Neighbourhood Watch Message
Burglaries up to 4th Dec – Charlton Kings, Leckhampton and Benhall areas.
Overnight of the 26th 27th Nov a garage of a house in Birdlip Road Charlton Kings was entered by unknown means with two bikes being stolen, i) A black Raleigh hybrid road bike ii) a foldable bike which was recovered further down the road.
Between 23rd Nov & 2pm 28th Nov a house in Halland Road Leckhampton was entered by smashing the rear window. Entry gained with jewellery being stolen from the bedroom.
Reported 6.48pm on 29th Nov that a house in Church Road Leckhampton had been entered by smashing a rear window. Awaiting details of stolen property.
Reported at 00.30am on the 30th Nov that sometime the previous evening a house in Kidnappers Lane, Leckhampton had been entered by smashing a rear facing window with a brick. Premises search but not known at this time what was stolen.
Overnight of the 29th 30th Nov a house in Grace Gardens Benhall was entered by smashing the rear patio doors. Premises searched with a lap top computer being stolen.
Between 12.45pm & 6pm on 30th Nov a house in Shurdington Road near to Highwood Avenue Leckhampton was entered by smashing the rear patio doors. Premises searched with a T.V., silver and jewellery being stolen.
Reported at 1.55pm 1st Dec that a house in Campden Road Benhall had been entered by smashing the rear patio doors. Premises searched with jewellery being stolen.
Between 3pm & 6pm 1st Dec a house in Warden Hill Road Benhall was entered by smashing glass in rear door inserting hand and releasing lock using key left in door. Premises searched with two lap tops and jewellery being stolen.
Reported at 1.40pm on 3rd Dec that a house in Briarbanks Rise, Charlton Kings has been entered by forcing a front window with a crow bar or similar. Stolen three Mac Computers.
Reported at 3.15pm on 3rd Dec that a house in Church Street, Charlton Kings had been entered by smashing a hole in rear patio door, inserting hand and using key left in lock to release door. Stolen property includes jewellery, money boxes and cuff links.
Between 3.30pm & 4.15p.m. on 3rd Dec a house in Leckhampton Road Leckhampton was entered by smashing a hole in the rear patio window, inserting hand and using keys left in lock to release patio windows/doors. Stolen property includes jewellery.
Do not leave keys in locks which can be accessed by smashing windows. Always give the impression that your house is occupied when you leave it by the use of timer switches on lights and radios and T.V. simulators.
If you have any information relating to any of the above incidents or the property stolen please contact the Police on 101 or via e mail at 101@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk
Any and all information can be given anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111
From Bob Lloyd
A house in Fernleigh Crescent was entered sometime on the night of 28th June probably through and insecure front door. The owners only became aware of the burglary when they awoke in the morning and discovered the front door wide open. The house had been searched and a mobile phone bank cards and a set of house and car keys are missing.
Also a house in Caernarvon Road was entered on the same night through an open ground floor window. A briefcase and an iPad were stolen. The briefcase was later found discarded in a nearby street.
Please remember to keep your doors locked at all times to prevent walk in thefts and also keep your ground floor and other accessible windows closed when you go to bed.
If you have any information regarding these crimes or saw anything suspicious please report the matter to the police by ringing 101 or by email to 101@gloucestershire.police.uk.
Neighbourhood Watch Message
From Bob Lloyd
Courier Fraud in Cheltenham
Police are investigating another courier fraud incident in Cheltenham after an 85-year-old woman was conned out of £6,000.
Last week the victim received a call from a man claiming to be a police officer from Scotland Yard who said that her bank card had been cloned in London. He asked how much money she had in her account and told her to withdraw it and it would be collected from her as evidence.
To avoid suspicion when she went to withdraw the money from her account she told the bank clerk that it was to buy a new car and the cash was released to her.
Later in the day the money was collected by a woman who gave an agreed “password” and the victim was later contacted and told that the money had been put back into her account, which was not true.
The woman who collected the money is described as being tall, slim and black with long black hair tied back tightly. She was wearing a black Puffa type jacket, black leggings and boots and big, gold hooped ear-rings.
Officers investigating this incident would like to hear from anyone who saw the woman courier or anyone else behaving suspiciously in the Hales Road area of Cheltenham any day this week. Anyone with information is asked to call Gloucestershire Constabulary on 101 or email 101@gloucestershire.police.uk quoting incident 82 of 26 January.
They would also like to remind people that police and banks would not ask for bank details over the phone not ask anyone to withdraw sums of money.
If anyone gets such a call they should hang up and contact police on 101, or Action Fraud on 0300 1232040, using a different phone as the criminals my still be on the open line.
Please circulate the attached information sheet to raise awareness of the problem and how to prevent becoming a victim.
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