FOREST ROW, HARTFIELD, NUTLEY, DANEHILL, FAIRWARP AND HOLTYE

Community Contact Wealden Wednesday 12 September to Wednesday 19 September 2007

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Sent by PCSO Lucy Paffett, Community Contact Coordinator

APPEALS, MESSAGES AND NEWS
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Keep Safe with a Free Home Fire Safety Visit – from East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS)
Since January this year three people, in East Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, have sadly lost their lives in home fires and in that time ESFRS has attended over 500 fire calls to private homes,  each fire causing damage , distress and sometimes injury. To drive down the risk of harm through fires in the home ESFRS provide free home fire safety visits and also install smoke alarms with a 10 year battery life free of charge. 

Having smoke alarms, knowing what action to take to prevent fire and how to respond to a fire should one occur are the most effective means of keeping you safe. 

The simplest way for you to make contact with ESFRS for this free service is to forward this email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it together with your full name, postal address and a contact telephone number which can be used to arrange an appointment with you. If you reply on behalf of another please provide contact details for both you and that other person. You can also request a visit by Telephone (0800 177 7069),  Mini Com ( 01323 462002) or fax (01323 462044).  Please refer to "Community Contact" in any replies.

Dealing with Doorstep Callers
Fortunately, the vast majority of callers at your door will be genuine. It is the small minority that we need to be aware of, and need to be on our guards against.

How do we know if the caller at door is genuine? Well, opening comments such as “I’m from the Water Board, there’s a leak next door / up the road, and we need to check your water”

Or “ I’m working on next door’s fence, give me £200, and I’ll fix yours”
Or “Do you have any gardening work I can do?”…….should all ring warning bells.

Beating the bogus caller can be quite simple….Remember..
“STOP”   Is anyone expected? Make sure the back door is locked.
“CHAIN”  Put the door chain on  BEFORE opening the door.
“CHECK” Ask for identification, if they have none, do not let them in.

Remember also, many of these callers will target more elderly folk, who they hope they will be able to trick more easily. For somebody who is partially sighted or blind, and could not check an identity card, try to have a neighbour that you could call on to help. It is your home and you should not let anybody into your home unless you are satisfied you know who they are. A door chain can be relatively cheap to fit, and could save a lot of inconvenience.

Doorstep Caller cards are available from your local police station. Placed at the front door, the card can act as a deterrent to unwanted callers, but can also help remind you to use the door chain.

Car Crime Prevention Advice – a reminder
Remove all personal items and take them with you. If you have a Sat. Nav. mount/holder, remove this also but clean off any marks left. These marks betray that your vehicle has a Sat. Nav, and is a temptation to thieves who break in simply to search your vehicle for the elusive Sat. Nav.

Where possible if you do not have the luxury of off road parking or a garage, park your vehicle near a lit area nearby so you can see your vehicle. This also means a potential thief can see there is nothing in there, also leave your glove box open to show it is empty.

If you have this facility on your wing mirrors, push them in, this will help stop them from being knocked off

If you're parking away from home the British Parking Association (BPA) gives car parks across the UK an award if they achieve a police standard of safety and security. Look out for the ParkMark™ logo, which indicates that a car park has met the required standard.

If you can't find an accredited car park then try and find one that's well supervised with restricted entry and exit points and CCTV cameras. If possible reverse in to the parking space so that you can get away quickly in an emergency and ideally choose a place that's close to the exit and away from pillars. If you can't find any car park then park somewhere that's busy and well lit.

Make sure all your doors are locked, windows, including the sun roof are secure when you leave your vehicle. If you have an alarm, ‘crook lock’ (they fit over your steering wheel and are secured under the brake pedal) use them. They deter thieves who wish to steal the vehicle.

Remember don’t leave items AT ALL in your vehicle. Invest the time to employ these methods. Help yourself to protect yourself against vehicle crime. 

If you are a vehicle owner you will find these tips useful. Click on
http://www.sussex.police.uk/community_safety/car_security.asp

CRIME REPORT

  Parish        Time and Date   Offence Address Details Serial No.     
HARTFIELD       Between 9:00am and 6:00pm Sat. 15/09/07 Burglary        Hartfield (can not provide exact location)      Private property had an outbuilding broken into, a top specification Stihl Strimmer was stolen. 1650 of 15/09/07       
NUTLEY  Reported at 9:25pm Thurs. 14/09/07      Nuisance        Nutley Road     Youths congregating near the bus stop drinking alcohol and swearing at each other. Do you who these kids are, if you call in provide a description.     1632 of 14/09/07       
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Vehicle Crime

Contact Information

In an emergency dial 999
For less urgent matters call the Sussex Police Call Handling Centre on 0845 60 70 999 (open 24 x 7).
E-mail Sussex Police to report crime, click on http://www.sussex.police.uk/contact_us.asp
Please quote the relevant serial number and date if you are responding to a reported crime, if not, ask to report a crime and request the serial number.

Information about any type of crime can be given anonymously by calling CRIMESTOPPERS (open 24x7) 0800 555111 or email www.crimestoppers-uk.org/

To find out who your local Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers are and how to contact them go to http://www.sussex.police.uk type in your post code and you’ll now find the names of all your local neighbourhood officers. Click on their pictures and you’ll see their personal profiles and contact details.

Other Contacts
Safer Wealden Partnership: Dave Law Anti Social Behaviour Co-ordinator 0845 6070999 ext. 33231 Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Trading Standards: 01323 418200 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
British Transport Police: 0800 405040

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