Crime

Police officers have issued 140 fixed penalty notices for anti-social parking near Royal Holloway, University of London.

Students have also been advised where best to park after complaints from residents about cars parked obstructing road and footpaths near the college.

College security staff have also been patrolling road surrounding the school to issue leaflets to offending vehicles.

One car was towed away and traffic wardens have issued 100 fixed penalty notices to vehicles for obstructing roads or footpaths close to Royal Holloway, University of London.

Police have been monitoring parking in specific roads close to the college following complaints of anti-social parking since the new term began.

The police have also liaised closely with the college to indentify vehicle owners and given advice to students on alternative parking places.

Surrey Police and Runnymede Borough Council are monitoring youth activity in St Jude's Cemetery following incidents of littering and anti-social behaviour.

Cigarette packets and beer cans have been cleared away by the Sater Neighbourhood policing team who have also been increasing their patrols of the area.

The team has also requested the borough council uses its CCTV cameras in St Judes Road to monitor the park.

Police in the village will be targeting cyclists riding at night with no lights as part of a new crack down.

The problem of anti-social cycling was raised by members of the public at a panel meeting with the village Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team earlier this month.

Any anti-social cycling issues, including riding without lights will now be tackled as a priority by police.

The simple answer is Yes! In a few days time we will not be able to remember many of the details of why a mother and daughter spent the last minutes of their tormented lives on earth, in a blazing inferno that was their family car. Letters to the media, articles written and broadcast, ask the same questions - Why? What went wrong? Who is responsible? Fingers are pointed. Blame is allocated. 'They' did not do their duty. We all wring our hands and nod in agreement. They are guilty. If only the Police, MP's, Local Council, Social Services, Schools, The Churches, The Government, et al, did their job properly, then 'this' would not happen. It is known as the Blame Game, perfected in the Houses of Parliament to a professional standard. Questions: So why do we (The Public) copy the cretins and play their stupid game and become as guilty as they are? Why have we allowed the drunks, the yobs, the feral youth,the muggers, the criminals, the bullies, the noisy neighbours, etc, to ruin our lives?

Surrey Police's Safer Neighbourhood Team for the village has increased its patrols in areas with problems of anti-social behaviour.

More high visibility patrols have taken place near the rugby club in Kings Lane and more recently near St Jude's Cemetery close to Blays Lane and the new residential development after youths have begun concregating there in evening and at weekends.

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Arsonists torched a moped in Wick Lane in the early hours of Monday morning.

The incident happened around midnight on August 10.

Firefighters tackled the blaze with one hosereel.

Police are advising householders to keep car keys out of sight following several thefts of high class vehicles from driveways.

A stolen Mercedes was later recovered in Slough and the attempted theft of a BMW occured soon after in the same area of the village. Both vehicles are valued at around £50,000.

The police recommend car keys should be kept out of view, not in hallways or kitchens and to be aware of leaving windows open during hot weather.

A letter from Surrey Police has been drafted to give to landlords who house students from Royal Holloway, University of London detailing what the community, police and
university expect from tenants.

The action comes following a complaints from residents about noise in areas with high student populations and was agreed by a colloboration between the university's Student Services Team, Safer Runnymede, the borough council's Environmental Health Department and the Englefield Green Neighbourhood Team.

Arsonists set fire to a bin on Saturday January 24 in Parsonage Road, Englefield Green, at about 10.20pm.

Firefighters from Egham put out the flames and there was no damage to any other property.