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Bulletin 6 March 7th – March 20th 2024
As you will have read car theft is a continuing issue in our area and the whole of Surrey and the South East Region. A great deal of time and effort is devoted trying to locate and charge the individuals involved and we have some recent success to report. Four members of an organised crime group (OCG) responsible for the theft of 53 high value vehicles have now been sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on March 8th. All four men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to acquire criminal property. The conviction of the four men was the result of a thorough and complex investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Unit into the thefts of the 53 vehicles, with a combined value of over £3.7 million pounds. Jackson also had additional offences taken into consideration when sentenced after admitting his guilt in stealing a further 42 cars, with a combined value of 2.1 million pounds. The thefts took place over 12 months and across multiple counties in the South-East of England. Officers arrested the suspects on the 26 April 2023, after successfully building a clear picture of their illegal activities through intelligence, forensics, ANPR, call data, witness testimony and CCTV enquiries. During the investigation, officers discovered how the gang used the ‘relay attack’ technique to target keyless vehicles including Rolls Royce, Bentley, Land Rover, Range Rover and Alfa Romeo. This method involves using a master device to copy the signal of the vehicle key and transmit it to a second smaller device, which replicates the key and unlocks the car. Tellingly a manual for a relay device was also found saved on a mobile phone seized from Lovejoy’s possession. Jackson was also sentenced for two offences of burglary committed whilst stealing four of the cars after pleading guilty. He received 18 months in prison to be served concurrently. Lovejoy was also sentenced to being concerned in the supply of class b drugs (cannabis) after pleading guilty to this offence when officers found messages on his phone showing supply activity. He received 9 months in prison to be served consecutively.
Inspector Lyndsey Whatley Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Inspector
DUE TO STAFF HOLIDAYS THE NEXT BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED ON MARCH 27th and APRIL 11th
CRIME REPORTS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Our Neighbourhood Patrol Team and Safer Neighbourhood Team deal with a variety of incidents. Here are a few they dealt with since the last Bulletin.
There were 31 Arrests in the period March 4th to March 17th : Domestic Abuse / Violent Domestic Abuse 12 , Violent crime other 2 , Public Order 1 , Immigration 1, Criminal Damage 2 , Drunk/Drug in Charge 1 , Alcohol Related 6 , Mental health 1, Hate/Diversity 3, Crime Vehicle 1, ASB Nuisance 1.
If your area is NOT referred to below it is because we have not been informed of the crime or it has not been affected by reported crime in the categories below. Feedback from you will help to achieve the most appropriate circulation of information.
LINGFIELD, DORMANSLAND, FELCOURT, FELBRIDGE, COPTHORNE AND SMALLFIELD
Burglary Residential including sheds and garages
Grasslands, Smallfield. Overnight March 8th to 9th it is believed a house was accessed via a conservatory window and a number of passports and other items were stolen. A five door hatchback car and three occupants have been identified as being outside the property at around 01.56 March 9th (ref 45240027315).
Theft
Dormans Road, Dormansland. Around 11.52 March 19th CCTV captured a white male aged around 50, height 5ft 10” walk down a driveway and steal a readiator waiting to be fitted (ref 45240031437).
Godstone Road, Lingfield. Between 04.00 and 07.30 March 20th magazines were stolen from an unlocked box inside a shop (ref 45240031902).
Vehicle Crime
Felcourt Road, Felcourt – Theft. Overnight March 6th to 7th a van was stolen and later found in a car park at Dormansland where the engine had been removed and damage caused to the gates of the car park (ref 45240025287/25396).
Effingham Road, Copthorne – Theft. Overnight March 9th to 10th chainsaws, hedge cutters and other items were stolen from a van (ref 45240027667).
Station Road, Lingfield – Attempted Keyless Theft. Around 17.28 March 13th CCTV captured suspects in a black Vauxhall Astra with silver trim attempting to steal two cars from a driveway. The driver of the Astra was seen to wave a device at the vehicles and then the passenger got out and stood at the rear. It is believed there might have been some sort of device in the rear of the Astra. The informant kept their car keys in a Faraday bag in their property. The suspect’s descriptions were male 1, white Eastern European, brown hair, red jumper. Male 2 Eastern European, late 20’s to early 30’s bald patch, wearing a blue zipped puffa jacket with white logo on front and back, white trainers/joggers (ref 45240029050).
Crawley Down Road, Felbridge – Theft. Around 11.15 March 19th a white Ford Transit panel van index YP71FHH was stolen.A possible suspect vehicle a grey VW Passat with an orange bungee holding down the bonnet was seen driving down the road just prior to the offence (ref 45240031235).
SOUTH NUTFIELD AND BLETCHINGLEY
Vehicle Crime
Outwood Lane, Bletchingley – Keyless Theft. Overnight March 8th to 9th a blue Jaguar S Pace index GY69MYA was stolen and last seen close to the property at 01.48 March 9th (ref 45240027264).
Queens Court, South Nutfield – Attempted Theft. Around 23.10 March 18th thre males exited a white Transit van with no index plate and attempted to remove a motor bike from a driveway until shouted at by the occupant of the house (ref 45240031121).
