News items plagiarised from London Neighbourhood Watch Association

CAR NUMBERPLATE CLONING

There have been some recent reports of car number plate cloning fraud.  This is where criminals will fit a car with a 'clone' of your number plate so that if their car is involved in an accident or offence (such as speeding), your car ends up 'taking the blame'.  This could result in financial loss or criminal charges.  You can read more at the This Is Money website:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cardsloans/article-1599699/The-new-car-cloning-ID-fraud.html#ixzz1QZGwYBM2

Drivers who have number plates stolen or cloned should report the crime immediately to the police.  Those who receive unexplained speeding or parking tickets should contact the issuing authority promptly.  Drivers who fall victim more than once should ask the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency if they can re-register their car with a new number.

PAYPAL SCAM

A colleague in the Boroughs has warned me of an e-mail allegedly coming from PayPal informing of an apparent payment of £44 to Skype.  There is a link in the email to dispute the payment which will take you to a look-a-like sign-in page for PayPal.  It is assumed, once a user name and password have been typed in, your PayPal account can be used.  I am, personally, not a fan of PayPal and have no such account but many of you might.

PayPal has been notified of this incident.

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All our Boards are now up!

The last community notice board is now in place, we now have boards in 4 locations for the community to make use of, they are in the following locations :-

1. Burnt Ash Shopping Parade- outside William Hill
2. Plaistow Lane -outside the Post Office
3. College Rd - near Bromley Food and Wine
4. Freelands Road - near the Village Store

They are for us all to publicise our events/activities/meetings within our community. please email pandsp.snp@gmail.com if you wish to place a notice in one or all of them.(Nothing Commercial please)

Have Your Say on Policing in London

The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is consulting on London's policing priorities. We are interested in your opinion.

Please take part in a short questionnaire to tell us your views. To complete a questionnaire click on www.mpa.gov.uk/publications/policingplans/haveyoursay or call 020 7202 0063, leave your name and address and we will send you a paper copy.

If you require a telephone questionnaire please call 020 7202 0063, leave your name and telephone number and somebody will call you back.

Please feel free to pass details of the consultation on to your friends, family or colleagues. The consultation closes on Friday 25 November 2011.

We look forward to hearing your views on policing in London.

Home Security

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I've been on a Training session on Home Security, so I have added the following for your edification! Joking aside its worth reading
 http://pandspsnp.blogspot.com/p/do-it-yourself-home-security-survey.html

Also a new section of links see SECURITY LINKS on the right hand side of the Home page

Stay safe!

Police Non Urgent Number

• It's 101 for London's police

Please note the old Police Non Urgent Number - 0300 123 1212 will shortly be withdrawn from service.

As latest figures reveal that less than a quarter of 999 calls require an emergency response, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), together with other police forces in the south east is today, Monday 11 July, launching a new contact number for the public.

The new number, 101, is part of a national programme to improve access and will give the public one easy way to get in touch with the police for calls that do not require an urgent response. For example, the public should call 101 to report a crime that has already happened, seek crime prevention advice or make us aware of local policing issues.

It is being introduced to improve access to the police, ease pressure on 999 and to help tackle crime and disorder. In London the new number is just one of the ways the Metropolitan Police Service is modernising and improving our services while making them more accessible to the public.

3 Notice Boards now open for Business

3 of our Community Notice Boards are now operational, Burnt Ash, College road and Plaistow lane. Jusb, the Safer Neighbourhood Team, and Bromley and Downham Youth Club have notices in already, so please let me know if you also have appropriate notices to go in.:-

pandsp.snp@gmail.com

Thanks

Mark Lapper

JusB reaches its Target

JusB, 51 College Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3PU, 
Tel: 020 8464 2722

                  

£25K target reached – means key youth charity can survive

Bromley charity JusB who faced closure at the beginning of this year is very pleased to announce that it has reached its target of raising £25,000 before the end of June. Raising this sum before the deadline ensures that it will be matched pound for pound by a generous donor, Roger Paice. JusB staff have worked exceptionally hard to ensure that the target was achieved, but it would not have been possible without the support of groups and individuals who have been very generous in their giving.