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Woman attacked in Chippenham
9:32am Wednesday 13th August 2008
Comments (24)POLICE are urging people to remember basic personal safety advice after a woman was attacked while walking alone in Chippenham.
The incident happened at 10.45pm on Monday when a woman was walking behind the Pewsham shops when a man grabbed and assaulted her.
The man, described as white, late 20's, very short hair and wearing a hooped earring in his left ear, then rang away in the direction of the Pewsham estate.
The woman was left unhurt.
A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said: "We would urge all people to remember basic personal safety issues such as using well lit areas, not walking alone and being vigilant about your surroundings."
Anyone with information on the incident in Pewsham should contact Nicola Cadfrey at Chippenham Police on 0845 408 7000, or anonymously, on Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.
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mc, Bath says...
1:00pm Wed 13 Aug 08
moonraker1, chippenham says...
1:10pm Wed 13 Aug 08
dem_x, Chippenham says...
1:11pm Wed 13 Aug 08
walter wrote:I agree. The police are to busy trying to catch people speed.
But a Lady SHOULD be able to walk alone. What the police are saying is that they are not capable of policing the town satisfactorily.
mc, Bath says...
1:16pm Wed 13 Aug 08
dem_x, Chippenham says...
1:19pm Wed 13 Aug 08
mc wrote:Which is more important stopping people getting attached or catching people speeding? Ask yourself that question.
Whatever the arguments for/against the police, they're not going to be everywhere at once.
mc, Bath says...
1:28pm Wed 13 Aug 08
Wellard, Chippenham says...
1:42pm Wed 13 Aug 08
mc, Bath says...
1:50pm Wed 13 Aug 08
blaiz, chippenham says...
3:09pm Wed 13 Aug 08
tish, melksham says...
4:07pm Wed 13 Aug 08
weirdbeard, Chippenham says...
4:44pm Wed 13 Aug 08
rosco, Chippenham says...
6:29pm Wed 13 Aug 08
weirdbeard wrote:And go where? It's actually quite a safe town compared to most in the UK. The fact that this sort of thing is reported and is a rare incident proves it: some other places it happens so often that no longer makes the news!
The trick is to leave Chippenham.
pebbles, Chippenham says...
7:59pm Wed 13 Aug 08
shed, not chippenham says...
9:07pm Wed 13 Aug 08
Grumpy, Chippenham says...
11:31pm Wed 13 Aug 08
Attacking people in the street should equal prison every time.
Even if he is caught which is probably unlikely he is probably a junkie will get a referal order and asked to behave.
Random foot patrols in problem areas might help occassionally but the reality is that the police can not be in all places at once all the time.
Dangerous drivers are criminals too and need to be dealt with.
Nico, Wilts says...
11:54pm Wed 13 Aug 08
dem_x wrote:What a ridiculous argument....speeding drivers are at fault for most of the deaths on our roads and the police have seperate traffic cars to deal with that issue. Unless someone is going to give the police a crystal ball tp predict when these attacks will happen...i guess we will keep reading about it in the papers..But I do hope the victim is ok...not much sympathy on here!!
mc wrote: Whatever the arguments for/against the police, they're not going to be everywhere at once.Which is more important stopping people getting attached or catching people speeding? Ask yourself that question.
Chris, says...
1:01am Thu 14 Aug 08
Nico wrote:Nonsense. Nearly all deaths on British roads are though driver error - not excess speed.
dem_x wrote:What a ridiculous argument....speeding drivers are at fault for most of the deaths on our roads and the police have seperate traffic cars to deal with that issue. Unless someone is going to give the police a crystal ball tp predict when these attacks will happen...i guess we will keep reading about it in the papers..But I do hope the victim is ok...not much sympathy on here!!mc wrote: Whatever the arguments for/against the police, they're not going to be everywhere at once.Which is more important stopping people getting attached or catching people speeding? Ask yourself that question.
Chris, says...
1:07am Thu 14 Aug 08
walter wrote:Wake up Walter - with ideals like that you're starting to sound like a Labour voter.
But a Lady SHOULD be able to walk alone. What the police are saying is that they are not capable of policing the town satisfactorily.
Criminals only act when they think they can 'get away with it'. Meaning that you would need a copper every 50 yards to prevent crime from occuring.
It is unfair to blame the police for the loss of decency, respect, morals and self-worth that this country's inhabitents have adopted.
There are about 65 million people in the UK now - 35 million more than the World Health Organisation say is the ideal number for harmonious existance.
dem_x, Chippenham says...
1:14pm Thu 14 Aug 08
Chris wrote:Chris is right. 95% of studies show that crashes and accidents are caused by people paying attention. Only something like 7% of deaths on the road are caused by speeding. It is also a proven fact that speed cameras cause more accidents than they prevent, because people slam on the breaks trying to slow down, or spend more time looking for them than, rather then where they are going.
Nico wrote:Nonsense. Nearly all deaths on British roads are though driver error - not excess speed.
dem_x wrote:What a ridiculous argument....speeding drivers are at fault for most of the deaths on our roads and the police have seperate traffic cars to deal with that issue. Unless someone is going to give the police a crystal ball tp predict when these attacks will happen...i guess we will keep reading about it in the papers..But I do hope the victim is ok...not much sympathy on here!!mc wrote: Whatever the arguments for/against the police, they're not going to be everywhere at once.Which is more important stopping people getting attached or catching people speeding? Ask yourself that question.
emz101, wiltshire says...
10:08am Fri 15 Aug 08
emz101, wiltshire says...
10:09am Fri 15 Aug 08
weirdbeard, Chippenham says...
4:05pm Fri 15 Aug 08
pebbles wrote:I have left it - I have to come to Chippenham to work. All you lot do is say "bang them up" and blame the Poles.
Every single time I read Weirdbeard's comments (of which there are many) he runs Chippenham down the drain - in fact you have nothing good to say about the place at all. Why don't you do all of us a favour and leave it then? I agree with rosco - yes there are bad things happening in Chippenham but nowhere near as bad as in other places. We should be finding solutions, not sitting around bemoaning the facts - for sure they are not about to change!
weirdbeard, Chippenham says...
4:06pm Fri 15 Aug 08
shed wrote:It's not about "construing" anything. You peddle out the same stupid lines about immigrants getting a better deal than people who were born here, without bothering to think for yourself.
If you really want to get weird beard going, give him something he can construe as racist,off he goes on a rant
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walter, wilshur says...
12:29pm Wed 13 Aug 08