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Between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, thieves tried to force open a garage door in Warren Dale, Welwyn garden City, by using an implement to prise the top of the door. All the thieves managed to achieve was a 'V' shaped dent in the door. Nothing was stolen.
If you have any information regarding this or any other crime please call 0845 3300222. If you would like to give information anonymously you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. Crimestoppers is a registered charity.

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Welwyn Hatfield area is currently suffering from a spate of car break-ins and vandalism. The recommended crime prevention advice is -
If you have a garage, use it. Always lock your car AND garage. If you don't have a garage , try to park it in a well lit open place. Thieves like to steal from cars parked in places where they stand the least risk of being seen. When you park your car away from home, try to avoid places that:
 
Are unattended. Have easy access. Are concealed from public view, and have many escape routes.

DO NOT leave any items in the car, even if they are not valuable. If you must leave items lock them away in the boot. ALWAYS remove your Sat-Nav if you have one, and remember not to leave the cradle in place and to wipe the inside of the screen to remove the tell-tale sticker marks. Thieves look out for the marks & will break in even if they can't see the Sat-Nav. If you would like further Crime Prevention advice please contact me on the below details.

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Criminals are targetting cashpoint machines in Welwyn Hatfield. Look at the machine surround and card slot and if at all suspicious do not use it. If the machine retains your card for no apparent reason (i.e. no explanation on the screen) do not leave the machine but call police immediately by dialling 999. If you walk away from the machine the chances are the thieves will remove their device and your card in seconds. Things to look out for are a partially hidden wire above the machine which could be a fibre optic camera, anything taped under the lip at the top of the machine, any adhesive tape or loose wires near the card slot. If you see any suspicious people or activity in the vicinity of a cashpoint machine then call the police immediately.
 
Please pass this message on to all friends and neighbours.

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HUNDREDS of pounds worth of electrical items including mobile phones, Ipods, I-phones, TVs, computer console games, alcohol and over £8,000 in cash were recovered in a Welwyn Hatfield operation.

For more information about this good news, please follow the link below:
 
http://www.herts.police.uk/crimedatabase/site/content.php?article_id=6276
 

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Acting on information, police raided a farm just off the B1000 in Tewin on Friday evening. Four men were arrested and cannabis plants with a street value of £120,000 were seized. Three of the men were Vietnamese nationals and the fouth man was from South London. This serves to remind us that criminals do operate in our midst in the most unlikely of places. If you notice unusual activity at odd hours of the day and night in your area, perhaps at a previously vacant or isolated property, call the police on 0845 33 00 222 or call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111. Help to keep our communities safe.

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June 8, 2009  - By Herts Police Corporate Communication Dept

POLICE are appealing for information and witnesses after an attempted burglary in Welwyn Garden City that involved a white van with a boarded up window on the driver's side.

The incident occurred at 7pm on Friday, June 5 in Blythway, Welwyn Garden City. The old transit van, which also had a roof rack, was seen to pull up at a garage block and two white males, aged around 40 - 45, were seen using a crowbar to force the lock off one of the garage doors. They lifted the garage door before making off empty handed.

PC Paul Edmondson said: "This vehicle is obviously quite unusual in that it's driving around with plywood on the driver's side window.

"Have you seen this vehicle? If you can help with any information, please call the non-emergency number 0845 33 00 22 and quote crime reference B1/09/2031. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers (an independent charity) anonymously on 0800 555 111."

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WHY DOES CRIME PREVENTION ADVICE GO OUT OF THE WINDOW WHEN THE SUN SHINES?

AN EXPECTED seasonal increase in shed burglaries has prompted police to re-issue crime prevention advice to reduce the number of burglaries from sheds and garages in Welwyn Hatfield.
 
For full details, copy and please follow the link below :

http://www.herts.police.uk/crimedatabase/site/content.php?article_id=6470
 

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ANTIQUES worth over £50,000, stolen during a Brookmans Park burglary has been reunited with its owner and a man involved in selling them on, has been brought to justice.

For more information, please follow the below link  :
 
http://www.herts.police.uk/crimedatabase/site/content.php?article_id=6548

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A GANG OF 12 offenders sentenced in 2007 for their roles in an organised theft and exportation network have had their assets stripped under the powerful Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), with nearly £900,000 being confiscated from them in total.   
The offenders received sentences totalling nearly 50 years in September 2007 having been found guilty or pleading guilty to conspiracy to handle stolen good offences.  Their sentences followed a two year investigation, Operation Movement, led by Hertfordshire Constabulary, with significant co-operation from Essex and Kent Police.  Described by Judge Foster at the time of sentencing as the largest criminal conspiracy of its kind to come before the British judicial system, the inquiry saw 92 high value vehicles being recovered by police either from Felixstowe Docks or in the process of shipment to Africa.  The vehicles had been stolen from all over the country by a variety of means; including burglary, robbery, ‘car jacking' and theft. 
 
