Category: Community

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.

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.

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.

Please follow the link below to see a copy of the latest Safer Neighbourhood Team Newsletter from Dorset Police –

SNT NEWSLETTER MARCH 2015

 

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

Positive Warrant – Blandford

On Wednesday 25th February, a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant was conducted in Blandford. Subsequently, 5 persons were arrested on suspicious of Money Laundering.

This is once again a fantastic result for our continued efforts in detecting and disrupting the movement and supply of controlled substances, within our town and surrounding villages.

Kind Regards
Blandford SNT

Action Fraud, together with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and the City of London Police, are working in partnership with Rugby World Cup 2015 organisers to disrupt those entities seeking to sell Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets without permission from the official provider.

We would like rugby fans and the general public to be aware that they should only purchase tickets from official sources and avoid being scammed.

Purchase tickets from an official source and avoid losing your money.

• England Rugby 2015 Limited (“ER2015”) is the organising committee of Rugby World Cup 2015, due to take place in England and Cardiff from 18 September 2015 until 31 October 2015. Rugby World Cup Limited (“RWCL”) is the Tournament owner of Rugby World Cup 2015.
• RWCL/ER2015 wants to ensure that the public is not misled, by unauthorised ticket sellers, into believing they have purchased genuine Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets.

Where can you buy official match tickets? 

• Tickets for the general public may only be purchased from ER2015 via official website at: https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com

Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive hospitality packages?

• These can only be purchased through the official hospitality programme, operated by Rugby Travel & Hospitality Ltd (“RTH”) at www.rugbyworldcup.com/hospitality.

Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive Supporter Tours (i.e. travel packages)?

• RTH has appointed a number of Official Travel Agents (“OTAs”) from across the globe to provide official Rugby World Cup ticket-inclusive supporter tours and a list of such OTAs is available at: http://supportertours.rugbyworldcup.com/travel_agents_list.aspx). 

How do you ensure that you are buying Rugby World Cup 2015 match tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages from an official channel? 

• To check whether a company or a certain website is an official Rugby World Cup 2015 channel, use the ‘Official Checker’ tool which is located at www.rugbyworldcup/buyofficial.

Can you buy official Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages elsewhere, other than as outlined above? 

• There is no guarantee that Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets (and/or ticket inclusive packages) purchased from any source other than RWCL, ER2015, RTH  (or those listed above) are genuine tickets (and/or ticket-inclusive packages).
• Fans who purchase tickets and/or ticket-inclusive packages from unauthorised sellers run the risk of paying over the odds for a non-existent ticket, ending up disappointed by not getting to see the match they paid to see, and risk having their personal and credit card details stolen for use in other crimes.

Points to note about unauthorised activity:

• It has been shown from the 2012 Olympics and other major events in the UK that ticket touts are often linked with other forms of criminality.
• The unauthorised sale, or offer for sale, of Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets (and/or ticket-inclusive packages) may constitute an infringement of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 or Fraud.
• All official Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets are subject to ER2015’s ticket terms and conditions, located at: http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/ticketing/t-c
• Tickets are STRICTLY NON-TRANSFERABLE and MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED, EXPOSED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE, OR TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED. ER2015 reserves the right to cancel without refund any tickets which ER2015 reasonably believes have been or are intended to be resold, offered, exposed or made available for sale, or transferred or otherwise disposed in breach of the ticketing terms and conditions.
• Any person attempting to use Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets which have been resold in breach of the ticket terms and conditions risks being refused entry to or ejected from the relevant match venue.

How do I report unauthorised use of Rugby World Cup assets?

• To report the sale of unauthorised general public tickets, please contact ER2015 at legal@england2015.com.
• To report the sale of counterfeit Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets or the unauthorised sale of ticket-inclusive supporter tour/hospitality packages, please contact rwcrightsprotection@img.com

TICKETS PURCHASED OR OBTAINED FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE SHALL BE VOID AND MAY BE SEIZED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT REFUND OR COMPENSATION.

Action Fraud will be replicating this alert on a regular basis, leading up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup to prevent members of the community being affected by this type/similar fraud. Please bear with us until September 2015.

Over the past 2 days, two potentially serious accidents have been caused by bricks/rocks being thrown from the Yellow Bridge over the A350. Blandford SNT wish to make residents aware of the potential for serious injury or damage by persons throwing items from the Yellow bridge which crosses the A350 at the north end of town. Police are appealing for any witnesses or persons with information to come forward.You can contact Dorset Police by calling 101.

Fraudsters are targeting people by “cold calling” them on the telephone.

The scam starts with the following simple activity:

1. They will state that they are from the Bank Fraud department, the Police or other Law Enforcement.

2. They will tell the victim that fraud is being carried out on the victim’s bank account and that to prevent it they need to carry out any of the below activities:-

• Need to access your bank accounts online.
• Need to hand over your pin numbers and bank cards to a courier/official sent to collect them.
• Need to hand over money to A courier/ official sent to collect them.
• Need to transfer your money to another “safe” bank account(s) which they provide details of.

3. In order to prove their own credentials they will often ask you to telephone the “fraud” number you may have on the back of your bank card, or they may even ask you to telephone the Police to check that there is an official investigation, or telephone your own bank once the phone call to them is terminated.

   Do not be fooled!

   Do not telephone anyone at that stage as the phone line remains open and you are simply telephoning them back without realising. They will then continue with your assistance in stealing your money by any of the above methods.

   PROTECT YOURSELF

• The bank or the police will never telephone you “out of the blue” to ask you to transfer money into another account or hand over any of your money or bank cards. It is your money!!
• The bank or the police will never ask for your personal bank account details, or pin numbers over the phone.
• If you really want to check the credentials of a caller then go into your bank and ask to speak to the bank manager or use another phone to call the bank or police.
• If you are still unsure then attend a police station.
• Never discuss your banking details with strangers who call you!