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Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for Area LTB1 Bridle Estate September 2006 (NHW109)

August Meeting, Scams, Good News for Junior Chockoholics, Theft from Cars, Police Crime Report.

By Malcolm Lawrence - 5th September 2006 - Back to News

Neighbourhood Watch Area LTB1, Bridle Estate.

Police Co-ordinator: Senior Constable Brett Godden, Phone 5132 2155

Next Meeting

When: Monday 18th September 2006.

Time: 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Salvation Army Hall,

Bridle Road, Morwell.

August Meeting:

Residents who attended the meeting in August heard Rhonda Hunt from the Latrobe Valley Rights Centre talk on the services provided by the Centre. These include Equal Opportunity, Office of Public Advocate, and Dispute Settlement. Simone Elias from the Gippsland Community Legal Service spoke on making a Will, Executors duties regarding a Deceased’s Estate, and The Rights of Beneficiaries. These two organizations are managed by Anglicare Gippsland, and are situated at 162 Commercial Road, Morwell.

The Neighbourhood Watch Blood Challenge:

This challenge is on again. If you wish to donate blood to this very worthwhile cause which is run by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, call 13 14 95 to make an appointment. You can donate at over 70 locations throughout Victoria. Complete your Neighbourhood Watch Blood Challenge registration form after donating.

Give blood between the 1st August and 31st October, save lives, and go into the draw to win:

· Lockwood Home Security products to the value of $500.

· 2 x Panasonic Discmans, courtesy of The Good Guys.

· A Tetley Tea Hamper .

The Latrobe Donor Centre is at Consulting Suite 5, Latrobe Regional Hospital.

Collection Hours are: Tuesday 1.30pm­­ — 8.30pm. Wednesday 9.30am — 3.30pm.

Thursday 1.30pm — 8.30pm.

Scams:

The Australian Investment and Securities Commission have published some of the investment scams used by criminals on unsuspecting investors.

Cold Calling:

This scam involves high pressure telephone sales operators, usually overseas, contacting investors to sell shares in companies that don’t exist, or overvalued shares in obscure companies. These calls come from sophisticated, highly organised and well funded criminal organizations. They operate call centres with trained staff using well-rehearsed scripts. They speak the language of finance fluently. Don’t engage in conversation with these people, HANG UP ON THEM.

Follow Up Scams:

In this particularly sleazy scam, the caller will call someone who has lost money on a cold calling scam, and for a fee, offer to assist the investor to recover their money. Of course, the money sent off as a fee simply disappears as well.

Good news for Junior Chocoholics:

Australian researchers have found that eating chocolate had no significant effect on the behaviour of a sample of pre-school children, despite the popular belief that it can cause children to become restless, inattentive, disobedient and even aggressive.

Police Crime Report For NHW Area LTB1 Bridle Estate, August 2006

• 8/8/2006 Waratah Drive Arson at a house.
• 13/8/2006 Wyung Drive Property damage.
• 17/8/2006 Wyung Drive Property damage in the backyard of a house.
• 17/8/2006 Wyung Drive Theft from a motor vehicle in the driveway of a house.
• 22/8/2006 Tambo Crescent Theft from a house.
• 25/8/2006 Chestnut Avenue Property damage to a house, door unlocked.
• 30/8/2006 Bridle Road Theft from a front garden.

Remember! always report any suspicious incidents to the Police by dialling

000 (triple zero)

Theft From Cars:

Thefts are occurring from unlocked cars parked in driveways and front lawns. Vehicle owners can help to prevent this crime by locking their cars and not leaving anything of value in the car where the criminal can see it. The items usually stolen are money, alcohol, mobile phones and power tools. Articles left in the tray of a ute are particularly vulnerable to theft.

Source: www.gippsland.com

Published by: malcolml@dcsi.net.au