Neighbourhood Watch

Colin Keyworth 880412; Nigel & Sylvia Emery 880116; Alan Guest 884147; John Blackwell 881048;
Joyce Campbell 880730; Terry Davey 884036; Terry & Carol Kirk 880556; Flicky Hebdon, 880147.

CHANGE OF EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

Reminder that the new non emergency number 101 has gone live today – Monday 7^th November 2011.
This number replaces the 0300 300 99 99 number, which will gradually be phased out before being turned off completely on Monday 9^th January 2012. Until the number is turned off, a message will be posted on the line directing callers to the new 101 number.

Calls to the 101 number will be answered by control room staff here in the Force - residents will not find themselves speaking to someone in another part of the country and there are many great benefits to the introduction of the new non-emergency number.

In an emergency, when a crime is taking place or when a person is in immediate danger, people should always call 999.

The 101 number can be used when people simply want to talk to a local police officer, or for other non-emergencies including:

• reporting that a car has been stolen;
• reporting that property has been damaged;
• reporting suspected drug use or dealing taking place;
• reporting a minor traffic collision;
• giving police information about crime in their area;

When a call is made to 101, you will hear a recorded message announcing that you are being connected to their local police Force. If you are located on a boundary between two or more forces, the message will give you a choice of which police Force to be connected to.

Police call handlers will then answer the calls and if the incident is recognised as an emergency, the operator will put you through to 999.

Calls to 101 will cost 15p per call, irrespective of how long the call may last and applies to all landlines and mobile phones.

Message dated 11/11/2011

For the information of all members on the Bassetlaw East Clayworth/ Sturton beat area, I am pleased to disclose that no crimes have been reported across the beat area between 02/11/2011 and 10/11/2011.

Much credit must be given to community members who report suspicious persons, suspicious vehicles and suspicious activity as it happens. Support and vigilance, such as this, has certainly assisted in maintaining relatively low crime figures on the area.

Please remember the new non urgent number for Nottinghamshire Police is 101.

Message sent by

David Airey (Police, PCSO 8139, Harworth (East Bassetlaw)

Message dated 1/11/2011

Over recent weeks there has been an increase in the number of thefts of motor vehicles on adjoining beat areas, particularly 4x4 and Range rover type vehicles.

Might I ask that owners of this type of vehicle, in particular, take care in the parking of the same. Please use a garage whenever possible and, if that is not possible, consider parking the vehicles on a driveway as opposed to parking on the road. In the case of 4X4 and Range rover type vehicles consider blocking them in with other vehicles.

At 2300 hours on 30/10/2011 a vehicles alarm was activated on Top Street, North Wheatley, Retford, Notts. On closer inspection, the bonnet on the vehicle had been released onto the second catch and the grille was out of place.
Between 0310 hours and 0700 hours on 01/11/2011 both the grille and bonnet were stolen from the vehicle.
If you have any information in relation to this crime, please call 0300300 9999, quoting incident number 000113-01112011.

POLICE CONTACT NUMBERS

Neighbourhood Watch Line:

Police Control Room: 0300 300 9999 (for non urgent calls)

[BASSETLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - Worksop - BNW579/11]

The following scam has been confirmed by the Royal Mail ,could all E mail
recipients pass this message on to other members in there schemes not having
e mail...

A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS {Parcel
Delivery Service} suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and
that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 ( a premium rate number)
DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER
as this is a mail scam originating from Belize. If
you call the number and start to hear a recorded message you will already
have been billed £315 for the phone call..

If you do receive a card with these details then please contact Royal Mail
Fraud on 02072396655.. for more info see crime stoppers web site...

The link to the main Nottinghamshire Alert website is www.nottinghamshirealert.co.uk from here you can click the 'sign up' button and then enter your postcode to find your local community site. Wheatley is within the Sturton/Clayworth area.

CLICK ON THIS PICTURE TO SEE IF HE'S BEEN IN WHEATLEY RECENTLY

THEN ENTER YOUR POST CODE AND SEARCH

POLICE REPORT FOR THE BASSETLAW EAST CLAYWORTH/ STURTON BEAT
AREA FOR THE PERIOD 01/10/2011 – 31/10/2011.

The Clayworth/ Sturton beat area includes the following villages and hamlets – Drakeholes, Wiseton, Clayworth, Hayton, Clarborough, Welham, Tiln, North Leverton with Habblesthorpe, North Wheatley, South Wheatley, Sturton le Steeple, Bole, West Burton, Littleborough, Coates and Fenton.

The incidents of interest – incidents of burglary, criminal damage and thefts – reported for the beat area between 01/10/2011 and 31/10/2011 were –

Burglary Dwelling – 1 (North Leverton).

Burglary Other – 1 (Bole).

Theft of Motor Vehicle – 0.

