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Essex County Neighbourhood Watch Association BRAINTREE AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Affiliated to Essex County Neighbourhood Watch Association a registered Charity No: 1168988 THE WEEKLY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NEWSLETTER TWO PAGE ISSUE TUESDAY 31st MARCH 2020 Number: 526 Email: [email protected] DWELLING HOUSE BURGLARIES ESSEX POLICE TWITTER (1) BELCHAMP ST.PAUL Knowl Green Between March 13th 00:01hrs & March 20th 20:16hrs. Suspects unidentified gained entry to property by forcing a window and a door . No property taken . Suspects made off in a direction unknown. “Till snatch attended by PC Andy Crow followed by WITHAM a shoplifter making off and chased by PC Scott and Church Street PC Williams with Sgt, Tom Bastendorff on a bike. March 21st between 00:00hrs and 20:01hrs. Located the shoplifter who was the same suspect Suspect unknown gained entry to secure premises for the till snatch. In court received prison sentence by forcing a bedroom window and removed a safe. of six weeks for theft of petty cash and attempted Rosebay Close theft of a hoover. March 22nd between 00:00hrs and 20:02hrs. ESSEX POLICE TWITTER (2) Suspect unknown gained entry to property via back window .Suspect removed £500 from a tin in a cupboard. SUDBURY Quay Lane Monday 23rd March between 02:30hrs and 06:30hrs. Suffolk Police are appealing for information after a burglary.A window was smashed at a home and a designer handbag & its contents were stolen from the window sill. Essex Police ,whilst on patrols in Braintree and If you have any information about this crime please Great Leighs, stopped this Mercedes, after contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference committing fuel thefts , with a boot fill of fuel. Driver 37/17589/20 via – was arrested and vehicle seized THEFTS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES CRESSING Long Green THEFT FROM PERSONS Between March 6th 14:00hrs & Msrch 9th 13:31hrs. HALSTEAD Bridge Street Suspect unknown removed items from a Flat Bed Between 19th March 00:00hrs and 22nd March Ford Transit. 20:16hrs. HALSTEAD Fifth Avenue , Bluebridge Industrial Suspect unknown stole victim’s Lloyds debit card Estate from his trouser pocket. Between March 20th 18:30hrs & March 21st. BRAINTREE Market Place 00:00hrs. Between March 23rd 14:00hrs and March 24th Suspect unknown removed a catalytic converter 00:00hrs. from a Kia Sorento Suspect unknown stole victim’s wallet from his pocket by bumping into victim. QUAD BIKE STOLEN STURMER Kedington Road th th Between 7 March 22:30hrs and 8 March 10:51hrs. Suspects unknown gained entry to a garage through the door and stole a quad bike. FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN ESSEX AND WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO WORK WITH ESSEX POLICE TO REDUCE CRIME PLEASE SEND YOUR FULL DETAILS AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO [email protected] BRAINTREE AND DISTRICT NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Affiliated to Essex County Neighbourhood Watch Association a registered Charity No: 1168988 THE WEEKLY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH NEWSLETTER TWO PAGE ISSUE TUESDAY 31st MARCH 2020 Number: 526 Email: [email protected] SCHOOL BURGLARY GOSFIELD Halstead Road CONTACT LESS CARD PROTECTORS st rd Between March 21 00:00hrs and March 23 From this week the limit on contactless card limit is 20:08hrs. to be increased to £45 so please take extra care Suspect(s) unknown gained entry to a school with your bank cards. kitchen and removed all food and a commercial We supply contactless card protector wallets. freezer If you would like some please contact this newsletter with your name, address and which THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLES Neighbourhood Watch Group you are a member GREAT NOTLEY Ridings Avenue March 8th between 00:00hrs and 15:19hrs Suspect unknown stole a white Range Rover. EDITORS NOTE: HALSTEAD Pretoria Road This newsletter is a summary of crime incidents Between March 25th 18:30hrs & March 27th 20:05hrs. from reports supplied by Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk Suspect unknown stole black Mercedes C220. Police from Facebook and Twitter . WITHAM Walnut Drive The newsletter is distributed to Acton, Between March 20th 20:00hrs & March 21st 20:12hrs. Alphamstone, Ashen, Belchamp St. Paul, Belchamp Suspect unknown stole a Mercedes Minibus. Walter, Bocking, Borley, Bradwell , Braintree Town areas, Bulmer, Bures, Burtons Green, Castle THEFT OF A MOTOR CYCLES Hedingham, Chelmsford , Clare, Coggeshall, KELVEDON London Road Colchester, Colne Engaine, Cornish Hall End, March 8th between 00:00hrs and 00:55hrs. Cressing, Earls Colne, Feering, Finchingfield, Suspect unknown removed victim’s BMW motor Foxearth, Gestingthorpe, Gosfield, Great Bardfield , cycle. Great Henny, Great Maplestead, Great Notley , Great BRAINTREE Three Fields , The Causeway Saling, Great Yeldham, Great Waldingfield, Between March 26th 20:00hrs and March 27th Greenstead Green, Halstead, Hatfield Peverel , 20:08hrs. Hitcham, Kelvedon, Lamarsh, Leigh-on-Sea, Little Suspect unknown stole a grey Kawasaki Baddow, Liston, Little Henny, Little Yeldham, Little motorcycle whilst it was left unattended and locked Maplestead, Long Melford, Middleton, Ovington, in victim’s home Panfield, Pattiswick, Pebmarsh, Pentlow, Radwinter, Rayne, Rivenhall, Shalford, Sible Hedingham, Silver URGENT IMPORTANT MESSAGE End, Stambourne, Stisted, Stoke by Clare, FROM ESSEX WELFARE SERVICE Southend, Sturmer, Sudbury, Terling, Tilbury Juxta Please type in your search engine Clare, Toppesfield, Twinstead, Wethersfield, White www.essexwelfareservice.org Ash Green, White Colne, Wickham St. Pauls, or under google type in Essex Welfare Service… Witham. This is to inform you of a Coronavirus message from Essex Health Service which is aimed at those who are vulnerable. FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN ESSEX AND WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO WORK WITH ESSEX POLICE TO REDUCE CRIME PLEASE SEND YOUR FULL DETAILS AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO [email protected] .
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