Rural POLICE NEWSLETTER JUNE 2009
Have you got problems with anti-social behaviour, crime, or traffic related issues in your neighbourhood? Are you not sure who to report them to or where to start? Would you just like to be involved more in the local community? Come and tell us your views – We want to listen…
The rural parishes policing team attend a monthly PACT meeting and we are actively looking to engage with more members of the community to ensure that we are delivering the right services for all members of the community. You may be asking what is PACT? Please see the short description below. All members of the community are welcome at the meetings.
The rural parishes policing team attend a monthly PACT meeting and we are actively looking to engage with more members of the community to ensure that we are delivering the right services for all members of the community. You may be asking what is PACT? Please see the short description below. All members of the community are welcome at the meetings.
In addition to the PACT meetings the rural policing team is currently collating contact details, notably email addresses, of any local people wishing to receive updates about important local policing issues. If you wish to be on this mailing list then please contact PC Hackney with your details.
Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
Police and Communities Together (PACT)
PACT (Police And Communities Together) is a way of giving you the opportunity to identify and discuss local crimes and disorders that affect your quality of life. PACT focuses on ‘signal crimes and disorders’ that is those crimes that disproportionately affect your quality of life and make you feel unsafe.
This initiative from the Lancashire Constabulary involves you, the local Community Beat Manager (CBM), the Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) and local community partners. Your local PACT team covers the areas of Parbold, Wrightington, Appley Bridge, Newburgh, Dalton, Hilldale and Bispham and meets every month to engage with your community. If you want to be involved in helping to influence local priorities, deliver positive interventions to tackle identified priorities and get answers on what has been achieved locally then come along to one of our monthly meetings which are detailed below. Local police are YOUR police and are accountable to their community to deliver minimum standards of agreed support and activity to address your concerns through neighbourhood policing. By working together we can make our local area a safer and better place to live.
Your Next PACT meetings:
Tuesday 3rd November 19.00 to 21.00 at Parbold Douglas School
Monday 7th December 13.00 to 15.00 Parbold Library
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Rural Parishes Crime Summary for April 2008-March 2009 |
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Crimes Reported 01-APR-2008 – 31-MAR-2009 The initial figures in black are for the parishes of Wrightington and Appley Bridge. The figures in brackets are for the parishes of Parbold, Hilldale, Bispham, Dalton and Newburgh.
36 (23) Theft from Vehicles including stealing of motor vehicles and interfering with motor vehicle 9 (19) Burglaries into Dwellings 9 (11) Burglaries into Non Dwellings 7 (4) Drugs Offences 16 (20) Damage 19 (15) Violent Crime including, Common Assault, Actual Bodily Harm, Harassment, Robbery and Public Order 28 (35) Theft including Handling Stolen goods, Theft of pedal cycles and shoplifting 21 (0) Fraud
Although the rural Parishes on the whole are a safe place to live the rural neighbourhood policing team are determined to reduce the number of crimes committed each year. We cannot do this alone; The Neighbourhood Watch scheme is essential for the Police to gather information and intelligence about what is happening. Local people instinctively know when something is wrong. Please see later in Newsletter for details of how to get involved and set up a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in your area. .
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East Quarry Appley Bridge
East Quarry has attracted youths over a prolonged period as a place to swim, socialise, drink alcohol and sunbathe. Although this may appear to be a relatively minor issue, those entering the quarry are committing civil trespass, antisocial behaviour and other criminal activity in the area. Youths regularly enter private gardens as a means to enter the quarry and damage to fencing amongst other items has occurred.
Local businesses and residents, particularly at Ashfield Terrace and Dawber Delph, have suffered significant quality of life issues as a result of this prolonged problem. This remains the number one issue raised every year at the Wrightington & Appley Bridge PACT meetings.
There is little doubt that the warm summer months are the time when this issue becomes a problem. It is also worth noting that although recent poor summer weather has resulted in fewer logs being created, a sustained period of warm sunshine will increase the attractiveness of the site.
