attempted burglary at a property in Horsham

Dear NHW Co-ordinator

Please circulate the message below to your scheme members:

Serial 1601 of 23/12/14 refers to an attempted burglary at a property in Horsham.

At approximately 11:30pm on Tuesday 23^rd December an attempt was made to gain entry to a bungalow in Hawksbourne Road. Three males were seen outside the property by the elderly occupant and it is believed that two of the males were trying to force open the front door lock. The offenders were disturbed by the occupant and left the scene. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the males.

Sussex Police are appealing to anyone with information to call 101 quoting serial 1601 of 23/12/14.

Kind Regards

Louisa HULL

Public Engagement Officer
Neighbourhood Policing Team, Horsham.

suspicious male entering a property in Horsham

Dear NHW Co-ordinator

Please circulate the message below to your scheme members:

Serial 0317 of 23/12/14 refers to a suspicious male entering a property in Horsham.

At approximately 9:15am on Tuesday 23^rd December a male unknown to the occupants of a house in Shepherds Way entered the premises via an unlocked back door whilst the occupants were at home. The male had also tried opening the front door first.

On seeing the occupants were at home the male then ran out of the property in the direction of Lambs Farm Road. He is described as a white male with dark hair, of medium height and was wearing a black raincoat.

Police are appealing to anyone with information to call 101 quoting serial number 0317 23/12/14.

Kind Regards

Louisa HULL

Public Engagement Officer
Neighbourhood Policing Team, Horsham.

Tel: 101 (Sussex) 530215 Twitter: @sussex_police

Burglars now linked to more than 200 burglaries across the south east

16 December 2014

A group of burglars are now believed to be responsible for more than 200 break-ins across the south east.

It is thought that one group of up to a dozen burglars are involved in 59 offences in Sussex, 24 in Surrey, 113 in Kent and nine in London since September. The make-up of the group may change depending on who is available.

Last week - between Monday 8 December and Sunday 14 December - there were 18 burglaries committed in Sussex that are being linked to the group along with four in Surrey and 22 in Kent.

On each occasion the offenders have driven to their victims' homes in a silver or dark car, usually an Audi or BMW, before breaking in at the back of the properties and stealing cash, jewellery and electrical items.

A reward worth up to £10,500 has been put up for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any of those involved in the burglaries.

Sussex Police launched Operation Magpie to tackle burglary across the county.

The thieves are believed to be using cars fitted with number plates that have been cloned from another unrelated car of the same type and colour. Officers would like to speak to anyone who sees people changing number plates or who finds any abandoned plates.

Detectives are also urging residents to help them catch those involved by dialling 999 immediately if they see people acting suspiciously near their homes - in particular if they notice potential offenders with silver Audis or BMWs.

Detective Chief Inspector Richard Clay of Surrey Police, who is leading the investigation, said: "There are detectives from across the south east working to catch those involved but we need the public's help.

"The key to identifying the people responsible may come from residents living near one of the victims. They may have seen the thieves escaping in their silver car or could have seen people acting suspiciously over the weekend.

"I would also urge people to continue to be vigilant in their areas and to tell us if they see anyone who is acting unusually near their homes. If something sticks out as suspicious to you, please tell us so we can investigate - it could be the break that we need to catch those involved."

Sussex Police, Kent Police and Surrey Police have each contributed £2,500 to a reward to help catch the offenders - a total of £7,500 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those involved.

Independent from the police, the charity Crimestoppers is offering its own reward of up to £3,000 for information that is passed anonymously through the organisation's 0800 555111 number that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for these crimes.

If information passed to the charity should lead to an arrest and conviction, both rewards will be considered.

Anyone with information should contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting Operation Smart, email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101.

If you have any information about burglaries or shops selling stolen goods, call 101 or email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk. For crime prevention advice visit www.sussex.police.uk.

If you see or hear a burglary taking place call 999 immediately.

Residents are also being encouraged to register their items on the world's largest property database so that if they are stolen, they can be reunited with the owners - and so the offenders can be prosecuted.

You can register your property in just a few minutes by visiting www.immobilise.com. To watch a video about Immobilise and how it works, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XZ66WEER_c.

