Between 6.00pm and 7.00pm on 15th January, a blackberry phone was stolen from the bar at The Crown Inn. If you have any information regarding this, please call Southam Police Station quoting incident number 0110/160110.

Between 10.00pm 14th January and 10.30 am 15th January, a satellite dish in Tomlow Road was damaged. If you have any information regarding this, please call Southam Police Station quoting incident number 0087/150110.

Between 24th December and 4th January Stockton Primary School had bottle thrown through a window. If you have any information regarding this, please call Southam Police Station quoting incident number 0036/040110.

At 4am on 1st January a shed was entered in Manor Road and a green Diamondback Joker BMX pedal cycle taken. If you have any information regarding this, please call Southam Police Station quoting incident number 0292/010110.

Overnight 14/15 December a shed in the grounds of Stockton Primary School was entered and items stolen. If you have any information regarding this, please call Southam Police Station quoting incident number 0078/151209.

Between 5.30pm 2nd December and 9.00am 3rd December a Peugeot 107 had its rear windscreen smashed in Post Office Lane. If you have any information regarding this, please call Southam Police Station quoting incident number 0109/031209.

Between 8pm 150909 and 8am 160909 a green Fiat Tipo was entered in Manor Road and a laptop taken. If you have any information regarding this, please call Southam Police Station quoting incident number 100/160909.

A Stockton youth has been dealt with for damage to the lights in the churchyard at Long Itchington.

A motorcyclist from Stockton who had been causing problems on local roads has been stopped and reported for various offences. A form was also issued to correct defects on his motorcycle.

On 13th July at Stockton Primary School Open Day, a purse and contents were stolen with subsequent usage of cards in Coventry. Incident number 0396 / 130709 refers.

Between 5pm 16th July and 2pm 17th July offenders tried to steal white Mercedes truck from Warwickshire Fly Boats.Incident number 0318 / 170709 refers.

Between 9.30pm 24th and 730am on 25th June a van was entered in George Street - nothing stolen. Incident number 0233 / 250609 refers

During the night 10th into 11th June offenders made an attempted to gain entry to Stockton
Football Club in Napton Road, Stockton by removing the beading from a window and then forcing the window. The window was damaged in the incident but the offenders failed to get into the building. If you have information that you believe may be connected to this incident please contact Southam Police quoting incident number 328 of 11 June.

During the night of 9 into 10 June offenders entered a secure Land Rover vehicle parked at a boat premises in Blue Lias Industrial Estate, Stockton and removed the cowling. During the same night offenders offenders stole a Daihastu 4 x 4 vehicle from The Blue Lias Inn on Stockton Road, Stockton. If you saw or heard anything suspicious in either of these areas during thenight that you believe may be connected to the incidents please contact Southam Police quoting incident number 256 of 10 June.

During the night of 7 into 8 June offenders entered 2 garages at Stockton Football Club in Napton Road, Stockton and stole a new BBQ. A witness saw a white van with 3 males on board, adjacent to the club at just after 1pm on 8 June that this may be connected. If you have information that you believe may be connected to any of these incidents please contact Southam Police quoting incident number 188 of 6 June.

Between 1130pm 28 May and 8am on 29 May a blue Vauxhall Moriva van was entered and 2 sat navs and credit cards stolen. Incident number 0219 29 June refers.

A Sat Nav was stolen from a vehicle parked in Grange Farm Drive, Stockton between 8.30pm on Tuesday 10th March and 6am on Wednesday 11th March. Incident number 0068 / 110309 refers.

Between 2.30am and 4.10am on Tuesday 3rd March a red Vauxhall Astra S504AGX was stolen from a driveway in Glebe Close, Stockton. Did you see anything suspicious? Incident number 85 of 3rd March. The vehicle was subsequently recovered in Station Road, Stockton burnt out.

Between 6pm on Friday 6th March and 8am on Saturday 7th March a blue Wessex double horsebox secured with hitchlock was stolen from Napton Road, Stockton after the padlock securing the gates had been boltcropped. Incident 0331 / 070309 refers.


