<p> Ellesmere Port & Neston Neighbourhood Policing Team</p><p>Weekly News Bulletin – 16 – 22 November 2013</p><p>Keeping in contact….</p><p>As always, if we are not aware of your problems we will not be in a position to tackle them. We encourage members of the public to contact us with any issues they have on 101.</p><p>Please use the web pages which will provide details of all of the beat meetings within your area. They also provide very useful home and personal security advice.</p><p>Also within the ‘My Neighbourhood’ section you can find details of:  Local officers covering your area.  Local priorities  The latest information on what is happening in your area.</p><p>You can also sign up to ‘Cheshire Police Alert’. This allows the public to register as system users and receive e-mail, text and voice message alerts sent from Cheshire Constabulary. You can also choose to receive alerts from information providers such as: The Police and Crime Commissioner, Neighbourhood Watch, Cheshire Fire and Rescue and Cheshire East & West Councils.</p><p>* * * Please find a brief round up of some of this weeks incidents.</p><p>Burglaries </p><p>Incidents reported relating to residential property: o Stanlow/Wolverham area –  Ludlow Drive – Offenders using a ladder to enter property through an insecure casement window have taken cash a quantity of cash. o Whitby area –  Lundy Drive – Entry gained by forcing rear wooden framed window. Very untidy search made so property taken has not yet been provided/</p><p>Incidents reported relating to business premises: o Westminster area –  Unit 1-6, Gibson Ct., Portside – Offenders have removed sheet cladding and smashed through brick wall to access premises. Bosch drill and Paslode nail airgun taken. o Rossmore area –  Ellesmere Port Golf Centre, Chester Road – Panel forced from rear door to gain entry. Till drawer with float and £200 of golf clubs taken. Acer and Benross Trimass sand irons/wedges.</p><p>Incidents reported relating to outbuildings/garden: o Westminster area –  Standingwood Avenue – Insecure garage entered and mountain bike, Dyson vacuum cleaner and black golf bag, containing full set of Ping clubs taken. o Groves area –  Horstone Road – White Specialized Hard Rock mountain bike taken from secure detached garage. Criminal Damage </p><p>Incidents reported relating to criminal damage, with the exclusion of damage to vehicles: o Westminster area –  Penn Gardens – Unknown object thrown at living room window causing it to smash. o Central area –  Arthur Avenue – Front living room window damaged by unknown means.  Port Arcades, Town Centre – Group of youths removed by security have kicked door frame upon leaving, causing damage. o Rossmore area –  Pound Road – Front window smashed by unknown means.</p><p>Theft </p><p>Incidents reported relating to theft, with the exclusion of shop lifting & vehicle theft: o Stanlow/Wolverham area –  Growhow Ltd, Ince – Offenders enter site by unknown means and take £30k worth of steel piping. o Westminster area –  ABB Capacitors UK, Rossmore Road East – Males in a Transit enter site and take pallet with 40 x 10” reels of wiring cable. o Rossmore area –  Chester Road – After having a demonstration of a vacuum cleaner caller has noticed their credit card missing. o Neston area –  Earle Drive, Parkgate – Royal Mail post box is forced open and contents taken.</p><p>Vehicle Crime </p><p>Incidents reported relating to theft/attempt theft of motor vehicles: o Rossmore area –  Tesco Express car park, Windways – Keys to Fiat Doblo HV11 UNG, hire car, dropped by customer on way into store. Offender has picked up keys and taken vehicle.</p><p>Incidents reported relating to theft / attempt theft from motor vehicles: o Stanlow/Wolverham area –  Langley Court – Citroen Picasso has rear window forced open with tree branch. Cash and sat. nav. taken from within the central storage compartment. o Ledsham area –  Woodhey Hotel, Berwick Road – Ford Transit has rear doors forced to gain entry. Toolbox containing tools taken. o Rossmore area –  Clayhill Green – Vauxhall Corsa parked on a residential driveway has fuel siphoned from tank.</p><p>Incidents reported relating to damage to motor vehicles: o Central area –  The Knot car park, town centre – Renault Clio has extensive denting caused to body work after 4 males were seen ramming a shopping trolley into it. o Pooltown area –  Grappenhall Road – Peugeot is scratched down the passenger door by unknown person.  Pooltown Road – Attempt made to force fuel cap on Ford Escort. Cap cover taken. o Rivacre area –  Hawthorn Road – Renault Clio, parked at the road side, has deep scratch made into the drivers’ door. o Neston area –  Frobisher Road – Renault Scenic has all four tyres slashed.</p><p>Other incidents of note - Arson</p><p> This week there have been 2 reports of fires received from the Fire service. </p><p> o West Vale, Neston – Domestic recycling boxes on roadside set alight. o Newbridge Road, Ellesmere Port – Small grass fire on area of scrub land.</p><p>Regards Insp. Brian Green - Ellesmere Port & Neston Neighbourhood Inspector</p>