In Sussex the burglaries have been in:

17/9 - Calluna Drive, Copthorne
18/9 - Church Lane, Copthorne
3/10 - Maple Dell, East Grinstead
3/10 - West Beeches Rd, Crowborough
3/10 - Woodview, Crowborough
3/10 - Langridge Close, Crowborough
6/10 - Meadow Close, Copthorne
9/10 - Millbrook Road, Crowborough
9/10 - Warren Ridge, Crowborough
9/10 - Eridge Gardens, Crowborough
9/10 - Swift Close, Crowborough
10/10 - Jordans Crescent, Crawley
10/10 - Jordans Crescent, Crawley
10/10 - Baker Close, Crawley
11/10 - Tushmore Lane, Crawley
11/10 - Netherwood, Crawley
11/10 - Buckswood Drive, Crawley
12/10 - Newlands Park, Copthorne
12/10 - Newlands Park, Copthorne
14/10 - Park Shaw, Battle
14/10 - Weald View, Robertsbridge
16/10 - Sheringham Close, Robertsbridge
28/10 - London Road, Burgess Hill
28/10 - Munnion Road, Ardingly
28/10 - Munnion Road, Ardingly
28/10 - Munnion Road, Ardingly
28/10 - Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down
28/10 - Hill House Close, Turners Hill
28/10 - Dunstall Avenue, Burgess Hill
28/10 - Gander Hill, Haywards Heath
28/10 - Gander Hill, Haywards Heath
4/11 - Mowbray Drive, Crawley
4/11 - Tallis Close, Crawley
6/11 - The Glebe, Copthorne
12/11 - Cross Lane, Findon
12/11 - School Hill, Findon
12/11 - Avon Close, Sompting
12/11 - The Grove, Newhaven
12/11 - Rectory Road, Newhaven
5/12 - Blakes Farm Road, Southwater
5/12 - Blakes Farm Road, Southwater
9/12 - Roffeys Close, Copthorne
9/12 - Park Road, Burgess Hill
9/12 - Gander Close, Burgess Hill
9/12 - Manor Drive, Cuckfield
13/12 - Midfields Drive, Burgess Hill
13/12 - Hurstwood Lane, Haywards Heath
13/12 - Beale Street, Burgess Hill
13/12 - Silverdale, Hassocks
13/12 - Whitegates Close, South Chailey
13/12 - Whitegates Close, South Chailey
13/12 - Chantonbury Road, Burgess Hill
13/12 - Whitegates Close, South Chailey
13/12 - Kymer Gardens, Hassocks
14/12 - Shepherds Way, Hassocks
14/12 - Chandlers Mead, Cooksbridge
14/12 - Nightingale Lane, Burgess Hill
14/12 - Kymer Gardens, Hassocks
14/12 - Park Road, Burgess Hill

In Surrey the burglaries were in:

17/9 - Brighton Road, Horley
11/10 - Fairfield Avenue, Horley
11/10 - Field Bank, Horley
14/10 - Lagham Park, South Godstone
28/10 - Weatherhill Road, Smallfield
4/11 - Dovers Green Road, Reigate
4/11 - Yew Tree Close, Horley
4/11 - St Monicas Road, Tadworth
4/11 - Bakers Close, Lingfield
6/11 - Pinewood Avenue, Addlestone
6/11 - Redehall Road, Smallfield
6/11 - Redlands Garden, West Molesey
6/11 - Burden Way, Guildford
6/11 - Kings Chase, East Molesey
6/11 - Nortons Way, Five Oak Green
7/11 - Park Avenue, Redhill
7/11 - Bayfield Road, Horley
7/11 - Grovehill Road, Redhill
7/11 - Bakehouse Road, Horley
7/11 - The Drive, Horley
5/12 - Chessington Road, Epsom
9/12 - Tudor Close, Smallfield
9/12 - Tudor Close, Smallfield
9/12 - Park Road, Smallfield
9/12 - Park Road, Smallfield

In Kent the burglaries were in:

