10.02.05

Burglary

A few weeks ago a livery yard in Sussex was burgled and large amount of tack stole. The yard replenished the missing items. However over night 7/8 February the yard was visited again and tack stolen.

After the first burglary a seizure of tack was made by Hampshire Officers and enquiries are in hand with those who it is suspected are responsible. As a result of enquiries many items recovered have been identified.

The fact that has been a repeat victimisation at the yard indicates that thieves are still out there. (They will always be there…..!!) It may be the same thieves or their mates repeating the crime…………………It's an almost a certainty that more tack offences will follow in Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey

You are strongly urged to look at your security. I know I hark on about being responsible for your property, but whilst you are asleep…..thieves are out there……….

02.02.05

RECENT THEFTS

Overnight 30th to 31st January 2005 an isolated stable block was burgled in Prestwood Lane Ifield. The block was not secured and leather head collars and a haynet have been stolen. Police reference 374 of 31st Jan 2005 refers.

If possible take home those items of value that do not have to be left in the stable block.

Overnight 31st January to 1st February 2005 a theft occurred on a farm in Trout Lane, Brooks Green where a green coloured Arbor Eater Brushwood Chipper on a trailer was stolen. Police reference 206 of 1st February 2005 refers.

Please secure items of machinery and immobilise trailers on the farm overnight to reduce the risk of theft.

Quad bike thieves are in the area as a Honda TRX 450 ES quad was stolen from an outbuilding in Tismans Comman , Rudgwick overnight 27th to 28th Jan 2005. Although the quad was chained it is likely that a wooden trailer from the same premises was used to remove to quad to a nearby vehicle. Police reference 191 28th Jan 2005 refers.

21.01.05

NEW AGE TRAVELLERS

Farm & Countryside Watch members are advised that a court order has been granted to remove "New Age" travellers and their vehicles from a derelict building at Mackleys Industrial Estate, Small Dole.

It is expected that the Court appointed bailiff will attend the site at the end of this week to give notice to them to quit.

Whilst enforcement is not scheduled to occur until next week it is quite likely that the travellers will relocate to a new site over the weekend or early next week.

Premises in the locality and neighbouring parishes with hard standing may be targeted by travellers. There are two recent instances where industrial units have been occupied as a squat. Please note that legal action to evict is expensive.

This message is not intended to alarm our scheme members but to provide them with reasonable notice of an increased threat of incursion. Please take simple steps to ensure that buildings and gates are properly secured and if you spot suspicious activity report it to Sussex Police in the usual way.

Operation Hand - reference 865 11/1/05 refers

18/01/05

TACK THEFT – Coulston Nr Westbury, Wilts 170105 12noon – 1545hrs

A tack room was broken into on a private yard on the outskirts of the village of Coulston, nr Westbury. The offenders climbed over a chain locked 5 bar iron gate to get to the stable yard, where they then wrenched off a combination padlock on a wooden door, and gained entry to the tack room.

The offenders stole the following items:

A small red and black Honda petrol Generator.

Brand new 17 ½ inch dark brown Albion G.P saddle and DSH 125cm girth.

5 full size leather bridles, 1 brown and 4 black all with flash nosebands.

1 x Miller bit 2 x Continental Gages 2 x snaffles

1 x brown leather hunting breastplate

4 x black leather running martingales

1 x black leather Abbott Davies

None of the above items have any personal identity marks.

The owner of the yard went home for lunch as usual at approx 12 noon and returned at approx 1545hrs to find one of the horses wondering around the yard, and the items stolen.

This Burglary was done in broad daylight down a quiet country lane. No suspicious vehicles had been sighted in the area during the day.

Wpc Jo Tidmarsh 1635 at Westbury Police Station

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13.01.05

Recovered Tack

This tack is held at Bognor Regis Police Station - anyone recognise it ?


Remaining Items of Unidentified Tack

1 set of black Tedman driving harness, marked with small squares of blue tape.

1 x Head collar blinkers (blue tape) (Possibly linked to above item)

1 x Dark brown bridle and Mylers bit.

1 x Black bridle marked “Tack Right”.

1 x Dark brown Stuben bridle.

1 x Bridle with plastic bit.

1 x Multi-lead rein.

1 x Bridle and H-shaped silver bit.

1 x Black and silver KB bridle.

Saddles

1 x Small black Eclipse saddle.

1 x Black Pessoa saddle.

1 x 16” black saddle, dark brown leathers and stirrups, and Cottage Craft black girth.

1 x Brown saddle with flexible seat points.

1 x Black saddle, marked ‘Supplied by Michael Longland’.

