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Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for May, Area LTB1 Bridle Estate (NHW83)

Police Concert, Burglaries, Credit Card Fraud, Minimise The Risk Of Buying A Stolen Vehicle, Police Crime Report.

By Malcolm Lawrence - 4th May 2004 - Back to News

Neighbourhood Watch Area LTB1, Bridle Estate.

Area Coordinators Carmen Cook 5134 1920, Val. Bartholomeusz 5133 9685.

Next Meeting

When: Monday 17th of May 2004.

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

Where: Salvation Army Hall,

Bridle Road, Morwell.

Police Concert:

The Neighbourhood Watch Concert will be held in Kernot Hall on Wednesday 23rd of June at 7.30pm. A superb evenings entertainment will be provided by The Police Show Band and the Highland Pipe Band. The tickets are available from your Zone Leader or ring Carmen on the phone number above. Tickets are $6.00 each, and the proceeds go to Neighbourhood Watch in Gippsland.

Burglaries:

There is a high rate of burglaries in our area at the moment. In some cases the burglar just walked in through an unlocked front door or climbed in through an open window. Always keep your front door locked, and close and lock all windows and deadlock all doors before leaving home. When going away for an extended period ask a neighbour to collect the junk mail and empty the letter-box. An overflowing mail-box is like a welcome sign to a burglar.

Credit Card Fraud:

Recently a credit card-holder received a phone call from their bank, regarding $ 10,000 of internet gambling transactions on a UK site. Someone had gambled using the card-holder’s number. These fraudulent transactions had been picked up by the bank’s fraud detection system, which had honed in on the unusual transactions charged to the card. The fraud detection system analyses millions of credit card transactions, and flags those that might be fraudulent instantly. When a suspicious transaction is detected, a fraud officer intervenes, and if the card-holder has not made the transaction, the account is blocked and a new card issued.

Minimise your risk of buying a stolen vehicle:

For complete protection, buy through a licensed motor vehicle dealer. It is the responsibility of the dealer to ensure there is no money owing on the car.

When buying privately, beware of vehicles that are significantly underpriced for their make, model, age and condition. Many stolen vehicles are given new identities using the identification plates from written-off vehicles. Ensure that the Vehicle Identification Number, or engine and registration numbers, match those shown on the registration certificate. Check for signs of tampering (grind marks, scratches, over-stamping) with the vehicle identification plates.

If you are buying a vehicle privately, it is important that you check with the Vehicles Securities Register, that the vehicle is not financially encumbered. This means that there is no money owing on the vehicle. You can get a verbal confirmation over the phone, but you must get a copy of the certificate to be protected against repossession. Vehicles Securities Register Phone 131 171.

Police Crime Report for April 2004 NHW Area LTB1 Bridle Estate

Due to Privacy Considerations NOT ALL Offences For This Area Are Listed

• 2/4/2004 Garden Street Forced entry and burglary at a factory.
• 3/4/2004 The Boulevard Forced entry and burglary at a house.
• 6/4/2004 The Avenue Burglary at a house.
• 7/4/2004 Tambo Crescent Theft from a motor vehicle in the garage.
• 9/4/2004 Chestnut Avenue Theft of a bicycle.
• 13/4/2004 Chestnut Avenue Arson.
• 13/4/2004 Bridle Road Arson.
• 13/4/2004 The Boulevard Theft of a motor vehicle.
• 13/4/2004 Bridle Road Property damage to a Church.
• 13/4/2004 The Boulevard Theft from a motor vehicle on the front lawn.
• 14/4/2004 Wattle Tree Cres. Property damage to a house.
• 14/4/2004 Karlo Court Theft from the back garden of a house.
• 15/4/2004 Airlie Bank Road Forced entry and burglary at a house.
• 18/4/2004 Bridle Road Property damage to a house.
• 18/4/2004 Chickerell Street Forced entry and burglary of a retail premises.
• 21/4/2004 The Avenue Property damage to a house.
• 22/4/2004 Ash Street Theft at a house.
• 24/4/2004 Garden Street Forced entry and burglary at a factory.
• 24/4/2004 The Boulevard Property damage to a retail premises.
• 25/4/2004 The Avenue Theft from a motor vehicle.
• 27/4/2004 Chestnut Avenue Forced entry and burglary at a house.

Summary Of Stolen Items For The Above Offences

3 Electrical Appliances, 3 Car Accessories, 1 Cash, 1 Household Item, 3 Jewellery,

31 Personal Property, 1 Other, 1 Motor Vehicle Stolen.

4 Offenders were processed for any reported offence in the Area.

In view of the number of burglaries taking place after a forced entry by the criminal, it would be wise for all residents to conduct a review of the security of their homes, to reduce the incidence of these crimes.

Source: www.gippsland.com

Published by: malcolml@dcsi.net.au