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OWL Message Gets Vehicle Seized

Following information provided on OWL regarding a suspicious white transit van in Eastwick, a vigilant neighbourhood watch co-coordinator in Gilston phoned the police when she witnessed the suspect van.

Two Eastern European males in a white P reg transit van were spotted by the member stealing metal from a farm premises in Gilston.

These males were arrested for theft and their vehicle has been seized.

An excellent piece of team work!

Cold Caller Youths Stopped Thanks To OWL

A Watch Liaison Officer broadcasted an OWL message regarding youths going door to door stating they were working in a Probation Office scheme and selling kitchenware to 'keep them on the straight and narrow'. The Probation Office does not sponsor such schemes.

A Neighbourhood Watch member received the OWL message prior spotting the youths in her street.

Police were called and interceptored the offendors.

TRING NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH MEMBER TAKES HEED OF OWL MESSAGE

A diligent watch co-ordinator from Wigginton, Tring was visited by rogue traders attempting to sell tarmac drive services at 'very' vague prices!
Despite their persistence promises to do a cheap job the co-ordinator repeatedly declined to deal with them. He pointed out his 'we do not buy or sell at the door' sticker and the youth made off.

Tring is the first town in Hertfordshire to have virtually every residential area covered by a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme.

Road signs on the approaches to the town announce Tring's 'safety net', warning potential criminals to keep out or risk being caught out.

 

HERTFORDSHIRE RESIDENTS HELP HERTS POLICE MAKE THE COUNTY A ‘NO GO’ ZONE FOR CRIMINALS

Criminals will find it even harder to offend in Hertfordshire as more people are working with the police by signing up to Neighbourhood Watch, making the county a hostile place for would-be offenders.

The number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes has also increased to 8177, with over a thousand launched in the past year. With an average of 15 people for every scheme, there are 120,000 eyes and ears helping keep the county a safer place.

Over 40,000 people across the county have signed up to receive crime alerts, police updates, witness appeals and crime prevention messages from Hertfordshire Constabulary to help the police fight crime.

The messages are sent by the pioneering and award winning Online Watch System (OWL). OWL, an internet based tool, is an easy to-use communication system which has helped ward, area and street coordinators send police messages to thousands of their members via phone, text messaging, fax and email.

Superintendent Dave Wharton, who leads for Neighbourhood Watch, said: “I’m delighted that Neighbourhood Watch is going from strength to strength in the county and that local people are working with the police to fight crime. Over 40,000 people are now receiving our important messages and also have an easy and efficient way to pass information to the police which we can use to help make their areas even safer.”

There are a variety of different watches that operate in Hertfordshire, which allow specific messages to be sent to people to keep them informed and ready to take action. These include Business Watch, Rural Watch and Dog Watch – aimed at businesses, rural communities and dog walkers respectively.

Superintendent Wharton continued: “Our involvement with Neighbourhood Watch compliments our work with Hertfordshire County Council and local councils to understand crime and the other issues that matter to people and then to address them. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those people who are involved in Neighbourhood Watch and are making it such a success.”

Anyone in Hertfordshire can check if their street has an active watch scheme or they can join to find out how to start one up themselves by visiting www.owl.co.uk and clicking on the Watch Finder link.

Alternatively, you can call your Watch Liaison Officer on 0845 33 00 222.

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Neighbourhood Watch Success

“Neighbourhood Watch is a fantastic operation and one that I am pleased to see is highly supported by local people” says Cllr Iqbal Zia, Deputy Mayor of St Albans City and District, who recently met with Peter Yexley and Reg Law, the Chair and the President of St Albans & District Neighbourhood Watch Association.

The Deputy Mayor was impressed by the group’s success in contributing to the reduction in local crime and anti-social behaviour. “It is truly inspiring how Neighbourhood Watch can bring our community together at a very local level,” continues the Deputy Mayor. “It is an excellent example of how committed volunteers can make a real difference to local neighbourhoods. I am pleased to see the Council is supporting Neighbourhood Watch locally with funding for the District’s Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership and also helping to promote the Big Lunch, a ‘party across the nation’ taking place on Sunday 18th July, which Neighbourhood Watch is actively involved in.”

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