including Woodford High Road from Chelmsford Road up to Empress Ave.

and Working in conjunction with local businesses

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Church End Safer Neighbourhoods Team

Sgt David Somerville, PC Anton Brown, PC Mark Hill, PCSO Daniel King,PCSO Charlie Anderson and PCSO Graham Farrance

Office Phone & Answerphone – 0208 345 3637

Mobex (mobile phone, local rates) – 0208 721 2842

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Church End Team, Woodford Police Station, 509 High Rd, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0SR

SNT Report

Church End Ward Crime Report for December 2011

Motor Vehicle Theft of: 6

Motor Vehicle Theft from: 18

Shoplifting: 12

Burglary Residential: 24

Burglary Business: 2

Church End Police Report for January 2012

The two prevalent crimes for the period of December 2011 and January 2012

are Burglary and thefts from Motor Vehicles.

Please be alert and ensure your house and vehicles are secure.

The Safer Neighourhoods Teams Top 10 Tips

1) Mark or etch your property with your postcode, house or flat number or the first three letters of your house name.

2) Register items with a serial number at: www.immobilise.com

3) Do not leave your car keys or ID documents near doors, lettebox or windows.

4) Always check who's at the door and don's open it you feel anxious.

5) Close and lock all your doors and windows, even if you are only going out for a few minutes.

6) Keep you valuables out of sight.

7) Leave some lights on if it will be dark before you get home.

8) Install a visible burglar alarm

9) Always keep sheds and outbuildings locked.

10) Cancel milk or other deliveries if you will be away for days or weeks at the time.

For other information visit the Met Police website below: http://www.met.police.uk/crimeprevention/burglary.htm

Number plate thefts

Owing to our proximity to two petrol stations and the rise in fuel costs we are still experiencing thefts of vehicles number plates.

If any member would like security screws to secure their number plates please contact us, we will attend their address and fit them. This service is FREE.

Scrap Metal Vans

Some Co-ordinators are reporting a rise in the number of old vans cruising the area: they appear to be crewed by people collecting scrap metal. Not a problem in its self but they do seem to go too far.

There have been reports of garden furniture and bicycles being stolen.

Please ensure that any items of value are locked up at the rear of you house where these opportunists won't dee them.

Church End Police Report for December 2011

The Current Ward nominated priorities are:

Burglary

Theft from Motor Vehicles

George Lane (ATM's, Shoplifting's and Thefts)

SNT - Report

Church End News - Cannabis Factory discovered in South Woodford - January 2012:

Photo of Sergeant David Somerville at the Cannibas Factory in Peel Road

After receiving intelligence that a private dwelling had been converted to cultivate cannabis in Church End Ward, the local Safer Neighbourhoods Team obtained a search warrant for a private house in Peel Road, South Woodford.

At 1540hrs on Thursday 29th December 2011, Officers forced entry to the house to find that it had been converted to hydroponically cultivate cannibas plants. 600 cannibas plants were seized, the majority of these were fully mature and ready to harvest, there were no inhabitants.

"We have disrupted a gang growing cannabis".

Police have taken away all the equipment estimated to be worth in excess of £3,000 and enquires are being made with a local letting agent to identify the person(s) responsible.

Church End Safer Neighbourhoods Team

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