For Awareness - Attempt Vehicle Theft

For Awareness - Attempt Vehicle Theft

Dear Resident,

You are receiving this Neighbourhood Matters message because you live within a 1km radius of an attempt vehicle theft.

We are investigating reported incident and we want to reassure residents we are doing everything we can to trace those responsible.

If you’ve seen anything suspicious or have information that might help with enquires, please call 101.

You can also report a crime here:

https://www.westmercia.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/

The information we receive from the public is essential in bringing criminals to justice.

Important advice and information.

Cars are often stolen via car key burglaries. Car key burglary is when an offender breaks into a home with the specific aim of stealing car keys and the vehicle from the property.

Perpetrators often target specific vehicles, based on demand and value. If a criminal is targeting a certain vehicle, they will also be targeting the owner, looking for easy ways to exploit their security and get to their keys.

If you think you are being followed or see any suspicious vehicles lurking, take the registration number and report it to us.

Further crime prevention methods to deter car key burglars:

Keep your keys somewhere safe and out of sight

If you can, lock your car in a garage

Fit a high-quality alarm to your vehicle

Consider additional security systems such as immobilisers and visible security locks

Always take your keys with you when leaving your vehicle unattended

Keep your keys safe and concealed in public places

Make sure doors, windows, the boot and sunroof are locked and secure before leaving your car

If there are more than one vehicle at your property, park the lesser valued vehicle behind the more expensive one on the driveway

Also make sure you keep your house doors and windows locked

Install a high-quality burglar alarm

Install an exterior security light

We are appealing to the Pershore community for information following an attempted vehicle theft at a home on Hunters Rise.

The incident took place around midnight last night, whereby 6 or 7 offenders surrounded the vehicle they were trying to steal, before being disrupted by the owner of the vehicle, who promptly called 999.

Did you see anything suspicious or have any information that might help enquires?

Please get in touch with us by calling 101 and quoting incident number 00002_I_19072024.

If you aren’t comfortable contacting us directly, you can pass on information anonymously to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting their website: www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Thank you for your help. It is only by the police and the public working together that we can prevent and detect crime.

Kind regards,

PC Amy Hunt

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Amy Hunt
(West Mercia Police, Constable, Pershore Town Safer Neighbourhood Team)