SNAKES LANE & KENT ELMS CLOSE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NEWSLETTER Hello friends & neighbours. Welcome to our ‘Snakes Lane & Kent Elms Close Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter’ INFORMATION FOR THIS MONTH CHRISTMAS SCAM Christmas is fast approaching; Royal Mail & the Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam:
A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on0906 6611911 (a Premium rate number). If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £315 for the phone call. If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 020 7239 6655.
LOCAL PCSO STREET MEET DATES Morrisons - Western Approaches Southend SS2 6SH Saturday 6th December 10am – 11am This “Street Meet” will provide the opportunity for members of the public to meet Police Community Support Officer Janice Watts to discuss any local issue or crime prevention advice. Mobile: 07816661693 Email: [email protected]
Co-Op - 109-121 Rochford Rd Southend SS2 6SY Monday 8th December 1pm – 2pm This’ street meet’ will provide the opportunity for members of the public to meet Police Community Support Officer Elain Hayter to discuss any local issues or crime prevention advice." Mobile: 07816661693 Email: [email protected]
Tesco - Prince Avenue Westcliff SS0 0JP Monday 15th December 6pm – 7pm This “Street Meet” will provide the opportunity for members of the public to meet Police Community Support Officer Janice Watts to discuss any local issue or crime prevention advice. Mobile: 07816661693 Email: [email protected]
LOCAL COMMUNITY MEETING (Used to be Neighbourhood Watch Meeting) St. Stephens Church 90 Alton Gardens SS2 6QA Wednesday 17th December 7.30pm – 8.30pm A local community meeting (LCM) is a police led meeting open to all members of the community including businesses. It is an opportunity for anyone to come along and discuss with the police any local issues within the Southend area. Mobile: 07816661693 ESSEX POLICE CHALLENGE Grays Community Hall 64 Maidstone Rd Grays RM17 6NF Thursday 11th December 7.30pm – 9.30pm Public meeting: Launched in August 2013, it aims to give people the chance to speak directly to Essex Police’s Chief Constable, Stephen Kavanagh.
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF THERE’S A CANNABIS FARM NEAR YOU? A strong and sickly sweet smell Lighting & ventilation equipment that could be used to grow cannabis, being taken into a property Constantly covered or blocked-off windows. Cannabis factories often have constantly pulled curtains, black-out blinds or foil coverings Unsociable coming and going at all hours or neighbours you never see Strong and constant lighting day and night High levels of heat and condensation, Cannabis factories often give off heat and the windows stay misted up Constant buzz of ventilation, Listen out for a whirring sound as the growers try to create an ideal climate for the plants to grow Lots of power cables. Gangs dig underground to lay cables that hook up to things like lamp posts so they don’t have to pay for the enormous amounts of electricity they use. They can easily bypass a £20,000 utility bill. If you suspect that there is cannabis cultivation in your locality, call 101 to report it to the police or use CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 Some useful links for you to keep
CDRP (Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership)
CRIME UPDATES http://www.southendcdrp.co.uk/crime_updates.php
NEWS UPDATES http://www.southendcdrp.co.uk/news_updates.php SOUTHEND NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH http://www.southendwatch.org.uk/ ESSEX POLICE http://www.essex.police.uk/home.aspx Thank you for taking the time to read our Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter. Kind regards Pauline: 90, Snakes Lane 07522 969 998 Elaine: 76A Snakes Lane 07935 877 679 E-mail: [email protected]