NEWS
Bromley
Borough Commanders Newsletter:
Bromley Borough Commander Steph Roberts' newsletter
for February 2012 is now available, giving details of local crime
initiatives and criminal convictions.Click
here for the newsletter.
Energy
Saving Scam:
Trading Standards Institute is warning of dangerous energy saving
scams targeting the elderly. They are
urging consumers to be aware of rogue telephone cold callers offering
energy saving devices after receiving hundreds of complaints.up and
down the country. People are claiming to be their energy supplier
or working in partnership with them, offering a plug in device which
they say can save 40 per cent off their energy bills. Trading standards
have had a number of the items tested which not only failed to satisfy
electrical safety standards but do not deliver any tangible energy
savings. (Posted
December 2011) <more>
Purse
Bells: Bromley
Borough are still experiencing high demand for purse bells. In order
to get them out to the broadest audience possible they are delivering
200 purse bells to every charity shop in the borough by Saturday 17th
December.
The idea of the purse bell is for one to be attached to a purse, wallet
or hand bag to draw attention should anyone try to interfere with
it. We particularly encourage vulnerable shoppers who may be targeted
by pick pockets (without alarming them) to use them.
UPVC
Doors
There has been an increase in residential burglaries in Bromley. Thieves
are targeting properties with uPVC doors and police are urging residents
to pay extra attention to their home security. <more>
(Posted
December 2011)
Thefts
of Cars from Drives
The
Bromley police have asked us to draw attention to the rise in thefts
of cars from domestic drives. As has been widely reported in the press,
the preferred method has been by breaking into the house, or fishing
through the letter box, to steal car keys and drive the car away -
seldom to be recovered. Usually the keys taken include house keys
so security of the property is also at risk. See <more>
(Posted 13 October 2011)
Thefts
of car number plates
A local coordinator has reported that "A neighbour told me this
morning that a number of cars in Foxgrove Road had their number plates
pulled off in the night. Number plates that were screwed on were not
taken. I haven't been able to verify this, except for one car, but
thought it might be useful to tell car owners to have their number
plates screwed on rather than glued. Also, to explain that their number
plates could be used on another car to appear as if it were their
car for tax or even to commit a crime.
(Posted 17 October 2011)
Dangerous
emails:
Most people have heard of the danger
of giving out personal details. A recent example of the danger is
a series of emails from a whole variety of banks, etc., in which you
the assumed customer are requested to verify your account details.
Click here for
examples. Banks etc have assured us that they will never request personal
account details by email.
Don't
let strangers in:
Please warn your neighbours (particularly elderly ones
living alone) not to let strangers into their home.
A resident in Hillcrest Road, Orpington, recently had a very unpleasant
experience when a man followed her home from Orpington High Street
and as she went up her drive, he spoke to her saying he desperately
needed the toilet and could he borrow hers.
Being a nice kind person she said yes, but while he was in the house
he stole her purse.
She is understandably very shaken and upset and we would hate it to
happen to anyone else.
Bogus
Number Plates:
Click
here for report
(Posted 1 Jul 2011)
