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Suspicious car alert to pupils’ parents in Alresford


A WARNING letter has been sent to parents of children at two schools following reports of a suspicious car spotted in the area.

Police were alerted by a pupil at Perins School in Alresford who had seen the vehicle near the site three times in a matter of weeks.

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The vehicle is described as an older model Vauxhall Astra in red or brown.

Perins School has written to all parents to make them aware, and to encourage pupils to walk in pairs and not to talk to strangers.

Sun Hill Junior School in Alresford sent out a similar letter one day later.

A police spokesman said they were stepping up patrols by officers near the schools as a precaution.

She said: “If any youngster is approached by a stranger – either on foot or in a car – they should move away, head towards other people and busy areas and then report the incident to police.”

She added that if anyone spotted the vehicle again they should call Alresford police on 0845 045 4545.


Comments(13)

typical echo reader, says...
3:44pm Mon 6 Jul 09

I think paedophiles are disgusting and should all be fined infinity billion pounds and hanged by their goolies until they're dead, then we can burn their bodies and dance around them in the moonlight before building an ice rink on top of them. It's time these so-called "nonces" were named and shamed

Also, what are kids doing out on their own? Where are the parents in all this? Down the pub, probably, drinking MY money

Night Mare says...
4:06pm Mon 6 Jul 09

typical echo reader, wrote:
I think paedophiles are disgusting and should all be fined infinity billion pounds and hanged by their goolies until they're dead, then we can burn their bodies and dance around them in the moonlight before building an ice rink on top of them. It's time these so-called "nonces" were named and shamed Also, what are kids doing out on their own? Where are the parents in all this? Down the pub, probably, drinking MY money
Are you an Echo reporter rather than a "typical echo reader" :-))

Cynthia says...
4:07pm Mon 6 Jul 09

How can a car be "suspicious"?

Surely it's the driver of the car who's the suspicious one.

Iain says...
4:52pm Mon 6 Jul 09

I used to have a suspicious car. It would start until I'd told it several times that it was the only car for me, and that all the other cars were ugly, anyway.

soton1980 says...
5:39pm Mon 6 Jul 09

A suspicious car? It's interesting that there's no mention of the driver acting in anyway suspicious, just a pupil who had seen the same car near the site '3 times in a matter of weeks'

It's good to hear that the school is taking precautions, but the Echo reporting is rather stupidly vague.

King Mush says...
5:53pm Mon 6 Jul 09

Surely these days- most kids have camera-phones so can easily grab some evidence as far as potential kiddy-fiddlers are concerned?

Mind you - forget that. Mass hysteria will see all kids taking pics of all (mostly innocent) drivers who are legitimately parked or even dare to 'look at them' etc

This paedo-paronoia is getting all to silly

stay local says...
7:55pm Mon 6 Jul 09

How is this car suspicious? How is it different from the hundreds cars that drop off their little darlings who are too precious to walk to their school. Come on echo end out the reporter go and investigate

Condor Man says...
8:25pm Mon 6 Jul 09

There's a lot of paranoia, shame no one actually had the common sense to challenge the driver of the car. I saw someone taking photos outside a school once. It turned out to be something and nothing but it was worth doing for the protection of the kids.

downfader says...
8:34pm Mon 6 Jul 09

Condor Man wrote:
There's a lot of paranoia, shame no one actually had the common sense to challenge the driver of the car. I saw someone taking photos outside a school once. It turned out to be something and nothing but it was worth doing for the protection of the kids.
LOL the whole photography thing has gone really stupid. I used to walk around the city with a camera and photo wildlife, flowers and the local buildings (incl redevelopments)

Just cant do it in the past few years. People assume you're a terrorist, peado or criminal and phone the police.

Depends what the driver was doing too. I mean he/she (and lets not forget women can be suspicious too, LOL) could have been picking up a mate for a journey for all we know.

The Mad Dog, is not Barking says...
8:59pm Mon 6 Jul 09

downfader wrote:
Condor Man wrote:
There's a lot of paranoia, shame no one actually had the common sense to challenge the driver of the car. I saw someone taking photos outside a school once. It turned out to be something and nothing but it was worth doing for the protection of the kids.
LOL the whole photography thing has gone really stupid. I used to walk around the city with a camera and photo wildlife, flowers and the local buildings (incl redevelopments)

Just cant do it in the past few years. People assume you're a terrorist, peado or criminal and phone the police.

Depends what the driver was doing too. I mean he/she (and lets not forget women can be suspicious too, LOL) could have been picking up a mate for a journey for all we know.
Terrorist, paedo OR criminal? Are terrorists and paedoes not criminals then? Moron lol. probably a paedo, too, judging by some of your other posts

The Grey Mystery says...
11:02am Tue 7 Jul 09

typical echo reader, wrote:
I think paedophiles are disgusting and should all be fined infinity billion pounds and hanged by their goolies until they're dead, then we can burn their bodies and dance around them in the moonlight before building an ice rink on top of them. It's time these so-called "nonces" were named and shamed Also, what are kids doing out on their own? Where are the parents in all this? Down the pub, probably, drinking MY money
too many references to ice rinks in your posts john,you have given away your identity,enjoying them though so will not reveal,----chris

KA says...
11:46am Tue 7 Jul 09

The Mad Dog, is not Barking wrote:
downfader wrote:
Condor Man wrote:
There's a lot of paranoia, shame no one actually had the common sense to challenge the driver of the car. I saw someone taking photos outside a school once. It turned out to be something and nothing but it was worth doing for the protection of the kids.
LOL the whole photography thing has gone really stupid. I used to walk around the city with a camera and photo wildlife, flowers and the local buildings (incl redevelopments)

Just cant do it in the past few years. People assume you're a terrorist, peado or criminal and phone the police.

Depends what the driver was doing too. I mean he/she (and lets not forget women can be suspicious too, LOL) could have been picking up a mate for a journey for all we know.
Terrorist, paedo OR criminal? Are terrorists and paedoes not criminals then? Moron lol. probably a paedo, too, judging by some of your other posts
Your comments are disgusting you Tw@t !!

goard says...
1:10pm Tue 7 Jul 09

Condor Man - yes, you are right. Hindsight never helps but foresight - better to be safe than sorry. Even if kids take thousands of photos, nevertheless as with Police surveilance cameras being checked thoroughly then one day one of the kids photos may help. There is so many terrible happenings nowaday, but then perhaps yesteryear was the same but we did not have extensive news coverage.


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