Please find an update from Dorset Police on the recent burglaries in Blandford and the surrounding villages –
Blandford Burglaries – Update
Following our previous message, we are delighted to report that following extensive investigations yesterday, a male has been arrested in connexion with the series of burglaries in Blandford Town and the surrounding villages.
Enquires are continuing and a further update will be issued as soon as more information is available.
Kind Regards
Blandford SNT
The message below has been received today from Dorset Police –
There has recently been breaks to properties in Blandford and surrounding Villages where the intruder has gained access via the rear of the property. These breaks are happening during daytime hours and the offender appears to be looking for jewellery and other small valuable items.
We are advising Homeowners to be extra vigilant and make sure their property is fully secured. Blandford SNT are available to conduct home security surveys for local residents should you want advice on how to improve your home security. Please contact Blandford SNT on 101 to arrange an appointment.
Kind Regards
Blandford SNT
Dorset Police are offering an opportunity for the local community to receive advice about policing during the Dorset Steam Fair 2014. Please follow the link below for more information.
Great Dorset Steam Fair Drop-in Surgeries 2014
24TH JULY 2014 COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH
In partnership with Dorset Police, Stourpaine Parish Council will be holding a public meeting at 6.30pm on Thursday 24th July 2014 in the village hall to talk about how Community Speed Watch could help to make our village a safer place to live.
We look forward to seeing you there.
If you are unable to make the meeting please register your interest in Community Speed Watch by contacting Keith Yarwood on 01258 456781.
STOURPAINE PARISH COUNCIL
Paul Clark – Parish Clerk
Keepers Cottage
Holloway Lane
Shillingstone
Dorset
DT11 0SY
stourpaine@dorset-aptc.gov.uk
Telephone – 01258 860460
Dear Resident
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill is today launching a three month consultation to give residents a greater say in how anti-social behaviour and low level crime is dealt with in the county.
The recent Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act places a statutory duty on all PCCs to develop a list of Community Remedies. From this autumn, victims will be able to select the punishment for the offender from a menu of options.
Community Remedies are likely to include measures such as repairing damage to property, cleaning up graffiti or receiving a punishment proportionate to the crime. Victims can also ask the offender direct questions, mediate or receive an apology. By bringing together the offender with the victim of their crime, it’s hoped they will better understand the impact of their actions. Community Remedy is a way of delivering justice without going through the traditional court process.
In addition to the online survey, the Dorset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner will also be holding a number of focus groups to consult communities on what they’d like to see on the list of Community Remedies.
Please let us know if you would like to attend any of the following events, as space is limited:
| Location | Date | Time |
| PURBECK Corn Exchange , Wareham Town Hall | Tuesday 24th June | 6.30-7.30pm |
| NORTH Shaftesbury Town Hall. High Street, Shaftesbury | Tuesday 1st July | 7.00-8.00pm |
| BOURNEMOUTH Kinson Hub, Kinson Library The Kinson Hub Wimborne Road Kinson Bournemouth BH11 9AW | Monday 14th July | 10.30-11.30 am |
| WEST Dorchester | Tuesday 15th July | 10. 30-11.30am |
| EAST DORSET Hanham Room, East Dorset Heritage Trust, Allendale House, Hanham Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1AS | Friday 18th July | 10.30-11.30 |
| CHRISTCHURCH Committee Room | Monday 21st July | 10.00-11.00am |
| WPBC Weymouth Police , Station Radipole Lane. Weymouth | Friday 25th July | 11.00 -12.00am |
| POOLE Room 134, Poole Civic Centre | Tuesday 29th July | 7.00-8.00pm |
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The June 2014 newsletter is here: SNT Newsletter JUNE 2014.
You may well have read in the media about the successful international operation led by the FBI that had taken control of the GameOver Zeus botnet, a network of captured computers used to steal millions of pounds from individuals and small businesses around the world. An infected computer can also suffer a secondary attack by a piece of malware referred to as CryptoLocker which results is a victims files all being encrypted. Once encrypted a message appears seeking payment of a ransom if the user wants to access their files again. This encryption cannot be broken without the password (or key) held by criminals.
Dorset Police is strongly advising computer owners, who may not even realise they have the malware, to take steps now to remove the infection and protect themselves from future attacks. It is estimated that the criminals will probably be up and running again in about two weeks.
Whilst, it is hoped that the owners of infected systems will be advised that they have of the malware by their ISP, Dorset Police strongly recommends that computers users go to:
or
https://www.getsafeonline.org/nca/
and follow the instructions given to check for and remove the malware.
This warning is not intended to cause you panic but we cannot over-stress the importance of taking these steps immediately.
And remember, if you don’t make an effort to clean up malware from your own computer, you may become a victim or at the very least your computer will become part of the problem.
A/DCI P Little
Public Protection
Dorset Police
This is a Community Message from Dorset Police, we thank you for your continued support.
11 April 2014
Dorset Waste Partnership is currently door-step calling in parts of Dorset, promoting the newly implemented “Recycle for Dorset” service. All will carry ID cards, a letter of authority and will be wearing orange tabards. They have started in North Dorset and will then move onto East Dorset finishing Christchurch by mid July, working between Tuesday and Saturdays weekly. Under no circumstance will they ask to enter your property, however they may request a telephone number for the purposes of a quality assurance check to be made but this is optional and the house holder may decline to take part. Do not let any cold caller into your home.
Should anyone attempt to gain entry please ask them to leave and contact Dorset Police on 101 immediately. Thank you
If you have any information regarding the contents of this message, please call either Dorset Police on 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or you may prefer to contact your local SNT.
YOU MAY COPY THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS MESSAGE AND PASS IT ON TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.
HOWEVER IF YOU ARE FORWARDING THIS EMAIL, PLEASE ENSURE YOU PUT ANY INDIVIDUAL’S EMAIL ADDRESSES IN THE ‘BCC’ AND NOT IN THE ‘TO’ OR ‘CC’ ADDRESS LINE / FIELD / BOXES. THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT
This is a Community Message from Dorset Police, we thank you for your continued support.
03 April 2014
NATIONWIDE EMAIL HOAX – POLICE WARNING
Officers are advising the public to be wary of emails purporting to be from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Thousands of people nationwide have been targeted by hoax emails, claiming to be from NICE.
The email informs them that as a result of a recent blood test, cancer was suspected and they should contact their GP. The recipients are advised to download their results from an attached link, which may contain malware that displays a false security warning to entice the victim to buy rogue anti-spyware products.
Inspector Pete Little, of Bournemouth and Poole CID, said: “This type of hoax email can be very distressing for the victim.
“Currently, there haven’t been any reports of this hoax to Dorset Police but I would still urge people to be wary of emails of this nature.
“If you receive one, delete it and don’t download the attachment as it is likely to contain malware.
“In any case, email attachments should always be checked carefully.
“Anti-Virus products can help to keep your computer safe and should be used to check your security regularly.
“If you have further concerns, you could always take your computer to a local security specialist.
“We urge people to delete any emails they receive like this and report them to police by calling Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.”
Further advice on protecting your computer can be found at http://www.getsafeonline.org
If you have any information regarding the contents of this message, please call either Dorset Police on 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or you may prefer to contact your local SNT.
YOU MAY COPY THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS MESSAGE AND PASS IT ON TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS.
HOWEVER IF YOU ARE FORWARDING THIS EMAIL, PLEASE ENSURE YOU PUT ANY INDIVIDUAL’S EMAIL ADDRESSES IN THE ‘BCC’ AND NOT IN THE ‘TO’ OR ‘CC’ ADDRESS LINE / FIELD / BOXES. THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE DATA PROTECTION ACT
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