Weekly Policing Update - Earith and Needingworth District

Alert message sent 07/03/2021 12:34:00

Information sent on behalf of Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Good Afternoon, Earith and Needingworth District Members –

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 28th February to 6th March:

Bluntisham – A Skoda car previously reported stolen in Swavesey was found abandoned in Bluntisham on Tuesday 2nd March. It was seized and towed away for forensic analysis. (Ref CC-02032021-0145)

Earith – Police responded to a report of youths gathering on a regular basis at a recreation field in Earith, on Tuesday evening, 2nd March, in breach of Covid-19 regulations. A group was present as officers were arriving, however they split up and ran off before they could be spoken to. The Neighbourhood Policing Team have been made aware so that the area can be checked by patrols. (Ref CC-02032021-0348)

Meadow Drove, Earith – CCTV recorded pictures of a burglary that happened at an industrial unit on Meadow Drove at around 9:00 pm on Tuesday night, 2nd March. Intruders broke into a workshop and stole a large number of tools from inside before driving off. Investigations are continuing. (Ref 35/12410/21)

Earith Bridge – A lorry that broke down on Earith Bridge on Friday morning, 5th March, was found to have run out of fuel following the theft of its diesel the previous night. The driver discovered that the fuel cap had been tampered with and the diesel siphoned out of the tank, most likely whilst it was parked up for the night near March. (Ref 35/13005/21)

Meadow Lane, Earith – Police received a report of damage to a pumping station on Meadow Lane, thought to have happened overnight on Friday 5th / Saturday 6th March. One door to the building had reportedly been torn down. The water company were notified and asked to come and make the building secure. (Ref 35/13158/21)

And Finally – Warning of A ‘National Insurance Number’ Telephone Scam:

My thanks to an Ecops subscriber in Somersham with experience of this telephone scam, for drawing my attention to it.

Action Fraud, the UK Centre for cyber-crime and fraud reporting and investigation, issued an alert to the public after receiving over a thousand extra calls in one week about the scam.

Victims received an automated telephone call telling them that their ‘National Insurance Number had been compromised’ and in order to fix it and get a new number, they should press number 1 on their phone to be connected to a service agent.

However, the agent was in fact a criminal who pressured victims into giving their personal details, to be used in subsequent fraud.

Action Fraud advise that people remain vigilant and cautious of any calls suggesting that their National Insurance Number has been compromised. If you have any doubts, hang up the phone.

Full details of the Action Fraud alert are at:

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/warning-national-insurance-scam-leads-to-surge-in-calls-to-action-fraud

To see details of Policing Summaries for neighbouring areas, please click on the following link and scroll down the page to select areas of interest:

https://www.ecops.org.uk/alert_archive

Please be aware that these reports do not contain all details of all reported crime. We do not publish details of domestic related offences or anything which may put a person at risk if information regarding the crime was made public.

As always, if you have information relating to any offence, or are concerned about any suspicious activities, please contact police by using any of these methods:

the '101' non-emergency telephone number;

the on-line web-chat tool on the new Cambridgeshire Constabulary web-site - click on the green icon;

Alternatively, you can use 'Crimestoppers' to make a report anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or by using their on-line contact form.

In an emergency, or if you witness a crime in progress, always use '999'.

Best Wishes,

Chris Shaw, PSV

St Ives Police Station

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Chris Shaw (Police, PSV - Online Communities, Huntingdonshire - St Ives)

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