Malware-pushing scammers appear to be stepping up their use of telephone-based pitches, resulting in an increase in reports from the UK of high-pressure cold calls designed to trick people into installing rogue antivirus products and other nasties. See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/05/malware_cold_calling/ Read More...

Overnight Monday 21st June in Burnt House Lane, Kirton a garage attached to a house was broken into. The up and over door was forced open causing damage and a set of screwdrivers were stolen but no entry was gained to the house.

Were you in the area in the early hours of this morning? Residents at the address were disturbed by a noise at around 4am, did you see or hear anything? Calls relating to this incident should be made to Felixstowe Police on 01473 613500 reference FE/10/1330

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Please use this link to pass any useful information to Suffolk Police about this incident.

DO NOT USE THIS LINK IN AN EMERGENCY OR IN A SITUATION THAT REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE POLICE RESPONSE WHEN YOU SHOULD RING 999.

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There have been a lot of break-ins in and around Felixstowe. Make sure your place is locked when you go out.
4 February between 08:10 and 16:30 Church Lane Kirton: jewellery, 2 games consoles, large flat screen TV were among the items stolen from a house break-in. Anyone with information on unusual activities (white van) contact the police on 01473 613500 ref FE/238. Read More...

Information from the Suffolk Resilience Forum 6 Jan 2010

Suffolk Police’s top tips for winter driving
Gritting information from Suffolk County Council
NHS Suffolk advice for keeping healthy, particularly for older people
Look out for vulnerable people
East of England Ambulance Service urges public to use 999 wisely
Take fire safety precautions – advice from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
School closures – information from Suffolk County Council
Refuse collections – advice from borough and district councils

Members of the Suffolk Resilience Forum, including Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Constabulary, NHS Suffolk, and district and borough councils, are working together once again to ensure the county’s residents stay safe during the current adverse weather conditions.

The Forum is issuing a series of key messages and top tips to let people in the county know what’s being done to deal with the bad weather and how they can keep safe in the snow and ice.

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The scam described below was shut down in 2005 (see http://www.hoax-slayer.com/pds-phone-scam.html). Nevertheless, it is worth bearing in mind for the approaching parcel delivery season. Avoid Premium Rate phone numbers – you don’t know what you are paying.

For information about scams in general (real and imagined) see http://www.hoax-slayer.com
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A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS Parcel Delivery Service suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a Premium rate number). 
DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.
If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call. 
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As a general rule NEVER forward scam/virus warnings you receive from well-meaning friends – their email and the forwarded parts may contain a virus.
This also applies to cute animal/baby pictures, missing persons notices or any chain letter-style messages.
If you feel you must forward a particular message to all your friends, please remove all the email addresses of the previous recipients. I do not want my email address broadcast to the world and its spammers and neither, probably, do you nor the previous recipients. Read More...

About 14:50 BST on Friday 5 June a military jet flew westwards across Kirton so low that it apparently swerved to avoid poplar trees between Burnt House Lane and Weir Place.
If you were alarmed by this event call the Ministry of Defence complaints line 02072 186 020.
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The Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam: Read More...