Theft from Motor Vehicle – 0.

Criminal Damage to a Dwelling – 1 (Clarborough x2).

Criminal Damage to a Motor Vehicle – 0.

Criminal Damage Other – 1 (West Burton PS)

Theft Other – 1 (Wiseton).

Theft in Dwelling other than Auto machine or meter – 1 (North Leverton).

Theft by Employee – 1 (West Burton PS).

Cable thefts across the county have peaked and the number of offences being reported is in decline. Crime figures for certain beat areas across East Bassetlaw showed that this type of crime was still very much a problem.

The role of the Police Community Support Officer is to be a high visible presence and, admittedly, this might not have seemed to be the case in the last week, or so.

Where was I ??

Last week I worked night shifts from 2300 hours through to 0700 hours on a special operation targeting cable theft offenders. The operation involved a number of marked and unmarked cars, plain clothed and uniformed staff and officers from neighbouring forces. The operation proved quite a success with a number of offences being identified and arrests being made. It is believed that the operations will continue, will be random and more frequent and, as beat areas close to county borders are sometimes targeted; I feel it only right that I should volunteer my services to such a cause.

As the gardening season draws to a close, so the attraction for gardening equipment to thieves usually diminishes. The criminals interests usually start revolving around the Christmas period, and what items can be stolen to assist with their Xmas economy. Please remain focussed around building and vehicle security and take extra care where early bought Christmas presents are stored in the home.

Over the last few months I have been promoting the Nottinghamshire Alert system. Across the beat area, a number of residents have signed up to the scheme. Members will now know that I send out an E mail as soon as possible to members when a significant crime has occurred across the beat area. As such, members will be informed of crimes which have occurred concisely and quickly, rather than reading about crimes which have occurred throughout the month at the end of the month in the local parish newsletters.

Please consider signing up to the above scheme. It is a web-based secure system that allows authorised administrators, including neighbourhood policing teams and police crime reduction managers to log in and send messages to registered members.

There is NO cost and NO annual subscription, so the service is free to all. Visit www.nottinghamshirealert.co.uk to register and receive up to date information.

On 12^th October my beat manager, PC1842 Chris Glover, moved back to being a response officer working from Worksop police station. His replacement is PC1215 Steve Bolstridge who joins up with me, with immediate effect, following a long time as beat manager for the Sandy Lane/ Rhodesia area in Worksop. Over the coming weeks I look forward to introducing Steve to as many residents as possible, and attending as many engagements with him. Steve’s works mobile number, for non urgent calls, is 07525226886. Over the coming week, or so, I hope to have all the new picture posters in place across the beat area.

This will allow the poster changeover to coincide with a new non emergency number for Nottinghamshire Police – the new shorter number will replace the longer version. The new number – 101 – will give people one easy way to contact Nottinghamshire Police. Its introduction comes after the 2010 British Crime Survey found that only 54 per cent of people knew how to contact their local police if they wanted to talk about policing or crime. The new number goes live in Nottinghamshire on Monday, 7^th November. The existing 0300300 9999 number will gradually be phased out, before being turned off completely on Monday, January 9^th 2012. In an emergency, when a crime is taking place, or when a person is in immediate danger, 999 should still be called.

I continue to be impressed with your help and support in reporting any suspicious incidents involving persons and/ or vehicles. Your vigilance and support are highly valued. For your information my works telephone number, for non urgent calls, is 07525226838.

Best regards.

PCSO 8139 Dave Airey.

Welcome to Insight, the Police Authority’s e.newsletter designed to keep you informed of developments affecting policing in Nottinghamshire.

In this issue we look at:

 Crime at a 30 year low

 The Plan for Policing Nottinghamshire

 Public Meetings, what people said

 Bank Holiday Opening Hours

 New Divisional Structure takes shape

 Agreement reached on Joint Major Crime Unit

 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

Crime at 30 year low

Latest performance figures have confirmed that Nottinghamshire is a safer place to live and work. Figures for the year ending March 31 show that Nottinghamshire Police has recorded its lowest crime figures since 1981. Then, the force recorded 88,927 offences while this year the figure stands at 84,329. This is a 14.2% reduction in overall crime, compared to the previous year, which equates to 13,990 fewer crimes, which in turn means fewer victims of crime across the county.

In addition, the force recorded 2,065 fewer burglaries (- 26.2%), 2,463 fewer vehicle crimes (-23.1%), 4,377 fewer offences of criminal damage (- 21.9%), 473 fewer robbery offences (-24.5%), 235 fewer ‘most serious violence’ offences (- 27.7%) and 3,142 fewer victims of assault with less serious injury (- 29.4%).

The force has also seen an increase in the number of crimes detected, which means more criminals are being arrested and put before the court.

