Tandridge Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin

BULLETIN 25 December 5th – December 19th 2019

Dear Neighbourhood Watch Members

You will read in this Bulletin about the blue Ford Focus car that has been suspected of being involved in a number of thefts of tools from vans in the area during December. I can do no better than repeat the quote PC Wayne Stephens in our Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood team placed on our Facebook page last week.

“We want the community to know that whilst it may seem through the power of social media that the Police are not doing anything about this type of crime we want the people of Tandridge to rest assured that lots of work has been going on behind the scenes and will continue to be done to help recover stolen items, try to identify those responsible, bring them to justice and prevent further offences.”

However I would also comment that you can all help us by logging the serial numbers of your tools, garden machinery etc. at www.immobilise.com and also mark them with your postcode. If we find them in possession of suspects or abandoned we can then return them to you and it may assist us in progressing prosecutions against the suspects.

As this is the last Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin this year all my colleagues join me in wishing all our readers a Happy, Healthy and Safe Christmas and New Year

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.

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 December 7th in Lingfield a male driver was found asleep and slumped over the driving wheel. After failing a breath test he was arrested and charged with being in charge of a vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit.

On December 8th in on the Hill a vehicle was followed by police until a male decamped from it and after a short pursuit was detained. A number of Class A and Class B drugs were found nearby and the male is currently released under investigation.

On December 11th in South Nutfield a male was located at home after having been reported driving off from a pub in an intoxicated condition. He refused a breath test and was arrested for that and for resisting arrest. Charges will follow on completion of the investigation.

Following a number of thefts from vans across the Tandridge area in December we have been actively seeking the suspect vehicle involved. The Ford Focus, on false plates, was spotted by our Roads Policing Colleagues on December 13th but the vehicle sped off. The vehicle was abandoned near School in where the 3 male suspects ran off through the school. Sadly after an extensive search the males were not located but the vehicle, which had been stolen earlier in the month, has been recovered with a quantity of suspected stolen tools in the boot. Thank you to everyone at the scene that helped us while we carried out our searches. Enquiries continue… We have put photos of some of the stolen tools on our Tandridge Beat Facebook page. Please contact us if you think they may be yours.

On December 11th two males were arrested in the Titsey Hill area for possession of a number of catapults and an air rifle. It is suspected they had been poaching as a number of dead pheasants were found and they had driven a vehicle onto private land causing criminal damage. Enquiries are ongoing.

In South on December 15th a male was arrested after a report was received that he had been driving all over the road. He has been charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath whilst in custody.

After a single vehicle road traffic collision in on December 16th a male was arrested after failing a drug test and for being in possession of crystal meth.

Lingfield, Dormansland, Marsh Green and Copthorne

Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

West Street, Dormansland. Between 18.50 and 22.00 December 11th the rear patio doors of a house were smashed and after an untidy search of bedroom jewellery was stolen (ref 45190133974). Dowlands Lane, Copthorne. Around 21.57 December 12th two motocross bikes were stolen from a garage (ref 45190133849).

Burglary Business and The Community

Copthorne Road, Copthorne. Around 18.55 December 14th the lock to a building and a further lock to a rented outbuilding were cut and five males entered removing as yet unidentified property (ref 45190134295).

Robbery

Town Hill, Lingfield. At 16.28 December 19th a van delivery driver was assaulted as he returned to his van and his wallet and van keys stolen. The white Ford transit van index DS61XWY was then driven off followed by a small grey car. One offender was described as of mixed race wearing a grey woolly trousers and grey hat (ref 45190136163).

Theft

Moor Lane, Marsh Green. Overnight December 5th to 6th a yellow 3T dumper truck with red stickers was stolen from a construction site (ref 45190131027).

Vehicle Crime

Farthingdale, Dormansland. Around 21.00 December 10th a stone was thrown through the rear window of a vehicle (ref 45190133080). Moor Lane, Dormansland – Criminal Damage. Around 21.50 December 11th a motorbike was seen leaving the area where the rear and side windows of two cars had been smashed (ref 45190133056). Clay Hall Lane, Copthorne – Criminal Damage. Between 22.00 December 12th and 20.00 December 13th the window of a car was broken (ref 45190134271). Little Lullenden, Lingfield – Theft. Between 15.00 December 17th and 11.55 December 18th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190135644).

