{"id":738,"date":"2012-04-20T17:03:16","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T16:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=738"},"modified":"2012-04-20T17:03:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T16:03:16","slug":"homewatch-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=738","title":{"rendered":"Homewatch Alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">House to House Collections<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 19th April 2012:- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The western watch office has received information today concerning the following cold calling incidents in the West Cheshire area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donation bags for unwanted household items left at a home in Westminster Park area, Chester on Mon 16th April 2012.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>CW&amp;C licensed street collections department received this enquiry this week and confirm that they have NOT currently issued licences covering local collection\/ nor do either of these &#8216;collectors&#8217; have a nationally issued collection exemption licence&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The collection bags carry the names :-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Helpmates Ltd<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PenYBont<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Telephone Canvassers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Home Watch Scheme member in Winsford received a call from a person asking if they would like an appointment to discuss a &#8216;free offer of household security equipment&#8217;. \u00a0The resident was given the impression that the organisation was &#8216;working with\/approved by&#8217; the police and\/or Home Watch. \u00a0Their phone number is ex directory.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheshire Constabulary and Home Watch in Cheshire DO NOT endorse specific security products, nor do they directly support telephone canvassing to sell security products.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Residents wishing to avoid cold calling by phone can register with the &#8216;Telephone Preference Service&#8217; and may then ask organisations making unsolicited calls from the UK to their home, to remove them from their calling lists. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If any caller is threatening or is trying to enter your property &#8211; ring 999<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>You can obtain further consumer advice and information by contacting:- 08454 04 05 06 &#8211; Citizens Advice Consumer Help Line \u00a0(<\/strong><a href=\"www.adviceguide.org.uk\"><strong>www.adviceguide.org.uk<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The western watch office would like to thank members of Home Watch Schemes and the public for their continued vigilance, scrutiny and reporting of, suspicious incidents.<br \/>\nRegards, \u00a0Liz Biddle Home Watch Officer \u00a0West Cheshire<\/p>\n<p>Cheshire Constabulary Western Watch Office supports Home Watch Schemes across Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston and Vale Royal; and is based in the Western Partnership Office, Northwich Police Station. \u00a0Telephone 01606 364291<\/p>\n<p>TO CONTACT THE POLICE CALL THE NON EMERGENCY NUMBER 101.<\/p>\n<p>IN EMERGENCY ALWAYS DIAL 999<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House to House Collections Thursday 19th April 2012:- The western watch office has received information today concerning the following cold calling incidents in the West Cheshire area. 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