Warndon Safer Neighbourhood Team PACT Surgeries
On Sunday 22nd DECEMBER members of the Warndon SNT will be at Woodgreen Evangelical Church on Hastings Drive from 10:45am until 11:30am. Please pop in and speak with a member of the team where we can answer any queries or concerns you may have.
**All meetings subject to operational commitments**
On the beat in Warndon and Warndon Villages
Safer Neighbourhood Team December 2024
Cold Mornings
Although vehicle crime is low across West Mercia, every winter the force receives a number of reports from drivers who have had their cars stolen after leaving the engine running, while they wait in the warmth of their home for it to heat up and defrost the windscreen. Some vehicle owners nip inside for just a few seconds to collect a bag or finish the last mouthful of their breakfast coffee – but that’s all the time an opportunist thief needs.
To ‘freeze out’ the thieves, West Mercia Police advises motorists to:
• Clear windscreens with de-icer and a scraper
• Sit in vehicles while the heater de-mists the windscreen Drivers who ignore this advice are taking big risks.
Thieves will drive around residential areas looking for likely targets – when they spot a vehicle with its engine left running on a drive or outside a home, it’s there for the taking. One person will be dropped off, gets into the target vehicle and simply drives away. Many of the vehicles are never recovered, and some – especially high value models such as Mercedes, BMW and Audi – may be shipped overseas. It is also worth remembering if your car is stolen when keys have been left in it, you may find your insurance will not cover you. If your house keys are stolen along with your car, your home is then vulnerable too. So, this winter, don’t give criminals an easy ride by leaving your car running unattended.
Team contact details
Safer Neighbourhood Officer: PC 21084 Chance Mobile: 07967302370
Safer Neighbourhood Officer: PC 21453 Graysmark Mobile: 07971395256
Safer Neighbourhood Officer: PC 20380 Sly Mobile: 07811973806
Police Community Support Officer: PCSO 6224 Anderson Mobile: 07811769900
Police Community Support Officer: PCSO 40108 Exon Mobile: 07811769708
Police Community Support Officer: PCSO 40629 Riley Mobile: 07929091564
Please call 101 or report online https://www.westmercia.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/ or contact the local policing team on