1 x Wintec 2000 black saddle with “C Air” marking.

1 x Black Rhinegold saddle and leathers, with damage to inside left flap and blue Numnah.

1 x Small brown saddle.

1 x Dark brown saddle with small spot of blue paint underneath.

1 x Black Eclipse synthetic saddle and stirrups. “Heritage” make with leather straps.

1 x Black Wintec children’s safety pony saddle cover, No. 147799 and stirrups.

1 x Black Wintec saddle on which are grey horsehairs.

1 x Brown leather GK Keiffer saddle and stirrups, serial 5987, on which are black horsehairs.

1 x New brown Wintec saddle and Velcro thigh pads.

02.12.04

Many saddles taken from livery yard last night in Horsham area. Quite a few with Sussex Horsewatch logo.

If these saddles turn up for sale GENUINE SALES OF SADDLES MARKED WITH THE SUSSEX HORSEWATCH LOGO WILL HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.

IF IN DOUBT CONTACT US BEFORE BUYING, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE BARGAIN.

ONE PERSON'S GOOD DEAL IS ANOTHER PERSON'S MISERY.

consider having a beam across your yard so you know when anyone enters at night. visit www.radiosecurity.co.uk Horsewatch members get a discount

01.12.04

Greyfriars livery yard in storrington was burgled, about 20 saddles tacken and bridles etc. A white pick up had been spotted earlier in eve.

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SHETLAND PONIES DAMAGED AND TACK STOLEN

Two Shetland ponies in a field in Storrington had their manes and tails cut off overnight between 27/11/04 and 28/11/04. The horses suffered no other injuries.

Also in Storrington overnight between 28/11/04 and 29/11/04 at a farm, a large quantity of tack was stolen. Entry was gained by knocking out a pane of glass.

If you have any further information on either of these incidents please telephone 0845 60 70 999. If you should be offered tack from an unrecognised source you may wish to consider that it could be stolen property.

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One of our members saw the ponies today and she said they look awful but seemed ok

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30.11.04

LOCAL POLICING - YOUR BOBBIES ON THE BEAT

I have recently begun a regular weekly article in the West Sussex County Times entitled ‘The Crime Scene’. The first two items have concentrated on who your local officers are and efforts to combat anti social behaviour. The purpose of this message is to reinforce these articles by giving further details of your local bobbies on the beat.

Since February your local officers have worked hard to develop the Sussex Police Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) model on the district. The recent Government White Paper on Police Reform makes mention of the NPT model and it is very likely that this system will be developed across other Police services. The model is based on teams of local officers who are responsible for problem solving within small clusters of parishes and wards. I have received much favourable feedback from communities and individuals regarding this and see it as vital in reducing crime and improving feelings of public safety. Although each parish/ward has a team of police officers, special constables and police community safety officers supporting it, there are within this model three key roles which I would like to explain to you.

Police Sergeant
Each NPT sergeant leads a team that is responsible for localised problem solving and improving feelings of safety for a number of parishes/wards. However, whilst on duty the sergeant is also responsible for ensuring speedy and effective response to calls, quality of investigations and the supervision of critical incidents across the district.

Lead Officer (Police Constable)
Within their team each sergeant has a number of lead officers who are dedicated to individual or small groups of parishes/wards. These officers will, whenever possible, be given the opportunity to attend public meetings, contact communities and individuals reference their concerns and also patrol on foot.

Police Community Support Officer
PCSO’s spend almost their entire time patrolling on foot or pedal cycle in order to meet with and be seen by the public. They work with the lead officers to undertake local problem solving in conjunction with partners and the public and are crucial in obtaining information about crime and disorder from the community. For example, they are heavily involved in Local Action Teams and our constant battle to reduce anti social behaviour. PCSO’s are able to deal with the following offences:

In the event of a PCSO attending a Road Traffic Crash they have the following powers:

Non-Injury (damage only) – to apply a risk assessment to the situation, ascertain that everyone is injury free, remove obstructions to allow free passage of other road or foot traffic, ensure that all parties have exchanged details, identify any potential witnesses.

Injury Road Traffic Crash – to apply a risk assessment to the situation, ascertain injuries and apply first aid if appropriate, preserve the scene, obtain police and ambulance assistance, establish witness identities, direct traffic accordingly and maintain security around the scene.

