Tandridge Nhw Newsletter Bulletin 3

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Tandridge Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter

Bulletin 3 January 17th – January 28th 2019

Dear Neighbourhood Watch Members

Over the past few weeks in the Tandridge Area there have been a number of attempted telephone scams. Please ensure your friends family and neighbours who may not be on Facebook are aware.

Persons are purporting to be from the bank, or a police station, stating that there has been fraud on the account or people are in custody for fraud. They are requesting card details or cash withdrawals which will then be collected and verified. They have often been using the name DC Morris but may use any name.

The police and bank will not contact you asking for this information. Please make sure this message is spread widely and let's stop these criminals targeting the most vulnerable and trusting members of our community

Dan Gutierrez

Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Inspector

If your area is not referred to below it is because we have not been informed of the crime or it has not been affected by reported crime in the categories below. Feedback from you will help to achieve the most appropriate circulation of information.

** PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO STAFF HOLIDAYS BULLETIN 4 WILL BE LESS COMPREHENSIVE THAN USUAL. THE NEXT FULLY COMPREHENSIVE BULLETIN WILL BE BULLETIN 5 COVERING THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 14th TO 27TH **

CRIME REPORTS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Our Area Patrol Team and Safer Neighbourhood Team deal with a variety of incidents. Here are a few they dealt with over the last two weeks.

On January 19th a male driver was arrested after a breath test proved positive following a road traffic collision in Lingfield and in after a car was stopped with no MOT the driver was also arrested for failing a breath test.

After a vehicle was stopped for a drug search in on January 22ndthe male was subsequently arrested for failing a roadside drug test when he proved positive for cannabis.

On January 24th a car was stopped in . On searching the boot officers found balaclavas, a baseball bat, gloves and bleach. One male was arrested for going equipped to steal.

Following a number of offences recently in the area of telephone fraud, where victims are deceived and requested to take money out from the bank to be collected from their address we intercepted a male attending to collect money from a property in South Nutfield and he was promptly arrested. Enquiries are ongoing to see if he links to any further offences.

Two people have been arrested and released under investigation after six vehicles were stolen from a Copthorne business park on January 25th.

On January 26th after stopping a vehicle driven by a male wanted for two serious assaults in the Met Police Area he was arrested. He was also arrested for resisting arrest and being in possession of a large heavy baseball bat.

Lingfield, Dormansland and Edenbridge.

Burglary Business and the Community

Haxted Road, Edenbridge. Between 11.00 January 20th and 07.00 January 21st the roller shutter doors of two barns were damaged and a Honda 300cc Quad Bike and three chainsaws are missing (ref 45190007085).

Godstone Road, Lingfield. There was a failed attempt to lever open the window of an office building but the glass was smashed between 17.00 January 22nd and 07.00 January 23rd (ref 45190007868). Then between 14.30 and January 25th and 08.30 January 27th after a shop was forcibly entered cash was stolen (ref 45190009491).

Vehicle Crime

Felcourt Road, Lingfield – Theft. Between January 15th and 17th the front index plate of a vehicle was stolen (ref 45190005804).

Gun Pit Road, Lingfield – Theft. Around 15.05 January 24th the window of a car was smashed and a purse stolen (ref 45190008529).

Godstone Road, Lingfield – Theft. Between 19.00 and 20.00 January 24th a silver Ford Ranger index GV57CWJ was stolen (ref 45190008670).

High Street, Dormansland – Criminal Damage. At 16.00 January 18th an object hit the roof of a travelling vehicle causing damage to the sun roof and youths were seen nearby at the time (ref 45190006384).

West Street and Station Road, Dormansland – Theft. During the evening January 24th a white Ford Transit Tipper index CU63DMX was stolen in West Street and the front and rear index plates of vehicle stolen in Station Road 9ref 45190008690/8699).

Godstone, South Godstone,Nutfield and Smallfield

Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

Weatherhill Road, Smallfield. Between 13.45 and 19.30 January 17th there was a failed attempt to prise open the window of a house (ref 45190006005).

Field Walk, Smallfield. Between 20.00 and 22.30 January 22nd offenders walked down the side of a property and climbed over the fence into a neighbouring garden. They smashed the French doors of that house and after an untidy search stole a safe containing a large quantity of cash and jewellery together with some Rolex watches, IPads and an IMac book. Three males all dressed in dark clothing were seen by a neighbour together with what may have been a white Audi A3 (ref 45190007800).

High Street, Godstone. At around 10.00 January 21st the front door of a house under renovation was smashed open and a club hammer and bolster tool were stolen (ref 45190007190).

Church Lane, Godstone. Between 12.00 January 27th and 08.30 January 28th two sheds were broken into and two Stihl hedge trimmers stolen (ref 45190009839).

Burglary Business and the Community

Byers Lane, South Godstone. Between 02.30 and 03.30 January 27th a commercial building was entered and a CCTV hard drive and screen stolen (ref 45190009442).

Vehicle Crime

High Street, Nutfield – Criminal Damage. Overnight January 22nd to 23rd the window of a vehicle was damaged (ref 45190007865).

Careys Wood, Smallfield – Criminal Damage. On January 26th the tyres of two vehicles were slashed (ref 45190009670/9896).

