Sidcup Police

No crimes last couple days to update you on. The team are out and about patrolling the ward 👀

Rogue Traders have been operating Sidcup Hill Gardens. Elderly victim charged thousands for gardening work. We’ve contacted Bexley Trading Standards who will be following up with the victim. Please DONT use ‘companies’ who post leaflets through your door or come knocking uninvited. Do your research, get recommendations, speak to your friends and family. Decent companies do not need to come looking for work. Most flyers brought to our attention which advertise tree surgeons or roofers/builders are not genuine companies and are registered to fake addresses and claim to be affiliated with schemes when they’re not. If you are unsure about trades people or a company you can call Bexley Trading Standards who can give more advice.

Weekly Update- Pleased to report we had no residential burglaries on the ward this past week. We did however have one non-residential burglary in Grassington Road near Morrisons. On Saturday 04th May police attended a property which had a smashed window to the side. An extensive search of the property along with a dog unit was carried out however, no suspects were on scene. Investigations are still ongoing as there was potential evidence left at the scene. Numerous vehicle cr...imes reported on the ward this past week. Details of which are listed below. Sussex Road – Victim has reported numerous scratches on her car over the last month. Unclear when these exactly happened other than in April. Faraday Avenue – Victim reported theft of number plates from their vehicle. Happened on Friday 03rd May between 07.05-16.05hrs. Warren Road – Victim reported their vehicle had been riffled through and sunglasses missing as a result. Occurred between Friday 3rd – Saturday 4th May, 20.00hrs - 05.00hrs respectively. Faraday Avenue – An Uber driver parked his vehicle and left it unattended with the engine running, whilst attending an address. Victim then noticed his car being driven away. Fortunately the victim recovered the vehicle later in the day from the same location. This happened on Saturday 04th May at approx. 10.18hours. Charles Close – On Saturday 04th May a victim reported their number plates stolen at 23.55hours.
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Red Ford Fiesta stolen yesterday morning on FARADAY AVENUE when an Uber driver left their car unattended with the engine running. It was found back on Faraday Avenue by the victim last night. A non-residential property was broken into overnight on Grassington Road, suspect(s) smashed a window to gain entry.

Weekly update for Sidcup Ward-
Unfortunately we had a burglary reported this past week. Eynswood Drive off Sidcup Hill, on Monday 29th April at approx 2100hrs, the victim was woken up by some noise and flashing lights in her garden. The victim went downstairs to investigate and saw a male standing on the stairwell. Suspect immediately fled the scene without taking any property. The suspect gained access to the property by smashing the glass panel on the rear door. We also ha...d two attempted commercial burglaries reported on the ward this past week. Both Cancer Research and Capital One on Sidcup High Street were targeted. Staff at Cancer Research reported a badly damaged rear door to the premises. Fortunately no entry was gained as the door held firm. This occurred between Saturday 27th – Monday 29th April. Capital One also experienced similar attempts on their property. Rear door damaged but no entry gained. Four (4) males seen on cctv trying to gain access but failing. This occurred between 0100-0200hrs on Sunday 28th and Monday 29th respectively. Vehicle crime is continuing on the ward. Catalytic Converters seem to be targeted lately. Frimley Court…A Mercedes was stolen from this location and later recovered. Vehicle was taken on Saturday 27th April. Hamilton Road…A Catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle between Wednesday 17th – Friday 19th April. B&Q car park…..A blue badge was stolen from the car park on Tuesday 23rd April Edgington Way…A wallet was taken from a vehicle in Bookers car park as the victim was loading up the car. Wallet was left on the car seat. Occurred on Thursday 25th April between 1215hrs-1230hrs. The Drive…Between Friday 26th – Monday 29th another catalytic converter was taken from a vehicle at this location. Hatherley Road…Between Tuesday 30th April – Wednesday 01st May, victim discovered her car door open and as a result, £700 in alcoholic drinks and a laptop was taken.
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We've located this stolen van on St Johns Rd, stolen without keys 2 days ago from Bexleyheath area. A steering lock would prevent this from happening and are a worthwhile investment for any vehicle.

We've interupted a small white van swapping number plates on a suspected stolen Grey Range Rover in B&Q car park. The van quickly made off and the Range Rover rammed our vehicle in order to get away from us too

Today we have arrested a male who was wanted for 2 shoplifting offences at Waitrose on Sidcup High Street. In total he had stolen over £300 worth of goods. Simon TOBIN, 51 yrs old, was charged with Theft x2 and remanded in custody to appear at Bromley Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Today we've been out and about again on patrol across the ward. This driver was speeding down the a20. Turns out he's been arrested over 50 times. He was searched for drugs but only heroin paraphanalia found in his car. Traffic stops intercept criminals and are integral to our role.

Last night around 10pm police were called to 2 males in a van breaking into a building site on ALMA ROAD. Response units attended along with a police dog unit and the helicopter. The 2 males ran when police arrived but one was located on a roof and detained and arrested. The van they used was also seized. John Bain, 32 years old, from MIDDLE PARK AVENUE has since been charged with Theft and remanded to appear at Bromley Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Earlier today we were completing vehicle crime patrols across the ward in an unmarked car when we spotted a male who was wanted by police for theft offences. He was lost a couple of times before we found him behind Lidl. He ran along Rectory Lane and into Cray Meadows before being caught and arrested by PC Kirsty 🏃‍♀️

Burglary WREN ROAD last night overnight. Elderly occupant awoke this morning to find somebody had smashed the back window to the house and opened draws in the kitchen.

Burglary BEXLEY LANE...Wednesday between 1845pm and midnight. Occupant returned home to find rear window smashed and house ransacked. Theft From Motor Vehicle- HAREFIELD ROAD Wednesday overnight van broken into and items stolen RECTORY LANE Wednesday 0955am male wearing balaclava in a grey Audi stole tools from a work van

BMX FOUND Longmead Drive/Riverside Rd/Maylands Rd area. Anybody missing their bicycle???
UPDATE OWNER HAS BEEN FOUND

The vehicle crime continues... Last night attempted theft of a Transit van ST. ANDREWS RD (damage caused to inside). Theft of a Transit van (without keys) RIVERSIDE RD. Theft from a Hyundai car on MAYLANDS DRIVE. Did you see anything?

Attempted burglary yesterday LANSDOWN ROAD. The occupier returned home at 1155am to find a male at her door trytig the handle. When questioned he said he was looking for a friend and ran away when police were called. Male described as white, late twenties wearing a balck hooded top, khaki green trousers and black trainers with greasy looking brown hair.

Today we spent the majority of our shift dealing with 3 stolen vehicles we found off Station Road. Checks on numerous items of property including different sets of cloned number plates plus time spent awaiting recovery. Vehicles linked to numerous incidents reported to police. We await results from forensic examination.

Queen Mary's Hospital car park continues to be a target for tool thieves breaking into vans. We've had several incidents reported over the past week. We frequently patrol the car park because of the vehicle crime and we will continue to do so. The hospital security are well aware that the car park gets targeted and we've previously given suggestions to them about how they can improve security.
We've also had a theft reported at a business on Station Rd. A male walked in and... stole an employees purse. The male is described as 5 foot 6, olive skin tone wearing a black cap, jacket with a grey top underneath. We've had several businesses reporting similar thefts over the past few months, they are not believed to be linked but likely opportunists who can easily see when a shop or business is empty when they are passing. If you work somewhere which is accessible to the public please keep personal property out of view and secure.
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