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Just walked home from the station and passed 2 parked cars with their side windows smashed in (Melbourne/ED Grove corner and Bassano/Blackwater corner. I've noticed in the past these seem to happen in bursts, so just a reminder to keep stuff hidden. And sympathy to the car owners.
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matty Wrote:

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> Anyone know the local number for the Police who

> cover ED now? Saw some bastads casing out several

> cars today, but had no idea which number to

> call...


xxxxxxx


The general Met number for Southwark is



0300 123 1212


Opening Hours: 06:00-22:00 Mon - Sun



and I guess they'd put you through to the relevant people

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Thanks for the replies. Am seeing people obviously casing out houses on our street on a regular basis, and people knocking on doors asking for people who have never lived in the street, then walking to a different street on being told wrong door number. I used to work with attempting to rehabilitate ex career convicts, and can usually spot a career criminal a mile off. Will be getting in touch with the local force from now on, shame they sold up and moved out of ED though. A real shame, our local Police were a good lot.
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matty Wrote:

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> Am seeing people obviously casing out houses on our street on a regular

> basis


I can support this. I'm working at home most days now and have had several callers in daytime asking for people who clearly don't stay here before moving down the street. Not middle class paranoia - just blatant casing. The last guy looked like the Notorious BIG with a red baseball cap, phat jeans and a bandanda.


Then on Sat morning we watched fascinated as someone broke into a car on our street - phoned Peckham nick as it happened (ED closed which sucks).- but not heard back. There's no fear! Broad daylight, stuck his hand through the window, strolled (yes STROLLED) round to the other side, got in, jump started it and away - all in under 2mins.

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To be honest I don't think they are targeting one part of ED more than another SCSB....I've never understood that particular forum sentiment. Pretty much any street with 2/3 empty houses during the day and high value goods inside, next to a much poorer inner urban area with high unemployment, drug probs etc is an open invitation.
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