HELP NEEDED TO IDENTIFY PERSONS

ARE YOU ABLE TO ASSIST POLICE WITH THE IDENTITY OF THE BELOW FEMALES

Contact:

If you are able to assist in identifying any of these females, please contact CON David GILBERT at Loganholme Station on 3451 6366 or via email or Logan District Intel on 38261960.

Refer to QP1000876832.

BEHIND THE CRIME - COMMUNITY SUPPORTING POLICE INITIATIVE

 

Behind the Crime

[An initiative of the Queensland Police Service and Community Supporting Police]

Presents

"Disaster Victim Identification"

Presenter Senior Sergeant Scott McLaren

What is Disaster Victim Identification and Mass Fatality Incident Response?

Why do these police experts conduct this Identification and Response?

The QPS international response to mass fatality incident,

including the Bali bombings, 2004 Tsunami, and the London and Madrid bombings.

 

FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER 2010

 Brisbane Girls Grammar School Lecture Theatre

Gregory Terrace, Brisbane

(Parking available within school grounds and on the street)

Proudly supported by the Brisbane Girls Grammar School

and Sing Tel Optus

6.45pm for 7pm start

  

Conditions:

Attendees must be aged 18 years or older.

Cameras, mobile phones, videos and other recording devices are not permitted

Cost:     $25 per person: $20 Student/Concession (includes light supper)

Payments can be made at the door.

For more information please contact CSP Secretary Pat Dryden 3378 3373.  Email pjdryden@bigpond.com

 

NEWSLETTER September 2010

Message from The Area Coordinator

Our recent fraud/identity theft information talk at the Community Centre was very informative and we were very grateful to have Inspector Dowdy from Crestmead Station also attend and introduce our speaker. It is evident that identity theft is becoming the major crime to affect us and it is imperative that we all take much more care when banking, divulging our information “on line” and with destroying our utility bills—in fact any paperwork which has identification that can be used by criminals to set up false accounts in our names. If you don’t own a shredder, you can just soak your paper-work in water and make old fashioned papier mache. It is something you could get the children to do each month and they could make a model out of your old bills!! Much better than a criminal make a killing out of your good name.

The rain obviously affected the number of people who came to have their cars fitted with the safe plate screws which have been funded by our grant through the Gam-bling and Community Benefit Fund. Better that you do not become a victim of crime when this service is offered—a gold coin donation will help us continue buying more stocks. Thanks to the VIP’s for their valiant work.

Please note that October is Crime Prevention Month and we should all do what we can to make life safer to live, work and play in our communities. By joining Neighbourhood Watch that could be the first step in getting to know your neighbours and for new residents—your neighbourhood. Let us make Crime Prevention a priority for everyone . Finally with school holidays upon us again, please take extra care driving—the recent fatal crash in Heritage Park was a terrible waste of a young life. Also take note of any suspicious activity around schools—we pay for damage in our taxes so it is down to us. Take care Geoff

FRAUD/IDENTITY THEFT

What you can do to avoid being a victim!

•  Place passwords on all your important accounts—avoid using obvious ones like phone numbers, dates of birth or mothers maiden name—these can all be used by criminals for furthering their crime

•  Secure personal information—in a lockable filing cabinet or safe

•  Don’t carry personal information unless needed. Never carry your PIN in your wallet with the ATM card and don’t carry documents like your passport or birth certificate unless you have to

•  Destroy personal information before disposal—when discarding old bills, records or expired cards, ensure that any identifying information is destroyed.

•  Avoid providing personal information by phone, mail or on-line. Make sure you know who you are dealing with before you give out personal information

•  Secure your mail—make sure you have a secure, lockable letterbox

•  Check your billing and account records carefully - you can identify any potential identity theft early. Follow up if bills don’t arrive on time—the criminal may have redirected your mail to another address

•  List all your account details—make a list of all your accounts, credit cards and relevant contact details. Keep these in a safe place. If you lose your wallet or purse, notify your bank immediately

OCTOBER is Crime prevention month and on Tuesday October 12th between 9am and 1pm come along to Greenbank RSL to learn about personal safety for seniors. On Saturday 9th October between 9am and noon Safe Pl8 screws will be fitted at Bunnings store car park at Kingston Road, Underwood and on Thursday 21st October between 9am and 1pm, Safe Pl8 screws can be fitted to your car at the shopping centre car park, corner of Kingston Road and Wembley Road at Logan Central. We will be holding more events in Crestmead during the next few months but in the meantime if you are unable to get to the events stated above, you can contact the Crestmead police station to enable them to be fitted by Volunteers in Policing.
You can do so much to protect your home with

•  Fitting quality deadlocks on external doors of your home.

•  Fit security screen doors to provide additional protection .

•  Fit windows with secure locks and do not leave keys in the window locks—intruders can break the glass to unlock your windows.

•  Ensure security grills/shutters are properly in-stalled and can allow exit in an emergency.

