10 September 2017

News from Neighbourhood Watch

Week ending 7 September

LONDON-WIDE MOPED CRIME

Moped crime - in particular, street robbery - is on the increase in London.

The following incident occured in Kensington & Chelsea at around 15:30hrs on Saturday, 2 September. Two victims, a 31-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man, were approached by two men on a moped in Sprimont Place, Chelsea, SW3. The suspects threatened the victims with a knife and demanded they hand over their watches. One of the suspects pointed the knife towards a baby in the pram that the couple was pushing. Fearful for their own safety and that of their child, the couple handed over their watches. The suspects then made off towards Elystan Place.

No-one was injured. In this instance the watches were the target items but mobile phones and handbags are often the target. Be sure to keep mobile phones and valuables out of view where at all possible, handbags close to you and above all, be extra aware of your surroundings.

(Andrew Davis, Neighbourhood Watch Office)

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Thanks to Police SNT Team, PCSO Pauline Cimen for the following :

Powerscroft Road - (Outside number 1-3) - Theft of number plates - 04/09/2017 - between 0800-1705 hrs

Five Arches Business Estate - Attempted Burglary - Maidstone Road - 31/08/2017 - between 0630-0632 hrs Using tool to hit two panes of glass at premises. No entry gained.

Lincoln Road Sidcup - Theft from motor vehicle - 03/11/2017 - 2010 hrs - Persons unknown smashed window of vehicle and have stolen a power tool.

PC Phil CLARK and PC Paul SEALY have been out and about on the Foots Cray Meadows and Ellenborough Road for the past few days. No off road bikes have been seen whilst out on foot patrols. Please let us know if you witness these off road bikes causing anti-social behaviour.

PCSO Pauline CIMEN has been covering other parts of the ward. Please follow us on our twitter page to keep updated as to what we have been up to on a daily basis.