The final Proceeds of Crime Act hearing in relation to this case took place at Luton Crown Court on Thursday, June 18, with £770,000 confiscated from Martin Clark, 48, from Canvey Island, Essex, who was sentenced in 2007 to a seven-year prison term for his role in the network.  If he fails to pay that sum within six months, he will be sentenced to four years' imprisonment.    The £900,000 confiscated from the offenders during hearings over the past six months will be shared for future law enforcement activity (fifty per cent to the government and 50 per cent shared equally between Hertfordshire Constabulary, Her Majesty's Court Service and the Crown Prosecution Service.)
 
The 12 offenders convicted were from Luton, Essex and London.  The offences investigated as part of Operation Movement took place in the following locations in Hertfordshire; Cheshunt, St Albans, Waltham Cross, Hemel Hempstead, Harpenden and Welwyn Garden City. 
 

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Due to a recent spate of theft from motor vehicles we are asking everybody to make sure that you please lock and secure your vehicles even when you think they are secure behind security gates, several crimes have been commited recently where they could have been avoided by simply locking the vehicle.

Also can you make sure that anything of any value is removed from view.

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Operation Manhunt is the dedicated Special Operation launched by the Constabulary in response to Distraction Burglaries.  Please see below a message from the Team.

"The Op Manhunt Team is currently investigating a series of offences being committed in the Central/Western areas of Hertfordshire and having links throughout the South East region.
 
The offence happens as follow:  Elderly persons are cold called at their home address and asked to provide a contact telephone number. The victim is then subjected to threatening calls from persons purporting to be bailiffs demanding money for work carried out at the address. Offenders then attend the address whereupon the victim hands over cash.
Offenders are described as white males, early 30s to early 40s, 5'8", large build with short dark hair.
 
It is believed that Offenders are using a White Ford Transit index FX53RRV"

Should you see this vehicle, do not hesitate to call us on 999 .
 
Elderly and vulnerable residents are too often the victims of bogus and cold callers so please keep an eye out for them. Remind them our advice: in doubts, never open the door!

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Hertfordshire Police are co-operating with Bedfordshire Police via the attached message.  Police are unable to let you know why this is important at present, but please give the message and attached photo your attention:
 
Do you recognise this picture or location? This is a picture taken on a black Sony 7.2 megapixel digital camera which police suspect has been stolen from its owner. The camera was found when a man was arrested in Luton and detectives would like to find out where it has come from and return it.
 
Officers think the photo was taken around May 23, but have not been able to find out where it was taken. Det Con Chris Hutton is hoping that someone will recognise the distinctive doors of wherever this party was held, or the clothing of the people in the photo, and contact him to claim the camera or let him know who might own it.
 
If you can recognise either the venue or the party goers please contact Det Con Hutton direct on 01582 394304 at the Priority Crime Team or if it's out of office hours 01582 401212.

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POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES AFTER FATAL A1M ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION
By Herts Police Corporate Communication Dept

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information regarding a five vehicle road traffic collision following which a 42 year old man from Stevenage sadly died.

The incident occurred at around 8.30am on Tuesday, August 18. It is believed that traffic had come to a standstill between Junctions 4 and 5 of the Southbound A1M and a shunt occurred in a line of vehicles.

The victim was driving a silver Smartcar and was fourth in a line of vehicles which included a white Ford panel van, a silver Chrysler, a blue Vauxhall Corsa and a silver Renault Clio. The Southbound carriageway was closed for five hours while recovery and investigative work was carried out..

The victim was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel where he sadly died this morning. (19/08)

Roads Policing Inspector Paul Davis said: "We would like to appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward. You can contact police by calling the non-emergency number 0845 33 00 222 and asking for PC Gary Byrne at the Road Crash Investigation Unit."

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If you have a Church/synagogues/mosque near where you live, please ask the person in charge to stay vigilant.

We have received a message from the Watch Liaison Officer in Dacorum that theft of lead from roofs is happening again in his area.
 
Please ask them if they could increase their security arrangements (if possible). Also ask church neighbours to report suspicious vehicles and activity immediately to the Police, using the 999 system.
 
Thank you.

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Hertfordshire's Chief Constable Frank Whiteley has introduced a second Intercept Team for the county, following the success of the first team which launched in June.
 
The Intercept Teams use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (AN PR) technology to target criminals and unsafe drivers using Herta's roads. They've arrested over 240 people for offences including burglary, robbery and drugs, as well as seizing over 460 unsafe, illegal or uninsured vehicles.
 
If you'd like to find out more, visit: http://www.herts.police.uk/about/operation_sentinel.htm. There's also a video showing how AN PR works on our You Tube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/hertspolice
 
The teams spend time in each town on a rotational basis and are marked up with 'Operation Sentinel', so look out for them in your local area!