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DRIVE OUT VEHICLE CRIME In an effort to combat vehicle crime, Merton Borough Police in conjunction with Safer Merton are launching a ‘Drive Out Vehicle Crime’ initiative which will include a number of partnership interventions throughout the year, the first of which is to provide a property marking service for those living within the Borough that may well have received property such as sat navs that may well be used and left in vehicles. Inspector Jim COOK from Merton Police said, “Vehicle crime is the one of the highest crime types in the Borough and a number of Safer Neighbourhood Teams have had vehicle crime reduction chosen by their ward Panels to work on. We will be looking to raise the public’s awareness and offering advice on how they can help us reduce the incidence of vehicle crime. Over the coming weeks and months Merton Police will be carrying out a number of proactive operations against those involved in vehicle crime. Already the Safer Neighbourhood Teams conduct a large number of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) operations and will continue these with both uniform and plain clothes patrols in areas where vehicle crime is most prevalent. I would urge those living in Merton to contact their local Safer Neighbourhood Team and sign up to Community Safe to receive up to date news of what their local Safer Neighbourhood Team is up to. This is a free system and by joining it you can find out about crime alerts and what the Police are doing in your local area. You can join by either logging onto WWW.Communitysafe.gov.uk or by contacting your local Safer Neighbourhood Team direct”. We take this opportunity to remind you all to: Ensure cars are locked – this might seem simple but a high percentage of cars are left unlocked in Merton. Don’t leave anything on view – you may know your jacket is empty but an opportunist thief doesn’t. Take your sat nav out of your vehicle and clean the suction mark off the windscreen – thieves will smash your window just to check the glove box. For any further information please contact us via the main Met Police website by telephone or by e-mail. If you wish to become a member of Community safe and sign up to free crime alerts and news of what we are up to please contact them direct or join via www.communitysafe.gov.uk Attempted Burglary We would like to bring to your attention a recent attempted burglary that occurred on a neighbouring ward. In this instance the suspect or suspects entered the rear garden of a property in Kingswood Road by climbing the 6 foot garden fence. They then removed a pair of shears from the unsecured garden shed and used them in an attempt to gain entry to the house via the rear window and door. Fortunately this attempt was unsuccessful and they did not manage to break in to the property. We would kindly ask that all members check their sheds, garages and other out-buildings to ensure that all tools and other items of value and properly secured. If you have any concerns regarding the security of your home or garden then please do not hesitate to contact our team and we will happily carry out a home security visit at your property. If you require any further information on this or any other matter then please get in touch with the team, our details are as follows: Telephone number: 020 8649 3576 E-mail: cricketgreen.snt@met.police.uk To report a crime call 0300 123 1231 or if it is urgent call 999. Cricket Green Safer Neighbourhoods Team Sergeant Dan Hutchings