16/09 - Highfield Road, Sevenoaks
16/09 - The Crescent Sevenoaks
16/09 - Crowhurst Lane, Sevenoaks
16/09 - Zambra Way, Sevenoaks
16/09 - Tudor Drive, Sevenoaks
16/09 - Ascot Close, Sevenoaks
24/09 - Tattlebury Lane, Cranbrook
26/09 - Stream Pit Lane, Cranbrook
29/09 - Fen Pond Road, Sevenoaks
29/09 - Fen Pond Road, Sevenoaks
01/10 - Wallace Close, Tunbridge Wells
03/10 - Eastlands Road, Tunbridge Wells
03/10 - Furnace Lane, Tunbridge Wells
09/10 - Rodmell Lane, Tunbridge Wells
11/10 - St James Rd, Tunbridge Wells
11/10 - Leighton Close, Tunbridge Wells
11/10 - Gipps Cross Lane, Tunbridge Wells
11/10 - Widbury, Tunbridge Wells
11/10 - Manor Road, Tunbridge Wells
11/10 - Dornden Drive, Tunbridge Wells
15/10 - Bessel Way, Sevenoaks
16/10 - Elphicks Place, Tunbridge Wells
16/10 - Elphicks Place, Tunbridge Wells
16/10 - Boundary Road, Tunbridge Wells
16/10 - Forest Road, Tunbridge Wells
18/10 - Copseside, Longfield
18/10 - Copseside, Longfield
19/10 - Pelham Road
20/10 - Lyndhurst Drive, Sevenoaks
20/10 - Stafford Way, Sevenoaks
20/10 - Weald Close, Sevenoaks
20/10 - Bessel Way, Sevenoaks
23/10 - High Street, Sevenoaks
23/10 - Pilgrim Way, Sevenoaks
23/10 - Kemsing Road, Sevenoaks
23/10 - Shoreham Road, Sevenoaks
23/10 - Conifer Drive Meopham
23/10 - Warham Road, Sevenoaks
24/10 - Coach Road, Sevenoaks
27/10 - Greenhill Road, Otford
27/10 - Kingsfield Road, West Kingsdown
27/10 - Ash Road, Longfield
27/10 - London Road, Sevenoaks
27/10 - The Old Yews, Longfield
27/10 - Cricketers Drive, Meopham
29/10 - Hartley Bottom, Longfield
31/10 - Hartley Bottom, Longfield
1/11 - Snoll Hatch Road, Tonbridge
1/11 - The Freehold, Tonbridge
1/11 - Smithers Lane, Tonbridge
1/11 - Church Meadows, Tonbridge
1/11 - The Manwarings, Tonbridge
3/11 - Old Road, Wateringbury
3/11 - Freelands Road, Snodland
3/11 - Meteor Road, Kings Hill
3/11 - Tonbridge Road, Maidstone
3/11 - Terminus Road, Maidstone
3/11 - Courtlands Close, Maidstone
3/11 - Bridgewater Place, Leybourne
3/11 - Tonbridge Road, Maidstone
4/11 - Red Hill, Wateringbury
5/11 - Town Hill Close, West Malling
5/11 - Drage Road, East Peckham
5/11 - Laxton Gardens, Tonbridge
5/11 - North Street, Maidstone
5/11 - North Street, Maidstone
5/11 - Oast Court, Yalding
5/11 - Barnfield Road, Sevenoaks
6/11 - Courtyard Gardens, Wrotham
6/11 - Nortons Way, Five Oak Green
26/11 - School Close, Meopham
26/11 - Knockhall Road, Greenhithe
26/11 - Lyndhurst Way, Istead Rise
29/11 - Allington Road, Paddock Wood
29/11 - Green Lane, Paddock Wood
29/11 - Buttercup Close, Paddock Wood
29/11 - Tonbridge Road, Maidstone
29/11 - North Street, Maidstone
29/11 - Angley Court, Horsmonden
30/11 - Forge Lane East, Maidstone
30/11 - Hazlitt Drive, Maidstone
2/12 - Hever Road, Edenbridge
2/12 - Ridge Way, Edenbridge
5/12 - Whitchurch Close, Maidstone
5/12 - Hale Street, East Peckham
5/12 - Hale Street, East Peckham
5/12 - Dean Street, East Farleigh
5/12 - Postmill Drive, Maidstone
5/12 - College Avenue, Tonbridge
5/12 - Old Road, East Peckham
6/12 - College Avenue, Tonbridge
8/12 - Winchs Garth, Tonbridge
8/12 - Manor House Gardens, Edenbridge
8/12 - Maltings Close, Tonbridge
8/12 - Warrington Road, Paddock Wood
8/12 - Crown Acres, Tonbridge
8/12 - Beverley Road, Maidstone
8/12 - Allington Road, Paddock Wood
8/12 - Shaftesbury Drive, Maidstone
8/12 - Maypole Lane, Cranbrook
9/12 - Shaftesbury Drive, Maidstone
11/12 - Goldsmid Road, Tonbridge
11/12 - Marle Place Road, Tonbridge
11/12 - Minters Orchard, Pett  Platt
11/12 - Church Lane, East Peckham
11/12 - Pine View, Platt
11/12 - Penn Way, Tonbridge
11/12 - Framley Road, Tonbridge
11/12 - Bessels Way, Sevenoaks
11/12 - Paiges Farm Close, Sevenoaks
12/12 - The Hurst, Borough Green
12/12 - Bow Hill Oast, Maidstone
12/12 - Framley Road, Tonbridge

