Please be aware that garden thieves have been operating in the Winsley area in recent days, taking items left outside eg a ladder and wheel-barrow.
Some residents have received phone calls, some from 01225 numbers, offering face-masks for sale These are SCAMS and can expose you to premium rate phone charges if you respond.
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The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon, Wiltshire Police and partners are backing a government campaign supporting victims of domestic abuse.
The “you are not alone” campaign aims to let anyone who may be at home with a violent or abusive partner during the lockdown know that help is still at hand through a number of agencies – the police, local authorities and national and local charities. To show their support, a number of leaders have posted selfies having drawn a heart on their hand (see pictures attached) accompanied with the hashtag you are not alone. Angus Macpherson, Police and Crime Commissioner, said: “Domestic Abuse is never acceptable and my office and the police are constantly publicising the message that help is out there for victims; and despite these difficult times, that same help is still available. Det Supt Ben Mant, Head of Wiltshire Police’s Public Protection Department, said: “Despite the current lockdown we want to remind people that we, the police, and our partners are here if they are suffering any form of abuse. Read the full story here. |
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Message Sent By Mark Jones (Police, Media Officer, Wiltshire) |