Home Watch News Letter Bolton Central and Bolton East (07/12/12 to 20/12/12)
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Since 1st December we run Operation Sherry. This is the town centre operation against retail crime and theft from person. We have seen reductions in crime with reductions in shoplifting over the same period last year. It has also given reassurance to visitors to the town centre over the festive. There have been a series of theft from motor vehicle in the Rumworth area, along with theft of number plates and catalytic converters. Catalytic convertors thefts are also on the increase especially on Mercedes Sprinter vans. These are removed usually overnight, we have also had thieves cutting exhaust systems from 4 X 4’s. If you have one parked near your address please be vigilant and report any suspicious on 101. Many thanks to you all, and can I please take the opportunity to wish you all well for the coming New Year. Insp Paul Devall.
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Rumworth
There has been 1 reported burglary at an address on Hooton Street. The offenders have entered an insecure yard and used pressure to force open a rear wooden door. There has also been 1 reported burglary to the Swim School on St Helen’s Road, where an unknown instrument was used to force open a UPVC window. There have also been 11 theft from motor vehicle offences reported during the last 2 weeks. 4 vehicles had their number plates removed, 6 vehicles had windows smashed and items stolen from within and 1 had the door forced open using a sharp implement, in order that items could be stolen. There have been 2 reported thefts of items from gardens, that had been left insecure, 1 theft of items from a yard belonging to a business property and 1 theft of a bag that had been placed on a hook at the side of a concrete football pitch on Quebec Street, and left unattended. Please advise all residents in this area to be more vigilant particularly regarding their vehicles and to ensure there are no items left inside.
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Town Centre
2 reports of burglary to Ashburner Street Marker, have been recorded. On both occasions something has been used to force open the locking mechanism of the shutter in order to gain entry. A report has been received that each of 18 letter boxes in the communal area of The Arches, on Clive St, have all been forced open by a person who entered the communal area. There have also been 4 reports of theft from persons. On 3 occasions offenders have removed purses from the victims handbags. There has been 1 report of a mobile phone being removed from the pocket of a person in a crowded night club. 4 vehicles are reported to have had items stolen from them, 1 was left insecure and a disability badge and booklet have been removed, 1 has had the window broken by a brick, another has had a section of exhaust removed and finally the last vehicle has had the catalytic converter removed. Please ask all residents to ensure they remain vigilant and report an incidents that appear suspicious.
Halliwell
There have not been any burglary in a dwelling reports during the last 2 weeks, however there have been 3 reports of burglary to other types of property. 1 report involves offenders gaining access through an insecure rear gate, removing a cellar door from its hinges and preparing Yorkshire flag stone for removal. Offenders have also broken into St Matthew’s C of E School on Kentford Rd, by smashing a door panel. Finally offenders have gained access through a side gate and cut off a lock in order to steal items from a shed in Elgin Street. 2 robberies have been reported, one where a bag has been “ripped” from a ladies shoulder whilst she was putting items into her car in Marsh Fold Lane, and a second where a lady had her phone snatched from her hand as she was grabbed by the throat in the Kirkhope Walk area. An elderly lady has had her purse taken from her open shoulder bag in Morrison's in Mornington Road. There have also been 3 theft from motor vehicles; 2 have involved the removal of number plates and 1 involved the use of force to open a sliding door in order to steal tools from the rear. Please advise residents to remain vigilant and be aware of those who are around them, ensuring they keep items out of sight and secure.