A meeting has been arranged to promote discussion and revisit initiatives that have been utilised over the years to try address this problem. Everyone is welcome.
Monday 15th June between 1900-21:00 hrs at All Saints School Finch Lane in Appley Bridge.
Bogus Caller – Please be aware.
The offender telephones and purports to be a serving Police Officer. (It is not known how the offenders are obtaining the telephone numbers). In one call the offender stated he was PC McNab Collar number 2248 serving with Greater Manchester Police and he informed the elderly lady that there had been some fraudulent activity on her bank account in Portugal and he needed her bank details to put a stop on her account. The aggrieved believed the caller to be a genuine Police Officer and provided all her card details and bank account numbers resulting in the withdrawal of a large sum of money from her account. The offender even rang her back twice to confirm details and check she was OK. The lady concerned in this case was 80 years old and has been traumatised by this crime.
Please remember a genuine Police Officer will not ask you for your card or bank details over the phone. If you have any doubt over the authenticity of a call please explain to the caller that you need to confirm they are genuine and contact the control room on the following numbers:
Lancashire Force area 0845 1 25 35 45
Greater Manchester 0161 872 50 50
Young People and Alcohol
It was brought to our attention that local youths in the Appley Bridge area had been causing localised nuisance in the area known as the Slacks. As a direct result of this information regular patrols commenced in the area and at end of April a significant quantity of alcohol was seized from 7 local youths. Please be assured that we will continue to focus on this area however if you are aware of any young person who is engaged in street drinking please inform us so we can take appropriate action.
Speeding
Speed related issues continue to be a concern for the community!
The recent PACT meetings have once again reaffirmed the strong local feeling about excessive speed on many of our rural routes.
In response to these concerns the neighbourhood policing teams have conducted enforcement and educational operations in the
following locations in April and May.
Wrightington: High Moor Road, Appley Lane North, Toogood Lane.
Appley Bridge: Appley Lane North,
Dalton: Higher Lane, The Beacon and Lees Lane. Newburgh, Ash Brow.
Parbold: Lancaster Lane
If
you have concerns about speeding in your
immediate locality please come along to the next
PACT and tell us.
Policing Pledge
The Policing Pledge is a set of promises from the Police on the service we should provide and Lancashire Constabulary has committed to keeping those promises.
Our 10 pledges to the public in summary…
1. Always treat people fairly with
dignity and respect (as you would want a member
of your family to be treated)
2. Always provide contact details for
your local Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT).
Promote the postcode search on
www.lancashire.police.uk
3. 80% of NPT time to be spent visibly
working in neighbourhoods tackling priorities.
Turnover of staff will be minimised
4. NPT to respond to messages within 24
hours
5. Aim to answer 999 calls in 10 seconds
and respond to emergencies quickly, safely and
within 15 minutes
6. Enhanced response to non-emergency calls
7. Hold regular PACT meetings and other
community engagement
8. Provide regular updates, feedback and
crime stats to local people. Promote the
postcode search on
www.lancashire.police.uk
9. Keeping people informed
10. Ensure complaints and concerns are
acknowledged within 24 hours
Neighbourhood Watch
Neighbourhood Watch is one of the biggest and most successful crime prevention initiatives ever. Behind it lies a simple idea, and a central value shared by millions of people around the country. Getting together with your neighbours to take action can cut local crime.
Everyone knows that the police are there to fight crime, but we need your help to do an effective job. Neighbourhood Watch is all about an active partnership with the police. Neighbourhood Watch schemes can:
- Cut crime and the opportunities for crime.
- Help and reassure those who live in the area.
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Encourage neighbourliness and closer communities.
We already have a number of local active schemes however we are still in need of volunteers to be local coordinators to help us in many of the areas. Please contact PCSO Benson if you require more information.
Contact Details
Emergency Dial 999
Non Emergency 08451253545
Parbold Office 01257-462239
Neighbourhood Office 01695-566051
E Mail CJ.NPT@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
PC 2401 steven.hackney@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
PCSO 7372 david.benson@lancashire.pnn.police.uk