Police in Eastern Hampshire offer advice which is relevant for the Isle of Wight given that 49 bikes were reported stolen between 1 June and 1 September.
If you know of elderly or vulnerable residents who may be targeted by pushy tradesmen ask them to let police know if they experience something similar to this incident.
Police urge public not to approach man missing from Tatchbury Mount Hospital in the New Forest who is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and is a convicted murderer.