Pirbright, Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Normandy - My Neighbourhood - Surrey Police

You Said........Speeding vehicles along School Lane, Pirbright
We Responded...... By setting up a local community speed watch for the area and working with the local school doing speed watch with the pupils and targeting offending drivers.

You Said.....People smoking drugs by the Community Centre in Fairlands
We Responded...... By increasing our patrols of the area and attempting to catch offenders. This is still ongoing and anyone who sees this taking place is asked to report it to Surrey Police on 0845 125 2222.

You Said.......Speeding along Guildford Road, Normandy
We Responded..... By doing a Drive Smart Operation at the British Legion and stopping over 50 vehicles, educating drivers and handing out tickets. This is an ongoing situation being dealt with by the local Neighbourhood team, traffic units and the local community speed watch for the area who will continue to enforce the speed limit along the road

Warning following more copper thefts

Police are warning businesses in West Surrey to be on the alert following more thefts of copper over the weekend.
Officers are advising businesses to take extra security measures in light of the recent increase in the value of scrap metal, particularly copper, with thefts taking place in Guildford, Farnham, Godalming and Woking over the last few days.
Thieves stole 75 metres of copper wiring from a storage site owned by EDF in Ripley Road, East Clandon, sometime between 7pm on July 8 and 12-30pm on July 9. Two holes were made in the Perspex roof to gain entry to a unit at Farnham Trading Estate, with thieves making off with £1,000 worth of copper piping. Some 250kg of copper wiring was also stolen from the Sita Recycling Plant in Petworth Road, Godalming, sometime between 5-15pm on July 9 and 12-50pm on July 10, after thieves cut a hole in the fence to gain access to the premises.
Thieves also targeted a company in East Hill, Woking, around 4am on Friday (July 9). Thieves went to two separate man hole covers on the pavement and have lifted the covers up and cut through sections of two 100 pair copper cables before removing 620 metres of cable belonging to Virgin Media. They have then replaced the man hole covers before making off. A similar incident took place in Sanway Road, Byfleet, around 4am on July 2, when thieves escaped with £800 worth of copper cabling.
West Surrey Neighbourhood Superintendent Rachel Tills said: “This is costing local businesses thousands of pounds as well as great incoveninece. In many instances, it causes massive disruption to local residents, partiuclarly when telephone cabling is targeted and leads to the phone lines being shut down. We are appealing to local residents and businesses to be on their guard for such thieves and to report any suspicious activity to police. Quite often these thieves will pose as workmen and appear to be acting legitimately but if you have any doubts at all, please contact us straight away.”

Calls can be made to Surrey Police on 0845 125 2222 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

     

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Don’t become a Spring Bank Holiday statistic
Surrey Police is keen to encourage residents enjoying the outdoors to be mindful of car security particularly as the Bank Holiday weekend approaches.

With the good weather we have been enjoying recently, many people are stepping out to visit local beauty spots and officers want motorists to be aware of crime prevention so that they do not fall victim to auto crime.

Neighbourhood Superintendent Rachel Tills said: “Residents and visitors who are out and about enjoying west Surrey’s countryside need to be aware that opportunist thieves are working in our neighbourhoods – particularly at local beauty spots. Every year we urge motorists to be mindful of security and encourage people to think sensibly about how to prevent themselves becoming a target.

“Simple measures to help keep property safe include not leaving anything on view in the car, not taking valuables if at all possible out in a vehicle and using alarms systems where fitted. People should be aware of their surroundings and park in suitable spots – preferably where a car is visible to passers by and where there are other cars alongside. Surrey Police continues to tackle vehicle crime hot spots but motorists should heed basic security advice.”

Surrey Police offers the following advice to motorists:
• Always leave handbags and wallets at home if you can. Even if your bag does not contain anything valuable, a thief will not know that and might still break a window or force a lock to get at it
• Make sure the doors of your vehicle are locked and the windows and sunroof are shut, no matter how hot the weather, or even if you are only going to be gone for a couple of minutes
• Make sure your car is parked in a location where it is in clear view of other people, not obscured from sight by trees or shrubs, therefore making it more vulnerable
• Do not leave anything in your vehicle. The most commonly stolen items from cars include laptops, handbags and mobile phones. They are easy to remove quickly, are easily concealed and do not look out of place if a thief is seen walking away from a car
• Make sure you do not leave a coat or jacket behind in the car. A thief may think that it is hiding a laptop or handbag and break into your car to find out
• Always remove your in-car radio/CD player if you can
• Should anything untoward happen, descriptions and car registrations should be noted and given to the police at the time of suspicious incidents

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