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CRIME & CRIME PREVENTION
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CRIME REPORTING PROCEDURE
If you are the unfortunate victim of a crime, it is difficult not to become upset and emotional. Some cretin has had the temerity to enter your premises and take your belonging’s; regardless of their market value, they are priceless, as far as you are concerned. The crime is not aimed at you personally and the sooner you realise that in this sad world your crime is regarded simply as a number and you are one of thousands who are sadly suffering a similar fate.
1 Contact the Police, via the telephone, 999 or 0161 872 5050. Note the time. Do not touch anything in the crime area or begin to tidy up.
When the Police arrive take note of the time, the name and number of the attending officers. They should provide you with a crime report with an individual crime number. Your insurance company will require this information.
2 Contact your bank and advise them as early as possible of any cards/cheque books which have been taken. If your call is made out of business hours and directed to an overseas call centre you must confirm which the cards have to be cancelled. You must have to hand, a bank statement or a means of identify yourself to the bank over the telephone. You will be asked for this identification over and over again. When the bank opens for business you must check that each individual card/cheque book has been cancelled as you requested sometimes these messages are not confirmed. In each case take the full name and telephone extension number. Some call centres employ hundreds of agents and getting back to your original contact is sometimes impossible.
3 Insurance get the policy number from your insurance policy, for your house, car, caravan, and keep it to hand, you will be asked for it a number of times. As soon as contact is made get the name of the agent and the telephone extension number were the agent can be re-contacted, record the time and the details. Check the excess level on the policy, make sure you are not overcharged? Most Insurers require a receipt to substantiate a Claim, so it is a good idea to keep a Receipt File for all purchases, even small items such as CDs.
4 Are there any other items which have been taken which need an immediate cancellation? e.g. Cheque/paying-in Books, Work Access Badges, Disabled Driving Badges, Car Park Access Cards, Club Memberships, they are many and various types.
5 Check that any keys which have been taken are not still in circulation. A locksmith must be contacted and the barrel of the old locks changed. It is advisable to keep all House and Vehicle Keys secure or upstairs at night.
6 If you have an alarm system why did it not chase away the perpetrator? Remember most alarms just make a noise and the sound is the deterrent. Ask your security company to check that the alarm you have on site meets your current needs and it is appropriate to deter today’s criminals. If you are a single person is a “panic button” appropriate.
7 A comprehensive list will have to be made. This list can be added to over the next few days you will inevitably find items you never realised had disappeared. Ladies, please do consider carefully if your hand bag was stolen, just what it contains?
8 Write everything down, remember you will be in shock. Ink fades much slower than the memory.
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CRIME STOPPERS
Is someone crossing your line of what's right or wrong?
Crimestoppers is the independent charity operating the freephone 0800 555 111 helping to prevent and solve crimes. The scheme allows you to give information about crimes that affect you and your local community. Because we are anonymous, meaning we don't want your name or address, no one will ever know you made the call. Your calls are not traced and you will never have to give a statement or go to court.
With your help, Crimestoppers have been successfully helping to make communities safer for 15 years and their promise of anonymity has never been broken. You can visit Crimestoppers website HERE
If you have information about crime that you want to share call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
The Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003 to tackle problems such as nuisance neighbours, crack houses, teenage gangs and firearm offences.
The first batch of powers from the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003 came into force in January.
The legislation allows:
· County councils and housing action trusts to apply for antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) to help tackle nuisance neighbours
· the dispersal of groups, if they are causing harassment or intimidation
· the restriction of ownership or possession of air guns and replica weapons
· the banning of the sale and manufacture of high-powered air weapons
· newspapers to name and shame teenagers given Asbos
· and extends fixed penalty notices for disorder to 16 and 17-year-olds.
So if you are suffering any experience of the above, don’t put up with it, report it!
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CRIME PREVENTION
If you want learn how to improve your home or business security or learn about all aspects of crime prevention then click on the link below.
Greater Manchester Police
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