Pownall Park Residents Association

Email Scams - Royal Mail/Sainsburys

A scam email is currently being sent to victims claiming to be from the post office. The email states that Royal Mail is holding an item for the customer. The subject header is Mail-Lost/Missing package and reads that Royal Mail have detained your package for some reason and that you will be notified in due course as to how you can get it released.

 

The email then asks the recipient to open up an attachment to complete a document. It is believed that this attachment contains a zip file with a malicious virus.

Homewatch Update

A burglary occurred overnight the 7th December at an unoccupied property under renovation in the Strawberry Lane area of Wilmslow. A quantity of power tools were stolen.

 

It is believed that a  Y  registered white citroen  van with two males aboard  may be connected with this incident.

 

Please report any suspicious activity to police on 101

 

Jane Thirsk

Bicycle Thefts

Unfortunately there have been more incidents of bike theft in the Wilmslow area

 

On 11.12.2013 Offenders forced a side gate at a property in Bourne Street and then forced the shed lock. Two bikes were stolen.

On 11.12.2013 three pushbikes were stolen from a detached garage over the last five days from the Altrincham Road area

Overnight on 10.12.2013 the roof has been taken off a shed situated in the Oak Lane area of Wilmslow and two pushbikes stolen. A black Focus Merluza road bike worth £550 and a blue trek bike worth £100. This is the third incident of a shed break in the last few days.

On 10.12.2013 at 19.50hrs an offender found an insecure Audi on the driveway of a house in the Kingsbury Drive area of Wilmslow and stole perfume, wine and clothing from the front seat and the boot. With Christmas approaching please make sure that vehicles are left locked and alarmed

On 9.12.2013 another report has come into police from the Racecourse Road area of Wilmslow re a theft from shed. This is the second incident in  a couple of days. Offenders have entered the insecure shed and removed a Rock Rider mountain bike. They did not take the two other bikes in the shed or the power tools. Obviously respectable bikes are on the thieves shopping lists. Make sure your shed is as secure as it can be and remove high performance bikes to the garage until after Christmas

Insecure shed entered in rear garden on 8.12.2013 in the Racecourse Road area of Wilmslow. Pedal cycle and child size motorcycle stolen

 

Please keep your eyes and ears open and reports any suspicious people or incidents to police on 101. I have enclosed some hints and tips regarding shed/garage security which you might follow

Bogus TPS Calls

Bogus TPS Calls

The Telephone Preference Service is completely free to consumers.

TPS will not call a subscriber of the service to ask for personal details or payment to complete a registration.

If you have registered via the web and have received an e-mail confirmation and clicked on the attached link, that's it! Your number will be registered for FREE with TPS.

They will not contact you again in relation to your registration (unless you have number(s) registered with the Corporate TPS, where they will contact you annually by email to renew your subscription - this is still a free service).

If you do receive a call from someone claiming to be from the TPS

Homewatch Update June 2013

Attempted burglaries that have occurred during June 2013 :

Macclesfield Road, Alderley edge
Racecourse Road, Wilmslow

Burglaries have occurred in the following areas during the month of June 2013

Lamerton Way, Wilmslow
Kings Road, Wilmslow

Homewatch Alert

There has recently been an increase in vehicle crime particularly in the
Handforth area.

Between 1.5.2013 and 11.06.2013 in the Handforth area alone there has been a
house burglary in which a vehicle was stolen, three thefts of number plates
and five other thefts from vehicles.

Please make sure you leave your property secure and report anything
suspicious to police on 101

Jane Thirsk, Watch Officer

Homewatch Update

Manchester gang behind bars following burglary spree across east Cheshire

A Manchester gang who targeted affluent homes across east Cheshire and
escaped with a combined haul of more than £120,000 have been sentenced.

Christopher Kelly, 34, from The Winnows, Denton; Peter James Edge, 28, from
Denfield Court, Cemetery Road, Denton; Gareth Winfield, 34, from

Homewatch Briefing April

For your information :

Attempted burglaries have occurred in the following areas :

Altrincham Road, Styal

Kettleshulme Walk, Wilmslow

 

Burglaries have occurred in the following areas :

Homewatch Update

Dear Homewatch coordinators,

The following incidents have occurred in the Wilmslow area in March 2013.

Attempted burglary reports were received from the following areas :

Alderley Road

Thorngrove Road

Oak Lane

Homewatch Alert

During the afternoon of 27.2.2013 a white male, approximately 5ft 7 ins, slim build with dark hair wearing a uniform similar to a PCSO uniform was sighted trying the conservatory door in the Clifton area of Alderley Edge. When disturbed the male made off.

All residents are asked , if they are unsure of who a person is, to ask for identification or contact 101

The incident took place a few hours after a burglary was reported on the same road and it is believed the male was bogus.

 Jane Thirsk

Homewatch Alert

I have received the following from a Homewatch member who wished me to circulate this warning :

A neighbour has reported to me that when she carried some shopping from her car into her house someone stole carrier bags with goods purchased from M & S and made off with them. Her car was parked on her driveway, but she had left the boot lid open (which I’m sure a good number of people do – including myself.) You may think it worthwhile mentioning this to other Homewatch Schemes as a warning

The vehicle was parked in the Grangeway area of Handforth. Please be warned !!

Jane Thirsk

 

Homewatch Briefing

As you are aware the Homewatch briefings ( lists of crime) have now been
stopped by Cheshire Police.
In view of this I thought the below information might be of use to you .

Burglaries have occurred in the following areas of Wilmslow during February
2013 :
Westward Road
Summerfield Place

Homewatch Alert

Dear watch members,

Two males were disturbed entering through an insecure kitchen door at a house in the Knutsford Road area of Wilmslow

The males were described as both approx 18 years of age wearing woollen hats.

The owner of the property recognised one male as the same person who had knocked previously in the evening trying to sell something.

The incident occurred last night at 21.23hrs (on 26/2/13)

Jane Thirsk

Watch Officer

Council Tax Ruse

Received from our Homewatch Officer:-

I have received the following email from one of our Homewatch coordinators who has asked that I circulate the information as a warning :

I received a phone call today from friends, a married couple in Wilmslow. They are both in their nineties and are frail. Shortly before they called me,the husband had taken a call from a woman named Anna claiming to be from Cheshire East Council and wanting to arrange a visit to my friends with a view to reviewing and getting a reduction in their council tax.

Theft of York Stone

Theft of York Stone

There has been an increase in the theft of york stone in the Knutsford and Wilmslow areas in the last few weeks.

If you are having driveways laid in the next few weeks, make sure that your nearest neighbours are informed so that anyone acting suspiciously in the neighbourhood can be reported on 101