South Godstone and

Vehicle Crime

Stychens Close, Bletchingley – Theft. Between 18.20 December 9th and 06.50 December 10th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190132537). Rabies Hill Road, Bletchingley – Theft. Between 10.00 and 10.30 December 11th a van was broken into and drills, a multi engine tool, strimmer and hedge cutter were amongst items stolen. A Ford Focus involved in the theft was being driven on index plates stolen in Warlingham (ref 45190133068). Outwood Lane, Bletchingley – Theft. Overnight December 12th to 13th index plates FD59YOV were stolen (ref 45190133676). Lagham Road, South Godstone – Theft. Between 16.30 and 21.20 December 8th an exhaust was stolen from a vehicle (ref 45190132691). Eastbourne Road, South Godstone - Criminal Damage. Overnight December 11th to 12th the rear window of a car was smashed (ref 45190133475).On December 12th the side window of a car was also smashed (ref 45190135488). Harcourt Way, South Godstone – Theft. Between 19.00 December 17th and 04.00 December 18th a black Honda motorbike index LD64XOB was stolen (ref 45190135486).

Oxted, Godstone, , Limpsfield Chart, Westerham and Hurst Green

Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

The Greenway, Hurst Green. Between 13.00 December 5th and 14.30 December 5th a window was forced open and after an untidy search cash and jewellery were stolen (ref 45190131059). Home Park, Hurst Green. Around 23.03 December 7th three persons were seen on a door camera trying to force open the front door but they left when seeing the camera (ref 45190132195). Hallsland Way, Hurst Green. Between 16.00 December 11th and 20.30 December 12th a rear patio door window was smashed and then the door opened using the key that was in the inside lock. Cash and jewellery were stolen (ref 45190133736). Greenhurst Lane, Hurst Green. Between 22.30 December 16th and 07.10 December 17th a garage was broken into and a quantity of Festool items were stolen (ref 45190135443). Eastbourne Road, Godstone. Three outbuildings were broken into around 21.00 December 7th and Stihl tools were amongst items stolen (ref 45190131644). High Street, Godstone. Around 12.00 December 8th tools, a lawn mower, drills and three bicycles were stolen from a shed (ref 45190131697). Church Lane, Godstone. Overnight December 15th to 16th a garage and shed were broken into and a petrol leaf blower, strimmer and hedge trimmer were stolen (ref 45190134816). Westerham Road, Oxted. Around 18.51 December 8th a house was broken into via a metal window in poor condition that was prised open. A secure and locked internal door was forced open but after an untidy search nothing was stolen. CCTV images show a black Ford Focus on the driveway of the property at the time (ref 45190131768). Granville Road, Oxted. Around 17.25 December 12th two males dressed in black climbed onto a roof of a single story extension, prised open a first floor window and undertook an untidy search. When the alarm sounded they smashed a rear patio door to exit. It is not yet known whether anything was stolen (ref 45190133430).

Theft Westerham Road, Westerham. Between December 7th and 9th buckets and a quick hitch were stolen from an excavator (ref 45190131940). Leigh Place Lane, Godstone. Between December 6th and 8th three white Klac Hitch excavator buckets were stolen (ref 45190132315). Hurstlands, Hurst Green. Overnight December 9th to 10th a Kubota K008 digger was stolen (ref 45190132362). Beadles Lane, Oxted. Overnight December 17th to 18th a number of illuminated Christmas ornaments were stolen from a garden (ref 45190135779).

Vehicle Crime Grub Street, Limpsfield – Theft. Between 09.00 and 11.00 December 6th tools were stolen from a van (ref 45190131069). Godstone Hill, Godstone – Criminal Damage. Overnight December 5th to 6th the rear window of a vehicle was smashed (ref 45190131070). Eastbourne Road, Godstone – Criminal Damage. Overnight December 14th to 15th two windows of a car were smashed (ref 45190134445). Woodhurst Lane, Oxted – Theft. Overnight December 9th to 10th index plates LL64HLW were stolen from a vehicle (ref 45190132674). Chalkpit Lane, Oxted – Theft. Between 02.00 and 06.00 December 11th a motorbike was stolen from a driveway but later found damage and abandoned a short distance away (ref 45190132963). Brassey Road, Oxted. Between 10.35 and 11.00 December 12th the rear window of a van was smashed and tools stolen (ref 4519013467). Tandridge Lane, Oxted – Theft. Overnight December 14th to 15th a silver Ford Transit index YR57EAA was stolen together with the tools inside it (ref 45190134583). Ridlands Road, Limpsfield Chart – Theft. Between November 27th and December 11th a black KTM RC 125cc motorcycle index WN66HRC was stolen (ref 45190133137).

