Monday, February 28, 2011

DONATE - CHRITCHURCH EARTHQUAKE

The biggest thing people can do to help is make donations to the international appeal launched by New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key.  

http://www.christchurchearthquakeappeal.govt.nz/   is the link to the donations page, and that would be the simplest method for all.

The death toll now stands officially at 147, although it will be over 200.  Very sobering and puts one's priorities into perspective!


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Friday, February 25, 2011

HOON HOTLINE QUEENSLAND 13HOON

13HOON (13 4666) was launched on 13 December 2010 to provide Queenslanders with an easy to remember central contact point to report drivers performing dangerous, reckless or anti-social behaviour on our roads.

When you call 13HOON, a trained call taker will record your details including vehicle registration, vehicle characteristics, time and location of the illegal activity and a description of the behaviour. This information will be relayed to police for further investigation.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

OXENFORD CRIME REPORT - JANUARY 2011

On behalf of A. Sr. Sgt. Andrew Lake, please find below a detailed crime report for our area for January 2011. As you can see the Regatta Waters area continues to be hit quite hard. In order to address this we have contacted the press and you may have seen an article on this topic in this week's edition of The Sun newspaper.

Coomera District's Crime Prevention Unit have  set up a stand outside Oxenford Woolworths that will run today and tomorrow. The Volunteers in Policing manning this stall are doing an excellent job of informing passers by of the crime wave in Oxenford and are handing out information regarding property and vehicle security. This is a great initiative by Sgt Martin Webb, the Crime Prevention Coordinator at Coomera Police Station.

Crime Report for January 2011

A large number of offences were committed in the Oxenford area during January, many of which would be linked to the same offender.

As indicated in previous email warnings, media reports and at the recent NHW meeting commercial vehicles, especially in the Regatta Waters area have been targeted by thieves.

If possible:
  • park the vehicle in the garage;
  • remove the tools from the vehicle at night;
  • remove personal possessions, especially wallets;
  • park the vehicle near a sensor light.
Always lock your vehicle, including closing the windows.

Burglary
8/01/2011      Rushcutter Avenue: offenders have forced a window open & stolen 2 wallets.  One wallet was located near Silver Ash Ct.
27/01/2011   Arizona Street: the offender has entered an open garage and searched two unlocked cars.  The offender was disturbed by the victim and escaped, leaving property behind.

Break and enter premises
14/01/2011    Old Pacific Highway: the offenders have forced a roller door at the business, but have not gained entry.  Property stolen from Ormeau Hills was left at the scene.
26/01/2011 Cottonwood Place: the offenders have smashed a glass door at the business & searched the office area.  No property was stolen.

Stealing
2/01/2011      Cottonwood Place: the offender has stolen a motor powered bicycle after cutting a chain securing it to a post.

Steal motor vehicle

25/01/2011    Riversdale Road: the offender jemmied the door lock & ignition, but could not start the vehicle, which then rolled down the road.  No property was stolen.

Steal from motor vehicle
11/01/2011    Fairbairn Court: the offender smashed the passenger window to gain entry to the vehicle.  No property was stolen.
                        Broxbourne Place:  the offender smashed the driver’s window to gain entry to the vehicle.  The victim’s wife saw the offender escape in an orange sedan.
                        Leander Circuit: the offender smashed the driver’s window & stole cash from the centre console.
                        Regatta Avenue: the offender smashed a window in two cars to gain entry.  Property was stolen from one vehicle.
                        Essen Place: the offender smashed the driver’s window and stole coins from the centre console.  The victim saw the offender escape in an orange Holden Commodore.
                        Broxbourne Place: the offender smashed the passenger window and stole the ashtray containing coins.
14/01/2011    Temple Island Circuit: the offender stole a GPS device from an unlocked vehicle.
15/01/2011    Rafter Place: offenders have stolen gardening equipment from a trailer after cutting the padlock securing the trailer’s gate.
18/01/2011    Blueash Crescent: the offender has removed the rear registration place form a vehicle parked in the street.
24/01/2011    Brittany Drive: the offender gained entry to the victim’s utility & stole a camera & keys.
                        Oceanis Drive: the offender forced open the vehicle’s window & stole a GPS device, wallet, electrical items and uniforms.
                        Oceanis Drive: the offender broke into two vehicles in the driveway, stealing a GPS from one.
                        Oceanis Drive: the offender gained entry to the vehicle, but no property was stolen.
                        Tandanus Court: the offender gained entry to two vehicles and stole a GPS device and a mobile phone.
25/01/2011    Oceanis Drive: the offender forced entry by removing the door lock.  No property was stolen.
                        Lanier Close: the offender jemmied the door lock of the vehicle parked on the road.  No property was stolen.
26/01/2011    Rushcutter Avenue: the three offenders cut the drivers door panel to attempt entry.  No entry was gained and the offenders ran to the lake after being disturbed by a neighbour.
29/01/2011    Leander Circuit: the offenders forced the canopy of a utility parked beside the victim’s house.  A large amount of electrical tools were stolen.
                        Princeton Street: the offenders cut padlocks securing two tool boxes of the utility in the victim’s driveway.  Tools were stolen from the vehicle.
30/01/2011    Oregon Way: the offender jemmied the driver’s door lock & stole a wallet from the victim’s van.
                     
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

REGATTA WATERS CRIME WAVE

 In an effort to get the message to Regatta Waters residents regarding the increase in crime in their area we contacted Laura Nelson of The Sun newspaper who ran this article for us in this week's edition of the newspaper.

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Feel free to share this post  with friends and neighbours - especially those you know in Regatta Waters!


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Sunday, February 13, 2011

OXENFORD - LOCAL HERO

Jeffrey  Moss  of Oxenford has received a rarely issued RSPCA  award -  'The Humane Award'  - for risking his own life during the February 2010 Coomera River area floods to save a horse.

As pontoons, debris and even containers were being swept away down the river behind Mr Moss's home, he spotted a horse in the river  struggling to keep its head above water and set about a rescue.

To read about this very deserving recipient and the story that unfolded, please see http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/01/27/287051_gold-coast-news.html 
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

MISSING PERSONS BUREAU

The Missing Persons Bureau has a number of functions including -

Receiving information in relation to missing persons but do not take initial reports of missing persons. This information is taken by your local police;

Overviewing and assisting in the investigation of all missing persons reports;

Reviewing all outstanding missing person reports after a specified period and referring suspicious and out of character disappearances to the Homicide Squad; and

Maintaining a record of unidentified bodies located in Queensland and assisting with efforts to establish their identity.


Visit http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+and+Alerts/missingPersons/ to browse an A to Z of missing persons...

Saturday, February 5, 2011

NHW SIGN ON REGATTA WATERS SOUND BARRIER OXENFORD

Due to the number of crimes occurring in the Regatta Waters area of late, we received special dispensation (and the consent of the owner of the property on the other side of the barrier) to install this Neighbourhood Watch sign at the pedestrian entrance into the Regatta Waters estate that exists at the crossroads next to the Ox Tavern.

Police Liaison Officer Acting Sr Sgt Andrew Lake single-handedly managed the requisition and approval process with Qld Police Service and even installed the sign himself! Our thanks go to him for doing this.

 
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