•  Ensure trees and shrubs are trimmed to allow visibility to your property.

•  Lock away items of value such as bikes, lawn mowers and garden implements such as ladders. Keep your garage door closed and locked.

•  Install perimeter security lighting including sensor lights.

•  Mark, engrave or microdot your property with serial numbers and record them.

AN INVITATION TO ALL RESIDENTS

Fraud Prevention

DETECTIVE SENIOR CONSTABLE ROD SHELTON

AT
CRESTMEAD COMMUNITY CENTRE

ON
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH

AT

3pm

Supported by Crestmead Community
Centre Crestmead PCYC & Crestmead VIP’s

NEWSLETTER August 2010

 Message from The Area Coordinator

Sorry to those of you who have missed the recent newsletters it has been difficult getting them out to many parts of the area and it would be great if we had some support from anyone who could help with putting the newsletter together once a month and also delivering this would just take about an hour of your time. If you are interested please contact me see overleaf for details.

We are looking forward to the upcoming talk at the Community Centre regarding Identity Theft. If it has not yet happened to you, no doubt you will know of someone that it has affected. Safety does not only affect our property it involves our privacy too and we should be mindful of any ways that we can protect our personal information. Afternoon tea, giveaways, a raffle and the services of Volunteers In Policing and Police to attach the Safe Pl8 screws to your registration plates will be available. Microdots will also be available for purchase or if you would like information on any aspects of security we will be able to provide assistance.

Would you believe it is almost a year since the Crestmead Police Station opened? How long we waited for it to happen but I think everyone will agree that the visual presence not only of extra patrols on the road but of having the station itself, has been extremely helpful and the reduction in crime has been a major factor. However it is not just up to the police to solve or prevent crime, we can all do our bit and being part of Neighbourhood Watch is to assist the police in doing just that. Keeping our eyes and ears open for anything that seems wrong can be notified by using the new police link phone number 131444.

Take care Geoff



Micro-dot technology, an alternative to engraving property for identification.….

The dots are here ……………

What is microdot technology?

Microdots are an easy and modern way of mark-ing property for identification.
Microdots are micro-labels, about the size of a grain of sand, which are engraved with a unique PIN (Personal Identification Number).
The dots are barely visible to the naked eye and can easily be applied to any household items of value such as televisions, DVD players , cameras and jewellery.
The dots are applied via an aerosol can or cotton bud or pen using a clear waterbased adhesive which also contains a UV trace to assist police to detect the location of microdots.
Households and businesses can purchase micro-dot kits and apply the technology to the surface of valuables themselves. Items such as electrical appliances, CD’s, jewellery, hand tools, bicycles, and marine and car equipment can all be applied with this technology.
Kits also contain warning stickers advising that property is marked for police identification.

Why mark property?
There are various ways to mark your property including taking photographs, engraving and micro dotting.

The benefits of marking your property with microdots are:

Theft deterrent
Proves ownership
Assists police in identifying stolen goods
Allows police to return stolen items to you.

Where can I buy microdot kits?
Microdot kits are available at the Crestmead PCYC

SAFE PL8 SCREWS.

These screws can be fitted to your registration plates to
prevent them from being stolen. In the near future we will
be undertaking sessions for these to be fitted through the
district crime prevention office by police and volunteers in
policing. The dates and venues will be announced in both
our newsletters and the local free press as well as our web
page and the Logan City Web Site events calendar.

Vehicle registration plates continue to be targeted by
thieves for obvious reasons. Stolen registration plates
are used to disguise a vehicle in order to commit
crime and are also used on unregistered vehicles to
make it appear as if the vehicle is registered.

Regularly check your vehicle to see that both plates
are still in place. If they have been stolen, report the
theft promptly to local police. Registration number
plate theft is inconvenient, frustrating and costly as
victims have to report the theft to police and then
attend QLD Transport to purchase replacement plates.

Consider having one-way screws fitted to your vehicle
in order to make it more difficult for your number
plates to be removed by thieves.

The SAFE PL8 Screws are provided to the
Crestmead VIP’s by a grant from the Gambling
Community Benefit Fund to our NHW group

URGENT Computer SCAM Alert

Have you been the target of a phone computer scam?

Fortunately I was alert enough to avoid being a victim.

I contacted Microsoft and "Scamwatch" and researched on the internet...

The scam dates back to 2009 as per police media report http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+and+Alerts/Media+Releases/2009/04/New+scam+targets+computer+users.htm

They "cold call" claiming they are working with Microsoft (or your internet service provider) to remove virus infection due to a software warranty running out. Even if you claim to have antivirus software, they lead you to an error log to prove that errors are happening and that they can fix this.

DO NOT let them have remote access to you computers!!!

Anyone wishing to report a fraud matter or provide information to police is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Winter Warning

APPLIANCES

Unchecked appliances could make for a

scorching winter

For more information on winter fire safety visit

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