In London the burglaries were in:

15/10 - Grangewood, Bexley
15/10 - The Oval, Sidcup
4/11 - Foxbury Close, Orpington
4/11 - Waring Drive, Orpington
4/11 - Arundel Drive, Orpington
4/11 - Arundel Drive, Orpington
4/11 - Grasmere Road, Croydon
10/11 - Glentramon Road, Chelsfield
10/11 - Glentramon Road, Chelsfield

 

Best Regards   John   John Wright MBE Chair. Sussex Neighbourhood Watch Federation. Mobile:   07917385213 Business:01444 247368 Email:enquiries@sussexnwfed.org.uk Web:  www.sussexnwfed.org.uk

 

“Together we build stronger and safer communities”

burglary in Horsham

Dear NHW Co-ordinators

 

Please circulate the message below to your scheme members:

 

Serial 0778 of 11^th December relates to a burglary in Horsham.

 

Sometime between 10am and 2:15pm on Wednesday 10^th December a property in Bunting Close was broken into.

 

It would appear that the offender/s were able to gain entry via a rear window.

 

Items taken include a silver 2004 registered Vauxhall Astra and keys, jewellery, electrical items and a laptop.

 

After good work by officers, Sussex Police have made 3 arrests in connection with this incident but are appealing for anyone with further information to call 101 quoting serial 0778 11/12/14.

 

Kind Regards

Louisa HULL

Temporary Public Engagement Officer
Neighbourhood Policing Team, Horsham.

Tel: 101 (Sussex) 530215 Twitter: @sussex_police

To report an incident please contact us via telephone on 101, via e-mail to 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or online at www.sussex.police.uk, when it’s less urgent than 999.

Burglaries

Serial 1327 of 04/11/2014 relates to a burglary at a property in Southwater.

 

Sometime between 18:15 pm hours and 19:15 hours on 04/11/2014 a property in The Fieldings, Southwater was broken into.

 

It would appear the offender/s were able to gain entry by smashing a rear door.

 

Nothing appears to have been stolen.    

 

Police are appealing for anyone with information to call 101 quoting serial 1327 04/11/2014.

 

 

 

 

Serial 1431 of 04/11/2014 relates to a burglary in Rudgwick.

 

At 19:30 hours on 04/11/2014 a property in Guildford Road, Rudgwick was broken in to.

 

It would appear that offenders were able to gain entry by a rear door.

 

Nothing appears to have been stolen.

 

Police are appealing for anyone with information to call 101 quoting serial 1431 04/11/2014.

 

 

Horsham Neighbourhood Policing team (HorshamNPT@sussex.pnn.police.uk)

 

If you report an incident to the police via 101, online at http://www.sussex.police.uk/help-centre/report-something-online or e-mail on 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk, please remember to say if you are from NHW, so that Police can see how effective NHW is.

Burglary Investigation County wide

Police are appealing for help to catch a group of criminals they believe are responsible for 40 burglaries across East and West Sussex.

Officers are also speaking to detectives in Kent, Surrey, Thames Valley and the Metropolitan Police to see if the same people could be responsible for similar break-ins across the south east.

Over the weekend and on Monday there were three burglaries in Copthorne, three in East Grinstead and five in Crawley that officers believe were committed by the same people as well as an attempted burglary in Copthorne.

They are also thought to be responsible for a further five burglaries in Copthorne, another three in East Grinstead and another six in Crawley as well as seven in Crowborough, two in Robertsbridge, two in Burgess Hill, two in Ardingly and one each in Crawley Down and Battle - all between 17 September and 28 October.

Detective Inspector Dave Wardley-Wilkins said: "A common theme through the burglaries has been the fact that they have used a silver Audi on false numberplates as a getaway car.

"We believe one group of burglars are involved but at this stage we do not know if it is exactly the same group of people each time. A number of people are involved but the make-up of the group may change depending on who is available.

"The burglars are targeting homes in some of the more expensive areas of Sussex, smashing doors or windows to get in and stealing gold jewellery in particular, after a quick search of the properties.

"We urgently need the public's help to identify these people so we can trace and arrest them."

Sussex Police launched Operation Magpie to tackle burglary across the county.

Officers are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area of the burglaries on the days they were committed or the days before and who may have seen people acting suspiciously.

Of particular interest is anyone seen with a silver Audi that is fitted with numberplates that have been cloned from another, unrelated car of the same type and colour.

The numberplates could be switched after the burglaries so police would also like information from anyone who may have seen cars having their numberplates changed or who has found abandoned numberplates.