BEWARE OF BOGUS CALLERS (DISTRACTION BURGLARIES)

Most people who call at your home will be genuine, but sometimes people will turn up unannounced with the intention of tricking their way into homes. They are known as Distraction Burglars or Bogus Callers whose sole aim is to get into homes to distract people and steal their money or valuables. You should always be particularly careful when someone you do not know calls unexpectedly at your door.
Bogus callers may be smartly dressed and claim to be from the Council, the Police, health organisations or gas, water or electricity companies or even Neighbourhood Watch. The callers may be a man, woman or a child (or a combination of all three) and all are convincing and persuasive. They may ask for a drink of water, or to wash their hands, some may be looking for a lost pet. In fact such callers may use any story.
They often use props such as an identity card or wear overalls bearing a company logo. If you are expecting a caller, remember to check their identification very carefully against the letter you have been sent or the password you have agreed before you let them in.
When someone calls at your door to offer work or for urgent help or the visitor appears to be someone `official', always follow the following procedure:
Keep your front and back doors locked, even when you are at home.
Before you answer, stop and think if you are expecting anyone. Check that you have locked any back doors and taken the keys out. Look through the door viewer or front window to see who it is.
If you decide to open the door, put the door chain or bar on first. Keep the bar or chain on while you are talking to the caller. (Normally, when the door is shut and locked, leave off the bar or chain in case you need to get out in an emergency).
Ask for and carefully check their identity card, even if they have a prearranged appointment. Does the caller look like the person on the card? Is the name the same as the one on your letter? Close the door while you do this. If you are not expecting anyone and an identity card has not been shown, do not let the caller in until you have checked and double checked that the caller is genuine.
If you think that a BOGUS CALLER or DISTRACTION BURGLAR has called at your door, report it immediately to the Police. DIAL 999 and state what happened.
Try to give the Police a description of the person and/or vehicle registration number and while they are on their way, try to tell a neighbour, caretaker or Neighbourhood Watch representative just in case they try other homes in the area.

Warwickshire Against Domestic Abuse

We are working together as Warwickshire Against Domestic Abuse with over 30 other public services and voluntary organisations to tackle the harm caused by domestic abuse. If you or someone you know is affected by emotional, financial, physical or other forms of abuse in Warwickshire Freephone 0800 408 1552* or visit www.talk2someone.org.uk. In an emergency, dial 999.

Warwickshire Police - A New Way of Working

On 12th May 2009 Warwickshire Police will be changing the way it deals with calls from members of the public reporting various matters. Details will be included in your letter regarding next years Council Tax Bill sent out by Stratford District Council.

Emergency Calls will still be dealt with in the same manner i.e. '999' calls - we aim to respond within 10 minutes to urban areas and 20 minutes to rural areas. We would still urge members of the public to ring '999' when crime is in progress or if it is recent and the offenders are still believed to be in the area (usually on foot).

We will still aim to attend 'Priority' incidents within one hour.

However, the way we deal with other incidents will be scheduled for attendance in an innovative way. Members of the public will be able to attend book and attend 'police surgeries' at a police station. An hours slot will be allocated for that purpose and if the slot overruns then a further period can be booked on a future date, presuming other slots for that day may have already been booked. This will allow statements to be taken and this officer will take charge of any subsequent investigation. There will also be a 'Scheduled Attendance Car' which will consist of a an officer attending pre-booked meetings at their home or another convenient location.

It is envisaged that this method will 'free up' the reactive area car from 50% of its current workload and allow officers to focus on incidents that need immediate attendance and make inroads into solving crime.

This MAY mean that we may spend MORE time talking with you as a first point of contact and this MAY mean a longer wait if you are calling Warwickshire Police about a non-emergency matter. It will has a benefit in that more callers will be dealt with at first point of contact and have a clearer picture of what happens from that point onwards.

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