Meridian Southsea News

Police are renewing an appeal for information about the theft of a chip-and-pin card reader at a petrol station in Southsea. CCTV from the Shell station on Goldsmith Avenue shows a man police would like to speak with about this crime, which happened on the morning of Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

Crime Desk Investigator Rod Jebb said: "Take note please of the tattoos on the left arm of the suspect. There was no violence but this behaviour did cause considerable inconvenience to the petrol station."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Fratton Police Station by phoning 101. Mini-com users can phone 01962 875000. Alternatively, call the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111 if you wish to remain anonymous. If you suspect a crime is in progress, always call 999.

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Staff do not deserve this sort of behaviour. It is unpleasant both for genuine customers and staff alike so we ask the public to look at this image and put a name to these two people.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Fratton Police Station by phoning 101. Mini-com users can phone 01962 875000. Alternatively, call the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111 if you wish to remain anonymous. If you suspect a crime is in progress, always call 999.

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CCTV images are now available of two men police wish to find after an attempt to steal alcohol from a shop in Southsea. Two men came into the Southern Co-operative store in St. James’s Road between 5.25pm and 5.30pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013.

CCTV shows one of the men confronting a member of staff while the other man appears to attempt to steal beer before being stopped by a member of the public.

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Police need the public’s help to help find original wartime medals stolen from the D-Day Museum in Southsea. A burglary took place at the museum on Clarence Esplanade between 3pm and 4pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013.

The covers of two displays inside the museum were unscrewed, and the medals were stolen. An alarm alerted staff that the theft was taking place. Their whereabouts remain unknown.

Andrew Whitmarsh, D-Day Museum Development Officer said: “These medals are an important part of the D-Day Museum’s displays, and we use them to help tell the story of wartime events. They are part of the history of the wartime air raids on Portsmouth and the D-Day landings respectively."

A 37-year-old man from Portsmouth was arrested on suspicion of theft and bailed until May 22, 2013 pending further enquiries.

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A pensioner has been seriously injured following a collision in Hampshire.

Police were called at 9.40am to the Milton Road-Locksway Road area of Southsea this morning to reports of a collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian.

The elderly woman, believed to be in her 70s, received serious leg injuries, which are life-threatening.

The injured woman was taken by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.

Closures are likely to remain in place on Milton Road / Locksway Road until 3pm this afternoon.

Witnesses or anyone with information about the collision are asked to contact the Roads Policing Unit at Fratton Police Station in Portsmouth by phoning 101

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Police are still at the scene of an accident in Southsea involving an elderly woman and a lorry. They were called at 9.40 this morning to Locksway Road near the junction of Milton Road.

The elderly woman was air lifted to hospital with serious leg injuries, which are potentially life-threatening. Locksway Road remains closed.

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We are conducting enquiries into whether any other local residents have had any suspicious callers within the past two weeks. Specifically we would be interested in anyone trying to buy or sell antiques or gold. Officers are also trying to trace any leaflets that may have been dropped through other letter boxes advertising ‘cash for gold’ type sales. We would be especially interested if anyone still had one of these leaflets at home.

Anyone with information is asked to contact CID at Fratton Police Station by phoning 101. Mini-com users can phone 01962 875000. Information can be given anonymously by phoning the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.

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Detectives are appealing for more information as an investigation continues into a burglary in Southsea. The suspect was described as:

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• Approximately 5 ft 10 ins tall
• Stocky build
• Wearing a long cat and a flat cap

The burglary took place at around 3pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013. It was reported to police on Tuesday, February 26, 2013.

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Detectives are appealing for more information as an investigation continues into a burglary in Southsea. A man, aged 81, living in the Elm Grove area was visited by someone he did not know. This visitor, a man, claimed to be a gold buyer.

The unknown man said he had come to collect a ‘cash for gold’ leaflet, which had been put through the door earlier the same day. When the 81-year-old opened the door, the visitor walked into the address uninvited and stole jewellery.

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A pier that was closed down earlier this year over safety concerns will be sold at auction later.

The South Parade pier at Southsea in Portsmouth needs major investment before it can reopen. The structure dates from the nineteenth century. It will go under the hammer at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

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