I have asked to be included in the �Ringmaster System� run by Dorset Police. This means I will receive emails two or three times a week containing crime prevention information such as general advice, active criminals in the area and suspicious incidents. I doubt if I will be posting  everything I receive and I will only headline important updates on the Homepage. One rule I have to obey is to publish all reports unedited.

Dorset Police
Headquarters
Winfrith
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 8DZ
Tel: 01305 251212
 

21/09/04 Please report all sightings of the following vehicle seen in suspicious circumstances around rural [roperties, farms and stables.
Black and Grey Rover 5 door saloon Registration number H559 NFX.

Some persons have reported this vehicle as looking either red or green in certain lights.
Five males on board, all large build, one had a tattoo with his name on his arm.

Message broadcast to Farm Watch, Taxi watch, Garage Watch, Gypsy Liaison, CCTV stations, Devon and Cornwall Police, Avon Somerset Police.

Incident numbers:
 20:291 Cattistock
20:339 Melbury Osmond

15/09/04 PRIZE WINNER OR FOOL?

Can you alert your watch to the lastest scam, which your members may receive by telephone informing you to ring a preset number to claim your holiday prize, you will be charged at an extortionate rate if you return the call! The warning signs to look out for for in both postal and telephone scams are:

You need to send a fee to claim your prize
The promotion is based overseas
You are asked for your credit card or bank details
It is an unsolicited letter or phone call
You must purchase goods to claim your prize
You must call a premium rate number usually 09

Report incidences to Trading Standards at County Hall, Dorchester on 01305 224012 and  to British Telecom. Forward any post to

The European Enforcement Team
Office of Fair Trading
Fleetbank House
2 - 6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX

Don't get caught out!

08/09/04The Dorset Fire and Rescue Service have brought to Police attention that there has been a recent general increase in deliberate fires across Dorset.  Please could watch groups be alert to the following three trends:
Fires around grassland, rubbish bins and trees being started by youths mostly in the Bridport Area.
Vehicle fires late at night or in the early hours of the morning in urban areas.
Around farmers barns in rural areas late in the evening.
Please could parents alert their children to the danger in lighting these fires. Watch groups can help by ensuring that abandoned vehicles are promptly reported.

07/09/04 Home watch groups are asked to report all sightings of the following vehicle White Ford Transit Tipper Registration Number M323 WUA. The male driver was last seen in the Mosterton area of Beaminster offering gardening and tree surgery work.  Incident Number 07:194
Nottingham Knockers are also doorstep selling houshold goods in the Weymouth area today. They are likely to visit all towns and villages in Dorset over the next few days. Please report all sightings to your local police station immediately.
Incident numbers 07:194 and 07:133.

03/09/04 Three Crime Prevention Messages:

Watch groups members please report to your local station immediately all sightings of the following vehicle: Silver Ford Escort 3 Door. Registration number H853 LLJ.
Last sighted in rural location North Dorset. Incident number 01:207.

Groups should also report any male doorstep calling offering to buy books. Male was last sighted in Weymouth.

A handbag snatch has also occurred in Bridport please be alert the method used. A young smart looking male with short fair hair and glasses, driving a grey medium saloon vehicle stops a passerby in the street to ask directions, calls the pedestrian to the car window and then snatches the ladies handbag and drives off. 

03/09/04 Dorset now has two teams of males offering Tarmac Services door to door. Householders are advised not to deal with these males that cold call offering left over tarmac. PC Caddy has informed me that they are using  false names and addresses.  They are also not working for the local highways department as they claim. These males frequently target elderly persons living alone and can be quite intimidating.  Report all persons selling tarmac door to door immediately to your local police station. Trading standards at County Hall also have an interest in these males, they can be contacted on 01305 224012. Incident number 02:199.

29/08/04 Home Watchers across Dorset we need your assistance to locate a rogue builder who has already been causing problems for residents in the Lyme Regis, Crossways and Lychett Matravers areas. In one incident he charged an elderly person the extortionate amount of  �17,500 pounds for some minor guttering work. You are asked to report immediately anyone calling with leaflets bearing the names S & H LANDSCAPES or PREMIER GARDENING  SERVICES. They often use A5 size green flyers and may use other company names.  Any leaflet only bearing only a mobile number should alert you to contact the police. Detective Constable Carpenter would like to hear from you especially if any alert watch group member took a registration number of the vehicle the males are using. These builders and gardeners are travelling widely throughout the Dorset area.  Incident number  is 24:244.

10/07/04 Police and Trading Standards are trying to locate a team of tarmaccer's who are touting for work in the West Dorset area offering spare tarmac and providing poor quality service at extortionate prices.
The team are stating they are from the highways agency and have a white  Ford  Focus reg similar to Y836SRY  which has battenburg markings on and county road support unit written on the side.  It also has a highways agency logo on it.
If anyone receives a call similar to this or notices the vehicle please contact either your local Police quoting message I08;242 or Trading Standards direct on 01305224135

21/06/04 Watch groups can you help us to locate the following vehicle which has been seen in suspicious circumstances on three occasions in Dorset. In one incident the occupants were seen to throw a handbag out of the window. Vehicle was sighted in West Dorset at  Burton Bradstock on Sunday and previous sightings have been North and East Dorset. Blue Ford Fiesta Registration number H218TYB. Is this vehicle parked on your street today? Please report all sightings of this vehicle immediately to your local police station.  Incident number 20:289.

A day time burglary was reported from the Frome View area of Maiden Newton on Friday 4th June at a few minutes before 18.00 hours.  Entry was gained via a window which had been left open. PC O Shea is seeking two males  one in his late 20's, clean shaven, short brown Hair, quite short and med build.  Male two was late twenties, had stubble and was slightly taller, he was also wearing gloves.  Incident number is 04:363.

On the same day a burglary was reported from Dorchester Road, Grimstone, whilst the occupier was in hospital.  Make sure your members keep a close watch on all empty properties.  PC Dale would like to hear from you if you noticed anything suspicious in the area quoting Incident number 04:112.