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Bogus Official incident


On Friday 15 January a resident of Aldbrough called to report that a man and a woman, reporting to be from the RSPCA, called at her house and attempted to remove a dog from the home.
 
The resident was not able to confirm the identity of those callers and did not to allow the dog to be taken.
 
We are investigating the report to establish the identity of the two callers to confirm if they were official RSPCA staff or bogus callers.
 
We want to reassure our communities that this type of incident is extremely rare, however, we would remind all residents to be cautious of anyone calling at their home.  Please make sure all callers identify themselves clearly and show official ID for the company they say they represent.
 
Do not let anyone into your home without first confirming the identity of the caller.





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Community Safety News


You can apply for a Safe & Sound Grant to help minimise the fear of crime by providing additional security measures in your home.

To qualify for assistance applicants must be:
• Aged over 60 or disabled;
• A homeowner or private sector tenant / Housing Association tenant.

We can arrange for a qualified contractor to carry out a free home security assessment and fit home security equipment.

Measures include, but are not limited to*:

• Additional locks for doors and windows
• Door chains
• Door viewers
• Window alarms

Applicants must not have combined household capital/savings of more than £23,250. This excludes the property you live in, fixtures and fittings within the property and any vehicles you own.

To find out more send an email to safe.communities@eastriding.gcsx.gov.uk or call 01482 396380.

Please pass this information to your family member or friend if they are over 60 or disabled.




 
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Crime Update


Four men have been jailed for a combined 22 years 7 months for the theft of lead from churches across the country, including six in our region.
 
The four defendants stripped tonnes of lead from Grade 1 and Grade 2 churches between May 2018 and March 2020 - costing 36 churches across the country total of almost £2.1m. The amount the defendants would have made from scrapping the lead would have been much lower than the cost to the churches.
 
All four men have previously pleaded guilty to a total of 36 offences and on Wednesday 6 January 2021 were sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court.
 
Constantin Motescu, 32, of Stebbings, Sutton Hill, Telford, admitted 23 charges of theft.
Paul Buica, 25, of George Street, Birmingham, admitted 16 thefts.
Mihai Birtu, 24, of Port Street, Evesham, admitted 14 thefts.
Laurentiu Sucea, 38, of George Street, Birmingham, admitted 13 thefts. The offences occurred between May 2018 and March 2020.
 
Motescu and Sucea were each jailed for six and a half years. Buica was jailed for six years. Birtu was jailed for three years and seven months.
 
Humberside Police’s own Heritage Crime Officer Rich Fussey said, “This is a really fantastic result and shows how seriously this type of offence is taken. 
 
“The impact the thefts on six of our local churches: St Lawrence Church, Sigglesthorne; St Marys Church, Lockington; St Peters Church, Langtoft; St Peters Church, Wawne; St Peters Church, Hutton and St Johns Church, Harpham, was heart-breaking for the local residents.
 
“The loss to the churches involved in our region and across the country is enormous, not just in the material cost but in the impact on the local communities and congregations.
 
“We supported the investigation which was led by Lincolnshire Police and are happy to share the outcome of their thorough and successful investigations.”
 
Lincolnshire Police’s Detective Chief Inspector Jon Shield, lead the investigation and said, “Working in partnership with other forces and agencies including the Diocese of Lincoln and Historic England, our dedicated Op History team have worked tirelessly to ensure justice is served.
 
“Some of the church congregations are still struggling to find the funds to repair the damage and restore their significant historical buildings which means so much to them as well as the local communities they serve.
 
"The impact of these offences goes well beyond the significant financial cost. Communities have felt a great sense of loss at the damage caused to their heritage, and increased vulnerability due to the rural nature of many of the premises.
“It is still unclear what these defendants spent the money they gained from these thefts on and investigations into this is still ongoing.
 
“Some of the buildings are thousands of years old so these men have potentially destroyed hundreds of years of our heritage.”
 
