Neighbourhood Watch in
Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby

eNewsletter #433 - 28 January 2020

This weekly eNewsletter is compiled by Neighbourhood Watch volunteers as a service for residents in Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby council areas. The eNewsletter is a new type of Neighbourhood Watch; utilising the available technology to keep people more connected and up-to-date with local crime and safety issues. 

The eNewsletter includes a selection of posts from the Ku-ring-gai PAC Facebook page (also known as 'eyewatch'), primarily for those not familiar with Facebook. We add anything interesting from a Neighbourhood Watch point-of-view - this could be a local newspaper article, a roadwork warning, crime prevention tip(s), an upcoming Neighbourhood Watch meeting, Q&As from residents, or an item from an other Police command ("Crooks know no boundaries!").

28 January, from Inner West Police Area Command

NEW PENALTIES ANNOUNCED

Throwing lit cigarette butts from cars and trucks is dangerous. Cigarettes can start bush and grass fires, and place lives at risk. It's also bad for the environment.

Police are appealing for public assistance after a teenager was stabbed and assaulted on Sydney’s Upper North Shore last night.

About 6pm (Saturday 25 January 2020), police have been told a 17-year-old boy was waiting for a friend at a sports oval on Burraneer Avenue, St Ives, when he was approached by five males.

One male struck him with a large tree branch before another stabbed him twice in the shoulder.

Another male struck him with their skateboard while a fourth male threw a metal object at him; causing the 17-year-old boy to drop his phone.

The group, all described as being of Caucasian appearance, with one in his early to mid teens and the others in their mid to late teens, stole the phone and fled the area on foot.

The teenager was taken to Hornsby Hospital in a stable condition.

Officers from Kuring Gai Police Area Command were notified and commenced an investigation.

As part of their inquiries, investigators are urging any witnesses or anyone who saw anything suspicious at the time to come forward.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or visit website here. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.

A man has been charged with drug offences following an investigation in the Sydney CBD yesterday.

About 10am (Thursday 23 January 2020), officers attached to the Sydney City Proactive Team were targeting the supply of prohibited drugs on Liverpool and George streets, Sydney.

Police observed a number of persons believed to be conducting drug transactions on Liverpool Street.

ITS THE LONG WEEKEND - AUSTRALIA DAY - How good is that? Just back at work and we get another day off! - Well, not me, I'm working, but that's ok.

Already this January, including yesterday the 23rd, we have had 18 deaths on our roads in NSW alone. (That's nearly one person killed as a result of a motor vehicle collision each day). That’s 18 families and all the relatives of those 18 families who have been directly affected by these tragedies.

So, a message from us to you ..........

Police have received numerous reports of a person advertising hay bales on social media for a discounted price.

In each of the cases, the seller has taken an initial deposit for the fodder but has not delivered any product.

The fraud is not isolated to a specific area. Police have received reports from the Mid North Coast, the Hunter Valley, the Southern Highlands, the Hills, and the Oxley, Nepean, and Port Stephens areas.

Two men will face court today charged with drug supply offences after cannabis and cash were seized by officers from Redfern Region Enforcement Squad last month.

About 8.20pm on Friday 27 December 2019, officers stopped a Hyundai Elantra on Church Street, Randwick, and spoke with the 36-year-old male driver and 42-year-old male passenger.

Police searched the vehicle and located 440g of cannabis in 55 individual vacuum sealed bags, more than $8200 cash and three mobile phones.

Police have released CCTV vision of a vehicle of interest as they continue to investigate a home invasion in Sydney’s Inner West earlier this month.

Emergency services were called to Unwins Bridge Road, Sydenham, just after 9.30pm on Sunday 12 January 2020, after two men forced entry into a home and confronted three occupants.

Police have been told the males – armed with crow bars – threatened the residents – two women, aged 20 and 52, and an 18-year-old man – before assaulting the man and detaining him and the younger woman in a room.

27 January, from Crime Stoppers NSW

As kids return to school in the coming days, it is important to arm them with the right advice to help keep them safe.

