Herts Connected – May 2025

Get connected with what is happening in your local area, keep up to date and have your say in what goes on where you live or work in Hertfordshire. Herts Connected is a free interactive messaging service from Hertfordshire Constabulary.

It is quick and easy to sign up using this link.  Some recent items include:

Moped driver issued warning after driving on Chorleywood Common

• A 16-year-old who drove his moped onto Chorleywood Common has been handed a section 59 warning notice. Under the police reform act 2002 this notice will remain in place for 12 months. If the driver uses his vehicle in any anti-social manner during this time frame his vehicle can be seized by Police. A moped is not a toy to impress friends and should be driven responsibly and safely and only on a road.
• Anti-social behaviour can be reported to Police using the following link
  https://www.herts.police.uk/ro/report/asb/asb-v3/report-antisocial-behaviour/

Action Fraud Alert: rise of extortion phishing email reports

• Action Fraud are urging the public to look out for phishing emails that relate to extortion as the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) received over 2,924 reports in March 2025, a staggering increase compared to only 133 reports made in February.
• Find out how to protect yourself from fraud: https://stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk