CONFRONTATIONAL BURGLARY DOVEDALE ROAD

MERSEYSIDE Police have confirm that officers are investigating an incident which happened at a house on Dovedale Road, Allerton, on the evening of Saturday, 15 August 2009.

Officers were called to a house on Dovedale Road at around 10.20pm following reports that four men wearing balaclavas and armed with wooden sticks, had forced entry through the front door. Three of the offenders were in dark clothing and the fourth was wearing a blue tracksuit.

The offenders ordered the occupants to remain seated before making off with property including items of gold jewellery, some of which is very distinctive (photographs below). No-one was injured during the incident.

It is believed the offenders drove off in a silver coloured Volvo car, driven by a fifth offender, along Rose Lane into Allerton Road.

Officers attended at the scene and Crime Scene Investigators have carried out forensic examinations. Detectives have carried out house-to-house inquiries and high-visibility patrols will be carried out in the area to provide reassurance to the community.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or saw anything suspicious immediately before or after it happened, to come forward.   Anyone with relevant information is urged to contact Merseyside Police on:- 0151 709 6010, or to call Crimestoppers anonymously on:- 0800 555 111.

British Red Cross launches new emergency response vehicle

GREATER Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside to benefit from new vehicle funded by Brit Insurance Charitable Trust, amking the British Red Cross better equipped to help casualties and respond to emergencies.

The new emergency response vehicle will be in operation across Greater Manchester from early September (2009) providing first aid cover at public events and supporting the North West Ambulance Service.

Stephen Hagerich, emergency response senior services manager for the British Red Cross, said:- ”Thanks to the funding from the Brit Insurance Charitable Trust, the Red Cross has a quality, first line ambulance that will be staffed by our skilled and dedicated volunteers, supporting the local community.

The Red Cross receives over 80 requests each year for ambulance cover at public events, and the new vehicle is expected to provide this first aid service, as well as assisting the North West Ambulance Service in responding to major emergencies.

With ‘Building Safer Communities’ partnership donations from the Brit Insurance Charitable Trust, the British Red Cross has been able to purchase nine emergency response vehicles and vital emergency response equipment like shelters and defibrillators for use across the UK. Part of the donation was also spent on training Red Cross staff and volunteers in emergency response measures, and the partnership enabled the creation of the ‘Prepare for the Unexpected’ resource on the Red Cross website (www.redcross.org.uk/prepare). ‘Prepare for the Unexpected’ gives vital information on simple precautions that can be taken to prepare for a range of emergency situations like fires and floods, along with advice on how to cope when they do."

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APPEAL TO TRACE NEXT OF KIN - GEORGE O'DONNELL

THE Liverpool City Coroner's Office are appealing for help in tracing the next of kin of George O'Donnell, aged 50, of Beech Terrace, Kensington, who was found dead on Tuesday, 4 August 2009.  There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.   Any next of kin, or anyone who has information about Mr O'Donnell's next of kin, is asked to contact Liverpool City Coroner's Office on:- 0151 233 4702.