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WHERE IS ON THE BEAT CRIME

PREVENTION
KERRY CLOSE? Despite what newspapers may
say, elderly people are NOT more
likely to become the victims of
West Swindon is a bit of a
maze, even those who know it crime. But it is important to take
a few sensible precautions, par-
well would agree. But if the road ticularly with callers at the door.
you live in does not have a street This is the view of Sergeant John
sign, you are lost to the world. Wickham, Swindon's Crime Pre-
Try finding Kerry Close in
Ramleaze, Shaw. Turn off vention Officer based at Swindon
Police Station.
Ramleaze Drive into Tamworth "The majority of callers will be
Drive which is circular, and round "It's amazing the number of
and round you go. Kerry Close is people who cannot find us, quite genuine, but there are some
somewhere in there. its very inconvenient," added who are out to steal or 'con'
you out of your money", says
A year after the houses were Michael Burns, who also lives in
occupied, there is still no sign of Kerry Close. Sergeant Wickham.
"It's a very good idea to have a
a sign. "We spoke to Wimpeys Tina Taylor, on the left, has a PC 920 VINCENT security chain on your door, put
who built the houses and they straightforward answer, "Its only Beat area - THE WEST it on before you open it, and if
said it was the council's job," a simple little road sign, it would
SWINDON CENTRE & you're not sure about the caller,
said Kevin Crowley, pictured on only take two seconds to put up. don't." He goes on to describe
the right, who contacted The I wish somebody would get on THE LINK CENTRE the kind of people who are out to
Link. with it."
PC Sid Vincent is 30 years of age, 'con' you.
married and lives in a small village "The bogus 'official'. Seem-
SWINDON SEAT BELT CENTRE Britannia near Marlborough. ingly respectable and smartly
dressed, he may claim to be from
He comes from a farming back-
IF YOU Towing Centre ground and was employed as a the council, the water board or
LOVE gamekeeper prior to joining the some other organisation. He may
Wiltshire Constabulary in 1975. even claim to be a solicitor. But
YOUR All his Police service has been his real purpose is to trick his way
Swindon's
KIDS, specialist towbar in Swindon, five years of which into your home to see what he
was in the divisional control can steal.
BELT and accessory room. The bogus 'dealer' may offer
At present his beat is the West to buy your furniture or other
'EM! fitting centre. Swindon Centre and the Link items at what may seem to be a
Centre. He has covered this area good price. But chances are that
for two years, where the main he is trying to trick you into
problems are shoplifting and parting with something at well
public order. below its true value.
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