In the last 24hrs the Home Watch Team have been contacted re cold calling telephone calls in the Sefton area.
PC SUPPORT SERVICES
Several Southport and Formby residents have contacted Sefton Crime Prevention officers and Southport Homewatch to report that they had received 'cold calling' telephone calls from a company offering PC support services.
One of the recipients of these calls had a second call from them and was provided with the following information.
Company : Risk Tec Support (or similar)
Tel Number :01614083331 (goes to answer phone)
HOME SECURITY SURVEYS
We have also been contact by Sefton residents who have received 'cold calling' from an unknown company conducting 'Home Security Surveys' ?.
The callers asked for personal information, i.e. age of the occupants, the type of house they live in etc.
We have not, at the time of sending this message, been able to contact either company and little information, other than above, is known about them.
Therefore if you receive such telephone calls be careful as to what personal information you disclose to them or to any financial commitment you may enter into.
For more information about this message, please contact :-
Kevin Kehoe on 0151 777 3458
email..... kevin.kehoe@merseyside.police.uk
or Margaret Jepson 0151 777 3419
email.... margaret.jepson@merseyside.police.uk
For all other none urgent police enquires please ring
0151 709 6010 (Merseyside Police Main Switch Board)
Your Lib Dem Team have received the following message from the Sefton Crime Prevention Office and Home Watch which we thought we would pass on.
MONEY SECURITY
Between 10th - 18th May there have been six incidents reported where purses, handbags and credit cards have been taken.
A few extra precautions could avoid members of the public becoming a victim of this type of crime:
* Ensure you take your card out of a cash point after completing a transaction.
* Keep handbags with you at all times
* Do not leave your handbags on trolleys at supermarkets
* Avoid placing handbags on the floor when at cafes, restaurants,pubs or nightclubs
* Check on the underside of tables particularly at outdoor cafes for a clip. It is there for you to use to keep your handbag safe.
* At check outs keep your handbag with you. Do not leave it unattended on the conveyor or the counter.
* When walking, particularly in a crowded place, keep the clasp of your bag towards your body to avoid your purse
being taken.
AGM
A date for your diary.The AGM will be held on Tuesday JUNE 8th at The Family Life Centre on Ash Street. The doors will be open at 6.30 p.m. the meeting will start at 7 p.m.
The guest speaker will be the new Chief Constable Mr Jon Murphy. Your Neighbourhood Inspectors, the Crime Prevention Officers and Trading Standards Officers will also be present to answer your questions.
The meeting is open to the general public as well as members. We would like a good attendance at this important meeting so please come along with your friends and neighbours.
For more details please contact the
Crime Reduction Officers on :- 0151 777 3458 or email..... kevin.kehoe@merseyside.police.uk
Home Watch Margaret Jepson 0151 777 3419 or email.... margaret.jepson@merseyside.police.uk
