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Wimbledon Park SNT - vehicle crime information. Vehicle crime remains a priority for the team. There has been an increase in Wimbledon Park and across Merton Borough. With this in mind, the team will be available on Sunday 18th October 2009 between 10am & 2pm at the new development at the junction of Durnsford Road and Plough Lane. We will be able to offer crime prevention advice for vehicle crime and a range of items which help to improve vehicle security. We can also property mark any valuable items for you. Vehicle crime is often opportunistic. We have had instances of vehicles left unlocked overnight, car windows left open with a phone and satnav on display and a driver leaving a car unlocked with valuables displayed whilst paying for fuel. In all these cases thefts have occurred which otherwise might not. What can you do? Remove ALL items (satellite navigation, including the holder, radios, bags, purses, loose change and items of clothing like coats) from your vehicle whenever you leave it, even if it’s only for a short time. If you really can’t take items with you then put them in the boot out of sight. Wipe away any suction marks left by your satnav holder. To protect your number plate, motorists can replace the regular screws that attach the number plate to their car with clutch screws. These cannot be unscrewed once in place. Clutch screws are available from car part and hardware stores. They are relatively inexpensive and easy to fit and using them could save motorists the inconvenience, time and expense of having new number plates fitted. Always take your keys out of the ignition when leaving your vehicle, even if it’s only for a short time. Keep keys out of sight of the front door to prevent suspects fishing for the keys via your letterbox. We are keen to reduce crime of this type and hope that more awareness of security will help. We look forward to seeing people on the day but if you can’t make it, we can be contacted as follows: WimbledonPark.snt@met.police.uk 0208 721 2452 Kind regards PS 21VW Danny Smith