The Brookmans Park and Little Heath Neighbourhood Watch newsletter for June 2011.

1. Brookmans Park and Little Heath
NEWS REVIEW June 2011
ARE YOU SAFE AND SECURE ? AND AIM TO STAY THAT WAY !
Feeling safe and feeling that our property is secure is something we all expect.
Hertfordshire is a safe county; continued efforts by Herts Police make it so. But
we all have an important part to play by being responsible for our own security
especially against the opportunistic thief. (See over for reminders)
Your Newsletter and Crime Prevention
Brenda Harris, our Ward Neighbourhood Watch The Newsletters have thus become the major
co-ordinator, has Minutes of the Crime Prevention channel of NHW communications to each
Group of November 1982. It was that group of household.
residents with a representative from the Police, The Watch Liaison Officer, who had been
which extended into South Hertfordshire the printing our Newsletters, has been made
Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) system we have redundant and the budget for printing future
today. copies no longer exists, so we are looking at ways
NHW is the communication arm promoting to restore this useful (you tell us) method of
crime prevention in the community. For nearly 30 communication. Editorial production is local
years we have had Newsletters printed centrally from now onward.
for all residents in each Neighbourhood Watch This will be the last printed Newsletter using
area. Door-to-door distribution was carried out on the present system and we are extremely grateful
a street by street basis by someone who lived in to Andrew Ward for offering to print 1500 copies,
that locality, who gave their time. Some have been and distribution will be by the same team as
doing this since the start – Thank you. previously.
The OWL (On-line Watch Link) Network
We would encourage all residents with access to This is why we want more local residents to sign
the internet to join the OWL scheme. OWL is a up to OWL, a quick and simple matter from your
very sophisticated and safe “group emailing computer. Almost needless to say, the system is
system.” Much Police work has gone into making robust and kept secure with password protection.
the system quick and precisely targeted. The Crime Prevention Group CPG hope that in
Subscribers’ email addresses form a group in your this way those with the OWL connection can pass
precise locality, usually based on borough wards, relevant information to neighbours who are not on
which is also the basis of the allocation of local the internet. Information on OWL has included;
community policing. the activities of “dodgy” street traders, theft from
The real advantage is that police information homes and vehicles and watching out for missing
can be circulated quickly and then acted upon, persons such as the elderly who may be in the early
sometimes bringing results within minutes. stages of Alzheimer’s disease and immigrants, who
Our Newsletter will continue to be published have absconded from protection and who do not
three times a year as a pdf on the Brookmans Park speak English. These are all recent cases, when
and Little Heath OWL-NHW network. OWL members have been alerted and have reacted.
Importantly please use the pdf attachment as a
Please sign up to the OWL scheme by logging
master to print copies for your local street
on to www.owl.co.uk then follow the on-screen
distribution.
instructions.
We are very grateful this News Review has been sponsored by . . Parking at the Vet College
The RCVS has been permitted to open
up extra on-site parking and double
yellow lines in Hawkeshead Lane
means that the way through should be
Tel: 01707 649779
35 Bradmore Green, Brookmans Park AL9 7QR
Fax: 01707 664857 E-mail: brookmanspark@AndrewWard.co.uk clear. But please remember to respect
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2. Our Community Team
Louise Luxford (left) and P.C. Gemma
Kinealy with their police vehicle on
Bradmore Green.
Gemma, usually with the local intervention
team, has been covering for P.C.Nick Roll,
who has now returned to full duties with our
community team. He has been recovering
from a knee problem and receiving
recuperative care.
Messages from Louise Luxford, our PCSO
Recently we have been lucky enough to experience some to your garage and take items, or lean into your car
lovely sunny weather. When we get weather like this, it and steal whatever is on display. When leaving
makes us feel more energetic and more willing to do your house, please ensure all windows are secure as
those little jobs that we have been meaning to do for a an open window is an open invitation
while. Holiday Precautions
Good Weather – great opportunities for thieves If you are going on holiday, you can notify me
On my recent patrols, I have noticed an increase in and I shall make a note of your holiday dates. PC
the number of garage doors being left open, windows Nick Roll and I will keep an eye on your property
being left open and car windows left open. This is on our patrols. This is not a guarantee nothing will
burglar heaven! At the very least, you are showing happen, but if we are aware your house should be
potential burglars the goods you have, letting them see empty, and if we see movement or lights inside,
what it is they could come back for another time. A vast we shall know this is unusual and can investigate.
majority of burglaries are made by opportunist burglars The information we need is holiday dates,
and they absolutely love weather like this for the reasons contact numbers and any key holder details.
mentioned above. Send these to:
I know I say it year in and year out, but please louise.luxford@herts.pnn.police.uk
ensure you keep these windows closed when you are not or phone me on 01707 806944 or Nick 806947
using them. It only takes minutes for someone to walk in Happy Summer!" Louise.
Crime Statistics for Brookmans Park and Little Heath
Common False
2011 Burglary Theft Robbery # Comments #
Assault Alarm
(#1) From motor vehicle.
January 11 1 (#1) 11 (#2) (#2) Includes Northaw
February 2 2 (#3) 1 (#3) At train station
(# 4) From motor vehicle.
March 1 (#4) 1 (#5) 2 (# 5) Assault at house party
(# 6) Ipod taken from school changing room.
April 2 1 (#6) 3 (#7) (# 7) False due to power cut.
Brookmans Park and Little Heath
CONTACTS Community PC Nick Roll email: nicholas.roll@herts.pnn.police.uk
Police Team PCSO Louise Luxford email: louise.luxford@herts.pnn.police.uk
Emergency 999
OWL network www.owl.co.uk
Non-Urgent - Ward Co-Coordinator Brenda Harris email: beejharris@live.co.uk
0845 33 00 222 Editor News Review Nigel Bain email: nigelbain@dsl.pipex.com
News Review is published by the Neighbourhood Watch Committee for Brookmans Park and Little Heath Ward C2011
June 2011 issue printed by Andrew Ward, 149 High Street, Potters Bar EN6 5BB