Hello Resident,

Here is an update for the last week in Burbage. If you have received an email from Neighbourhood link over the last few days regarding a survey “Leicestershire Police confidence survey”, it would be appreciated if you could fill it in, as this is a great way of getting local feedback and gives you chance to have your say.

Report of a shed break on Lutterworth Road (near the Chequers inn) from the night of the 30th until the 1st. The padlock was snapped, and 2 high value mountain bikes and snowboarding equipment was taken. This appears to be very targeted as no further reports like this. Please consider shed alarms and keep garage doors shut, side gates locked and any valuable items you store in the garden, out of sight as much as possible. Timeframe is between 22:00 on the 30th and 09:00 on the 1st. 24000652060 darren.stretton@leics.police.uk if you have any information.

Please be aware around online scams on social media. Scammers can, and will “hack” legitimate accounts and use them to sell items. They will provide PayPal account number and scam money from you. Please be very careful as we approach Christmas as these types of crime will increase as people look to purchase items online. If it is too good to be true, it is. If you are buying items from friends online, give them a call first. Banks often advise to pay online with credit cards as they offer increased protection (just make sure you pay it off asap so you do not get hit with interest).  

One person arrested this week for burglary. We have also attended a local school to speak with youths around assaults, no incidents reported relating to Halloween and we have also supported residents with crime reduction items following multiple residential burglaries in October. 

Report of a fight on Church Street at around 21:30 on Saturday 2nd of November. Officers attended and the investigation is ongoing. 24000654833. This appears to be an isolated incident.

Report of a break in, to a property on the new builds on Lutterworth Road, where the kitchen units were taken (5th into the 6th of November). We are also speaking to the site manager on the new Sketchley Lodge site on Sketchley lane, following theft of diesel. Any new builds can get targeted for crime as these sites (large and small) can be easy targets. As well as targeted patrols, we give advice such as not leaving tools and high value items onsite, getting CCTV/lighting, improving boundary fences and onsite security. If you see anyone entering a building site overnight and believe a crime is in progress, please call 999 immediately.   

We will be attending the Indoor Christmas Market in Aid of the Emma Shaw Foundation Charity, on Sunday the 17th of November 2024 from 12:00-16:00. There will be lots of stalls, raffles, tombola and warm drinks. Pop along to this event at Burbage Millennium Hall LE102HF for a bit of Christmas fun. 

Thank you and take care. 

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