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WHO'S PEEKING IN YOUR PURSE?

By Com_Publisher at 23:13 on 02/02/12

Members of the public are being advised to take simple steps to reduce their chances of having their purses stolen whilst out shopping in the Christchurch and Highcliffe area. Christchurch Safer Neighbourhood Team has been working to bring this crime prevention message to residents in Christchurch. Last year in Christchurch town centre there were 20 reported purse thefts and the targeted age group of victims was between 75 and 95...
Cash-in-transit robbery at the Nationwide Building Society - Man Arrested

By Com_Publisher at 11:10 on 21/01/12

Detectives in Bournemouth are investigating a report of a cash-in-transit robbery at the Nationwide Building Society along Christchurch High Street. At 11.09pm Thursday 19 January 2012, two men allegedly threatened two security guards with tools before making off with cash. The security guards were not injured as a result of this incident. Officers attended and, with the assistance of a member of the public, located a car along Grange...
E-fit released after Christchurch robbery

By Com_Publisher at 01:26 on 19/01/12

Detectives investigating the robbery of an elderly woman in Christchurch are releasing an e-fit of the man responsible – with officers appealing for anyone with any information to contact them urgently. The incident, in which a man entered a house along Bluebell Close in Highcliffe and snatched a 76-year-old woman's handbag before making off, happened at around 10am on Friday, 6 January 2012. Detective Constable Rich Saunders,...
Appeal after vehicle set alight in Christchurch

By Com_Publisher at 01:18 on 19/01/12

Detectives in Christchurch are appealing for witnesses and anyone with any information to come forward after a vehicle was set alight in the town. At around 12.15am on Tuesday 10 January 2012, a white Seat van was deliberately set on fire outside a business address along Airspeed Road on the Priory Industrial Estate. The vehicle was significantly damaged by the blaze, which was made safe by Dorset Fire and Rescue Service. No-one was...
POLICE OFFER REASSURANCE AFTER SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS

By Com_Publisher at 19:35 on 13/10/11

Police in East Dorset are offering reassurance to parents following a small number of reported suspicious incidents in Alderholt and Hampshire and subsequent online rumours. During the evening of Friday, 7 October 2011, a 12-year-old boy was pushing his bicycle through Alderholt when he was approached by a man driving a white van. The man asked the boy if he wanted a lift home and the boy ran to his house. This man did not make any...

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Christchurch Civil Enforcement Officers get body cameras

By scrandad

I think this is a gross waste of money - how ridiculous ! so two CEOs have been "attacked"...

By Com_Publisher at 10:39 on 30/07/11

Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) in Christchurch now have a new way of protecting themselves from potentially threatening and violent behaviour. The CEOs have been issued with body cameras which can be used to record any abuse which they could receive from people angry at being given a penalty notice. The added protection has been provided following an increase in incidents of violent behaviour in recent months. CEOs wear badges...
Interest shown in joining Home Watch

By steff_emz

I suppose its the same with everything - people think its a good idea but it's always the same folk...

By pc374fk at 16:43 on 26/04/11

Since my last bleat about lack of support for Christchurch Boro' Home Watch I have received some positive responses from persons interested in joining. I am hoping to be able to convince these good people to join us on the Committee to cover gaps left by recent retirements of Area Coordinators in the Jumpers & Portfield,. . Highcliffe & Walkford and Purewell & Stanpit areas
Community safety partnership issues warning to prevent theft from vehicles

By steff_emz

Are there really still people who leave things on show in their car ? These warnings have been...

By Com_Publisher at 21:13 on 23/05/11

The Dorset Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is reminding motorists to secure their vehicles and empty them of any valuables. As weather improves so does the popularity of Dorset's beauty spots. With many vehicles being left in remote locations, it is important that people remove all valuable items, such as handbags, mobile phones, laptops and satellite navigations systems, from their vehicles. Councillor Ray Nottage, Chair of...
BURGLAR WHO STOLE FROM DISABLED WOMAN JAILED

By MrBobBobly

When released he should be forced to look after her daily needs for six months, to see for himself...

By blacksteff0 at 23:52 on 28/02/11

A man who broke into the home of an elderly disabled woman and stole her handbag and other valuables while she slept has been sent to prison. In addition to a two-year prison sentence for a separate burglary and breach of a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement and Community Order, Anthony Brian Swift was given a five year jail term for the burglary – a total of seven years imprisonment. The 43-year-old of no fixed abode...
COMMUNAL HOMES BURGLED AS FRONT DOORS ARE LEFT UNLOCKED

By blacksteff0

Interesting, I went to view a flat today and this article ran through my mind as we just pushed the...

By Com_Publisher at 23:37 on 14/01/11

In just a few weeks 34 flats and student houses across Bournemouth have been burgled, with many of the crimes occurring as a result of communal entrances and front doors being left unlocked. Twelve flats in the Boscombe and East Cliff areas have been broken into since Christmas Day. In some cases the burglar has entered a block of flats through an insecure communal entrance. Once inside the block, the offender has gained entry...