Relevant Crime Summary - Lyndhurst, Emery Down and Bank areas 12/03/05 to 08/05/05

Hampshire Constabulary

Hello,

My first ‘victim’ of the Pub Watch scheme is soon to be circulated across the Pubs/Wine bars in Lyndhurst.

On this occasion the male entered a High Street licensed premises and was abusive and aggressive to staff over the no sales to Under 21s policy in Off Licensed premises.

He declined to leave despite my requests so was arrested and kept in overnight and fined.

He has been told that he is now barred from licensed premises in Lyndhurst under the Pub Watch Scheme –‘Barred from one, Barred from All!

He certainly didn’t expect this to happen.

Anyway, I must apologise for the delay in putting out this Newsletter/Crime Summary.

There are two main reasons for this, one being a brand new, very complicated computer system which records everything and a major operation for me in dealing with a one night crime wave (14th April) by three 13 year olds in the village who were responsible for at least 25 offences including garage burglaries, criminal damage to cars and buses, theft from cars and miscellaneous thefts including from the Church.

All were arrested, kept in custody and subsequently Charged / Reported.

The lesson to learn from this was that every garage and car they went into was unlocked. The worst affected areas were Wellands Road, High Street, and Kings Close.

To put this into perspective, the vast majority of the things taken were very low value and most of it has been recovered and quite a number of people didn’t even know they had been a victim of crime until I showed them.

This has taken a very considerable amount of work to go through and I am still in the process of returning the last of the stolen property.

For those who still see the HGV’s in the High Street, I do apologise but I am picking them off when I see them and give a Fixed Penalty ticket to every driver.

The Traffic Dept/Roads Policing Unit will also be doing another purge on them.

I am running a Police Surgery / drop in at the Community Centre roughly once a month and each date will be advertised on the outside notice board of the Community Centre and would be happy to see you for any queries etc.

PC 1615 Steve Ennew
Lyndhurst Community Beat.

DWELLING BURGLARIES

1. At about 14/3, someone knocked at a door in Sandy Lane and on getting no reply broke a window in an attempt to break in but was scared off by the occupant.
   
2. Between 0001 12/2 and 1430 19/3, an unoccupied/empty house in Forest Gardens was broken into and some small items stolen.
   
3. At about 2230 23/3, a suspect opened a window to a flat in Gosport Lane and moved items in the window sill, probably in attempt to gain entry. Male arrested.
   
4. At some point on 26/4, someone broke into a house in Blackwater Road but did not take anything.
   
5. Between 0800 and 1400 27/4, someone broke into the above house again in Blackwater Road and stole a car.

1. Between 1200 and 1630 14/3, someone entered an unlocked office door in a High Street shop and stole a member of staff’s handbag. Subsequent attempt to obtain PIN number from aggrieved by phoning her up and giving a story about someone in custody and Police need the number etc.
   
2. Between 1100 21/3 and 1800 23/3, someone walked into an unlocked garage in Church Lane and stole and electric drill and a toolbox.
   
3. Between 1715 8/4 and 0700 9/4, someone tried to get into a commercial freezer at the side of a shop in the High Street. No entry gained.
   
4. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
5. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in an attempt burglary and theft of cycles at a High Street shop. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
6. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
7. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
8. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
9. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
10. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported. All arrested and charged/reported.
    
11. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
    
12. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
    
13. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Kings Close. All arrested and charged/reported.
    
14. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in a series of crimes the same night and in this case an attempt burglary at an unlocked garage in Foldsgate Close. All arrested and charged/reported.

VEHICLE CRIME (Not including Forest car parks)

1. Between 1900 and 2000 on 18/3, someone unlocked a parked car in Pinkney lane and stole a handbag from the boot.
   
2. Between 2200 8/4 and 1000 9/4, someone damaged car tyres on several cars belonging to the same person in Northerwood Ave.
   
3. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in damaging a car left in the High Street car park. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
4. Between 0001 15/4 and 1220 17/4, someone damaged a trailer left in Broughton Road in an attempt to steal it.
   
5. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in theft from a car left in The Custards. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
6. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in theft from a car left in Wellands Road . All arrested and charged/reported.
   
7. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in theft from a car left in Wellands Road . All arrested and charged/reported.
   
8. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in theft from a car in The Meadows. All arrested and charged/reported.
   
9. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in damaging two buses left in the High Street car park. All arrested and charged/reported.

1. Between 1930 and 1940 hours 20/3, a male grabbed a bag left on the ground by a female in Clay Hill enclosure and made off with the property.
   
2. Between 1200 22/3 and 2100 23/3, someone stole a wheelchair from an open porch in Romsey Road.
   
3. Overnight 14/15 th April, three male youths involved in theft from St Michaels Church. All arrested and charged/reported.

ASSAULTS

1. Between 1715 and 1720 on 12/3, a road rage incident occurred where an allegation has been made that a local female received minor injuries after a confrontation with another motorist. Counter allegations expected.
   
2. On 12/4, a member of staff at a Lyndhurst care home was assaulted by a resident. Complaint later withdrawn.
   
3. On 17/4, a female was assaulted by her husband at an address in Emery Down. Husband subsequently interviewed by Police.
   
4. On 29/4, a male received a serious injury (circumstances being investigated) whilst at home in Pemberton Road , another person from the address was arrested, but later released without further action at this stage.

MISC.

1. Between 0330 and 0430 25/3, a male who is/was temporarily staying at an address in Beechen Lane was arrested after making threats to at least two separate people known to him after a incident at the house.
   
2. Police called to an address in Garden Close on 6th May where a dispute between occupants occurred. No complaints forthcoming.

PC 1615 Steve Ennew
Lyndhurst Community Beat

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