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Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for February Area LTB1 Bridle Estate (NHW69)

Tool Theft, Home Security, November December January Crime Statistics.

By Malcolm Lawrence - 5th February 2003 - Back to News

Neighbourhood Watch Inc. No. A0037920V

Neighbourhood Watch Area LTB1, Bridle Estate.

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

Next Meeting

When: Monday 17th of February 2003.

Time: 7.15pm to 8.30pm,

Where: Salvation Army Hall,

Bridle Road, Morwell.

Tool Theft :

Unfortunately for tradespeople the theft of tools from vehicles and worksites happens all too often, reclaiming stolen tools can be difficult. Tools that are marked can be readily identified, and be more easily returned to their rightful owners. Using an engraver tools can be marked with your driver’s licence number, preceded by the letter V for Victoria. Items so marked can be traced back to the owner from anywhere in Australia.

Home Security:

As an exercise lock yourself out of your house and pretend you’re a burglar wanting to break in. Look for any tools or instruments you can find lying around which you might be able to use to gain entry. If there are, then these obviously need to be locked away. If you can’t find anything, get some tools you imagine a burglar might bring with them to use to force entry. Then go around the house and try to force your way inside ( though take care not to unnecessarily cause damage to your own property). If you come to a window or door where you think you would be able to force entry using whatever tools you’ve got, then its obvious that security at this particular point needs to be improved. At this stage, look around to see if you are shielded from the view of neighbours or people on the street. If so, then see if you can improve view of your home form adjacent areas by pruning bushes and shrubs etc.

Another exercise is to lock yourself inside the house as if you’ve gone away and see how easy it is to get out. If you can easily open a door or window which would allow you to carry things out, then again it is obvious that you need to improve security at this point.

This simple exercise will identify possible weak points in the security of your home.

(from Sgt. Scott Macdonald Victoria Police)

Police Crime Statistics for Dec. & Jan. 2002-03 NHW Area LTB1 Bridle Estate

• 9/10/02 Peter Street Theft of a Motor Vehicle.
• 26/10/02 Chestnut Avenue Wilful damage at Berry St Residence, offender processed.
• 19/11/02 The Boulevard Criminal damage to window and garden lights, offender processed.
• 19/11/02 Wyung Drive Offender charged with attempted burglary and trespass.
• 19/11/02 Bunyip Court Offender charged with attempted burglary and trespass.
• 19/11/02 Bunyip Court Offender processed with trespass and attempted burglary.
• 19/11/02 Giffard Court Offender processed with trespass and attempted burglary.
• 19/11/02 Giffard Court Offender processed with trespass and attempted burglary.
• 19/11/02 Noonga Court Offender processed with trespass and attempted burglary.
• 20/11/02 Lang Court Offender processed with trespass and attempted burglary.
• 1/12/02 Park Avenue Criminal damage to letterboxes in Park avenue.
• 2/12/02 Chickerell Street Burglary and theft of cash from premises.
• 2/12/02 Chestnut Avenue Wilful damage, graffiti on fence, offender processed.
• 2/12/02 Chestnut Avenue Theft of a skate board.
• 3/12/02 Chickerell Street Burglary and theft at a business premises, offender processed.
• 6/12/02 Kurt Street Burglary and theft at a residential unit.
• 7/12/02 Cherry Crescent Theft from a motor vehicle.
• 8/12/02 Airlie Bank Road Theft of Christmas decorations.
• 9/12/02 Peter Street Burglary and theft at a residence and theft of a motor vehicle.
• 13/12/02 Gabo Way Theft of a wheelbarrow.
• 16/12/02 Noonga Court Theft of Christmas decorations, offender processed.
• 16/12/02 Nindoo Drive Theft of Christmas decorations, offender processed.
• 21/12/02 The Avenue 3 offenders processed for burglary and theft.
• 23/12/02 The Boulevard Burglary and theft at a residence.
• 25/12/02 The Boulevard Criminal damage to property.
• 26/12/02 Ensay Court Theft from a motor vehicle parked in the driveway.
• 27/12/02 Gabo Way Attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
• 27/12/02 Bridle Road Assault, offender processed.
• 30/12/02 Chestnut Avenue Offenders processed for shoplifting.
• 2/1/03 Wyung Drive Criminal damage to a letterbox.
• 2/1/03 Bridle Road Criminal damage to school windows smashed.
• 6/1/03 Chestnut Avenue Offender processed for assault and criminal damage to a Christmas tree
• 6/1/03 Chestnut Avenue Conduct endangering life and criminal damage to a Christmas tree, offender processed.
• 8/12/03 Cherry Crescent Attempted theft from a motor vehicle.
• 10.1.03 Bridle Road Theft in Australia Post mail centre.
• 13/1/03 Bridle Road Theft of a cordless drill.
• 15/1/03 Bridle Road Wilful damage to a school building.
• 15/1/03 Bridle Road Property damage, brick letterbox demolished.
• 16/1/03 The Avenue Theft of a motor vehicle.
• 17/1/03 Olive Drive Wilful damage to flats.
• 20/1/03 Spring Court Burglary and theft at a residential premises.
• 20/1/03 Nindoo Drive Criminal damage to a motor vehicle, offender processed.
• 25/1/03 Airlie Bank Road Burglary and theft of a scooter from the garage.
• 27/1/03 Bridle Road Criminal damage to a motor vehicle in Bridle Road.
• 27/1/03 Bunyip Court Criminal damage to 2 vehicles in Bunyip Court.
• 27/1/03 The Avenue Theft of a bicycle.
• 28/1/03 Chestnut Avenue Wilful damage, offender processed.
• 29 /1/03 Airlie Bank Road Unlawfully on premises.
• 29/1/03 Olive Drive Offensive behaviour.
• 30/1/03 Chestnut Avenue Unlawful assault and offensive behaviour.
• 30/1/03 Peter Street Theft of a motor vehicle.

Source: http://nhw.gippsland.com/

Published by: malcolml@dcsi.net.au