Milnrow & Heywood Oct 2016
Milnrow & Heywood Oct 2016
Milnrow & Heywood Oct 2016
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CRIME PREVENTION TIPS/ADVICE – MESSAGE FROM YOUR LOCAL POLICE FORCE<br />
DARK NIGHTS<br />
With the dark nights getting longer it is important to keep your home secure.<br />
Keeping your home secure can be easily done. Here are a few tips in how you<br />
do that:<br />
Always lock your doors even when you are inside<br />
Set alarms when leaving the home<br />
Never leave a spare key outside the house<br />
Set up or join a Home Watch scheme in your neighbourhood<br />
Keep valuables out of view<br />
BONFIRE NIGHT<br />
Bonfire night can be spectacular with amazing public displays or enjoyed with<br />
something smaller in private at home.<br />
It is important to keep safe and to be considerate of others. One way this can<br />
be done is by adhering to the curfew which is 1am on bonfire night but is<br />
otherwise generally 7am-11pm. This prevents disruption to others with loud<br />
noises and bright lights.<br />
It is also important to note that fireworks can only be purchased and used by<br />
persons who are 18 and over. And that all fireworks are used responsibly and<br />
for their intended purposes indicated on the packaging.<br />
HALLOWEEN – HOW TO HAVE FUN BUT BE SAFE<br />
Halloween is a night when everyone can have great fun with friends and<br />
family. However as it is dark it is very important to be safe and also<br />
considerate of the people around you when trick or treating.<br />
One way of keeping safe is making sure that children are always accompanied<br />
by an adult. In addition it is important that they do not approach strangers<br />
and only knock on the doors of people they know. As it is very dark, visibility<br />
is vital and bright clothes should be worn, and road safety should be adhered<br />
to.<br />
Another thing to be wary of is keeping tricks safe<br />
and fun. It is important to remember that any<br />
damage caused to property is a crime.<br />
DEFROSTING CARS<br />
Protect your frost covered vehicles from<br />
opportunist thieves. We would like to remind<br />
motorists not to leave their vehicles with the<br />
keys in the ignition while the vehicles defrost.<br />
Thieves are known to target residential<br />
areas on cold and frosty mornings<br />
looking for cars where the<br />
owner has started the<br />
engine to defrost the<br />
windscreen and then<br />
returned inside, leaving<br />
the car unattended.<br />
THIS IS A SCAM - DON'T FALL FOR IT<br />
A long line of scam letters are doing the rounds in Rochdale now - below<br />
image is a draft copy<br />
An unsuspecting resident from Rodney St, Rochdale, received two letters<br />
addressed to him. The first one 10 September and the second16th September.<br />
The resident rang the number provided, however, he got suspicious when<br />
"THEY ASKED HIM TO SEND MONEY"<br />
Thankfully he didn't and contacted us instead.<br />
DON'T RING THEM "DON'T SEND ANY MONEY"<br />
You won't have won a prize in a lottery you never entered<br />
DON'T FALL FOR IT - BIN IT<br />
If you have elderly relatives or know people who don't have regular access to<br />
computers please let them know of this<br />
To help us identify those responsible for issues in your area please get in<br />
touch.<br />
Telephone Number INPT2 Rochdale East 0161 856 8549<br />
Email: Rochdaleeast@gmp.police.uk<br />
Main web page: www.gmp.police.uk<br />
Follow us on Twitter at<br />
https://twitter.com/GMPRochdaleEast<br />
Follow us on Facebook at<br />
https://www.facebook.com/GMPRochdaleEast<br />
Surgery Dates....<br />
The date for the next Forum is yet to be<br />
confirmed.<br />
Please check out the GMP website at<br />
www.gmp.police.uk for further updates<br />
and details of future meetings.
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