Category: Community

Dorset Police, Trading Standards Officers and partner agencies are working together to tackle the national issue of doorstep crime, which affects vulnerable and elderly people across the county, in a countrywide week of action.

Wednesday 30 September was the UK’s national day of action, which involved representatives from Dorset’s authorities educating the public in how to avoid becoming of a victim of fraud at their door and how to report suspicious and criminal activity.

The day of action focused on Trading Standards and the Police speaking to traders who were working on houses and in gardens and also the householder.

Police Community Support Officers have been raising awareness of doorstep crime by attending banks, chemists and coffee mornings to educate residents on what cold calling is and how to avoid being conned.

Rogue traders knock on a person’s door and offer a service, but overcharge for poor craftsmanship or unnecessary or unfinished work.

Offenders appear very friendly and often deceive people into thinking they’re helping, by giving their victim a good deal and for pointing out work which needs fixing immediately.

The offenders offer services including; power washing driveways, cutting down trees and tending gardens and selling chainsaws and generators. They also carry out general building work including tarmacking in exchange for cash.
Police believe that criminals who carry out this type of fraud are doing so whilst travelling through the county, but there are also people who live in the area who try to con the elderly.

Officers from neighbourhood policing teams including; Weymouth, Dorchester, Christchurch, Wimborne, Poole and Winton are working in collaboration with Trading Standards Officers to spread the message of ‘Be Sure Who’s At Your Door’.

Free door stickers are available from libraries across Dorset or by calling the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506. To find a Trading Standards approved business and find reputable traders, visit the Buy With Confidence website.

Crime prevention advice:

• Keep your doors locked, even if you’re in the premises, and put a chain on if you have one
• Don’t let anyone into your property that you don’t know
• Don’t accept work from people calling at your door, no matter how urgent they say the work is
• Never go to the bank with someone you don’t know or trust
• Call the police on 101 if you think you have been a victim of a crime or you see any suspicious behaviour

Good morning,

Unfortunately I am sending this message to inform you of a theft of horse related items from a shed in the Shutes Lane area of Gillingham.

This has occured between the 25th and 30th of September.

Items stolen include:

MAXAM COB SADDLE, BLACK STITCHED BRIDLE, THROWGOOD GIRTH, PURPLE POLY PAD, STIRRUPS WITH STRAPS, BLACK MONTY ROBERTS DUALLY, PURPLE PARELLI 12 FT ROPE, 2 GREEN PREMIER EQUINE TAIL GUARDS, CHILDS LILAC GROOMING KIT IN A BOX AND ASSORTED BRUSHES AND TOOTH PICKS

If you are offered any of these items or see them for sale anywhere, please contact Dorset Police on 101 quoting occurence 55150101160

I will be at the Mole Country Stores in Gillingham from 10 am until 3 pm tomorrow (3rd October)offering tack marking and security advice at their equine day. Please come along and say hello.

Thank you.

Kate Hann
PCSO 6268
Sturminster Newton Rural/Horsewatch

Dorset Police have received a burglary report to a unit on Brixey’s Business Park Tarrant Hinton. This occurred sometime between Wednesday 23rd September 0900 hrs and Friday 25th September 1159 hrs.  Nothing stolen
Crime occurrence number 55150096237.
any information please contact Dorset Police 101 or crime stoppers 0800 555 111

And

Dorset Police have received a report that someone is sending text messages purporting to be from Dorset Police. If you receive any of these please call 101 with the details.

If you are expecting contact from us then verify this with a 101 call.

During the summer, the Police and Crime Commissioner and his engagement team have been meeting residents across Dorset at events such as the Air Show, County Show, Melplash Show, etc to understand your views on policing, crime and community safety.

Having surveyed over 1,600 residents face-to-face we are now opening up the survey online to hear the views of many more residents across the County.  Feedback from this survey will be used to set the strategic direction of Dorset Police and to highlight which areas of policing, residents want the force to focus on in the face of funding cuts.

Please take part in the survey and pass amongst your friends and family to ensure as many people as possible are able to have their views taken into account.

You can complete the survey via this link.

Your Dorset. Your Police. Your View  is your way to make your views heard on policing in Dorset. Each month during the campaign we will ask you to complete a survey on a different theme, we will then use these views to implement future changes to the way we police. This month’s theme focuses on preventative and proactive policing covering areas such as road safety and organised crime. It can be completed through this link http://svy.mk/1UYHWFo and should take no more than 5 minutes.

This is your chance to shape our future.

North Dorset officers are looking for a vehicle stolen this evening in the Mappowder area, near to Sturminster Newton.

The vehicle is an Isuzu Rodeo Denver, double cab pick up truck.
The registration number is HJ10TXB

The vehicle was stolen with the keys so could be parked up and secured somewhere as there was very little fuel in it. Possibly linked to the theft is a distinctive small black Peugeot with a rear spoiler and possibly left hand drive on foreign plates.

Please advise us on our non emergency number 101 or email the Sturminster Newton team stourvalleysnt@dorset.pnn.police.uk

we have had a report of theft from motor vehicle in Shillingstone Blandford, this has occurred between Tuesday 15th September 2015 1830 hrs and Wednesday 16th September 2015 0640 hrs, the offenders have gained entry to believed secure vehicle and they have stolen Power tools, such as  impact Driver, Combi battery drill, Masonry Drill, jigsaw and Circular saw which were kept in Dewalt black and yellow boxes and a laser level
crime occurrence number 55150090400
any information please contact Dorset Police 101 or crime stoppers 0800 555 111

Good afternoon

We have received a report of theft of motor vehicle from Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton this has occurred sometime today Friday 11th September 2015 0830hrs ,  the vehicle is a Silver Mercedes E320 CDI Avantgarde estate RF52 AHD

crime occurrence 55150087414

any information please contact Dorset Police 101 or crime stoppers 0800 555 111

Many thanks