Post by rosegriffin on Oct 29, 2014 10:32:42 GMT
Westlake Avenue residents have suffered a few sheds being broken into recently and another resident in William Road a near break-in just a few months ago.
At the Residents Association meeting last week a resident advised that three men, two white and one black, were noticed going in and out of driveways and knocking on doors in Westlake Avenue. One man asked a resident if she wanted to sell her car. Another asked a home-owner if she was interested in solar heating.
These men may have been trying to establish who was in and who was out during the day - or even how many elderly or vulnerable residents lived in the locality.
Please stay alert and be careful if you have strangers knocking on your door offering services.
Community Police Officer Emma Spurr advised that there had been a spate of door-knocking on the other side of Pitsea by people offering to repair roofs. Several elderly people had had unnecessary work carried out.
One resident suggested that if anything suspicious were seen that a photograph be taken of the people knocking on doors. This could be done surreptitiously through a window or via a mobile rather than confronting people who might become violent. NEVER PUT YOURELF AT RISK.
Always report your suspicions to the local police by dialling 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers by phoning 0800 555 111
At the Residents Association meeting last week a resident advised that three men, two white and one black, were noticed going in and out of driveways and knocking on doors in Westlake Avenue. One man asked a resident if she wanted to sell her car. Another asked a home-owner if she was interested in solar heating.
These men may have been trying to establish who was in and who was out during the day - or even how many elderly or vulnerable residents lived in the locality.
Please stay alert and be careful if you have strangers knocking on your door offering services.
Community Police Officer Emma Spurr advised that there had been a spate of door-knocking on the other side of Pitsea by people offering to repair roofs. Several elderly people had had unnecessary work carried out.
One resident suggested that if anything suspicious were seen that a photograph be taken of the people knocking on doors. This could be done surreptitiously through a window or via a mobile rather than confronting people who might become violent. NEVER PUT YOURELF AT RISK.
Always report your suspicions to the local police by dialling 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers by phoning 0800 555 111