Farmwatch - Crime Prevention Advice

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Issue Date: 17/2/2011

Title: CRIME PREVENTION ADVICE

TOWING TRAILERS

A gentle reminder that it is an offence to tow trailers without a non matching registration plate. Please
ensure that you comply with legislation. This will also reduce calls to Police Control Rooms of suspicious vehicles and possible thefts of trailers that are actually in order. Many thanks for your co-operation.


CESAR - Agricultural machinery protection

The CESAR security marking and registration scheme for agricultural vehicles and equipment was designed in conjunction with the police and the insurance industry and is made up of 4 elements.

• 4 tamper proof triangular registration plates, which are securely fitted to the machine; with the machines own unique identification number.

• A number of RFID transponders, each the size of a grain of rice, are hidden in the machinery
each with its own unique programmed code.

• Patches of forensic liquid DNA painted on to it in a number of locations. The liquid DNA has
microscopic Datatdots® suspended in it which are invisible to the eye.

• Lifetime machine registration, on Datatags secure database, which gives the police and other
official agencies 24/7 access to the registration information which is an important aid in
identification and recovery.

Statistics compiled by the insurance industry show that CESAR registered machines are 7 times more
likely to be recovered in the event of theft than unregistered machines, and 4 times less likely to be
stolen in the first place. There are no registration fees and NFU Mutual Insurance offer 12.5% insurance
premium discounts for machines fitted with CESAR.

The kit, which is on offer at a discounted price, has now been extended to include vehicles such as
Defenders and Land Rovers 90 and 110 which are directly linked to a rural business such as a farm or stables.

This scheme will end by the end of March 2011 so if you need it, get it now or lose out and suffer the
potential consequences. For further information or to arrange installation please contact DATATAG on
01932 895304 www.cesarscheme.org

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Issue Date: 1/3/2011

Title: SUSPICIOUS PHONE CALL

A Farm Watch member in the East Grinstead area has received a call from an alleged police officer claiming to be calling about Farm Watch and offering crime prevention advice. The informant ended the conversation before any further information was exchanged and it has not been established if this was crime related.

When receiving telephone calls from a police source and you are not sure that the person is genuine, ask for a extension number and call them back via the police non emergency contact number 0845 6070999.

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I got this through today from Suffolk Police Direct but I think the general advice is applicable nationwide:



APPEAL FOR VIGILANCE TO PREVENT ANY UP AND COMING UNLICENSED MUSIC EVENTS (RAVES) FROM OCCURRING OVER THE FORTHCOMING EASTER HOLIDAY PERIOD

As the warmer lighter evenings approach, Police are advising Land Owners, Farmers and members of the general public to remain vigilant to the possibility of unlicensed musical events (Raves) being organised at very short notice, that could take place on land anywhere within the Suffolk area. Bringing with them the likely hood of Excessive Noise, Criminal Damage, Public Disorder, Anti-Social Behaviour and Litter, which then incur the owners with considerable clear up costs, not to mention possible damage to the environment.

Please be vigilant and help prevent such nuisance by carrying out the following steps:
1) That gates which give access to fields are secure
2) Ensure that all vulnerable out-buildings are secure
3) You report any sightings of large convoys of cars making their ways onto rural sites
4) Keep an eye out for large vehicles transporting sound equipment
5) Report any information you may come across that a rave may be taking place, be it in any particular area, which could also include disused building sites.
Finally and most important of all if you oversee the booking of any halls, clubs or community centres within your area, please make sure that ALL BOOKING REQUESTS, ESPECIALLY ANY LATE BOOKINGS ARE THOROUGHLY VETTED BEFORE BEING GIVEN PERMISSION TO GO AHEAD.
Persons that book such venues should also be wary and properly vet anyone booking these venues at short notice under what may be a pretence that they are for charity.


Please contact Suffolk Police on 01473 613500 or use the following link to pass useful information to Suffolk Police about any suspicious activity or incident.

www.suffolk.police.uk/News+And+Appeals/Report+Information+To+The+Police/Tell+The+Police.htm

DO NOT USE THIS LINK IN AN EMERGENCY OR IN A SITUATION THAT REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE POLICE RESPONSE WHEN YOU SHOULD RING 999.

Police Direct Team

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And asnother - also of general interest....


Suffolk Constabulary and Openreach (a BT Group company) are asking rural communities to be vigilant this Easter, following a number of high-value cable thefts in the county.

Over the past 18 months over £500,000 worth of cable (cost of cable and rectifying damage) has been stolen from manholes, mostly in the west of Suffolk. Often the cable that is stolen supports both public and essential phonelines for businesses and emergency services, meaning that people can be without any phone or broadband service for hours and sometimes even days.

PC Paul Greenwood, Intelligence Development Officer with responsibility for metal thefts in West Suffolk, said, “Scrap metal is still fetching high prices, and along with lead and copper piping we are seeing telephone cabling being stolen for its scrap value. We work closely with scrapyards throughout Suffolk, alerting them when there has been a theft reported and letting them know what to look out for if they are offered cabling for sale.”

Manholes by the side of the road are opened up and the cabling is dragged out using a vehicle. The thieves will often wear fluorescent jackets to look like genuine workmen. The cabling is then pulled to an adjacent field and cut up so it can be transported away.

PC Greenwood continued, “People living in rural areas can be our eyes and ears, and let us know if they see anything suspicious. Farmers, gamekeepers, drivers and dog walkers will all regularly be out and about in the countryside - we want to hear from you if you spot an unmarked van next to an open manhole or an unattended open manhole, someone paying particular attention to the side of the road, or an unusual group of people and large vehicles in a field.

“Not only is this type of crime costing a vast amount of money for our service providers with the value of the cables themselves and the cost to put the damage right, it is putting people’s lives at risk if their telephone line is cut off and there is an emergency. These offences are driven by greed without a thought for the lifeline that could be affected.”

Suffolk Constabulary and Openreach work closely together to share information and make cabling as secure as possible. Bernie Auguste, head of security for Openreach said, "Crime does not respect the holiday period and we have seen increases over the last few years around this time. I am therefore really pleased with the efforts of Suffolk Police to highlight this problem to the public to get their engagement and support. We urge you to work together with us to help make a difference.”

Anyone with any information about cabling theft, or anyone witnessing any suspicious activity should call Suffolk Police on 01473 613500, or dial 999 if a crime is in progress.