COMING SOON TO A LOCATION NEAR YOU!

Ever been to the Police Station only to find it closed? Tried ringing and got that robotic answerphone message?
Tried to flag a Police car down and been left in a shower of water/gravel/dust as it flies by with the sirens blaring and the blue lights on? Do not fear the mobile Police Station is coming. The mobile what? Well not exactly a Police Station, I mean it’s not made of bricks and it doesn’t have a tiled roof or foundations……. or a toilet. Alright it’s just a big Police car with a table and some comfy chairs in the back! Anyway if you want to speak to a Police Officer there will be one in the ‘Mobile Police Station’ at the locations and dates listed below.
It could be any one of us so it will always be a surprise. Make a note in your diary, better still pin this up on your door as a reminder and pop along. IMPORTANT NOTE: Police Officers almost never bite and will not hurt you unless you frighten them. If in doubt a ‘nice cup of tea’ will always put them at ease!

BOGUS CALLER ALERT – THEY ARE ABOUT

There have been several incidents recently in neighbouring areas to ours of Bogus callers ripping off the elderly and vulnerable. The methods haven’t changed it’s still the “There’s a gas/water/electricity leak down the road (hang on…..electricity leak! I’d like to see that!) and I need to come in and switch something off.”
I can only repeat earlier advice delivered in this bulletin.
ALWAYS ASK FOR IDENTIFICATION, LOOK AT IT CAREFULLY, IS THERE A NUMBER ON IT YOU CAN RING TO CHECK? DO THEY LOOK RIGHT? HAVE THEY GOT A VEHICLE?
DO NOT LET ANYONE INTO YOUR HOUSE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE. IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT RING ‘999’ IMMEDIATELY.

REPORTED CRIME & ARRESTS IN MAY 2004

TISBURY BEAT
(TISBURY, WARDOUR, HATCH, E HATCH & NEWTOWN)
Beat Officers: PCs Mark Littlewood and Mark Steele
7th 17yr old male from Tisbury dealt with for possession of Cannabis. (WPC Ange Carpenter)
9th Male from Tisbury arrested for drink driving in the High Street. (WPC Ange Carpenter)
10th 15yr old male arrested in Tisbury having burgled a house in the High Street. (PC Graham Briant)
10th House in Newtown burgled between the end of April and the 10th. The house was unoccupied, the owner having died recently. (WPC Lucy Deakin)
13th During the day a thief removed a Charity box from the reception at the Doctors surgery. (PC Mark Steele)
20th 17 yr old male arrested for poisoning 21 fish in a garden pond in Churchill Estate. (PC Mark Littlewood)

TISBURY NORTH BEAT
(BERWICK ST. LEONARD, CHICKSGROVE, CHICKLADE, CHILMARK, FONTHILL BISHOP, FONTHILL GIFFORD, FOVANT, HINDON, RIDGE, SUTTON MANDEVILLE & SWALLOWCLIFFE)
Beat Officer: WPC Angela Carpenter
3rd Thieves broke into a garage in Chicklade, chainsaw and a green petrol can stolen. (WPC Ange Carpenter)
5th Stolen vehicle from Devon spotted on the A303 at Chicklade. One male arrested. (PC Mark Steele)
6th Overnight a barn was broken into in Chicklade and a Honda petrol mower was stolen. (WPC Ange Carpenter)
17th Male from Essex arrested for drink driving on the A303. (PC Steve Porter)
18th Overnight £500 worth of metal wall fixings were stolen from a building site in Chilmark. (WPC Lucy Deakin)

TISBURY SOUTH BEAT
(ANSTY, ALVEDISTON, BERWICK ST.JOHN, CHARLTON, THE COOMBES, THE DONHEADS, LUDWELL & TOLLARD ROYAL)
Beat Officer PC Graham Briant.
1st Between 3pm and 4 pm a blue Renault Clio was broken into at Win Green Hill. Handbag stolen from the boot and cash stolen from the glove box. (PC Graham Briant)

MERE BEAT (including BURTON)
Beat Officers: PCs Gary Treherne & Pete Robins.
3rd During the evening a car windscreen was smashed by a thrown stone in Steep Street, Mere. (PC Pete Robins)
17th Overnight a car was broken into in Castle Street. ‘VIBE’ subwoofer and amp stolen. (PC Martin Faulkner)
17th Overnight a shed was broken into in Castle Street. Lawnmower was moved but not stolen. (PC Jerry Wilkins)
22nd Two 17 yr old males were arrested having broken into a storeroom at the rear of Costcutters in Mere.
(PCs Graham Briant & Mark Steele)
23rd Further youth arrested in connection with the Costcutters burglary (above) (PC Martin Faulkner)

MERE SOUTH BEAT
(EAST KNOYLE, WEST KNOYLE, SEMLEY, SEDGEHILL & WILLOUGHBY HEDGE)
Beat Officer PC Jerry Wilkins.
1st Overnight a garage was broken into in East Knoyle and tools were stolen. (PC Jerry Wilkins)

MERE NORTH BEAT
(GASPER, KILMINGTON, MAIDEN BRADLEY, NORTON FERRIS, STOURTON, WOLVERTON & ZEALS) Beat Officers: PC Steve Porter & PC Martin Faulkner
1st Male from traveller’s site in Zeals arrested for possessing Cannabis. (SPC Nathan Ricketts)
14th Overnight two farm buildings at Stourton were broken into but nothing was stolen. (PC Mark Steele)
17th Overnight two cars were broken into in Stourton. CD player, multichanger, CD’s and other property stolen. It is believed that the thieves made off in a black Ford Orion, ‘J’ reg. (PC Martin Faulkner)
17th Overnight a car was broken into in Zeals. Pioneer ‘sub woofer’ and amplifier stolen. (PC Martin Faulkner)
18th Male from travellers site in Zeals arrested for’ going equipped to steal’ having been found at Stourhead with fuel siphoning equipment. Approximately 10 gallons stolen from nearby lorry. (WPC Ange Carpenter)
18th Two males arrested for assault following a neighbourly dispute. (PCs Steve Porter & Martin Faulkner)

If anyone has any information about any of the above listed crimes please give us a ring at Tisbury or Mere. Your help could lead to the apprehension of offenders or the recovery of property. If you would prefer to pass information anonymously (rewards are available) ring CRIMESTOPPERS.

CONTROL ROOM 01722-411444
CRIMESTOPPERS 0800 555 111