Police News: Rochdale East

Inspector Niall Pawson, Rochdale East

Crime Figures Updates
Littleborough Lakeside

Burglary Dwelling - 0
Burglary Other than Dwelling – 0
Theft From Motor Vehicle – 1
Theft of Motor Vehicle - 0

Wardle

Burglary Dwelling 
George Street - unknown offender/s approach front of town house. Offenders open letter box to dwelling and place possible hook and cane or unknown item and obtain keys for vehicle/house/caravan on bench at bottom of the stairs. Offender/s take the keys and using same unlock residents vehicle parked on driveway and make off in same. Offence is later discovered when resident gets up for work.

Halifax Road, Smallbridge - unknown offenders have approached property by rear by unknown means forced entry. Conducting untidy search around the house removing property and exit via entry point in unknown direction.

Saw Mill Way - unknown offender approaches property from unknown direction; goes to rear kitchen door in rear closed garden. Opens kitchen door as the key is left insecure with key on the outside in the lock entering property. Carried out search of bedrooms removing several items of jewellery. Offender leaves property via point of entry making off in unknown direction. 

Brookway - unknown offender/s approach dwelling from unknown direction. Offenders appear to look through letter box and see motor keys and house keys on stairway opposite. Offenders use unknown implement possibly hook and cane to retrieve keys and remove them from dwelling. Offender/s then use keys to steal parked secure vehicle and make off in an unknown direction.

Burglary Other - 0
Theft from Motor Vehicle – 1
Theft of Motor Vehicle – 1
Criminal Damage - 2

Milnrow / Newhey

Burglary Dwelling - 0
Burglary Other than Dwelling– 3
Theft From Motor Vehicle – 0
Theft of Motor Vehicle – 0
Criminal Damage – 2

Smallbridge & Firgrove

Burglary Dwelling
Oakcliffe Road - unknown offender(s) believed to approach residents’ home address to the front. Suspected offender(s) have seen the residents keys on windowsill. Offender(s) make way to rear of address and force open ground floor window using unknown instrument causing slight damage. Offender(s) obtain keys from window sill and use same to unlock the rear door. Offender(s) not believed to have entered but used the stolen vehicle keys to steal the residents’ vehicle from driveway of address. Offender(s) make off with same unseen.

Garden Court - unknown offender/s approach rear window of ground floor flat. Offenders damage board on previously damaged window and make off without gaining entry. Offender/s make off in unknown direction.

Burglary Other than Dwelling– 0
Theft From Motor Vehicle – 0
Theft of Motor Vehicle – 0
Criminal Damage - 4

Kirkholt/Balderstone

Burglary Dwelling

Friars Crescent - resident has parked her motability vehicle red Ford C-Max Vrm MF63 NLO on the drive way in front of house on Friday; vehicle has not been moved and on Saturday evening between the hours of 21:00 hours and 22:00 hours unknown persons are believed to have opened the front door where the spare key for the car is attached to the house keys in the lock of the door. Keys have been taken whilst resident and her family are in the living room and the car has been driven off the driveway. Car has later been found by police damaged and abandoned and resident was informed.

Hill Top Drive - unknown offender/s enter the premises via an insecure rear ground floor window, complete an untidy search of both bedrooms and remove property from within.  Exit via the rear door unlocking same with a key left in the lock. Make good escape by unknown means/route. 

Burglary Other than Dwelling– 0
Theft From Motor Vehicle – 0
Theft of Motor Vehicle – 0
Criminal Damage - 2

Castleton

Burglary Dwelling 0
Burglary Other than Dwelling– 1
Theft From Motor Vehicle – 0
Theft of Motor Vehicle – 1
Criminal Damage - 3

Kingsway

Burglary 0
Burglary Other than Dwelling– 2
Theft From Motor Vehicle – 5
Theft of Motor Vehicle – 3
Criminal Damage – 5

Crime Reduction Advice
The Wicked campaign is Greater Manchester Police's initiative to drive down vehicle crime by raising public awareness.

Most car thieves are opportunistic, which means there are simple steps you can take to greatly reduce the chances of having your vehicle targeted: 

• Park in secure or well-lit areas wherever possible 
• Before leaving your car, close all windows, set any security devices and remove all valuables, especially sat navs and their mounting cradles.
• All doors should be locked and checked manually, as automatic locking devices can sometimes suffer from interference.
• If you must leave your vehicle unattended with valuables inside, make sure you lock them in the boot out of sight. Remember that some stores will keep items for you so you can collect them later. 
• Do not leave car keys on view in your home, and make sure they are kept away from doors or windows to prevent hook-and-cane thefts.

You can also register your valuables at www.immobilise.com and security-mark them with your postcode and house number or vehicle registration number.

Immobilise is a free Home Office approved website which allows you to keep a record of all your valuable items.