Oxted, Tandridge and Hurst Green

Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

Peter Avenue, . Around 03.10 January 19th three males attempted to force open the rear wooden door of a property but made off in a light coloured vehicle with a rear spoiler when disturbed by the victim (ref 45190006467).

Wheeler Avenue, Oxted Around 03.00 January 20th a male was seen trying to break into a garage (ref 45190006785).

Central Way, Oxted. Between 20.00 January 18th and 15.00 January 19th a shed door was unscrewed and a hedge trimmer stolen (ref 45190006655).

Bluehouse Lane, Oxted. Around 04.10 January 24th a rear kitchen door was prised open and a handbag containing car keys was stolen together with a BMW X3 car. A car baby seat and children’s’ bag was found later in Sutton (ref 45190008333).There was also a failed attempt to break into another house and two unlocked vehicles outside another house were searched whilst a male was seen walking away from the open door of a garage (ref 45190008384/8413/8856). In Park Road two people were seen looking in windows of a house and the glove box of an unlocked car was later found open (ref 45190008492).

Red Lane, Tandridge. Around 04.30 January 23rd there was an attempted break in of a house and then the victim’s van containing tools was stolen. The van was later found abandoned in Coulsdon (ref 45190007880).

Southlands Lane, Tandridge. Between 08.30 and 16.30 January 24th the wooden door of a garage was prised open and a yellow Suzuki motorcycle index LE56MXH was stolen (ref 45190008686).

Burglary Business and the Community

Station Road East, Oxted. Between January 16th and 18th a battery and fuel pump were stolen from a site (ref 45190006114).

Station Road East and Barrow Green Road, Oxted. Between 23.00 January 25th and 08.55 January 26th there were three incidents where premises were broken into and the contents of tills stolen together with bottles of alcohol from one of them where there had been a similar theft on January 19th (ref 45190009152/9186/9160).

Station Road West, Oxted. Overnight January 28th the till and its contents were stolen from a retail property after access was gained through a window that was smashed (ref 45190009792).

Church Lane, Oxted. Between 00.01 and 08.00 January 20th the side door of a clubhouse was smashed with an axe (ref 45190006848).

Vehicle Crime

Bramble Close, Hurst Green – Fire. The roof of a vehicle was set on fire around 20.48 January 22nd and a person wearing a grey jumper was seen running away (ref 45190007804).

Mill Lane, Hurst Green – Criminal Damage. Between 14.00 January 26th and 09.00 January 27th the tyres of two vehicles were slashed (ref 45190009608).

Caterham and . Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

Tupwood Lane, Caterham. Between 06.30 and 19.00 January21st a house was entered by unknown means and an untidy search conducted. A Gucci watch and silver diamond Raymond Weil watch were stolen (ref 45190007315).

Vehicle Crime

Court Bushes Road, Whyteleafe - Theft. Between 07.00 and 11.14 January 23rd £5,000 of tools were stolen from a van (45190008381).On January 21staround 16.15 a windscreen was smashed with what appears to have been a hammer (ref 45190008489).

Warlingham

Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

Crowborough Drive, Warlingham. Between 16.00 and midnight January 18ththe kitchen window of a house was smashed in order to gain entry and conduct an untidy search. An Apple IPad, six war medals, sports medals, collectable coins and an air rifle were among items stolen. The burglary may be linked to two in the Met Police Area on the same day one in Road, and one in Featherbed Lane, Addington where a suspect vehicle believed to be a silver Toyota or Vauxhall was reported (ref 45190006038).

Gresham Avenue, Warlingham. Between 08.00 and 12.20 January 24th a shed was broken into and drills, a spanner and socket set were stolen (ref 45190008463).

Hillbury Road, Warlingham. Around 18.00 January 22nd a house was entered through a rear window. A 42” flat screen T, jewellery and a bag of costume jewellery were stolen. A neighbours CCTV captured footage of a silver Mercedes van and two suspects. A slim young white male entered the house wearing black clothing with white stripes down his trousers and a tall black male wearing a dark coloured jumper with white stripes down the arm and white stripes down the side of his dark coloured trousers was in the van (ref 45190007782).

Crewes Lane, Warlingham. Between 16.00 and 20.00 January 25th a property was entered through a full glass rear door. After an untidy search £15,000 of designer shoes and handbags together with jewellery and cash were stolen (ref 45190009185).

Vehicle Crime

Hillbury Road, Warlingham – Criminal Damage. Around 02.55 January 19ththe windows of nine cars were smashed by a male who was seen getting into a dark BMW saloon with two other occupants in it before driving away (ref 45190006796).

Hillbury Road, Warlingham – Theft. At 10.00 January 21st whilst the victim was working on a car, a male jumped out of a silver coloured Mercedes and grabbed a bag of tools from the back of the victim’s van (ref 45190007136).

Chelsham Common, Warlingham – Theft. Between 22.00 January 21st and 14.30 January 22nd the rear doors of a van were forced open and tools stolen (ref 45190007795).

Westhall Road, Warlingham – Theft. Between 12.00 and 15.00 January 29ththe side window of a van was smashed and a rucksack containing a wallet and bank card was stolen (ref 45190009885).

Limpsfield Road, Warlingham – Theft. Between 12.00 and 15.00 January 27th a catalytic converter was stolen from a parked car (ref 45190010055).

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