Author: Stourpaine Parish Council

Dorset Police – Shed and Property Break-in’s Fontmell Magna

We are sending this message to advise you of three crimes in the Fontmell Magna area of North Dorset.

There have been two attempts to steal equipment from sheds and outbuildings, the first being in West Street, sometime between Friday 20th March and Saturday 28th March. A metal latch has been cut and bent. the property owners are unsure at this time if anything has been stolen. Crime number 013233
The second was in North Street and has occurred sometime between Saturday 28th and Monday 30th March. Very similar circumstances where the door has been jemmied open but again, nothing appears to be stolen. Crime number 013371

These are causing us great concerns due to the number of outbuilding breaks recently but we are sorry to have to report there has also been a break to a property in Lurmer Street, Fontmell Magna, Crime number 013585. The residents had been away from the property between 26th March, returning on 31st March to discover intruders had gained access to the house.
Dorset Police are requesting if anyone believes they have seen any suspicious activity in the area over the past few days, they contact us, quoting any of the crime numbers stated above.

We would like to reassure all our residents that officers are investigating these offences but if anyone would like any security advice or further reassurance, you can call us on 101 and we can arrange for police staff to attend at a mutually convenient time to discuss any concerns you may have.

Thank you,
North Dorset Safer Neighbourhood Teams.

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Action Fraud – Ticket Scams

Fraudsters regularly offer tickets for music festivals and popular sporting events scheduled for the summer. The tickets are generally offered for sale in the spring time and as the official tickets are sometimes not released until weeks before the event, potential victims don’t realise they have been deceived for some time after parting with their hard earned money. The internet is the most common place where this occurs; on platforms such as bogus websites, online auction sites and via social media.

Protect yourself:

  • Purchase tickets from an official agent, box office or reputable ticket exchange website.
  • Be cautions of making advance payments via bank transfer, money transfer or e-money vouchers.
  • Remember paying by credit card or via PayPal offers the consumer greater protection should you be a victim of fraud.
  • Conduct some simple online research on the seller or website if you are considering making a purchase. Negative feedback can appear very quickly if something is not quite right.
  • If the ticket price is below market value and the tickets are in high demand consider whether this is too good to be true.
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Dorset Police – Sheducation

The Shaftesbury Safer Neighbourhood team would like to advise you of our SHEDUCATION Roadshow which will be visiting various locations across North Dorset in the coming months.

The Shed is all about giving practical advice in regards to security options for your sheds and outbuildings as well as a chance to meet your local community support officers.

Dates and places for April so far:

Cann Common – Higher Barn Close – Wednesday 8th April – 15.00 – 16.00hrs

Tesco – Christy’s Lane – Thursday 9th April – 10.00 – 11.30hrs

Barton Hill – Ivy Cross – Thursday 9th April – 14.00 – 15.00hrs

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Action Fraud – Adobe and LinkedIn Phishing Emails

Current spam email campaigns are trying to infiltrate or infect email accounts by pretending to come from either Adobe or LinkedIn Support. The emails from LinkedIn claim ‘irregular activities have prompted a compulsory security update’. With the Adobe emails attempt to direct the user to the latest updates

Phishing is an attempt by a fraudster to steal valuable information by pretending to be a company that you know and use. It relies on people to think the message is genuine. Victims are initially sent an email that will have either a link to a website, or contain an attachment. What the fraudsters want you to do is click on the link or attachment so that they can steal valuable information from your computer, like your bank account or credit card details

Protect yourself:

  • Look at who the email is addressed to – many will say “Dear user” or “Dear valued customer” and will not be addressed directly to you.
  • If there are images included in the email they may be of a poor quality but will try to look like the company they are trying to represent.
  • The message may have a few spelling mistakes.
  • Do not click on the link supplied. Instead, go to the relevant website and log in from there.

IF YOU NEED TO REPORT A FRAUD, PLEASE CALL ACTION FRAUD ON 0300 123 2040 OR USE THE ACTION FRAUD REPORTING TOOL, VIA THE ACTION FRAUD WEBSITE – http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL IF YOU NEED TO REPORT A FRAUD OR ANY OTHER CRIME.

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Are you interested in being a Parish Councillor ?

Summary information on the role of a Parish Councillor in Stourpaine can be found in the attached leaflet –

Parish Councillor Leaflet March 2015

If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor and standing for election in May 2015, please contact Paul Clark – Parish Clerk, Stourpaine Parish Council for further information

Telephone 01258 860460 or e-mail stourpaine@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

 

Alert From Dorset Police

It appears that the North Dorset area suffered a series of break ins to outbuildings overnight from the 4th to the 5th March 2015.
At this time very little seems to have been stolen but we would like to ask everyone to check their sheds and garages for any signs of damage. Whilst checking, please think about the security you have in place and if there is anyway you can improve this. Suggestions are available on the crime prevention pages of the Dorset Police website www.dorset.police.uk
If you believe someone has attempted to access your property, please call us on 101.

Regards,
North Dorset SNT

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