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Kent Police – Freight Crime Hot Spot

Overnight Tuesday 11th July 2017, 20.00hrs., to 04.30hrs., Wednesday 12th July 2017, at The ESSO parking Area, A2,

Watling Street, Cobham, Kent, DA12 3BH

There were 5 freight crime offences targeting parked and attended HGV’s at this site. Offenders cut side curtains and stole household products from one semi-trailer. They cut side curtains

to 4 more semi-trailers but escaped without any goods

Any Information? Contact KENT Police on 101, Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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Bedfordshire Police – Freight Crime Alert

Overnight Monday 31st July 2017, between 03.45hrs and 04.10hrs., on an Industrial Estate, Cosgrove Way, Luton, just off

J11, M1

Offenders targeted an insecurely parked HGV and cut side curtains to semi-trailer and stole children's toy products. Driver was disturbed and saw three white males. Police alerted but no

arrests made

Any Information? Contact Bedfordshire Police on 101, Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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Hertfordshire Police – Freight Crime Alert

Overnight on Tuesday 2nd August 2017, between 00.01hrs and 06.00hrs, at South Mimms Motorway Services, M25, J/W A1M,

J23, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Offenders cut side curtains to a parked and attended HGV semi-trailer, they then stole a large amount of car tyres

Any Information? Contact Hertfordshire Police on 101, Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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West Midlands Police – Freight Crime Alert

Overnight on Saturday 29th July 2017, at an insecure parking area, off the A45, Allesley, Coventry,

Offenders cut side curtains to parked and attended HGV semi-trailer and stole a high value load of TV Sets

Any Information? Contact West Midlands Police on 101, Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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Warwickshire Police – Trailer + Load Incident

On Monday 10th July at around 01.20hrs, at a secure transport yard, Watling Street, Dordon, Warwickshire

Offenders used a cloned tractor unit to enter a secure yard and hitch up a loaded semi-trailer full of fuel products

The tractor unit was recovered later in West Midlands area

Any Information? Contact Warwickshire Police on 101, Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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West Yorkshire Police – Freight Crime Hot Spot

Overnight Wednesday 19th July from 00.01hrs to 06.00hrs, at Hartshead Moor Motorway Services, M62, Brighouse, West

Yorkshire

Offenders targeted parked and attended HGV’s and stole assorted products during the attack. A total of 8 HGV’s were

targeted that night

Any Information? Contact West Yorkshire Police on 101, Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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Northamptonshire Police – Freight Crime Alert

Overnight Thursday 3rd August 2017, between 01.00hrs and 06.00hrs, in an insecure layby, A14, Elkington, Northamptonshire

Offenders targeted parked and attended HGV’s and stole coffee machines, after cutting side curtains of semi-trailer

Any Information? Contact Northamptonshire Police on 101, Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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French Police – HGV Hijacking

Industry contacts have warned us about a recent HGV Hijacking offence: driver was en route to Paris on the A140, Meaux, to the East of Paris. Armed Offenders in a vehicle forced the driver to

stop and hijacked HGV and driver.

Driver was released a few kilometres on but offenders took truck to Mortcerf and transferred cargo onto another HGV. Police

arrived and offenders had a gun battle with officers and escaped from the scene.

Any Information? Contact Crimestoppers or NaVCIS contacts below


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Belgian Police – Migrant Attacks

Industry contacts have warned us about a recent attack on parked lorries at a service area on the A14 motorway,

Gentbrugge, East of Ghent, Belgium, on Monday 31st August, in the evening

African immigrants attacked three drivers who got out to defend their HGV’s from entry. The Police were alerted but the migrants

had fled before they arrived



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German Police – Driver Robbery

Industry contacts have warned us about a recent attack on a HGV driver at Rest Area: ‘Tecklenburger Land West’ on the A1

Motorway, North of Munster, Germany

At 21.00hrs, driver left his cab and was approached by two males who asked about route directions. One male climbed in to

cabin and other male threatened driver with a knife.

Personal items were stolen from the drivers cabin



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Dutch Police – Romanian Rollover Arrests

Dutch Police have arrested 5 Romanian Males and recovered $590,000 worth of iPhones, and a modified Van, used in a

moving HGV Theft on 24th July 2017, that happened on the A73 Highway, at Horst, SE Netherlands, near the German border.

The offenders are part of a larger organised crime group and hopefully more arrests will follow.


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Title and Version : NaVCIS Freight Bulletin

Purpose : To provide current and relevant intelligence for industry partners

Relevant to : Freight, Logistics & Insurance Industry

Summary : As Purpose

Creating BOCU/ Branch & Unit : NaVCIS Freight Desk

Briefing author : Andrew Round 46940

Created Date : Friday 4th August 2017

Review Date : 14 days from above


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