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New cash machine fraud
Hello everyone i want to share with all Chingford community my morning experience at Tesco cash machine on station road, today at 6 am. I went to withdraw £200 and the ATM refused to dispense money. I checked the bottom slot and noticed a metal piece blocking the money. I called a Tesco operator and decided to remove the piece of metal with a screwdriver. The operator stopped the machine temporarily and after removing the metal plate I noticed that my money had not been returned but was stuck to a piece of cardboard with adhesive. Please be vigilant and carry out a visual check of the ATM before putting your card inside.
ActionFraud now renamed ReportFraud.
New Friends Against Scams App see our Scams page for more advice on Scams also
14. November 2025, its our 17. Birthday on the Facebook page run by Johanna for Tower Hamlets Community Safety.
Police and Crime Commissioners to be abolished as announced on 13/11/25
National County Lines Coordination Centre November Newsletter
People can sign up for an introductory session for Community Based Police volunteering, held from the Met Police online on 15. November 2025 via the Met Police website.
If you know members of the community who would like to experience real police work and apply please send them to the above link.
Over 18s and people who do not work as police officers or police staff will be eligible.
Applications can be made at any time but the explanatory session is on 15. November 2025 at 1pm
Sign up link
See our website for pictures of volunteering here
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The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has published an independent report by Dr Shereen Daniels, commissioned by the MPS to examine how the organisation has responded to long-standing evidence of racism and discrimination. Link
Domestic Abuse / Violence
From next month, survivors of violence and domestic abuse will no longer have to pay over £300 to ensure their abuser cannot track them down via public records. Better protection
See our safety concerns about the Met Engage platform
15. October 2025
We had to end our membership of the Tower Hamlets Hate Crime Panel due to a lack of funding.
Five areas of Action Counters Terrorism for Tower Hamlets Council.
• Planning and development
• Licensing
• Community safety
• Transport and highways
• Emergency planning
The security risks of delaying.
It goes without saying that the security risks of not upgrading are significant. In addition to the difficulties associated with being out of support, an out-of-date operating system is a prime target for cyber criminals.
https://www.protectuk.police.uk/act-local-authorities
Ward Panel handbook v 3 for police officers click
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Community Safety Survey
opt in to share with Police, Council or anonymous reports
Doorstep Crime
The leaflet is now available in:
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Urdu, Welsh
These translations ensure that more residents can access important information about preventing doorstep crime in a language they understand. We believe this initiative will significantly enhance community safety and awareness.
Please find all the different versions of the leaflet available on the Additional Materials section of the Scam Champion area of our website: https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/additional-materials
Tower Hamlets Crime Watch 
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