Offences for which the PCSO is empowered to make decisions regarding action are:

- Issue of Fixed Penalty Notice ( FPN ) for dog fouling, littering and riding on footpaths.
- Power to request name and address for FPN offences, and offences that cause injury, alarm and distress to another person or damage or loss to another persons property.
- Power to request the name and address of a person acting in an antisocial manner.
- Power to request a person to stop drinking in a designated public area and to surrender containers of alcohol.
- Power to confiscate alcohol from young persons.
- Power to confiscate cigarettes and tobacco products from young people.
- Power of entry to premises to save life or limb, or to prevent serious damage to property.
- Power to seize vehicles used to cause alarm and distress.
- Power to require removal of abandoned vehicles.
- Power to stop a vehicle for emissions testing.
- Power to regulate traffic for purpose of escorting abnormal loads.
- Power to stop vehicles for purpose of road check (in presence of police officer in uniform only)
- Power to maintain and enforce a cordoned area established under the Terrorism Act.
- Driving elsewhere than a road for more than 15 yards (Fixed Penalty Notice or verbal warning)
- Failing to Exhibit Excise Licence (Fixed Penalty Notice)
- Unnecessary Obstruction of Highway (Fixed Penalty Notice)
- Waiting where prohibited (loading and unloading) (Fixed Penalty Notice)
- Limited waiting (Fixed Penalty Notice)
- Parking an HGV on the Footpath or Verge (Fixed Penalty Notice)

In order to ensure you remain up to date regarding who your local police contacts are the list below will provide you with a reference guide.

SUSSEX POLICE HORSHAM DISTRICT - CURRENT LOCAL POLICE BY AREA

Name of Police Sergeant , Name of Lead Officer (Police Constable), Name of PCSO and mobile no.

Denne, Trafalgar &
Southwater

Sgt Mike Prickett PC Keith Beckley Justine Denyer 07818 650157 Neil Worth 07799 580156

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Horsham Town Centre

Sgt Mike Prickett PC Keith Beckley Rick Page tba

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Holbrook East, Holbrook

Sgt Paul Ransome PC Ken Smith Tracy Smythe 07900 042156

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West, Rusper & Colgate
Roffey North & South

Sgt Jon Carter PC Caroline Gilpin Jeff Grant 07900 332157

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Riverside, Forest, Lower
Beeding & Nuthurst

Sgt Nick Handley PC Shereen French Sue Poynter 07876 063156

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Broadbridge Heath,

Sgt Andy Burfoot PC Dennis Manning Richard Griffith 07821 618244

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Warnham & Rudgwick
Ithingfield & Slinfold

Sgt Andy Burfoot PC Dennis Manning Bernie O'Grady 07919 672156

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Pulborough, Coldwatham,
West Chiltington,
Ashington & Thakeham

Sgt Rob Mackay PC Mark Miller Neville Warner 07833 343156

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Sullington, Storrington

Sgt Mort Klein PC Bill Gear Steph Zammit 07749 363374( in post December 1st)

Amberley

Sgt Mort Klein PC Pauline Doherty Steph Zammit 07749 363374

Washington

Sgt Mort Klein PC Darren Lane Steph Zammit 07749 363374

Parham & Rackham

Sgt Mort Klein PC Dawn Ross Steph Zammit 07749 363374

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Steyning,Wiston & Ashurst

Sgt Nikki Denero PC Steve Page Alexis Harden 07787 663156

Cowfold

Sgt Nikki Denero PC Stuart Potts Alexis Harden 07787 663156

Partridge Green, West
Grinstead, Dial Post &
Shermanbury

Sgt Nikki Denero PC Simon Beadrwell Alexis Harden 07787 663156

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Henfield & Woodmancote

Sgt Bob Trevis PC Paul Rolland Sybil Yeo 07990 715156

Upper Beeding

Sgt Bob Trevis PC Martin Harris Sybil Yeo 07990 715156

Bramber

Sgt Bob Trevis PC Sarah Williams Sybil Yeo 07990 715156

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Billingshurst & Shipley

Sgt Bruce Eyre PC Ian Hepple Arran Edwards 07990 941247
Phillip LaRoche 07796 912156

You will see from the above table that some parishes have two PCSO’s who share responsibility for this area. This is to reflect those parishes which currently have higher levels of crime and disorder. I would emphasise that the district is a very safe place to live, work and visit however within the context of our district I am committed to appropriate resourcing. I have added the mobile phone numbers of each PCSO. These numbers are to be used to contact your local PCSO to make them aware of any concerns that you may have regarding your parish/ward. These numbers are NOT to be used for emergencies or to report crime. Instead, 999 is to be used for emergencies and 0845 60 70 999 to report crimes and non-emergency incidents.

From time to time police officers and staff move post. It is my promise that when this happens every effort will be made to let local communities and partners know of this.

