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Raffaella Gabassi · 12/21/2024 8:16:00 AM

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Car broken into opposite Chiswick police station

Hello, on Thursday the 19th between 7pm and 8.30The back passenger window of my car was smashed by thieves They stole from the boot a tumi luggage containing several items as well as a much needed bag with a Filofax and other various documents. Some items were handed into Hammersmith police station but many others are missing.Since I cannot understand why a Filofax and other papers would be of use they must have discarded them in various places around the area. Please be careful with this particular car park in the evening and please do keep an eye out for various items including passports.Thank you to all and wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearWarm regardsRaffaella

Raffaella Gabassi ● 4d24 Comments

Impossible to beat that …. Only consolation is that the items were replaceable… still painful. 😣

Raffaella Gabassi ● 17h

Have had passengers leave things on the back seat so always check everything is out of sight before you leave your car.

Janice Evans ● 17h

Beat that. My car was broken into on my forecourt ten days ago. Their haul? A pair of RayBans from the glovebox, two Auchan supermarket tokens and.....42p!

N V Brooks ● 19h

“ Residents of Richmond ( The Green and High Street) are enjoying A stronger police presence. It might not always catch their perp. As you said but has had a positive effect.”Yes, Richmond had some trouble with uncouth youth coming in from east London to cause trouble with local youth but, as you say, the Police quickly put a stop to that. Residents of Richmond won’t tolerate it and neither will the Council.

Steve Taylor ● 19h

Well maybe flood lights and cameras in a much well known and flagged area could have been considered. At least as a deterrent. Residents of Richmond ( The Green and High Street) are enjoying A stronger police presence. It might not always catch their perp. As you said but has had a positive effect. With rising crimes in Chiswick, I personally believe people would welcome more police presence. But maybe it’s my POV only . Feeling scared about leaving a hidden bag or 50P in the car is very worrying.Merry Christmas

Raffaella Gabassi ● 19h

Well to be honest Keith I think we should just ridicule the people who think that benches and plants are the things that attract anti-social behaviour when really it’s cars.

Paul Campbell ● 2d

Shops, banks and bicycles and countless other places and things also attract thieves.Perhaps we should ban them all.

Keith Iddon ● 3d

Good lord, Unicorn skin.

Mark Frost ● 3d

Anyone seen the mouth watering prices of Tumi luggage?

Brian Coyle ● 3d

Why on earth, do car owners, leave any items in their car? They are inviting (unintentionally) scroats to break into them. I am sorry it has happened to you, but a valuable lesson, learnt the hard way. A friend had her drivers window broken, so that the thief could steal .55p

Elizabeth Whittington ● 3d

Cars attract thieves. This is undeniably true. Plants do not.

Paul Campbell ● 3d

No it isn't,it's a combination of drugs,fecklessness, criminality and opportunity.And a knowledge that the perp. is very unlikely to be found.

Keith Iddon ● 3d

People complain that new seating areas with planting attract antisocial behaviour when actually it is cars that do that.

Paul Campbell ● 3d

Rampant for years.A police bait car would help catch these thieves within hours!I submitted an official request to ask when was the last time such a tactic was used in West London?They refused to answer.

Nick Jenkins ● 3d

Thank you 🙏 And of course merry Christmas to you and family Raffaella ☺️

Raffaella Gabassi ● 3d

It’s still lovely 🥰 Just be careful, don’t let the horrible people spoil it… I love ❤️ Chiswick Merry Christmas

Raffaella Gabassi ● 3d

Dear JulianYou are mistaken. There was no sighting of the luggage. They target the car and with equipment found that there was valuable items in the boot. It was very fast and very quick. Merry Christmas to you and family. Just avoid that spot if parking 👍

Raffaella Gabassi ● 3d

I agree, especially at this time of the year. Please don’t think of Chiswick as a bad place. It was just the proverbial “ wrong place at the wrong time”…. Sadly they are everywhere.Merry Christmas to you and family

Raffaella Gabassi ● 3d

Thank you Andrew, the luggage was in the boot not in the back seat. Apparently I’ve been told….. right or wrong, by one of the managers at Jack Barclays in London that thieves now have a sophisticated device that detect metals in bags or cars. That means gold silver and even precious stones as well as non precious metals. It’s not a Bentley, by the way . Thank you again Andrew. So far a lovely gentleman has managed to contact me about keys found on his road. I remain hopeful. Merry Christmas to you and family .Warm regardsRaffaella

Raffaella Gabassi ● 3d

That's jumping to the conclusion that the suitcase was in view.The original poster said the luggage was in the boot, and didn't mention anything about it being visible from the outside.

Andrew Jones ● 4d

sorry to hear this. Chiswick was nice once upon a time.

Anna Kirkpatrick ● 4d

"tumi luggage containing" That is why your window was smashed and tumi luggage taken. They have no idea whats inside the luggage until they get to a spot to look inside.

Julian Pavey ● 4d

That's terrible news to hear.Who are these awful peoplecommitting such offences.Do plain clothed Police ever catch some of these louts.Was it the large car park facing the High Road ... outside the old Police Station? If so that's an open area.Drivers these days have enough pressure on them to cope with the multitude of restrictions and hazards ... without having to worry about their vehicles being broken into.What a dreadful Society it's becoming. Coping with WW2 was enough in Chiswick ... we don't deserve this kind of headache at so called peacetime.

Jim Lawes ● 4d