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January Crime Update Priority 1: House Burglary There has been only 1 house burglary reported across the ward in January. This occurred in Westway on 27/1/10. The occupants believe the back door was accidentally left unlocked and someone went in and conducted an untidy search of the upstairs rooms. This occurred between 9am and 5pm. Priority 2: Theft from motor vehicles. There have been 2 reports in January. The first overnight on the 5/1/10 when the number plates from a car parked in Marina Avenue were taken. The second occurred on the 29/1/10 when a laptop was stolen from the rear seat of a car parked in the B&Q car park. The offender drilled out the door lock. Please be re-assured by how low this as there are approximately 9500 people living on the ward. Police Operation on the Ward On 27/1/10 an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Operation was conducted on Burlington Road near to Tesco by the West Barnes and Dundonald Safer Neighbourhood Teams. This is one of the best tools for catching people involved in crime as we will either come across a vehicle which has directly been involved in crime and the occupants are arrested or the driver has no driving documents as people involved in acquisitive crime often are not willing to pay for insurance or tax for their car. Numerous cars were stopped with one being seized and 4 drivers dealt with for document offences. Our next drop in surgeries will be Wed 3rd Feb 10-11am at Bon Bonnies, West Barnes Lane Wed 10th Feb 7-8.30pm at B&Q Foyer Thur 11th Mar 3.30-5pm Motspur Park Library, Station Road Sgt Graham Chapman