This week’s edition of the West Sussex County Times contains a photo of the Roffey ward NPT together with comments from PS Jon Carter. This will be done for all NPT’s in future weeks and I am grateful to the WSCT for supporting your local police in doing this.

I hope the above information is of assistance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Alan Chambers
Horsham District Commander

26.11.04

THEFT FROM FARM STORE ROOM

Sometime overnight 24/11 stock was stolen from a Farm Shop in Turners Hill Road, Worth, the following vehicle/occupants were seen acting suspiciously on the premises at the weekend: WHITE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER index number R456UFC written on side of vehicle GARDEN LANDSCAPING or similar wording. Any further sightings of this vehicle please call in immediately on 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial 518 24/11 which refers to this partiuclar incident.

20.11.04

News from Sussex

This is passed on to let you know that crimes are being committed across the region. Remembers thieves travel
So those responsible in Sussex can well be responsible for Hampshire Crimes……

Issue Date: 18/11/2004

THEFT OF HORSE TACK

Overnight between 16/11/04 and 17/11/04 fifty assorted crops and whips were stolen from an industrial unit at a farm on Sedgwick Lane, Horsham. Unfortunately this property is unidentifiable and no vehicle was seen.

However, if you should be offered such equipment please consider that these items could be stolen and telephone 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial no. 318 of 17/11/04.

More news from Sussex
Issue Date: 16/11/2004

ATTEMPT THEFT FROM A VAN PARKED ON FARM

THREE WHITE MALES DISTURBED TAKING TOOLS FROM A VAN PARKED ON A FARM IN HAYWARDS HEATH RD, BALCOMBE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 11.20HRS 11/11 WHEN CHALLENGED THEY MADE OFF IN A BLACK OR DARK GREEN TOYOTA LANDCRUISER PART INDEX NUMBER ....GAG ANY FURTHER SIGHTINGS OF THIS VEHICLE PLEASE CALL IN IMMEDIATELY ON 0845 60 70 999 QUOTING SERIAL 543 11/11

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05.11.04

SUSSEX NEWS

Everyone PLEASE keep your eyes open for this vehicle - it has been seen around and soon after things go missing. REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY to the police as they have enough on it to stop it and question the driver, help the Police to help us. If it turns up, in or around your area be on the utmost alert and if necessary take your tack indoors.

The first two items below are extracts from an email received by Sussex Horsewatch from one of our members and the last one is from the Police.

1.
Just to inform you, two yards were broken into in Lower Beeding, at the weekend, (Sat23rd/Sun24th October 2004). First break-in did a lot of damage, but no tack was kept on site, so nothing stolen. Second break-in, alarm went off alerting residents on site, nothing taken, as far as we are aware. The thieves will be desperate now as two unsuccessful attempts. Keep to an irregular routine, so they never know when you will be around.

2.
28th October 2004. Two more yards broken into last night, in Lower Beeding, and saddles taken. This time they used an angle grinder to get in through security locks. This was their second attempt on these yards in 4 days! When are these people going to be caught. My wife is now scared to be on the yard at night alone, in case these thugs are around. When are the police going to do something about this?It happens too often.

3.
Telephone: 0800 3288166
Fax: 0870 0100686
Email: farmwatch@sussex.police.uk

SADDLES TARGETED BY THIEVES

This week there have been 3 burglaries to stables at which saddles to the total value of £13,500 have been stolen.

The first burglary occurred in Ashurst overnight 26 to 27th Oct where the tack room door was forced and saddles and bridals were stolen. Our reference serial 342 of 27/10/04

The second two burglaries were linked and occurred overnight 27 to 28th Oct where a total of 21 saddles were stolen. The offences occurred at two stables near to each other in Cowfold. A particularly worrying method of fusing the flood lights was used at one premises which involved setting fire to the floodlight on the corner of the building. Gates were lifted off hinges and cutting equipment was used on padlocks.

Two weeks previously a suspicious vehicle had been seen at one of the stables in Cowfold a silver Peugeot 405 with a part registration number K772 …
Our reference serial 177 of 28/10/04
And more from Sussex………………………
Pickup seen tonight SUNDAY, 31st October 2004, parked with lights out in two different horse premises at Copsale and the back of Southwater. It has been reported to the police.

Just beware everyone around the Horsham, West Sussex area and that includes a very wide radius.
Don't leave your tack outside - either take it home or take it indoors if you live where your tack is.
And thank you to the two people who rang us to report the pickup.
Sussex Horsewatch

15.04.04