An information message for East
Herts Neighbourhood Watch
24th January 2008
Please be aware that there has been a recent spate of Distraction Burglaries whereby the pepetrator appeared to be wearing a high visibility jacket with the word "Police" on it. Some of these have taken place close to our border with Essex.
Please advise everyone, particularly the vulnerable and elderly, that any legitimate police officer would not hesitate to show their official identification and this should always be requested. Alternatively, they would be happy to wait outside whilst you rang the police on 0845 33 00 22 to check their name and warrant number.
Thank you
A number of distraction burglaries have taken place in Hertfordshire targeting
the elderly and the vulnerable. Hertfordshire Constabulary is committed to
catching the offenders of these crimes but is asking for help from members
of the public.
We are urging all residents to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity immediately. If we get a call while a crime is in progress there is a better chance we will catch the offenders.
We also need information about what these people look like and the vehicles they use. Registration numbers and descriptions of vehicles are very useful for us to gather intelligence, as well as descriptions of any suspects.
Hertfordshire is a safe county and you can help us keep it safe and make it safer, but you can help to make it even safer. You can help by:
" If you see or suspect anything suspicious, you've had or seen a suspicious caller ring us straight away on 999.
" Ring us on 0845 33 00 222 if you have any information about burglars.
" You can also ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to give information anonymously.
We'd rather you report it and the activity
turns out to be innocent than not reporting it at all.