OXTED, HURST GREEN AND LIMPSFIELD
Vehicle Crime
Granville Road, Limpsfield – Criminal Damage. Between March 8th and 11th the front windscreen of a van was sprayed with red paint and all four tyres deflated (ref 45240027987).
Stoneleigh Road, Limpsfield – Keyless Theft. Around 22.00 March 10th a black Land Rover Sport index B8KFD was stolen from a driveway (ref 45240027926).
Snatts Hill, Limpsfield – Criminal Damage. Between 05.30 and 23.01 March 12th the rear windscreen of a car was damaged by two holes made in it and scratches to the car (ref 45240028662).
Detillens Lane, Limpsfield – Theft. Between 00.01 and 06.00 March 13th a silver BMW X5 index NA15GTY was stolen from a driveway and last seen on cameras travelling into Essex (ref 45240028743).
Comforts Farm Avenue, Hurst Green – Attempted Theft. Around 17.57 March 12th two males attempted to steal a Range Rover but were unable to start it. One male had a green hoodie, grey bottoms and a hood up with a balaclava. The other had a black tracksuit top and bottom and a hood up with a balaclava (ref 45240028559).
Wheeler Avenue, Oxted – Theft. Between 04.00 and 05.00 March 13th a silver C250 Mercedes index GD17MLZ was stolen and last seen on ANPR cameras in the Dartford Tunnel (ref 45240028722).
Johnsdale, Oxted – Theft. Overnight March 12th to 13th suspects entered a house via the front door, took car keys and stole a black Seat Ateca index YE69MFJ (ref 45240028869).
Bramble Close, Hurst Green – Attempted Theft. Between 21.00 and 21.30 March 13th a male and female were captured on CCTV attempting to break into a car but left when they realised they were being recorded (ref 45240029476).
CATERHAM, WHYTELEAFE, CHALDON AND CATERHAM ON THE HILL
Burglary Residential including sheds and garages
Park Avenue, Caterham on the Hill. Around 19.40 March 12th suspects entered a house after smashing a kitchen window and undertook an untidy search. They appeared to have been targeting jewellery (ref 45240028613).
Campbell Road, Caterham on the Hill – Criminal Damage. Overnight March 13th to 14th a car was scratched down the passenger side by a key (ref 45240029818).
Stanstead Road, Caterham. Around 19.05 March 7th a male wearing a grey hoodie was spotted by the neighbour of the victim whose ground floor flat was the subject of an attempted break in. A screw driver or crowbar was being used to try and force open a door but the suspect fled when spotted (ref 45240027038).
Whyteleafe Hill, Whyteleafe. Around 03.34 March 14th a ring door bell was activated and the occupants discovered that a single bladed edge tool had been used to pop the front door by suspects who fled when disturbed. It is believed they were targeting car keys that were in a pot by the front door (ref 45240029539)
Burglary Business and Community
Croydon Road, Caterham. Overnight March 12th to 13th a shop was broken into and cash stolen from the till (ref 45240028744).
Vehicle Crime
Godstone Road, Whyteleafe – Theft. Overnight March 6th to 7th the lock on a van was drilled and a drill stolen from inside the van (ref 45240026395).
Whyteleafe Road, Whyteleafe – Theft. Overnight March 16th to 17th a lithium power dill, battery pack and IPad were stolen from a van (ref 45240030406).
Croydon Road, Caterham – Theft. Between March 8th and 12th a black BMW X5 Sport D Auto index VO56ULZ was stolen (ref 45240028384).
Banstead Road, Caterham on The Hill – Keyless Theft. Between March 9th and March 10th a white Renault Clio index SP65PZV was stolen (ref 45240028391).
Heath Road, Caterham on The Hill – Vehicle interference. Around 01.30 March 14th CCTV captured a white male in grey joggers, black trainers and a navy zip up hoody aged around 20 with wavy hair and what looks like a broken nose opening an unlocked vehicle door. Nothing was stolen and no damage was caused (ref 45240029338).
Linden Drive, Chaldon – Vehicle Interference. Overnight March 13th to 14th a car was entered and searched but nothing was stolen (ref 45240029297).
WARLINGHAM AND WOLDINGHAM
Burglary Residential including sheds and garages
Butlers Dene Road, Woldingham. Around 16.09 March 20th four suspects forced their way into a house via the front door and stole a quantity of cash. Initial CCTV images revealed a grey 1.1 litre Kia Hybrid index LD24CYU and a scooter were also stolen (ref SYP-20240320-0918).
Burglary Business and Community
Landscape Road, Warlingham. Around 17.20 March 16th suspects climbed through the window of a property under construction and broke into a room containing power tools but it is not yet known whether anything was stolen (ref 45240030254)..
If you have to contact us about a non-urgent matter or to provide information on non-urgent suspicious matters or unusual behaviour you have observed which may be useful intelligence for us at a future date please email Tandridge Safer Neighbourhood Team: tandridge@surrey.police.uk
We have a portal for circumstances where no crime has been reported, but the suspicious behaviour could potentially be related to a burglary, theft of a vehicle, or catalytic converter, for example. We have a different unique link we provide to victims and witnesses when a burglary has occurred. To find out more about the portal and submit your footage visit this link: https://surrey.police.uk/suspiciousactivityportal
How to contact us with information when we issue Witness Appeals or Appeals for information
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