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Item added 14th Mar 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 11th March 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Message from Steve Selby,
Community Safety Division, Wandsworth Council:

Robbery witness appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses to a Robbery which occurred on Saturday 27th Feb 2010 at around 7:30pm in Church Lane near to the junction with Eswyn Road, Tooting SW17.

The victim, a 17 year old female was walking along Church Lane when she was approached from behind.

The 2 suspects are described as black males, approx 18-20 years old, 6 feet tall, with short dark hair. One suspect was wearing a black jacket, black hooded top, blue jeans, grey beanie hat and black trainers and the other was wearing a black hooded top.

Did you see anything? If you have any information that could help police with their enquiries, please call T/DC Pearce, Robbery Squad, Wandsworth on 020 8247 8871 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111

Protect Yourself From Burglars
Wandsworth Police would like to remind you of a few simple steps you can take to protect yourself and your home:

• Unless you are in the same room do not leave windows and doors open or unlocked, particularly if you are on the ground or first floor.
• Do not leave valuables including Car keys on display or within easy reach near windows and doors even if they are closed and locked.
• Lock away ladders, garden tools and other items that burglars could use to force an entry.
• Senior citizens especially should ensure that any strangers knocking at the door saying they are workmen show correct identification. Residents can also check with the local council whether any maintenance work is being carried out in their area.
• A simple test of home security is - if you can get into your home without keys - so can a burglar.

More detailed advice on crime prevention can be obtained by contacting your local Safer Neighbourhoods Team

Click to get the 11th March crime report (120k)

Item added 6th Mar 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 4th March 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Please also find attached the Furzedown Safer Neighbourhoods Team Community Bulletin for March.

Click to get the 25th Feb crime report (120k)

Click to get the March SNT Community Bulletin (120k)

Item added 28th Feb 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 25th Feb 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Click to get the 25th Feb crime report (120k)

Item added 20th Feb 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 17th Feb 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Message from Steve Selby,
Community Safety Division, Wandsworth Council:

There is now an on-line site for reporting fraud or for finding out information and resources to help in preventing fraud. It has been set up with backing from the Home Office and the National Fraud Authority and can be found at www.actionfraud.org.uk , or you can telephone 0300 1232040.

Don't forget that some other non-urgent crimes can also be reported on-line at https://online.met.police.uk/

Click to get the 17th Feb crime report (120k)

Item added 14th Feb 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 11th Feb 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Message from Steve Selby,
Community Safety Division, Wandsworth Council:

We have had a report from another part of London about a crime against the elderly, and while we have not yet had this happen here, it is as well to be aware. The resident of a flat in sheltered housing had a knock at the door from a man who told her that his friend was stuck in the lift and the assistance bell in the lift wasn't working. He asked her to call the warden, via her pull-cord, and followed her into the flat, went straight to her kitchen and stole money that she had hidden there. This is a bit worrying, as he had obviously been let into the block by another resident, and also seemed to know where she kept her money. Please warn any vulnerable people you know, so that they are aware of this method.

A reminder that the "Scamnesty" bins are still in place at all Wandsworth libraries, Randall Close Day Centre, the Town Hall, Adult Social Services in Putney Bridge Road and Shopmobility in Garratt Lane. Drop in any letters or emails that you suspect to be scams, so that others can be made aware of them and action taken against them where possible.

Earlier this week I received a plastic bag through the door, from an outfit claiming to be a childrens' charity and quoting a charity number, asking for donations. It looked a bit odd, so I checked with the Charity Commissioners web site www.charity-commission.gov.uk, and found that the charity they claimed to be working for had been removed from the register some years earlier, so I informed my local Trading Standards officers. Quite often these people do not directly claim to be working for a charity, but imply it; the charity usually gets nothing from them.


Useful contact details.


To ensure that you do not receive nuisance phone calls from traders, register with the :-

Telephone Preference Service
DAM House, 70 Margaret House, London, W1W 8SS
0845 070 0707
www.tpsonline.org.uk

To ensure that you do not receive junk mail from traders, register with the :-

Mailing Preference Service
DAM House, 70 Margaret House, London, W1W 8SS
0845 703 4599
www.mpsonline.org.uk


Wandsworth Trading Standards Service
78 Garratt Lane, Wandsworth, SW18 4DJ
020 8871 7720
www.wandsworth.gov.uk

Consumer Direct
0845 04 05 06
www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

or to report a scam online:-
https://secure.consumerdirect.gov.uk/reportascam.aspx

Click to get the 11th Feb crime report (107k)

Item added 7th Feb 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 4th Feb 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

I have also attached the latest Furzedown Community Bulletin for February.

Message from Steve Selby,
Community Safety Division, Wandsworth Council:

Co-ordinators are invited to a public consultation meeting to be held on 17th February, details attached (Face The Public attachment below). Please reply to Andrew Jolly if you wish to attend - details in the file available below.


The Police at Wandsworth need your help in locating the man in the picture (attached), Mr Gao Long YU, who has been wanted on a recall to Wandsworth prison since Tuesday 8th September 2009 for failing to attend his probation appointments.

Mr YU was initially convicted for using false documents and was sentenced to 12 months in prison and subject to a deportation order on his release. He has not been seen since his release from prison on Wednesday 2nd September 2009.

He is described as male, of Chinese origin, 5 ft, 8 inches in height and approximately 34 years old.

