CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > August 2020 27 PLANT THEFT PLANT THEFT: 1 New CITS Website Launch During the COVID-19 pandemic Combined Industries Theft Solutions (CITS) and its members have seen an increase in the theft of plant and agricultural equipment across the country; this has led to an increase of recovery operations led by CITS supporters. With CITS sole purpose to reduce the effects of crime on both the construction industry and farming communities, the lockdown prompted CITS to review and revamp its own website. Inherent in stopping crime is intelligence gathering from key CITS partners and supporters. The new website therefore aims to help with theft reporting - allowing alerts and news to be circulated to a wider audience. It also helps the industry to immediately be made aware of criminals and the latest methods they are utilising to commit crime. In addition, crime prevention advice is available to read and download in the form of guides, documents, leaflets and videos. The new website can be seen at www.cits.uk.com For further information about CITS and to become a member please contact faye @ cits.uk.com Since the last edition of the Bulletin, the CPA had been contacted by Metropolitan Police on two occasions to help identify the owners of an Atlas generator/compressor and a woodchipper. With the assistance of DC Chris Piggott of NaVCIS (National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service) and Datatag, we were both instrumental in helping to return the compressor back to the CPAmember, and the owner of thewoodchipper has contactedMetropolitan Police to claim it. Plant Recovered Essex 21st April Takeuchi Digger (T215R) 2018 - Chassis 215002195, Engine No H6319 Was stolen fromFinchingfield Road, SaffronWalden Hertfordshire 26thMay Thwaites 1-tonne Dumper - E9192 Was stolen fromHatfield Heath London 28thMay HDS 17/20 PressureWasher/Bowser 10076 – ID 0.300-227.0 Stolen fromCroydon School, Shirley Road, Croydon Nottinghamshire 26thMay Manitou 1030s Telehandler was stolen fromWollaton, Nottingham Yorkshire 26thMay Breakers ranging from1.5 to 22 tonne type/size. Themanufacturers are JCB, Montabert, Atlas Copco & FRB. Kingshoffer Selector (22 ton) Grab, an Atlas Copco Compactor (22 ton) and JAK300 (14 ton) type tree shear. 2 x Ifor Williams twin axel plant trailers Stolen froma depot inMoulton, near Scotch Corner 15th April Hyundai 145 and NewHolland Kobelco E50B Stolen in Rotherham Thefts and Frauds Lancashire Police - Fraudster Warnings Stephen Redfern and Gareth Townley - 07404 069950 & 07404 070376 Alan Lowe is hiring 5 - 8 tonnemachines to the Padihamarea of Burnley, Mob: 07309 522557 MatthewRowe and Thomas Howard Fraud and Fake Identifications The plant-hire industry has seen a huge increase in fraud and fake identification perpetrated by criminals. Criminals now have an extensive range of methods of presenting well prepared and designed documentation or identification to suggest they are someone else to their real identity. This makes it very difficult for those individuals who have not been specifically trained by their employer to recognise sophisticated fraudulent documents or forms of ID.