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A Crime Alert for the residents of South Sefton from Merseyside Police.

Burglaries

Between 1st and the 14th May burglaries have taken place in the following locations:

BOOTLE                Litherland Road

CROSBY                Jubilee Road, Anthonys Road (garage), Seafield Avenue, Longfield Avenue, Mornington Avenue,

                                Chesterfield Road, Bridge Road, Hatherley Avenue

SEAFORTH           Rossini Street

WATERLOO         Pine Grove, Hougoumont Grove

Properties left insecure 3

Entry gained by unknown means 2

Car keys and vehicles stolen 2

 

Scam messages

The last message was a Police Press Release warning of a scam via a telephone call from fraudsters claiming to be the Police, stating that the recipient of the call was part of an investigation into suspected staff procedures within their bank and their money was at risk. Unfortunately another Sefton resident has fallen a victim to this crime and lost an amount of money. Please warn neighbours, relatives and friends who may not be aware of this fraud.

Suspicious Vehicle

On April 14th a small white Peugeot van part registration number NV 57— with ladders on the roof, was seen being driven very slowly in Holmwood Gardens, Holmwood Close, Beech Drive and Weld Drive Formby and returned for a second time to Holmwood Gardens.

A resident spoke to the men in the vehicle and asked if he could help them. They told him they were looking for a house in Roache Road, they had rung the occupier but received no answer. There is no Roache Road in Formby. They gave the resident a card with the roofing firm where they ‘allegedly’ worked. Please contact the Police if you are suspicious of any such vehicle in your area of Sefton

 

News from your Community Policing Team. A message from Inspector Ian Jones.

 

‘Once again it has been a busy week for my team. We have organised and conducted another operation day 10/05/18 executing 12 warrants at addresses across South Sefton. This was targeting those individuals that you are reporting to us for drug dealing and being involved in gangs. We recovered drugs and cash and made 10 arrests for numerous offences. This shows that by working together we can make a difference and stop these people from ruining our communities.

Since my last update we have had no major issues in our area and no patterns in any one crime.

As the nights get lighter and weather gets warmer, can I please just ask that we continue to be conscious of our home security by closing windows and doors when we are in bed or away from the house. Last year we had a number of burglaries with the occupants watching TV in the front of the house but leaving the rear door open or unlocked. Entry was gained and kitchens and rear rooms searched for car keys and valuables. Let’s try and prevent this happening this year.

The Community Police Station has been open for a few months now with a ‘Drop in’ event every Monday between 14:00 and 1600. There have not been many visitors over this period so I ask for people to drop along and say hello to the team.

If anyone has any non-urgent concerns please contact us via our force website or even on Facebook at ‘Sefton Police’.


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