Dry Drayton Crime and the Neighbourhood Watch
Latest Village Crime Information from the Cambridgeshire Constabulary and elsewhere
Here we will put stuff from the Police and elsewhere of interest to Dry Drayton Folks
To contact E-Cops e-mail cambourne.npt@cambs.pnn.police.uk
Suspicious incident - Reported via e-cops on 8/10/11
"We have had a report of suspicious activity in the High Street, Dry Drayton this week. On Thursday, 7th October, at approximately 02:10 in the morning, a group of 4 youths (three males one female) were seen walking from High Street, Dry Drayton towards Pettitt's Lane. They were seen trying car door handles trying to gain eatery. These men were also seen looking into properties. If you saw this happen, please get in touch, any information will be useful. - PCSO Bujar MANI,
Histon Neighbourhood Policing Team
Burglaries in the Village 15 September 2010 (see also this Village Blog entry with a request for help to combat burglaries from e-cops).
Please be vigilant, there have been two houses burgled in the Village this week, one on Monday evening (13/9/10) in Cottons Field, one during the daytime today, (Wednesday 15/9/10), in Pettitts Lane. Pass this information on to your neighbours who may not subscribe to these e-mails.
Please make a note of anything suspicious you see in the village, strangers, odd callers, vehicles parked up in unusual places or driving round residential areas for no obvious reason. You can report back anything unusual to anyone in the village Neighbourhood watch – details in the village newsletter or http://www.drydrayton.net/nwatch.asp . If you see anyone in your local area acting suspiciously, please report it to the police on the non-emergency number 0345 456 456 4. If you see or hear anything that makes you think there is a crime actually in progress dial 999.
Observational Skills for Neighbourhood Watch Members
This link will take you to an excellent piece of advice from expert Ellis Weinberger, about how NW members can develope their observational skills
PEAL
Cambridgeshire Constabulary have now launched a dedicated phone number for people with communication difficulties. The police enhancement access line (PEAL) is available 24 hours a day for non-emergency calls for anyone who has a communication difficulty. Those wanting to use the system must register first to ensure their details are already in the system. They will then be given the dedicated number which allow them to contact specially trained call taker. The scheme can be used for all non-emergency calls. In the event of an emergency people should always call 999. For more information about the scheme contact the police service centre on 0345 456 456 4 or visit the force website – www.cambs.police.uk.
Join e-cops, an e-mail newsletter scheme from Cambridgeshire Constabulary which keeps you informed of local crime information, community news and policing activities in your neighbourhood. A regular e-mail bulletin from your Neighbourhood Policing Team tells you what is happening in your area.
You can find information on your local neighbourhood policing team on the Cambridgeshire Constabulary web site.
This link https://www.cambs-police.co.uk/myneighbourhood/crimeinfo.asp will take you to the place where you can access information on recent crime in the area, but be aware that it usually takes a week for a local crime to find its way onto their web site.
This link will take you to some helpful advice from the local police on what to do to protect your house from burglary if you are going away from home.
This link will take you to a Sept 2009 warning from e-cops about bogus callers and distraction burglars.
Don't rely on others, if you suspect it, report it. Confidential Anti-Terrorist Hotline - 0800 789 321
Please do not hesitate to ring 999 if you suspect a crime is in progress.
Dry Drayton Co-ordinators - Advising and Watching
| Responsibility | Co-ordinator | Telephone |
| Scotland Road and Old Rectory Drive | Phillip Clegg | 789780 |
| Park Lane, View Farm Close, The Maples | Maureen Johnston | 781107 |
| High Street East 26-48, West 1-41 and Searles Meadow | Richard Stamford | 780187 |
| Pettitts Lane and Bakers Field | Fred Northrop | 789525 |
| Pettitts Close | Bob Burton | 781002 |
| Cottons Field and 2,4,6 High Street, Oak Crescent | Howard Russell | 780897 |
| Park Street | Phillip Stephenson | 780201 |
| High St East 50-62, West 45-59 | Trevor Carter | 780649 |
| Oakington Road 12-42 | Julia Smith | 780805 |
| Hill View and Oakington Road 84-128 | Brian and Marian Carlton | 781431 |
Cambridgeshire Constabulary - Cambourne Team
Nigerian Money Scam E-mails - what to do with them!
Cambridgeshire Constabulary Home Page
South Cambs Community Safety Partnership