In the divisions, Mansfield and Ashfield (A division) saw a drop of 4,152 offences, down 19.6 per cent; Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood (B division) reduced crime by 19.3 per cent (14,093), the city’s crime fell by 3,954 offences (9.8 per cent) and South Notts (D division) recorded a 12.9 per cent reduction – 2,512 fewer crimes.

Plan for Improvements

A strategic plan, setting out how Nottinghamshire Police aims to continue to improve performance in the face of stinging financial cuts, has been developed.

Produced after extensive consultation with the public and numerous county-based organisations, the plan, shows how the force will build on the successes achieved in the last year, focusing on both countywide and local priorities.

In the next two years alone Nottinghamshire Police intends to:

 Reduce the total numbers of crimes committed by 20,000

 Make savings of £23m to meet the reduced budget allocation

 Become one of the top 25% of all forces when assessed by public satisfaction rates.

Delivery of these targets will help the Force achieve its ambition, namely that by 2015 Nottinghamshire will be the safest county, with the most dependable and best value for money police force, in England and Wales.

Among the priorities identified for the coming four years are:

 Investing more money than ever before in policing local neighbourhoods

 Targeting antisocial behaviour where people are most at risk

 Increased collaboration with neighbouring police forces and improving the feedback provided to victims.

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What People Said

A series of public meetings held in late March saw members of the public turning out to hear about the changes that are taking place and ask questions about policing in the future.

Following a short PowerPoint presentation covering our financial position, the 2011-15 Policing Plan and the force restructure, questions were invited from the audience.

Concerns raised included the decommissioning of police contact points, retention of neighbourhood officers, response times in rural areas, reduction in officer numbers and scepticism over the planned improvements in a time of funding cuts. Reassurance was provided on the protection of frontline policing and the Authority will return to ask what, if any, changes the public has noticed, in October.

It also emerged that many attendees were not aware that contact points are not closing until an alternative has been agreed and there remains confusion over when to use the single non-emergency number and 999, which resulted in a commitment to see how these issues could be more widely communicated.

At the meeting held in Tuxford it emerged that the possibility of the Council funding dedicated Police officer time in the town by increasing its own precept was being explored. People attending this meeting were keen to take this forward and, depending on the outcome, other councils may want to look into something similar.

Reduced Opening Hours Over Easter and Bank Holidays

History has shown us that over bank holidays the number of people visiting police stations is very limited and therefore it has been agreed to close a number of front counters and limit the opening hours of others.

People living in Nottinghamshire will be able to contact the police over the phone using the emergency 999 or non-emergency 0300 300 9999, while Central police station in North Church Street, will provide a 24-hour provision for public access.

Other stations opening 8am until 8pm will be:

 Worksop police station

 Mansfield police station

 Carlton police station

 Newark police station will be open between 9am and 5pm.

All remaining police stations and contact points will be closed on Friday 22 April, Monday 25 April, Friday 29 April, Monday 2 May and Monday 30 May. There will be no reduction in the service provision, the control room will be fully staffed and all police stations have telephones outside which enable the public to liaise directly with us.

New Divisional Structure Takes Shape

1 April 2011 saw A, B and D divisions absorbed into one County Division under the command of Chief Superintendent Dave Wakelin. This is part of the restructuring plan to deliver efficiencies while improving service delivery. This new division will mirror the district council boundaries of Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood, Mansfield, Ashfield, Gedling, Rushcliffe and Broxtowe. Nottingham City Division, where the BCU Commander is Chief Superintendent Simon Nickless, will remain unchanged.

The county will be split north and south for operational policing purposes, while investigative resources will be a centralised resource for the county. This is designed to provide greater consistency across the division as well as building flexibility and resilience in the service delivery. April 2011 Page 3 of 3

We are all extremely keen to build on the existing positive relationships we have with our partner agencies and a vast amount of work is already underway to ensure a smooth transition process. While the new structure was formally launched on 1 April, changes will continue to be implemented over the coming months.

Working together on Major Crime

Police Authorities and Chief Officers from across the East Midlands have agreed proposals for a Major Crime unit across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire, with locally deployed staff working within a number of hubs within the region.

Development is still underway, but the unit will be focused on investigations into murder, manslaughter, corporate manslaughter, manslaughter when there is gross negligence, infanticide and kidnap and extortion.

The aim is to achieve efficiency savings while improving the way in which such crimes are tackled through the sharing of best practice.

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

This Bill has been reprinted to incorporate the changes made during the Joint Committee’s consideration of the Bill (there were 560 amendments – a record for the Commons) and had its remaining stages on the floor of the House Commons on 30 March 2011 and 31 March 2011 where it went through with a large majority. It has now gone into the House of Lords, where it has gone through its first reading and it is expected that it will receive a second reading after Easter.

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