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

Community Contact Wealden Monday 8 October to Wednesday 17 October 2007

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APPEALS, MESSAGES AND NEWS
Good News
Cuckoo Trail Rapist Sentenced
Jack Foster, 19 years, of Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne was sentenced at Hove Crown Court Tuesday 9 October for the rape of a young woman, aged 16, on the Cuckoo Trail, Polegate, in July 2006.

He was given a public protection sentence with a tariff of four years, which means he must serve four years before he can apply for parole. He will not be eligible for parole as long as he is deemed as a high risk. Upon his eventual release he will be on licence for ten years and remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

The judge described him as a 'dangerous sexual predator intent on fulfilling his own lust'.

DI Colin Dowle, said: “The sentencing today reflects the serious and horrific nature of the sexual offence committed by Jack Foster and the damage caused to the young victim who has demonstrated great personal courage throughout this ordeal.”

“Foster is a prolific sex offender who is deceitful and insatiable, a sexual predator who can no longer target innocent youngsters in our local community.

“I commend all officers, including those from British Transport Police, for their work on this case. It is by our continued partnership working that we are able to do everything possible to manage sex offenders in Sussex.”

New Signs Raise Awareness of Theft – Safer Wealden Partnership
New information signs are being placed in Car Parks on the Ashdown Forest in a joint initiative of the Safer Wealden Partnership.

The signs have been designed by East Sussex Fire Rescue Service Graphics department and mounted by May-Gurney in Ringmer on behalf of the Partnership.

The need was identified after problems involving damage and theft from vehicles in car parks on the Ashdown Forest. Sussex Police continue to maintain their operations in the areas of most concern and are supported by the highly visual message given out by the new signs.

Car Parks of most concern are: Ellisons Pond, Kingstanding, Gills Lap and Pooh Bridge. The message from the Safer Wealden Partnership is to ensure your vehicle is parked considerately, locked and with no valuables on show inside. These include mobile phones, satellite navigation devices, bags, and cameras which are especially tempting to thieves.

Insp. Richard Allum said, "Car crime on the Ashdown Forest has been reduced dramatically over the last two years as a result of regular partnership patrols by Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and the Forest Rangers. Leaflets

have been handed out offering simple crime prevention advice and these signs are part of the ongoing work to increase awareness and make the forest even safer to use."

Good News
Equipment Boost For Firearms Unit – Sussex Police
The Sussex Police Tactical Firearms Unit has welcomed the donation of funds to purchase 5 new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) machines.

The money to provide the machines was provided by the Sussex Heart Charity, who also paid for two training devices to assist with the continuation training of officers.

The AEDs will be carried on board the operational armed response vehicles (ARVs) which routinely patrol Sussex 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They will also be deployed on any pre-planned operation undertaken by the firearms unit.

Press Release
Forest Row – Burglary
Sometime between 9pm and 10pm on Sunday 23 September a burglary occurred to a double garage in Tomtits Lane, Forest Row. The persons responsible gained entry through a side window and stole two motorbikes from the garage. The first bike was a Kawasaki KX500 Motocross bike worth £1900. The bike was converted to supermoto racing spec. Bodywork and frame is all in standard light green colour with a blue seat. The bike is quite 

distinctive for the following reasons:-

·       Wheels fitted with wide 17" gold anodised rims and road tyres, also 
·       gold anodised Talon hubs front and rear.
·       Oversized front disc brake
·       Chrome plated exhaust
·       Swing-arm painted gold.

The second bike was a Yamaha YZ125 Motocross bike worth £1200. This bike has purple bodywork, purple anodised wheel rims and the rear wheel has a gold anodised talon hub.

Police are appealing for witnesses and ask anyone with any information to contact PC Julia Turner at Uckfield Police Station on 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial 1633 of the 23rd September 2007. Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111

·       Sussex Police guidance on home security http://www.sussex.police.uk/community_safety/
home_security.asp
·       Metropolitan Police advice on burglary prevention. This page has information about prevention, bogus callers, lighting, flats and apartments and much more http://www.met.police.uk/crimeprevention/house.htm  

·       This Home Office page holds information on making your home safe, protecting yourself and property against burglary and advice if you are elderly http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/
how-you-can-prevent-crime/

·       If you are worried about crime, click on this link for the latest that the Home Office are doing
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/worried-about-crime/
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CRIME REPORT
  Parish        Time and Date   Offence Address Details Serial No.     
FOREST ROW      Overnight Sat 13/10/07 and Sun 14/10/07 Damage  Chapel Lane     Electric drinks buggy was damaged at a local golf course. If you have any info please call in.  684 of 14/10/07
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Vehicle Crime
Parish  Time and Date   Offence Address Details Serial No.     
HARTFIELD       Between 5:00pm Tues 16/10/07 and 6:30am Wed 17/10/07    Theft   Castlefields    White Vauxhall Astra Envoy broken into, Sat Nav was stolen      154 of 17/10/07
NUTLEY  Overnight Sat 13/10/07 and Sun 14/10/07 Theft   School Lane     White Nissan Primestar broken into, Ipod was stolen     555 of 14/10/07

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.

Free Home Fire Safety Visits by East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Fire Safety advice available at http://www.esfrs.org/

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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