Between 9.30am and 10pm on Saturday (1 November) thieves broke into three homes in Buckhurst Way, East Grinstead, and stole jewellery, money and laptops.

A home in Fowler Close, Crawley, was burgled between 9am and 7.40pm on Saturday.

Jewellery was also stolen in three burglaries in Meadow Way, Copthorne, on Saturday and there was also an unsuccessful attempt to break into a home in the road.

On Monday (3 November) between 1pm and 6pm there were a further four burglaries in Crawley - two in Thorndyke Close and one in each of Redgrave Drive and Kelso Close - and jewellery was stolen.

Currently officers are linking the following list of burglaries to the group:

3/10/2014 Maple Dell, East Grinstead
3/10/2014 West Beeches Rd, Crowborough
3/10/2014 Woodview, Crowborough
3/10/2014 Langridge Close, Crowborough
6/10/2014 Meadow Close, Copthorne
9/10/2014 Millbrook Road, Crowborough
9/10/2014 Warren Ridge, Crowborough
9/10/2014 Eridge Gardens, Crowborough
9/10/2014 Swift Close, Crowborough
10/10/2014 Jordans Crescent, Crawley
10/10/2014 Jordans Crescent, Crawley
10/10/2014 Baker Close, Crawley
11/10/2014 Tushmore Lane, Crawley
11/10/2014 Netherwood, Crawley
11/10/2014 Buckswood Drive, Crawley
12/10/2014 Newlands Park, Copthorne
12/10/2014 Newlands Park, Copthorne
14/10/2014 Park Shaw, Battle
14/10/2014 Weald View, Robertsbridge
16/10/2014 Sheringham Close, Robertsbridge
16/10/2014 Pegasus Way, East Grinstead
16/10/2014 Court Crescent, East Grinstead
17/09/2014 Calluna Drive, Copthorne
18/09/2014 Church Lane, Copthorne
28/10/2014 London Road, Burgess Hill
28/10/2014 Folders Lane, Burgess Hill
28/10/2014 Munnion Road, Ardingly
28/10/2014 Munnion Road, Ardingly
28/10/2014 Hophurst Drive, Crawley Down
1/11/2014 Buckhurst Way, East Grinstead
1/11/2014 Buckhurst Way, East Grinstead
1/11/2014 Buckhurst Way, East Grinstead
1/11/2014 Fowler Close, Crawley
2/11/2014 The Meadow, Copthorne
2/11/2014 The Meadow, Copthorne
2/11/2014 The Meadow, Copthorne
3/11/2014 Kelso Close, Crawley
3/11/2014 Thorndyke Close, Crawley
3/11/2014 Thorndyke Close, Crawley
3/11/2014 Redgrave Drive, Crawley

Anyone with information should email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting Operation Smart, call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

If you have any information about burglaries or shops selling stolen goods, call 101 or email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk. For crime prevention advice visit www.sussex.police.uk.

If you see or hear a burglary taking place call 999 immediately.

Residents can also being encouraged to register their items on the world's largest property database so that if they are stolen, they can be reunited with the owners - and so the offenders can be prosecuted.

You can register your property in just a few minutes by visiting www.immobilise.com. To watch a video about Immobilise and how it works, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XZ66WEER_c.

Follow the joint burglary campaign being run across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Thames Valley using the hashtag #L

 

Best Regards   John   John Wright MBE Chair. Sussex Neighbourhood Watch Federation. Mobile:   07917385213 Business:01444 247368 Email:enquiries@sussexnwfed.org.uk Web:  www.sussexnwfed.org.uk

Burglaries

Serial 0486 of 02/11/2014 relates to a burglary at a property in Horsham.

 

Sometime between 30/10/2014 and 22:00 pm hours on 01/11/2014 a property in Farhalls Crescent, Horsham was broken into.

 

It would appear the offender/s were able to gain entry by smashing a rear conservatory window.

 

Items taken include several watches.    

 

Police are appealing for anyone with information to call 101 quoting serial 0486 02/11/2014.

 

 

 

Serial 0435 of 02/11/2014 relates to a burglary in Storrington.

 

Sometime between 12:15 25/10/2014 and 09:30 on 02/11/2014 a property in Hormare Crescent, Storrington was broken in to.

 

It would appear the offender/s were able to gain entry by removing a pne of glass from a downstairs window.

 

It is not yet known what items are missing.

 

Police are appealing for anyone with information to call 101 quoting serial 0435 02/11/2014.

 

 

Horsham Neighbourhood Policing team (HorshamNPT@sussex.pnn.police.uk)