👫🏼 Walking with a friend or group of friends is
safer and more fun.
🚗 Always look left and right for traffic before
crossing the road.
🚦 Always use a pedestrian crossing.
👮🏻‍♀️ Know the people in your community you
can trust. These people could include
teachers, doctors, nurses, shopkeepers,
bus drivers and police.
🏫 Find places you feel safe that you can go
to when you feel unsafe or unsure. These
places could include hospitals, schools,
shops, neighbours, friend’s houses and
police stations.
🚘 Never talk to strangers or get into strange
cars.
🚆 When on the train, travel in a crowded
carriage or the guards compartment (it’s
the one with the blue light).
🚶🏻‍♂️Try to always walk where there are lots of
people.
🙅🏻‍♂️Don’t take short cuts. Remember, it’s okay
to say NO if you feel unsafe or unsure.
🚨 Call 000 if you are scared or in danger.

26 January, from NSW Food Authority

Did you know food scraps may spread disease that is harmful to our pigs?

Do your bit this Australia Day and Chinese New Year long weekend, and protect our pigs by disposing of food waste thoughtfully.

25 January, from Meredith Ingoldby, Scam Watchdog Australia

My husband saw a Facebook ad for a self-cleaning cat litter box. It was just the thing he needed, and 'a steal' at $40. He went ahead and ordered one.

It was a steal, all right!

‘Shut the f*** up’: Man punches police officer on crowded train

An off-duty police officer stepped in to stop a woman’s racist tirade on a train. Next thing he knew a man launched a flurry of punches at his head.

A man has been charged by NSW Police Rural Crime Investigators over an alleged scam targeting farmers from drought-stricken communities across NSW.

Earlier this week, police became aware of posts on social media advertising hay bales for a discounted price. The seller then requested an initial deposit for the fodder, but allegedly did not deliver any product.

WAHROONGA

Boating equipment valued at $185,000 was stolen from Cambell Drive sometime between 10pm on Saturday, January 11, and 6.15am the next day. A black-white bar crusher boat and the Easytow silver trailer it was sitting on were taken by unknown offenders. Police are continuing their investigation into the incident, anyone with information should call Hornsby police on 9476 9799.

HORNSBY

A shopping bag containing a mobile phone was stolen after it was momentarily put down at a store inside Hornsby Westfield. Between 5.20pm and 5.25pm on Monday, January 13, a man placed his JB Hi Fi bag on the floor of a store to check on his young daughter. By the time he realised he’d left the bag unattended it was gone. Police have reviewed CCTV and saw a man aged 30-35 walking towards the carpark with the bag. He is described as caucasian, of medium build and with short, dirty blond hair. He was last seen wearing a high-vis green jumper and dark pants.

GLENORIE

Sometime between 6pm on Tuesday, January 14, and 3pm the next day unknown people gained access to a shed on Old Northern Rd. The thieves rummaged through the shed and it is believed a circular saw was stolen.

BEROWRA

A bicycle worth $450 was taken from a home after the occupants left the garage door open from 6.30pm last Wednesday until 2pm the next day. Police said a member of the family had driven to the shops that morning but had not closed the garage roller door. Later that day, the victim walked out the front of the home and noticed the bike was gone.

HORNSBY

An iPad was among $1000 worth of property stolen from a parked and locked car in Burdett St between 4.30pm and 5.30pm on Saturday, January 11.

MT KU-RING-GAI

A man made off with a Dyson vacuum cleaner from Aldi about 4.10pm on Monday, January 13. CCTV footage shows a man in his mid-30s with brown hair pick up the vacuum and then leave without paying. He was wearing a maroon polo shirt with “L.M.O.N” written on it.

Logging ON and OFF with Marine Rescue NSW is not restricted to larger vessels. If your on a Kayak, Paddleboard, Canoe or other small non powered craft you can also Log ON/OFF with us via our Smartphone App or with a handheld VHF marine radio.

22 January, from esafety.gov.au

From the eSafety Commissioner newsletter 16 January:

Big Ted to the rescue! Good online habits start early in 2020

We’ve teamed up with Big Ted, Jemima and the rest of the Play School gang to help families with young children kick off good online safety habits.

22 January, from Australian Federal Police

It’s almost Lunar New Year, which means an increase in the importation of ‘joss paper’ – or Chinese Training Notes which when printed, can resemble Australian banknotes.