Jeff's
latest report/ advice to the village is
"Hello!
I
hope you are all looking forward to the festive season
and the good things that make this time of year so special.
However, as you are all aware, there are those to whom
the weeks before Christmas represent a great opportunity
to wreck other people's festivities by burgling their
homes and stealing the things they have bought.
Some
simple measures can drastically reduce the risk of your
home being targeted. For instance, please ensure that
you don't wrap up presents too early and leave them
lying around where they can be seen from outside. I
know it sounds obvious but many break-ins at this time
of year happen because of this very reason. Also, make
sure you keep the receipts for any presents you have
purchased in a safe place; a favourite tactic for a
burglar is to find the receipts for such items and take
them with the stolen gift back to the shop for a refund!
Finally, make sure that you don't leave boxes, particularly
ones that once contained an expensive television or
hi-fi out with the rubbish in full view after Christmas
is over. This is another way for criminals to target
your property.
These
are common sense precautions that will go a long way
to making sure you have a great Christmas. On a positive
note, Radley really does have one of the lowest crime
rates in Southern Oxfordshire
and is a very safe place to live.
For
those of you who have yet to meet me and would like
to discuss any issues, I run a monthly surgery at Radley
Village Hall for an hour on Saturdays starting 12.15pm.
The next one is scheduled for 29th January 2005 and
I really would like to see you there, as the last two
have been a little lonely!
I
hope that you will see me a lot more round the village
in the New Year as it is my firm belief that the best
community policing is done on foot patrol, so please
stop me for a chat.
It
only remains for me to wish you all a very Happy Christmas
and a healthy prosperous New Year.
See
you in 2005."
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