Caterham, , and Caterham on the Hill

Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

Stafford Road, Caterham. Between 14.30 and 16.30 the rear patio door of a house was forced open and after an untidy search keys were collected together but left on the premises. Jewellery was stolen and a black Audi may have been used by the offenders (ref 45190130790). Farningham Road, Caterham. At 13.30 December 1oth a white male aged around 40, medium build, dark grey gelled hair and wearing a black puffa jacket knocked on the door of a house saying there was a problem with the guttering. Whilst the owner went inside to consult a 3rd party the male followed the owner into the house without permission and mover belongings around in a bedroom before leaving (ref 45190132652). Manor Avenue, Caterham. Between 16.55 and 17.20 December 17th the rear patio door of a house was smashed and after an untidy search car keys and a car were stolen. The car was later found abandoned in Sevenoaks (ref 45190135371). Godstone Road, Whyteleafe. Between 18.30 December 6th and 10.50 December 7th there was a failed attempt to force open the back door of a property (ref 45190131353). Halton Road, Caterham on the Hill. Between 07.30 and 09.30 December 9th a shed was broken into but items were all discarded in the garden (ref 45190131915). Addison Road, Caterham on the Hill. Between December 15th and 18th a garage was broken into and various item stolen (ref 45190135652).

Robbery

Tupwood Lane, Caterham. Around 13.40 December 16th the victim got out of a car and was walking along the road whilst on a mobile phone. A male rode past on a bike and snatched the phone. The phone was an Apple 11 Pro IMEI no 353908104593964 (ref 45190134919).

Theft

Buxton Lane, Caterham on the Hill. Overnight December 9th to 10th a snowman and two reindeer were stolen from a front garden and the boot of a car forced open but nothing stolen (ref 45190133059).

Vehicle Crime

Harestone Hill, Caterham – Theft. Around 13.35 December 5th a van window was smashed and a Combi drill box stolen with a drill and impact drill. The empty box was found nearby (ref 45190130605). Underwood Road, Caterham – Theft. Between 08.30 and 16.00 December 4th index plates CA09LFS were stolen (ref 45190130764). Beechwood Gardens, Caterham. Theft. Overnight December 6th to 7th index plates EA16NPD were stolen from a vehicle (ref 45190131809). Between December 10th and 17th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190135573). Stafford Road, Caterham – Theft. Between 18.30 and 21.40 December 10th a silver Ford Transit index DU13ZNA was stolen (ref 45190132747). Station Avenue, Caterham – Theft. Between 08.40 and 18.15 December 9th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190135118). Drake Avenue, Caterham on the Hill – Theft. Overnight December 5th to 6th a black Audi A4 index GU12KFT was stolen (ref 45190130874). Oak Road, Caterham on the Hill – Theft. Around 21.30 December 7th a blue Ford Transit index GV11UNM was stolen. The tracker was later found discarded in bushes (ref 45190131636). Hawthorne Gardens, Caterham on the Hill – Theft. Around 09.20 December 9th a leaf blower was stolen from the cab of a truck. A Ford Focus was believed to have been used by the offenders (ref 45190132319). Addison Road, Caterham on the Hill – Theft. Around 17.00 December 12th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190133534). Coulsdon Road, Caterham on the Hill – Theft. Between 21.00 and 22.00 December 10th index plates RE59VKA were stolen from a vehicle (ref 45190133053). Between 11.00 and 19.40 December 15th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190135035). Money Road, Caterham on the Hill – Criminal Damage. Between 15.00 and 16.00 December 11th the side of a car was damaged by a sharp instrument and had been damaged before on two occasions in November (ref 45190133155). William Road, Caterham on the Hill – Criminal Damage. Between 13.00 December 7th and 09.00 December 9th a vehicle was damaged by a sharp instrument all along one side from front to rear (ref 45190135042). Avenue Road, Caterham on the Hill. Between midnight December 14th and midnight December 15th a catalytic converter was stolen (ref 45190135338). Doctors Lane, Chaldon – Theft. Between 10.45 and 11.24 December 9th the window of a van was smashed and a set of drills stolen and the window of another van was also smashed (ref 45190132153/132161). Aspen Vale, Whyteleafe – Theft. Between November 29th and December 13th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190133794). Hornchurch Hill, Whyteleafe – Theft. Between December 10th and 17th index plates SD58YPU were stolen (ref 45190135338).

