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Driffield Update

Land Rover parts stolen from Driffield Show Ground.
Around 2.30pm on Sunday 30th September 2012 a Blue Land Rover Discovery VRM YW53CXV was left parked secure and unattended on the grass parking area at Driffield Showground. Someone approached the vehicle and by unknown means removed and stole the glass from the electric drivers side wing mirror before making off from the scene

The vehicle was fitted with an internal motion alarm but this did not activate as no entry gained into vehicle.

If you have any information please phone Humberside police and quote crime reference 1933287.

2 Cycles stolen on Skerne Road
Between Wednesday 24th October and Friday 26th October 2012 a Black and White, Apollo make Mountain Bike and a white Carrera Krakn Mountain Bike, were left securely chained in a cycle rack to the rear of The Old Maltings on Skerne Road. An unknown person approached the rear of the flats, entered the car park and smashed open the locks that attached the cycles to the rack. If you witnessed anything suspicious at this location around that time please contact the police and quote crime reference 1938198 and 1938273.

Burglary on Manorfield Road
During the day on Friday 26th October 2012 unknown persons approached the rear of the property on Manorfield Road and using some kind of instrument ‘jemmied’ at the patio doors. Being unable to gain access through these they have then tried the window and gained access through the ground floor double glazed window. A search of the whole property has then taken place and it is believed various electrical items, jewellery, passports, and Euros were taken. Due to the size of one of the items it is believed a vehicle would have had to be used for transport. If you saw any suspicious activity on Manorfield Road around these times please contact the police and quote crime reference 1938304.

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Straw bails destroyed by an arson attack at Neswick, Near Bainton
On Sunday 30th September three hundred bales of straw were left in field on farm at Neswick near Bainton. The stack was about 200 feet in area and fifty feet in height. Between 6pm and 7pm it was left awaiting collection. During this hour person/s approached it and set alight the bales destroying all the straw to the value of approximately five thousand pounds.

It is not known who is responsible and police are appealing for any information. If you have any information please phone Humberside police and quote crime reference 1933162.

Theft of a metal AA sign from a house on Applegarth Lane, Bainton
Over night on Saturday 13th October 2012 a metal sign was removed from an outbuilding next to the house. The sign is a decorative AA road directive sign which was high up on the gable end of the outbuilding which faces onto a main street. The sign is a circular sign black and yellow in colour with a winged crest at the top. Written into the sign is “Driffield, Bainton, Market Weighton, London” with their mileages; as if giving directions to anyone who may read the sign.
Whilst the owner was in bed unknown person/s approached and moved a pile of logs to stand on in order to reach and remove the sign. It has been carefully removed with no sign of damage from where it was fixed to the outbuilding.
If you know anything about this theft please contact the police on 101 and quote crime reference 1935897.

Bails of Silage rendered unusable by thoughtless youths.
On the evening of Wednesday 24th October 2012 a farmer’s field near Hutton, containing bails of silage/grass, was entered by trespassing youths. They damaged the plastic coverings of 20 bails, rendering them unusable. While at the location they set off fireworks and left beer bottles behind littering the field. If you know who is responsible or saw any suspicious activity in this area please contact the police and quote crime reference 1937994.

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Dishonest salesman in the Wolds area

In August 2012 the police made the public aware through a newspaper article in the Driffield Times and Post, of a dishonest salesman in the Wolds area, selling Areal Photographs of farms to the owners. The salesman, approached a farmer at Lowthorpe and presented an Ariel view photograph of the farm that was for sale at £39.00. A cheque was written for that amount and signed. The cheque was later cashed and the farmer discovered from the bank that the cheque has been altered by the recipient and had been completed to the value of £390.00.

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People were advised to report any suspicious visits by salesmen offering to sell areal photographs of homes or farms in our area. There was a great response to the article. Several people contacted the police to report a salesman offering to sell photographs to them for £39.00 and asking for a cheque rather than cash. The description of the male and the vehicle he drove were all very similar. The article ultimately lead to the identification and arrest of the male. In October 2012, a male in his 30’s, was interviewed for the offence. He fully admitted to fraud by false representation and stated that he understood that he was dishonest and he had no right to change the amount of cheque. He is now awaiting a court date for the offence to be dealt with. Humberside Police would like to say a big thank you to all the people who responded to the article, without your help this male could still be out fraudulently taking money from people’s accounts.