Historic England
Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive of Historic England said: “The outcome of this case highlights the benefits of collaborative working between the Police, Crown Prosecution Service, church communities and Historic England and is an approach we shall continue to use when dealing with metal theft.
 
“The theft of metal from historic church buildings is a serious and organised crime.
 
"Removing large areas of lead or copper from roofs has not just a serious financial effect on church communities but a huge effect on their morale.”
 
Mark Harrison, Head of Heritage Crime Strategy for Historic England said: “The metal stolen will have historic and cultural value and its removal leads to irreparable damage to protected heritage buildings, which is why tackling this problem is so important.”
 
Churches were targeted across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Avon and Somerset, Suffolk, Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
 
Countrywide the churches targeted:
St Marys Church, Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
St Stephens Church, Etton, Cambridgeshire
All Saints Church Offord, Cluny, Cambridgeshire
St Denys Goadby, Marwood, Leicestershire
St Nicholas Church, Normanton, Lincolnshire
St Lawrence’s Church, Tallington, Lincolnshire
All Saints Church, Bradley, Derbyshire
St Peters Church, Stourton, Wiltshire
Church of St Mary, Chesterblade, Avon and Somerset
All Saints Church, Poyntington, Dorset
St Andrews Church, Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire
Church of St James the Great, Bratton, Wiltshire
St Lawrence Church, Sigglesthorne, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Marys Church, Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Peters Church, Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire
Church of St Hilda, Sherburn, N.Yorkshire
St Peters Church, Wawne, East Riding of Yorkshire
All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk
St Marys and St Nicholas’s Church, Wrangle, Lincolnshire
St Bartholomew’s Church, Covenham St Bartholomew, Lincolnshires
St Peters Church, Hutton, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Johns Church, Harpham, East Riding of Yorkshire
All Saints Church, Brington, Cambridgeshire
St Andrews Church, Billingborough, Lincolnshire
St Swithins Church, Baumber, Lincolnshire
St Peter's Church, Threekingham, Lincolnshire
St Edwards Church, Goathurst, Avon and Somerset
Holy Cross Church, Middlezoy, Avon and Somerset
St Marys Church, Glastonbury, Avon and Somerset
St Marys Church, Barrington, Avon and Somerset
St Peters Church, Ilton, Avon and Somerset
St Giles Church, Bradford on Tone, Avon and Somerset
St Andrews and St Marys, Pitminster, Avon and Somerset
St John Baptist Church, Wellington, Avon and Somerset
St Peters Church, South Petherton, Avon and Somerset
St Martin’s Church, Cheselbourne, Dorset
 



 
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Community Safety News - Stay home, but please don’t be a bonfire nuisance

Humberside Police, Humberside Fire & Rescue along with East Riding Council are calling on households to think of their neighbours and avoid lighting bonfires during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
It follows an influx of concerns raised across the country and locally of problems caused by bonfire smoke for people with breathing difficulties and those suffering with coronavirus.
 
Aside from the obvious risk of fire spread to other areas of the garden, bonfire smoke can have a harmful effect on people with health problems such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or bronchitis. It also causes significant problems for people suffering with coronavirus symptoms.
 
It is not an offence to light a garden bonfire. It is however an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to cause a statutory smoke nuisance and there are clearly significant fire risks as explained by Chief Fire Officer Chris Blacksell:
 
‘Bonfires can quickly burn out of control, especially in high wind, and can set light to sheds, fences, trees or even the home itself. During these unprecedented times, please consider your neighbours and avoid bonfires if at all possible.
 
"Call outs to bonfires, whether attended or otherwise, are often an unnecessary strain on our service. I am sure the public would want our crews ready and able to respond to a life threatening emergency call rather than be tied up at someone burning garden waste.’
 