Warlingham, and

Burglary Residential including sheds and garages

Landscape Road, Warlingham. Between 09.30 and 11.00 December 6th the glass door into a kitchen was smashed and after a search of the house a silver Brietling watch and cash were stolen (ref 45190130962). East Parkside, Warlingham. Overnight December 6th to 7th an underground garage was broken into and CCTV cameras and hard drives stolen (ref 45190131189). Farleigh Road, Warlingham. Around 17.45 December 8th a rear first floor window was used to gain access to a house after the offender climbed onto a conservatory roof. Cash and jewellery were stolen together with a car key. Three males, mid to late teens were believed to be involved (ref 45190131797).

Theft

Chelsham Road, . Between December 6th and 9th the padlock on a metal cage in a barn was smashed and four items of garden machinery stolen (ref 45190132181).

Vehicle Crime

Paynesfield Road, Tatsfield – Theft. Around 13.30 December 5th a Ford Wagon delivery van index DN17AJX was stolen whilst the driver was attending an address. The tracker was later found in having been removed from the van (ref 45190130684). Old Lane, Tatsfield – Criminal Damage. Around 23.45 December 19th all the windows of a car were smashed by a male seen stumbling away from the scene (ref 45190136334). Larch Close, Warlingham – Criminal Damage. Overnight December 5th to 6th a brick was thrown through the window of a car (ref 451901308881). Eglise Road, Warlingham – Theft. Between 09.20 and 10.30 December 6th index plates LX15NXR were stolen from a vehicle (ref 45190131005). Westhall Road, Warlingham – Theft. Around 09.40 December 6th whilst the victim was in a building a tool bag containing hand tools and a jigsaw were among item stolen from a van after the rear door had been left open. Two males, one wearing a beanie hat, were involved and they were in a blue Ford Focus believed to have stolen index plates (ref 45190130997). Tithepitshaw Lane, Warlingham - Theft. Between 11.00 and 1.45 December 9th index plates P33MMG were stolen from a car (ref 45190132182) and between December 1st and 11th index plates RE64UYA were also stolen and used in connection with a theft of tools from a van in Bletchingley on December 11th. Searchwood Road, Warlingham – Theft. Between 08.30 and 18.00 December 9th index plates GF09UZJ were stolen (ref 45190132263). Ridley Road, Warlingham – Theft. Between 08.00 and 13.00 December 12th the driver’s side window of a van was smashed and a Dewalt jig saw, planer multi tool and batteries were stolen (ref 45190133517). Limpsfield Road, Warlingham – Theft. Around 14.30 December 12th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car whilst the victim was in a supermarket. There have been other similar thefts in this location over the last few weeks (ref 45190133389). Warren Park, Warlingham – Theft. Sometime between December 6th and 13th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190134269). Long Hill, Woldingham – Theft. Between 10.00 and 11.00 December 6th the side window of a van was smashed and items stolen from a glove box. A blue Ford Focus with stolen index plates was involved (ref 45190131094). The Ridge, Woldingham – Theft. Around 10.30 December 12th a disc cutter was stolen from a builder working at a property and a Ford Focus was used by the offenders (ref 45190133473). Clare Court, Woldingham – Theft. Between 09.30 and 14.40 December 12th a catalytic converter was stolen from a car (ref 45190133531). Station Road, Woldingham – Theft. Between December 13th and 16th a Kubota VRM 50400 was stolen from a building site (ref 45190135157).

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