Crime Trends
Arson Alert
A number of farm arsons have been perpetrated in and around the Stickney area. They so far have been confined to straw
fires. Be on your guard and please report any suspicious activity to the police on 999 immediately.
Anyone with information is urged to come forward before anyone is injured. (alert dated 281109)
COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICER PCSO 2223 Nicola Stuchfield is the Stickney neighbourhood
representative of Lincolnshire Police and should be the first point of
contact for all non-urgent police matters. She can be reached via
telephone 01205 312375 or e-mail
nicola.stuchfield@lincs.pnn.police.uk
Boston police station covers the village of Stickney: Telephone 01205
366222
THE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER for the area is: C/Sup.R.HARDY,
Lincolnshire Police Station Skegness, Park ave., Skegness. PE25 1BL. For important operational
matters or serious complaints the Chief
Superintendent may be contacted at
e-mail russ.hardy@lincs.pnn.police.uk
TACKLING CRIME
CRIME PREVENTION & TRENDS IN THE AREA: Advice and crime trends in the surrounding area can be
found on the Boston with Holland Neighbourhood Watch Site
www.bostonwithhollandnhw.co.uk/
THE UK POLICE WEBSITE: This website holds a wealth of practical advice about home
security plus details of your local police crime reduction officer the site
is found at www.securedbydesign.com
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ORDERS: (ASBOs) for advice and assistance telephone 01507 329435
FIRE
PREVENTION ADVICE: The Government web site that gives excellent fire prevention advice
can be accessed via www.firekills.gov.uk/
TRENDS
A Time for Giving.
The season of giving gifts is once more upon us.
Please ensure the recipient is the one you intended. Presents , Christmas alcohol and other attractive items
clearly on view from outside are an invitation to thieves you do not want to extend.
Don’t forget thieves will also be on the lookout at this time for the wrappings from the gifts you may have received.
The carton from a plasma TV etc indicate good pickings!
DECEPTION BURGLARY
This type of offence is normally perpetrated against the elderly. The
offender will call at the victim’s house and relate some story or another
“Can you look in your back garden I have lost my dog, or cat etc., or
they will claim to be from one of the utility services, the favourite being
a water company. The common denominator in these cases is that whilst
the victims attention is distracted the offender will steal whatever is to
hand. If you live near a vulnerable person be a nosy neighbour, there is
nothing these villains dislike more than inquisitive neighbours! One
more point young children have been known to be trained in the art of
deception burglaries.STOP PRESS NEWS: The most recently reported guise used in
deception burglaries has been that of bogus police. (180208)
Oil prices are still fuelling the thefts from both farm
and domestic tanksReports abound throughout the area and beyond of a surge in thefts of
copper & lead. Persons responsible for security of, stores,
builders/plumbers vehicles, and vulnerable buildings( for example
churches) should urgently review their security. A new and growing crime trend is the theft of vehicle index plates.
Securing the
plates with clutch screws can almost always defeat even the most determined thief.
Should your plates be stolen report the matter immediately to the police. That will
help dealing with the plethora of speed camera, parking, and congestion charge fines
that are sure to follow. ARSON BY WAY OF WHEELEY BIN
there have been a growing number of incidents of wheeled bins being set
on fire. Where they are in close proximity to dwellings this can
present a hazard to life. These offences have taken place mostly in
urban areas, however crime prevention is not a science of complacency.
If possible hide the bins from view and secure them away from a dwelling in position with a
stout chain or suitable bicycle locking device.( it is of interest to note
that due to recorded incidents of loss of life elsewhere Stickney Parish Council
warned of this danger prior to the introduction of the bins and asked if
fire proof bins were not a better choice as a matter of duty of care. )
ILLEGAL SET LINE ANGLING
The use of set lines prohibited by law on pain of a fine up to £2,500 is
becoming prevalent in the area. A set line is described as a series of
baited hooks attached to a line or powerful elastic. These are left
tethered to the bank unattended. They also present a hazard to other
wildlife water-birds in particular. To report anyone seen using,
carrying, or assembling set lines telephone the Environment Agency
0800 807060. Updated 201109
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