The burning of anything other than dry garden waste is prohibited in law. You could also be fined if you light a fire and allow the smoke to drift across the road and become a danger to traffic. For full guidelines see the gov.uk website
 
A statutory nuisance happens when smoke causes unreasonable interference with a person’s use or enjoyment of their property. Smoke nuisance can occur at any time of the day or night.
 
Please use the Council’s online form at  www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/pollution/air-pollution/smoke-fires-and-bonfires/ to report bonfires that are causing a statutory nuisance.
 
It’s much better for your neighbours and the environment to compost garden waste instead of burning it.
 
TIPS FOR DEALING WITH GARDEN WASTE
 

Leave your lawn for longer before you mow it
Let the grass grow to create a mini meadow – it’s great for wildlife
Make a mulch with your grass clippings
Make compost at home and give yourself a free supply of nutrient-rich soil
Spread out grass cuttings to dry for a few days before putting in your green bin – this avoids making the bin heavy and reduces any smells from rotting.
If you are cutting back trees and bushes, use the branches as supports for other plants later in the year.

In the East Riding, the local authority is warning about unauthorised waste carriers who are operating at the moment.
 
They are asking residents to be responsible and kindly keep hold of waste they would normally take to the tip for the time being.
 
Bulky waste collections are still running for now in the East Riding and they are booked online. The charges are as follows:
 
£31 for between 1 and 5 items
£62 for between 6 and 10 items.
 
www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/bins-rubbish-recycling/bins-and-collections/bulky-waste-collections/
 
Garden waste can be placed in brown bins, East Riding are still collecting.






 
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Community Safety News


We have been made aware of a new text message scam that is being circulated. A message is sent seemingly from the NHS saying that you are now eligible to apply for the new vaccine and to click on the link to apply. If clicked the link will take you to a fake NHS webpage that asks for your personal details. If you receive the attached text please DO NOT click on the link.

DO NOT click on links in unknown texts - always check it first.
NEVER give out your personal details.
Cold calls regarding the vaccine are also beginning to take place.

Top 4 text message scams:

1. Fake URL links claiming to link to GOV.UK website to claim supposed COVID-19 related payment.
2. Lockdown fines suggesting you have breached lockdown.
3. Offers of health supplements that will prevent you becoming infected.
4. Financial support offers that appear to be from your bank.

If you, or anyone you know, has been affected by any of these scams, report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 or by visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk.
 
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Regards 
 
PC 805 Darren Kirkwood
Drypool Community Beat Manager
Humberside Police
Preston Road Police Station
Hull
HU9 3TB
 
Emergency – 999
Non-Emergency - 101
 
Links and attachments: Humberside Police will only ever link you to secure web-sites we trust. We will only send you attachments where we believe it is absolutely necessary.

Community Safety News


We have been made aware of a new text message scam that is being circulated. A message is sent seemingly from the NHS saying that you are now eligible to apply for the new vaccine and to click on the link to apply. If clicked the link will take you to a fake NHS webpage that asks for your personal details. If you receive the attached text please DO NOT click on the link.

DO NOT click on links in unknown texts - always check it first.
NEVER give out your personal details.
Cold calls regarding the vaccine are also beginning to take place.

Top 4 text message scams:

1. Fake URL links claiming to link to GOV.UK website to claim supposed COVID-19 related payment.
2. Lockdown fines suggesting you have breached lockdown.
3. Offers of health supplements that will prevent you becoming infected.
4. Financial support offers that appear to be from your bank.

If you, or anyone you know, has been affected by any of these scams, report it to Action Fraud by calling 0300 123 2040 or by visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk.
 
Please share with others using the button below. It is important, especially in the current climate that we are getting our messages out to the widest possible audience.
 
If you use Twitter you can also follow me: @PCDKirkwood
 
 
Make a difference in your community – help us to help you!
 
Regards 
 
PC 805 Darren Kirkwood
Drypool Community Beat Manager
Humberside Police
Preston Road Police Station
Hull
HU9 3TB
 
Emergency – 999
Non-Emergency - 101
 
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