Watch Out!

Helen found a syringe yesterday at the bottom of the footpath near the electricity hut.  Fortunately she was wearing gloves and was able to dispose of it safely.

Be careful where you walk.

Neighbourhood Watch

This message relates to Police Log No. 873 21/01/09.

Two men called on a property in Exeter last evening claiming that they needed to carry out maintenance on a kitchen wall.  This claim was false and they proceeded to go upstairs and look around the bedrooms.  They are described as: white male 5ft 3ins, 30 years old, short black hair, slight accent, wearing dark clothes.  The second white male was 6ft, between 20 -30 years, short light hair, politely spoken, wearing a long sleeve green top.

Please remember not to let anyone you don't know into your house. Thank you.

Please phone us with any information on: 0845 777 4441

Neighbourhood Watch Warning

This message relates to Police Log No. 533  12/01/09.

There has been a suspicious incident in the Exeter area of a man calling on a household claiming to be an electrical service engineer and needing to service their tumble dryer.

He is described as a white male in his fifties, 5' 10", stocky build with a stubbly beard.

Please do not let anyone into your home you do not know and report any suspicious incidents to 0845 777 444, quoting the Police Log No. above.

Footnote on the footpath

It was impressive to see all the hard graft put in on the footpath on Saturday - congratulations to all involved.

However, that success comes with some bad news.  While clearing up afterwards Roger and Helen made a horrible discovery.  They found the dead and mutilated bodies of about 10 toads and frogs, obviously killed when the drain was being cleared.  

This is a tragic slaughter and Helen and I agreed that before we residents set out to do any more work that might affect the environment in such a destructive way, we should seek to do an environmental impact assessment.  Roger is very knowledgeable and experienced in the field and would be glad to undertake the assessment.

Footpath: The Base Layer

Footpath: The Workers (1)

Footpath: The Workers (2)

Footpath: The workers (3)

Footpath: The top coat

Footpath Work

Work on the footpath starts tomorrow - Saturday 10 January 2009.

10 am start: barrows, shovels, pickaxes, rakes all likely to be useful.

Neighbourhood Watch Mugging

In the run up to Christmas there have been three attempted muggings in the Hoopern Valley area.  Incidents have occurred on the Lower Hoopern Valley Cycle track, West Avenue and Howell Road.  None of these incidents were reported to the police at the time and there is no good description of the offender.  The alleged offender engaged one victim in conversation before demanding to see what was in the victim's handbag.  His demeanor was pleasant at first but then became aggressive.. Please can you make as many residents as possible aware and report any suspicious activity.

To report any information or past offences please ring:

08452 777 444

quoting Police Log 175 5/01/09.

Thank you.