Wylye & Nadder Valley Police

Local Priorities

As identified at the last Neighbourhood Tasking Group meeting held in July 2008 PC Wyeth and PCSO Todd are still working on the priorities of Anti-Social Behaviour/noise around the area of Wylye Village Hall, and vehicle speeding at Berwick St James and Steeple Langford

The next NTG meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 4th November at 7.30pm to be held at Berwick St James Village Hall. If you have any issues that you would wish to be raised please contact me and I can raise them on your behalf.

Contacts for your Team

Just to clarify that there are many ways that you can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Emergency Number is 999

  If the incident is happening there and then and life or limb is being threatened

  and it IS an emergency, then do not hesitate to dial 999 for assistance

If the incident is historic or you wish to pass on information please use the 0845 408 7000.By email please use wylyevalleynpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk or the personal email addresses of PC Wyeth or PCSO Todd (see above)By using the black Neighbourhood Policing Team post boxes .There is one located at Dinton StoresBy post to Wilton Police Station,45A Russell St, Wilton Salisbury SP2 0BGTelephone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 You don’t have to give your name or details but you can be sure that any information will be dealt with. Information such as

  •Drug dealing

  •Drink drivers

  •Speeding motorists

  •Stolen goods

  •Underage drinking

  •Fly Tipping

Thefts from Cars

Happily we can report that this hasn’t been a major issue this summer, we have concentrated our efforts on putting up posters at local beauty spots reminding car owners when leaving their cars at isolated places

Don’t leave valuables such as hand-bags/laptops on showLock valuables in the bootTry and park near to another vehicle

Thefts of Cars

On a slightly different angle to the problem of vehicle crime I would like to bring your attention to a national trend.

The theft of high-value vehicles, BMWs, Mercedes, 4x4s from the driveways of private residences.

With the great improvement of vehicle security alarms,immobilisers etc, thieves are routinely stealing high value vehicles by removing keys from owners homes and simply driving away. No need to damage the vehicle and no risk of any car alarms going off! The reason that it is so easy is that we all tend to keep car keys in very obvious places, close by the front door/hanging on a hook in full view of a window, in a bowl in the hallway etc. There have been a number of cases where the thief has hooked the keys with a piece of wire through the letter-box.

Once in possession of the keys, the car(s) have been driven away in the middle of the night.

Lesson for us all

Start putting your keys away in a drawer or cupboard, somewhere that is not so obvious. Let’s not make it easy for the thief.

Recent Incidences 

Theft of Farm Equipment - Wylye, Dinton, StaplefordCriminal Damage to Farm Equipment - Berwick St James, StaplefordTheft of a Van from Farm - Great WishfordSerious road traffic collision - Stoford 5th SeptDamage to Village Hall - WylyeBurglaries - Wylye 29th AugDrive off without payment - Barford St Martin Person arrested and to be charged

Distraction Burglaries

Very much in the local and national news in recent weeks is the targeting of elderly and vulnerable residents in their own homes.

 A few reminders for ALL of us;

If there is a stranger at your door – stop – think and remember and always:

Keep your door shut and locked and use a spy-hole or window to check who is outsideDo NOT open the door if you don’t recognise or are not expecting a callerAvoid keeping large amounts of cash at home

It would be a good opportunity for all of us to check on elderly neighbours to provide reassurance and keep a friendly eye out for uninvited callers to their doors.

If someone knocks at your door

STOP, THINK, REMEMBER

SOS

STAY OUT STRANGER

If you would like any further advice please contact myself or John,

PCSO Will Todd