Round-up of unsolved crimes in Basingstoke from this month

Driver who fled A33 crash scene

Police are still looking for a driver who fled the scene of a crash near Sherfield school.

On Friday September 18, heavy delays were reported in both directions on the A33 after a road traffic incident.

The driver of one of the cars involved fled the scene of the crash and still has not been located by police.

The driver fled the scene

The driver and passenger of the second car involved in the crash both sustained non-life threatening injuries and are still recovering.

The police are still calling for witnesses of the crash to come forward.

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said: "We were called at 6.05am on September 18 to a report of a two vehicle collision on the A33 near the Longbridge Mill at Sherfield on Loddon.

"Two vehicles, a silver Skoda Fabia and a silver Mercedes, sustained damage. No serious injuries reported.

"One of the drivers did not remain at the scene and police enquiries are ongoing to locate the driver."

Anyone with information should call 101. 

Police still haven't tracked down suspects in brutal Cromwell Road attempted robbery 

On August 28, a family's world was turned upside down when masked men broke into their home.

Mother Mamta Mathur was hit over the head with a crowbar after two men stormed her home.

Police have released an e-fit image of a suspect but so far no one has been arrested. 

Mamta was at her home in South View with her husband and three children at 8.30pm when the two men attacked her, leaving her bleeding and unconscious.

No arrests have been made

The family, who believe they were targeted because they are Asian, with the intruders mistakenly thinking they had gold, have criticised the police for not doing enough about this problem.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "Officers investigating the incident are keen to identify the man in this e-fit and speak with him in connection with their enquiries.

"Anyone with information should call 101, quoting 44200331960. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

After reading Mamta's "harrowing and traumatic" account of the incident in the Gazette, Basingstoke MP Maria Miller met the Basingstoke district commander at Hampshire Police to raise concerns regarding Asian gold burglaries.

Mamta pictured recovering at home

“Every resident needs to be confident that this sort of very serious crime is fully investigated, and the perpetrators brought to justice," Mrs Miller said.

Recounting the attack, Mamta, 44, said she looked up to see a man standing in front of her, wearing all black and carrying an iron rod and spray can.

“In that millisecond I had so many thoughts,” she previously told the Gazette. “I thought what if he’s here to harm me or my teenage daughters or my husband.”

The brave mother-of-three said her “motherly instincts” kicked in and she knew she needed to protect her family, so she threw some papers she was holding in the intruder’s face and screamed, which shocked him into taking a step back.

Unknown boy spotted carrying a knife

In a disturbing report, a young boy was seen carrying a knife in Black Dam ponds. 

The incident happened on Monday, September 21. 

Hampshire Constabulary have said they are investigating the incident and are asking for anyone with information to come forward.

Black Dam Ponds

A spokesperson for the force also told The Gazette that one of the members of the public approached the child and asked him to hand the knife over to him.

The incident happened yesterday afternoon (Monday, September 21).

A spokesperson for Hampshire police said: "Enquiries are ongoing. If anyone has any information about this incident, they should call 101 and quote reference 44200366767."