We have had some great results recently with significant arrests of known burglars which has seen a dramatic decrease in burglaries. This period still remains a risk though due to people stocking up their homes with new, boxed up property, sometimes conveniently grouped together under a well lit tree! A reminder here about lighting plans - also curtains to be closed during the dark nights and where possible keep your presents locked away. We have had a slight increase in theft from motor vehicles over the past few weeks including two sets of ladders taken from the roof of two separate vehicles. Please spread the word about securing vehicles and anything on your vehicles. Also keep any valuable items out of sight. I make no excuse for repeating my previous advice about our 'Ice Bandits' We have had a number of these type of thefts when we had our recent frost. This could happen to you or a member of your community - We call them 'Ice bandits' - offenders will target vehicles left outside houses with the engine running while the owner returns to the house for some hot water, or a last slurp of tea! There is always an increase when the temperature goes below 0' so please spread the word 'don't be the next victim!’ Shoplifting has decreased since my last report due to increased efforts with our prevalent shops. But we would still be very much interested in any reports of people conducting door knocking or attending pubs trying to sell any goods. Moving swiftly into the new year, or at least preparing for it - A seasonal trend in January is robbery and theft from the person. This is typically due to offenders snatching new gadgets, received as presents from young people. The message for young people is, enjoy your new property but don't flaunt it in public. Thanks you for all your work this year. I hope you all enjoy the festive period and I wish you all the best of luck for the new year. Best wishes Wayne Readfern, Inspector, East Area Neighbourhood Policing Team
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Tonge Moor, Tonge Fold and The Haulgh
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Breightmet North and South
There have been two reports of burglary, the first at The Black Horse on Bury Road, where having gained access to an internal yard and climbing onto a first floor roof, offenders forced a small window to gain access to the living quarters, and then into the office area. The second burglary took place at a property on Bedworth Close, where a large stone was used to smash glass in a conservatory door in order to gain entry.
There have been 5 burglaries the first on Slimbridge Close, where a brick has been thrown at a patio window after climbing over a 6 foot fence. On Dovedale Road there have been 2 offences similar to that above, where a brick has been used to smash glass and gain entry. On Mobberley Rd, an unknown instrument was used to force a UPVC window open and on Bury Road, a spare key was removed from the inside of an insecure electricity box was used to gain entry.
Additionally there have been 4 reported burglaries to properties that are not dwellings. 3 of these have been to sheds, 2 on the allotments at Edditch Grove and one at Kelstern Close Tonge Moor. The final report is from Drive 2000 at Tonge Moor, where offenders made a hole in the wall in order to gain entry.
3 other burglaries have been reported, to none dwelling. The first at St Osmund and St Andrews School where entry was gained after a window was smashed, a second to a shed in Winster lose and the third to a building site on Milnthorpe Road, where a number of tools were stolen.
There have not been any reports of theft from vehicle in this area over the two week period reviewed. There have been two reports of theft other, one report of theft of mobile phone from a handbag left on the floor within the public bar area of a social club and a second where a shed plastic has been emptied and stolen from the allotments at Edditch Grove. Please remain vigilant and ask all residents to take note of and report anything they think is unusual.
A roobery has been reported, outside Tornado Takeaway on Bury Road, where the offender grabbed hold of a female on her mobile phone, whilst her friend was inside. She was shaken until she fell backwards and dropped her phone, which was then picked up and taken by the offender. There have been 5 reports of theft from motor vehicle, 2 have involved the removal of ladders, 2 have been insecure vehicles the last report involved the removal of a catalytic converter. Please ensure your vehicle is secure in this area. Always ensure they are locked and secure with no valuables kept inside over night or on show. If possible keep your vehicles in a secure garage overnight.
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Bradshaw and Harwood
There have been 4 burglaries to report in this area over the past fortnight. Two occurred overnight at Bradshw Meadows, where the lower door panel has been damaged in order to gain entry. One of the panels was UPVC and one was glass. A third burglary at Harwood Grange saw force used to an upper bathroom window to gain access and at the fourth on Thicketford Brow, a stone was used to break a glass window after the offenders appear to have climbed over a 6Ft concrete fence.
There have been 3 reports of burglaries to property that are not dwellings. In 2 the garage has been targeted, one up and over door and the other where the two door frames have been forced. 4 cycles were taken from one of the garages. Additionally, 4 cycles were taken from the secure stone outbuilding of a property on Torrington Rd, Harwood, after the wooden window frame was removed.
