The Haringey Borough Association of Neighbourhood Watches provides information and materials for all the Neighbourhood Watches in Haringey.

WITNESS APPEAL

Detectives from Haringey CID are appealing for witnesses and information following a burglary at a shop in Church Road N17 On Monday 1 February 2010 at about 3 a.m., a small white Suzuki Rascal van was used to repeatedly ram the shutters of a minimarket. The suspects gained entry to the shop and stole the ATM which they loaded into the rear of the van. Three of the suspects are believed to have made off in the van with the tailgate open and a fourth suspect is believed to have made off on foot towards King Street, N17.

Officers investigating the burglary are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the van between Church Road where the incident occurred and where the vehicle was later found abandoned in Hartham Road. In particular they would like to hear from anyone who saw what happened next. Was there another vehicle waiting there? The vehicle would have been quite noticeable with the tailgate open and at one point it mounted the pavement in Church Road to avoid bollards and drove the wrong way down a one-way street.

The suspects are described as being four slim males. Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Craig Carter of Haringey CID on 020 8345 0886 or to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 .

QUARTERLY MEETING of Haringey Association of Neighbourhood Watches on Wednesday 10th February

Routes Through Recession Flyer 2010.pdf"

Earthquake Appeal Scams

Watching out for the Vulnerable. - An Appeal from the Samaritans.

Password Collection Scams

Beware of e-mails possibly even appearing to be from friends, suggesting things such as watching a video.

• It is important to see if the link really points to a trustworthy site likely to have videos to watch and not to a signup with a completely different site.



• The text that you see in a link in an e-mail message or Internet page is no reliable indication of where the link really points.



• It is important to set the status bar of your e-mail program or your browser to On.



• With Outlook Express or Internet Explorer, for example, you can click View and then make sure Status Bar is ticked and if not, tick it by left clicking the phrase "Status Bar".



• The Status Bar at the bottom of the page window will show where the link really points.



• It is also worth right clicking the sender's name and then left-clicking Properties to see if the e-mail is from your Contact's usual e-mail address! Even if it is, the e-mail may not be from the address shown!



• Do not rely on assuming that if you see a friend's name in the From field of the e-mail, that the message is really from them!



• Even if this seems to show who the e-mail is from, it can not be relied on.



• If you join such a site you may be asked to allow them to e-mail everyone in your address list.



• If you have an address book on a webmail account they may ask for the password! Some people actually give their e-mail passwords to such sites!



• If you have done so, you must change your password as soon as possible.

Earthquake Appeal Scams

Britain has raised over £23 million towards providing aid in Haiti.

According to the Charity Commission monies intended for this purpose have been fraudulently obtained by the unscrupulous. Criminals have set up fictitious appeal websites, created dummy sites using the names of genuine charities or been using official looking collecting tins. This is not a new phenomenon. After any major disaster some will take advantage of the goodwill and generosity of others. The Charity Commission, the body which regulates charities in England has issued some advice:

• Double check a charity on the commission's register which is found on its website: www.charity-commission.gov.uk
• Send a cheque (not cash) with a covering letter to the head office of your chosen charity.
• Even if they look and sound plausible, avoid giving to street collectors.

Running the main Haiti appeal are the Disasters and Emergency Committee (DEC) which is an umbrella group comprising 13 major UK based charities. The DEC can be reached on their website www.dec.org.uk . The switchboard number is 0207 387 0200. Their office address is DEC Secretariat, 1st Floor, 43 Charlton Street, London, NW1 1DU.

WITNESS APPEAL

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious stabbing in Haringey.

The police were called at about 4:15 a.m. on Sunday 17 January 2010 to a disturbance at a party at a residential address in Jarrow Road N17. Officers arrived to find about 40 people in attendance and a man aged in his 20s lying in the front garden of the address with stab injuries.

London Ambulance Service attended and the man, who had suffered multiple stab injuries to his back as well as an injury to his eye, was taken to a London hospital for treatment. He remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Officers from Haringey CID are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and enquiries are ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Keith Graham of Haringey CID on 020 8345 0712 or to remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Speech and Language Computer Stolen

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A six year-old boy who suffers with cerebral palsy had his speech and language computer stolen from the car park of the London School for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Muswell Hill, N10 on Tuesday 29 September at around 3:45pm. The equipment enables the young boy to speak and is believed to be useless to anyone without a similar disability. The computer is called myTobii and was in a large black case, padded on the inside, with a small keyboard and mouse. It has no power cables so it won't even switch on.

Picture, kindly supplied by Acuity ETS Ltd, of My Tobii P10. A reseller in the UK is Smartbox Assistive Technology, please see P10 webpage from Tobii for further information.

Safer Neighbourhoods Chief Inspector Jon Williams said: "I am absolutely appalled by this. We understand that this young boy's means of communication has been stripped from him and we appeal to the better nature of whoever has taken this equipment to return it as a matter of urgency."
Local Safer Neighbourhoods officers are aware of the theft are assisting with enquiries. Anyone with information is asked to call Haringey police on 0300 123 1212 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Regards
Pauline Hearfield Pcso 7104
Fortis Green Safer Neighbourhood
07876 038 059.

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Queen Rania of Jordan.

Regarding this International Problem, Queen Rania of Jordan Speaks on Violence Against Women, in her Talk on Arab and Muslim Women.

Scams in the Name of Charity

Most people have received leaflets from charities asking for donated goods to be left at a prearranged spot for collection on a specific day.

Anti-Drink Drive Campaign.

From 1st December 2008,the Metropolitan Police Traffic Unit are now carrying out patrols dedicated to reducing drink / drug driving. They are being supported by officers across all boroughs.

Laptop Scam (10/12/08)

Yet another scam to be aware of. Police issued a warning about a scam being used by unscrupulous con artists.

AGM 2007/08.
Agenda download and details.

Hornsey and Wood Green Association of Neighbourhood Watches

Youth Podcast : or download as a compressed (zip) file (2.7Mb).

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