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Please help to return the items below to their rightful
owners |
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These items were stolen in a spate of burglaries in the
forest area. |
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If anyone recognises any of the items
shown, please contact the police by telephoning 101 and ask to speak to PC Jess Brown at Coleford Police Station.
Alternatively you can contact PCSO's
Peter Timmins or Neil Evans who are the local officers for the area.
Emails for PCSO's are
peter.timmins@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk
neil.evans@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk |
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Striving for a Safer
Gloucestershire |
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It has come to the attention of Gloucestershire Police that a “SCAM”
letter has been sent to several homes in the Yorkley area. |
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This particular scam is based on the lottery with the heading
“EUROMILLIONES” |
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The “company” claim to be based in Spain, and claim to have prize money put
aside for you of the amount of 815,960 Euros. |
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The amount is the same on all letters sent. The money is said to be being
held by a company called LEEDY WEST SECURITY. |
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This is where the main scam is, as they request your personal details. |
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They do not ask for bank details at this stage but should you send your
details off, they request them to send your money. |
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IT IS A SCAM LETTER!! |
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Rules of thumb on these things are that if you never entered a Spanish
lottery then you are not going to have won anything. |
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People do not pick numbers out for you randomly; they are only after your
bank details. |
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Should you receive any letters like the one I have described above, please
just put them in the bin and ignore it. Alternatively contact either myself
or PCSO Neil Evans on tel no:101 and we will be glad to give you any advice
we can on the matter. |
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PCSO Peter Timmins 49180 |
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New
non-emergency telephone number for
Gloucestershire Police
In an emergency dial 999 or 112
999 should only be
used in situations where:
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Life is threatened
Someone is injured
You suspect a crime is being committed
You see something suspicious |
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Gloucestershire
Constabulary receives over 67,000, 999 calls each year and aims to
answer these emergency calls as quickly as possible. However, over 50%
of 999 calls received are not emergencies.
One motorist rang 999 after locking himself out of his
car.
Another person rang 999 to report a blocked sink.
In a non-emergency dial 101
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Gloucestershire
Constabulary answers the majority of your calls at a county call centre.
However, it will still be your local officers who respond to reported
incidents.
Calls are taken at our call centre to offer the best possible service to
you. Our operators will offer an immediate service or connect you to the
most appropriate department to deal with your call.
Please note that our non-emergency number can only be used from within the
United Kingdom as a direct dial number.
Callers from outside the United Kingdom will need to be connected via the
international operator.
Contact us on email
via
callcentre@gloucestershire.police.uk |
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How to protect your home
We all want to feel
safe and secure in our own homes and want to avoid an unwelcome visit from a
burglar at all costs.
Home security covers a number of different areas but this guide outlines a
few simple steps that might help to protect your home and deter would be
thieves. |
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Outside the house |
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Consider installing
a good quality burglar alarm to your property. |
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Use low level dusk
to dawn lighting around the outside of your home. |
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Consider using prickly plants as boundaries; criminals do not like climbing
through prickly plants and hedges. |
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Crunchy gravel driveways are a good deterrent as thieves do not like to be
heard. |
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Don’t forget to protect your shed - install metal grills over windows,
reinforce hinges and invest in a good lock. |
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Consider
securing valuable items inside your shed or garage using security cables or
chains with robust padlocks. |
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At the front of your property keep boundary fences and hedges low to allow
as much natural surveillance as possible from neighbours, passing
pedestrians and traffic. |
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The rear garden
should have a secure boundary. |
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Secure garden furniture and ornaments with bolts or to a concrete base using
metal pins and make sure they are security marked. |
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Expensive plants can be secured in the ground using wire and pegs around the
root ball. |
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Inside the house |
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Most burglars enter property through insecure doors and windows so fit good
bolts and locks to all doors and windows and
ALWAYS USE THEM. |
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Use a timer device to make your house look like there is someone home.
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Don’t leave valuables on display where they can easily be seen through a
window, especially car keys. |
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Photograph items of jewellery, antiques and other items that may be
difficult to describe. |
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Always back up home computer records on disc and store them safely in case
the computer is stolen. |
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Mark valuable items with your postcode using an ultra violet marker or use a
forensic marking kit. Property marked will be less attractive to the thief
and easier to identify if stolen. |
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Consider purchasing
a safe for storing valuables. |
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Don’t keep large
amounts of cash at home. |
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Shred all receipts and utility bills to avoid criminals using your identity. |
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To print a copy of the
"In Touch" advice,
please click
here. |
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(Adobe Acrobat Reader
required.) |
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PCSO’ s Peter Timmins and Neil Evans
Forest
South INA - Coleford
Gloucestershire Constabulary
Police Station| Lords Hill Coleford GL16 8BG
Tel:
0845 090 1234
Website:
www.gloucestershire.police.uk
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