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Scammers target OAP in Waitrose Car Park

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May 5, 2013
Scammers target OAP in Waitrose Car Park

A 73 year–old-woman from Chandler’s Ford has become the victim of distraction thieves while shopping at Waitrose. On Wednesday, March 27 the OAP went shopping at Waitrose in Chandlers Ford and paid for items using her bank card. After she put her shopping bags in her car and just before she got in her...
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Have a Safer Christmas this year

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December 6, 2012
Have a Safer Christmas this year

          Christmas is a time to celebrate and have fun. But for some it can provide opportunity to take advantage of those who are vulnerable and susceptable to crime.   Eastleigh police want you to have a safer Christmas this year and under the banner of “Operation Cracker” they are...
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Motorcycle gang attempt Waitrose break-in

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November 3, 2012
Motorcycle gang attempt Waitrose break-in

Around one am yesterday morning, a team of burglars broke into the Waitrose supermarket Chandlers Ford, forcing apart the front doors and then attacking the secure cigarette kiosk.  The alarm was activated and the would-be thieves fled empty handed. They escaped on motorbikes in the direction of Fryern Recreation ground. Throughout the day scenes of...
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Residents call leads to arrests: Updated

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March 28, 2012
Residents call leads to arrests: Updated

Prompt action by local residents led to the swift arrest of suspects following a break-in at Bishopstoke last night. Police raced to the Co-op store in Spring Lane, Bishopstoke at approximately 1 am, after residents reported a Burglary in progress. When officers arrived they found the front door had been smashed and the alarm...
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Police charge Lidl Vodka snatch suspects

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January 19, 2012
Police charge Lidl Vodka snatch suspects

Eastleigh Police have issued a warning to would be thieves after they tracked down and charged two men who snatched a case of Vodka from Lidl on Tuesday. The thieves tried to drive away with a member of staff sprawled on the bonnet of their car but despite this brave effort stop the suspects,...
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Thieves target Hedge End cancer charity

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June 6, 2011
Thieves target Hedge End cancer charity

Shameless thieves have robbed a Hedge End charity shop which raises money to care and comfort the terminally ill. The Marie Curie Cancer Care charity shop on Lower Northam Road was broken into sometime between 4pm on Sunday, June 5 and 8am on Monday, June 6. Glass panels on the front door were smashed...
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Police appeal after attempted burglary

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June 1, 2011
Police appeal after attempted burglary

Following an attempted burglary on the McColl newsagent on Nightingale Avenue on Monday night May 30 Police have issued CCTV stills of two men who had visited the store earlier in the evening whom they wish to speak to. The two men had visited the store at 8pm and while one man spoke to...
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Poppy Tin Theft – Man Charged

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November 29, 2010
Poppy Tin Theft – Man Charged

An Eastleigh man has been charged in connection with the heartless theft of a charity collection tin. A Royal British Legion poppy collection tin was stolen from the Co- Op store on Fair Oak Road, Eastleigh on Saturday, November 13. It is not known how much money was in the tin. The man ,...
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One Stop Hit Twice

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July 17, 2010
One Stop Hit Twice

Police are appealing for witnesses after a shop in Bursledon, Eastleigh, was targeted by thieves twice in the same week. The One Stop store in Portsmouth Road was broken into overnight on Monday July 12 and then again in the early hours of Thursday July 15. Cigarettes and alcohol were stolen from the store...
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Axeman gives shop the chop!

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July 14, 2010
Axeman gives shop the chop!

Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted burglary at a supermarket in Chandler’s Ford. The incident took place at around 1.15am on Tuesday July 13 at the Waitrose store in Oakmount Road. An axe was used to smash one of the store windows but no entry was gained. PC James Pieri said: “After...
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