If you have any information that could help police with their enquiries, please contact PS Sally Pattison of Wandsworth Police on 020 8247 8723 / 8748 or e-mail sally.pattison@met.police.uk Or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault which occurred on Monday 1st February 2010 at 6.20pm in Southfields Passage,SW18.

A group of four sixteen year olds (3 boys and 1 girl) were assaulted and robbed in Southfields Passage. The suspects are three 18-19 year old boys wearing dark or grey hooded tops, armed with two long, wooden poles and a glass bottle which were used to assault the victims causing injuries that needed hospital treatment.

Police are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the suspects involved prior to, or after, the incident and anyone who may have witnessed the incident.

If you have any information that could help police with their enquiries, please call T/DC Adam BELL, Robbery Investigation Team on 020 8247 8770, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

Click to get the 4th Feb crime report (106k)

Click to get the Face The Public invitation (56k)

Click to get the Furzedown Bulletin for Febuary (560k)

Item added 30th Jan 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 27th Jan 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Message from Steve Selby,
Community Safety Division, Wandsworth Council:

Here is the latest crime briefing for your area.

I have also attached details of the Scamnesty campaign which will be running throughout February, across the country, together with contact addresses.

Assault witness appeal
Police were called shortly after 6.30pm on Thursday 21st January 2010 to reports of a 48 year old female who had been assaulted and her car stolen from Surrey Lane, near the Prince of Wales Pub, SW11.

Officers attended and spoke to the victim, who was suffering from swelling and grazing to the hand following the assault. Her car, a blue BMW Z4 was seen driving off down Surrey Lane.

Enquiries into the incident by Wandsworth CID are ongoing and there have been no arrests at this time. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident. The first suspect is described as a black male, 20’s, 6’00 tall, of skinny build. He was wearing a dark parka jacket, possibly with a fur trim on the hood. The hood was up.
The second male is described as a black male, wearing a dark hoody and slightly shorter than the first suspect.

If you were in the area of The Prince of Wales Pub, or the surrounding roads, between 6.30pm and 6.35pm and may have seen this incident, noticed anyone matching this description or someone acting suspiciously please contact Wandsworth Police Priority Crime Unit on 0208 247 8874 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

Click to get the 27th Jan crime report (109k)

Click to get the Scamnesty leaflet (61k)

Item added 23rd Jan 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 22nd Jan 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Message from Steve Selby,
Community Safety Division, Wandsworth Council:

Whilst the burglaries numbers are not too high, several of them could have been prevented by the use of decent locks on doors and windows. If you have window locks, by which I mean key-operated locks, not just a simple catch that can be released without the use of a key, please make sure you use them EVERY TIME you leave home. They should be fitted to all windows that could be accessible to a thief, whether at ground level or reachable by climbing a drainpipe or wall. Similarly, both front and back doors should be fitted with suitable locks and you should ensure that your door frames are strong enough to withstand an attack. A common method of entry is to break a small pane of glass in a door and reach through to release the latch. If the door were fitted with a LOCKED mortice lock, this type of entry could be prevented. Frames can be fitted with strengthening bars and plates, obtainable from locksmiths.

Blocks of flats, and houses converted to flats, are vulnerable to thieves who manage to get past the communal front door, as many people do not secure the door of their flat as well as they should. Treat it as if it were the door of a house and fit it with the appropriate locks, which should be used each time you leave.

I do not give details of motor vehicle crimes in the briefings, but there are quite a lot each month. For instance, in December 2009 there were 51 thefts of vehicles and 174 thefts from vehicles in the borough. The following advice from the police should help you to prevent some of these.

VEHICLE SECURITY
• Lock the doors, windows, boot and sun-roof every time you leave your car - however briefly. Always remove the keys even if the car is parked in a drive or garage. Do not leave them within reach of the front door of your house.

• If your vehicle is fitted with an alarm or immobiliser - use it - if you do not have an alarm or immobiliser consider having one fitted.

• If you have a steering wheel lock or other security devices - use them.

• Don’t leave valuables or other possessions on display - the thief won’t know if its worthless or the bag is empty until after he has broken in. Don’t leave driving documents and personal correspondence in the vehicle.

• Mobile phones - very high on the list of items stolen from cars - always take them with you.

• If your stereo system is removable - always remove it.

• SatNav systems. The sticker on the windscreen indicates that you have one so do not leave it in the glove box etc - always take it with you.

Assault witness appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault which occurred on Wednesday 20th January 2010 between 7pm and 7:30pm in Danebury Avenue SW15.

The victim, a female aged 32 years old was dragged by her hair and then punched repeatedly in the face. She received facial injuries and required hospital treatment.
The suspect who made off on foot along Danebury Avenue prior to police arrival is described as a white man aged 30 years old, 5ft 10 inches, large build, wearing a grey top and dark coloured trousers.

Did you see him ? If you have any information that could help police with their enquiries, please call T/DC James Vinnicombe, Wandsworth Community Safety Unit on 0208 247 5418 Or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111

Click to get the 22nd Jan crime report (109k)

Item added 16th Jan 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 14th Jan 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Click to get the 14th Jan crime report (116k)

Item added 8th Jan 2010
FROM EMAIL FROM WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Including Tooting & Balham Crime Report 7th Jan 2010:

The file attached below has reports on burglary and street crime (note that car crimes are not included).

Message from Steve Selby,
Community Safety Division, Wandsworth Council:

Here is the latest crime briefing for your area. Please note that there are details from two weeks, and we are not going through a mini crime wave!

Click the logo to get the 7th Jan crime report (116k)

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