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Hello all We are working very hard to combat car crime on the ward, it is one of our priorities as set by the ward panel. April 2010 DRIVE OUT CAR CRIME Get your free ‘Don’t Bother’ kit as part of an ongoing campaign to drive out vehicle crime in the Borough Merton Police and Safer Merton are handing out free ‘Don’t Bother kits’ to motorists within the Borough. Theft from vehicles accounts for 66% of all recorded vehicle crime. The don’t bother kit helps educate the vehicle owner to remove valuables. It also tells a would be thief that valuables have been removed from that vehicle. Merton Police Crime Reduction Advisor Pc Greg HUNT said, "The Partnership is committed to keeping crime low by reducing vehicle crime. Theft from motor vehicle is on the increase and all too often the thief steals property left out on open display in the vehicle. The ‘Don’t Bother Kit tells the thief that everything of value has been taken from the vehicle. Taking a few seconds to remove any valuables from your vehicle may save you hundreds of pounds in repairing a broken window and replacing your valuables. This runs alongside the vulnerable vehicle scheme already being run by your Safer Neighbourhood Teams. If officers out on patrol discover something of value left out on open display in a vehicle they will contact the registered keeper and warn them of the perils of their actions. This will either be in person at the time or by the Teams writing to the registered keeper if not local. This information may well be shared with insurance companies in the event of a claim which may affect that claim” The don’t bother kits are available free of charge at the Partnership Road shows through the year or by contacting your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. For further crime reduction advice contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. For any further information please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team via the main Met Police website by telephone or by e-mail. We will be running a motor vehicle roadshow on May 18th outside the Green Lane Parade of shops between 10am-2pm where we can give or fit tamper proof screws which will prevent an opportunist from taking your number plates. We have cleaning kits to remove marks left by sat nav suckers, as well as the dont bother kits as described above. Please ensure that NO items are left on display, a vehicle was broken into recently because there was a small amount of loose change on display. We continue to contact owners who have left iems on display through our vulnerable vehicle scheme. Signs have gone up in areas on the ward which have been subject to car crime giving security advice and state plain clothes officers are working in the area. Any problems as always please dont hesitate to contact us, if you cannot attend the roadshow call or email and we will supply above crime prevention items to your home address. If you have any information on suspects committing or handling property from car crime please contact us on 0208 649 3575 or email MertonStHelier.snt@met.police.uk as always your call will be confidential Regards Richard ANDERSON PS 36VW and the St Helier Team