BRAINTREE AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Affiliated to County Neighbourhood Watch Association a registered Charity No: 1168988 THE WEEKLY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NEWSLETTER TWO PAGE ISSUE FRIDAY 19TH JULY 2019 Number: 489 Email: [email protected]

DWELLING HOUSE BURGLARIES DISTRACTION DWELLING HOUSE RIVENHALL Rickstones Road BURGLARY. Tuesday 16th July 11:00hrs. Gordon Road Suspect unknown gained entry to property and Thursday 13th June 15:30hrs. jewellery was taken. A man knocked on the door of a woman in her 70’s STOKE BY NAYLAND Wick Road and began discussing ground works at her home. Tuesday July 16th. Two other men entered the victim’s home and left Suspect unknown gained entry to property by with a four figure sum of cash. smashing a pane in the rear door . Jewellery and watches stolen. Any information contact Suffolk Police telephoning 101 quote reference 37/41842/19 or email [email protected]

THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLES KELVEDON London Road July 14th between 00:00hrs and 07:43hrs. This E-fit has been created by Essex Police of the Suspect unknown gained entry to black Ford Fiesta man who entered the home. Zetec and stole vehicle. It is acknowledged that Braintree is almost 30 miles EARLS COLNE Park Lane from Basildon, but sadly these people do not have Between July 13th 12:00hrs and July 14rth 12:37hrs. boundaries and if you see this person call Essex Suspect unknown removed a black Ford Fiesta Police on 999 or 101 if not an emergency. Titanium Turbo Please can everyone do what they can to persuade Humber Road those who may feel vulnerable ( whatever their age) July 11th between 00:00hrs and 14:48hrs. to not open the door to those they do not know or Suspect unidentified stole a silver Vauxhall Signum expect and to call a member of their family, E. neighbour or local friend to come to their assistance. If you live in why not ask for the BRAINTREE POLICE ACTIONS Neighbourhood Watch Nominated Neighbour Card SEEN VIA TWITTER which does prevent anyone opening the door to Friday 19th July unknown callers. Contact this newsletter for more Braintree Police spotted an elusive vehicle and after information. a stop a Police Officer found large sums of cash , an offensive weapon and whilst in custody the suspect revealed A drugs in his possession. THEFT FROM PERSONS Hedingham Road THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE th th Between May 26 and July 14 . HAVERHILL Green Road Suspect removed £332 from victim’s purse. Between Tuesday July 16th 16:30hrs and SIBLE HEDINGHAM Swan Street Wednesday July 17th 06:50hrs. th July 14 between 11:00hrs and 14:19hrs. Suspect unknown gained entry to vehicle and a Sat Suspect unidentified found victim’s card and used Nav, phone charger, clothing ,umbrella and it to make two transactions of £18.50 for fuel and sunglasses were taken beer.

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ATTEMPTED BURGLARY OF GARAGE ADVICE ON HOW TO SECURE UPVC BOCKING BLACKWATER Bridport Way DOORS. th th Between July 12 06:30hrs and July 13 09:37hrs. There have been dwelling house burglaries due to Suspect unknown attempted to gain entry to Upvc doors not being locked properly. victim’s garage by prising off the door from its Some offences have occurred overnight and the hinges -but no access gained. method the suspect(s) are using is ‘popping’ UPVC

doors which have not been double locked. THEFTS OF LEAD It is essential that if you have a UPVC door that you double lock it. HALSTEAD Your UPVC door will be vulnerable if it is just shut Sudbury Road (1) not double locked. th July 12 between 03:00hrs and 12:51hrs. Suspect unknown stole lead from roof of property. Sudbury Road (2) July 12th between 03:30hrs and 14:51hrs. Suspect unknown stole lead from roof of property. GREAT NOTLERY Elsham Drive Suspect unidentified removed lead from property.

TRAILERS STOLEN

CRESSING Hawbash Green Between July 1st 00:00hrs and July 17th 16:24hrs.

Suspect unknown , either by towing away or using EDITORS NOTE : Please note that if anyone has any a low loader, has stolen two bespoke trailers . information regarding these incidents they should telephone One trailer was in the shape of a giant tennis ball Essex or Suffolk Police on 101 or Crimestoppers. This with the words “PIMMS” and the other trailer was a newsletter is a summary of crime incidents from reports giant Copper Still with the words “G-VINE” . supplied by Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk Police from Facebook Both has been used as bars for serving alcohol and and Twitter . The newsletter covers Acton, Alphamstone, Ashen, Belchamp have twin axles. St. Paul, Belchamp Walter, Bocking, Borley, Bradwell , Braintree Town areas, Bulmer, Bures, Burtons Green, Castle THEFT OF HANGING BASKET Hedingham, , Clare, , , BRAINTREE Glebe Avenue Colne Engaine, , Cressing, Earls Colne, Between July 14th 21:00hrs and July 15th 20:51hrs. Feering, Finchingfield, Foxearth, Gestingthorpe, Gosfield, Great Bardfield , Great Henny, Great Maplestead, Great Notley Suspect unknown removed hanging basket from , , Greenstead Green, Halstead, Hatfield Peverel front of property. , Hitcham, Kelvedon, Lamarsh, Leigh-on-Sea, Leavenheath Little Baddow, Liston, Little Henny, Little Yeldham, Little Maplestead, Long Melford, Middleton, Ovington, Panfield,

Pattiswick, Pebmarsh, Pentlow, Radwinter, Rayne, , Rivenhall, Shalford, Sible Hedingham, Silver End, Stambourne, Stisted, Stoke by Clare, Southend, Sturmer, Sudbury, Terling, Juxta Clare, , Twinstead,

Wethersfield, White Ash Green, White Colne, Wickham St. Pauls, Witham.

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