Common Fritton and although on checking he turned out to be a genuine salesperson he will probably not return to the village in a hurry. Well done Home Watch. In Norwich Road Poringland a caller trying doors to houses was challenged and after making excuses about looking at doors and windows left. He is described as 5' 6", late 30s, scruffly dressed and wore a baseball cap. In Gentleman's Walk Langley a burglar climbed through an open window overnight and stole a large sum of cash from clothing and in The Street Norton Subcourse a householder had his garage entered via the roof and the thief stole food from the freezer. Both the last two burglaries occurred o! utside Home Watch areas.