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Bromley Cross
There has been two burglaries to report. One at a secure property on Cox Green has seen the rear patio door smashed. The second at Holkar Meadows, saw access gained via a side door to the property, that had the 8ft by 2ft glass pane smashed. There have been 3 reports of burglary to premises that are not dwellings, two have been to garages, both secure. One has the door forced and 2 cycles stolen and the second had the window broken, but no property stolen. The third report involves the removal of hinges and the door of a secure wooden shed on Cox Green.
There have not been any reports of theft from motor vehicles during this 2 week period.
There has been a report of theft of number plates from a secure vehicle parked outside an address on Chapeltown Road, in the early evening. The offenders partially fixed two unrelated plates to the vehicle.
Please advise residents to ensure they remain vigilant with their home security. Always ensure all suspicious incidents are noted and reported.
Please advise residents to be remain vigilant with their home security. Please ensure garden sheds and garages continue to be locked.
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Astley Bridge
There have been 3 burglaries in this area, to premises that are not dwelling. Two have taken place on Holden Avenue, overnight. Offenders have entered the rear garden at both premises and gained access to secure sheds, stealing property from both There has been 2 thefts from motor vehicle. The first at Hollymill Crescent involved the removal of the front number plate, and the second at Thorns Close, saw the offender use some implement to prise open the front door of the vehicle damaging both door locks. The offender tried to remove the stereo from the vehicle but was disturbed by the owner and made off. There have been 2 reports involving the theft of cycles, one left insecure outside Oxfam on Blackburn Rd and the other from a secure shed on Ashbee Street. Please ensure that all vehicles are left securely and items are removed or locked away when vehicle is left unattended.
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Crompton and Hall'ithwood Wood
There has been 1 burglary in the area this fortnight. This was at an address on Raimond Street, where the offenders have entered through a closed but insecure front door. They have disturbed the home owner in the early hours of the morning when they heard a noise and saw a flash light downstairs. Offenders have smashed through reinforced glass in the side door of Dreams, gained entry and stolen property overnight. Additionally a wooden garage has been broken into after offenders gained entry into a secure garden area of a house. The vehicle was pushed out into a street after the up and over had been opened, and abandoned it there. There have also been four reports of theft from motor vehicles within this area. The first has involved the theft of number plates, a second the theft of the catalytic converter, a third has seen the door locked prised open and the car searched and the fourth has had the sliding door forced open and tool removed.
Please advise residents to continue to be aware of insecurities in their properties and to make sure vehicles have no items left in them.
Surgery, Harwood Library, December 27th 5pm to 7pm hours Surgery Ucan Centre, New Lane, January 2nd 5pm to 7pm. Meeting Deepdale Community Centre, January 8th 6pm to 7pm Surgery Hall’ith Wood Ucan Centre, December 29th 4pm to 6pm Surgery Tonge Moor Ucan, December 24th 2pm to 4pm
Local contact numbers You should always call 999 in an emergency. Call 101 to report a non-emergency incident or make a general enquiry. You can contact your local neighbourhood team on:Bolton Town Centre - 0161 856 5619 Halliwell - 0161 856 5619 Rumworth - 0161 856 5619 Astley Bridge - 0161 856 5761 Bradshaw - 0161 856 5761 Breightmet - 0161 856 5761 Bromley Cross - 0161 856 5761 Crompton (Bolton) - 0161 856 5761 Tonge and The Haulgh - 0161 856 5761 Farnworth - 0161 856 5608 Great Lever - 0161 856 5608 Harper Green - 0161 856 5608 Kearsley - 0161 856 5608 Little Lever - 0161 856 5608 Heaton and Lostock - 0161 856 5689 Horwich and Blackrod - 0161 856 5689 Horwich North East - 0161 856 5689 Hulton - 0161 856 5689 Smithills - 0161 856 5689 Westhoughton North - 0161 856 5689 Westhoughton South - 0161 856 5689