On
25/6 the Regional Roads Policing Team intercepted a substantial
quantity of Class A drugs after stopping a car travelling in North
Lincolnshire.
The car was located and stopped on
the M180 near to Scunthorpe following information which suggested
it was possibly being involved in criminal activity and officers
carried out a search that uncovered a large amount of what is
thought to be cocaine.
The two men travelling in the car at the time were arrested on
suspicion of drug trafficking and taken to Grimsby Police Station
before being charged with possession of cocaine with intent to
supply.
Chief Inspector, Michael Hunter, of the Regional Road Policing
Team, said: "This has been a great result for Humberside
Police and the Regional Roads Policing Team and an excellent example
of how effective joint working can be across the region.
“We were set up in autumn 2008 with a clear remit to stop offenders
who cross boundaries to commit crimes and to deny criminals the
use of the roads in Yorkshire and the Humber. We can be deployed
across the region to offer support to any of the four forces of
Yorkshire and the Humber whenever and wherever it is required.”
Assistant Chief Constable of Humberside Police, Alan Leaver, said:
"These police operations, which bring together officers from
different departments and forces, are proving very successful
in terms of arresting criminals and disrupting their activities.
This operation is the latest illustration of this. Further operations
will be run.”
The Regional Roads Policing Team comprises seconded officers from
each of the four forces and is the first fully functional collaborative
unit that sees the four forces working together to combat crime.
The team uses intelligence led policing tactics to focus on locations
experiencing increased levels of criminality the teams operate
across the region. It has been set up with a clear directive to
support the work of local forces using a combination of high performance
vehicles, state of the art automatic number plate recognition
technology (ANPR) to track down travelling criminals.
Yorkshire and the Humber is at the forefront of regional working,
combining the resources of the four forces and collectively giving
them better capacity and capability to deal with crime for the
benefit of people within the region.
Arrests
People were
arrested by Police in North Lincolnshire in the following places
in the 24hrs of 26/6.
High St
Scunthorpe - Warned to leave by Police and failed to do so
Digby St
- Assault
Dryden Rd
- Assault
Lidl
- Theft from shop
Scunthorpe
Police Station - Criminal damage
Ashdown Ave
- Assault
Asda -
Theft from shop
Scunthorpe
Police Station - Fail to answer bail
Scunthorpe
Police Station - Obstruct Police
Scunthorpe
Police Station - Fail to attend court
Willerby
Rd - Assault
Far Ings
Rd Barton - Possess cannabis
Trent View
- Criminal damage
Falmouth
Cres - Criminal damage
Alvingham
Rd - Take motor vehicle without owners consent
Crime Roundup
Sgt
James Main gives a roundup of crime under investigation in Scunthorpe
at the moment;
Sneak
Ins: During this warm weather it is especially important
to keep an eye on locking doors and windows when not inside the
house, ie in the garden, many opportunists work on the fact that
an open door window can be used to grab a hand bag or wallet or
even car keys and only takes a matter of seconds, so when in the
garden etc make sure the front of your house is protected.
Conmen - Scunthorpe has seen
a recent upsurge in the number of 'contractors' attending at elderly
persons houses to offer to do gardening work / house repairs like
guttering etc. They are agreeing exorbitant prices for minor works.
If a price is agreed without pressure, then there is no offence,
however from Trading Standards, they must give a seven day cooling
off period, so please advise any elderly relations or friends,
that if they do enter an agreement arrange for the work to be
done a few days after agreeing the price and have this checked
with a reputable contractor or friend / relation, even if the
work has been done, it can be cancelled in the 7 days period,
so never pay on the spot.
Garden Shed Break ins - The
Scunthorpe South area has seen an upsurge in the number of shed
break ins, we would ask people to make sure all equipment is post
coded, and if possible and alarm fitted to the shed which can
be found in most DIY stores and cheap to fit.
Please
keep a check on the crime (from the area pages), car crime (by
clicking car crime news) and commercial crime maps (from the business
zone) for up to date information as it takes place. enlarge the
maps as they open to by use of the + tool or simply double clicking
any part of the map.
Personal
Safety Tips
You are safest in bright, well lit and busy
areas
Never take short cuts at night. Stick to well-lit main routes
Get your cash out of the cashpoint during daylight hours if you
are going out in the evening
Try to look and act confident – look like you know where you are
going and walk tall
Spread your valuables around your body, e.g. keep your phone in
your bag, your house keys in your trouser pocket and your money
in your jacket
If someone tries to take something from you, it may just be better
to let them take it rather than to get into a confrontation and
risk injury
You can use reasonable force in self-defence. You are allowed
to protect yourself with something you are carrying anyway, e.g.
keys or a can of deodorant, but you can't carry a weapon
If you decide to defend yourself, be aware that your attacker
might be stronger than you, or may take an object you are using
in self-defence and use it against you. It is often better to
shout loudly and run away!
If you use a wheelchair, keep your things beside you rather than
at the back of the chair
Be conspicuous about the valuables you are carrying. Talking on
your mobile phone, carrying a laptop, or showing your friend your
new gold ring all show thieves that you are worth robbing
Do not listen to a personal stereo when out walking or jogging
– you need to stay alert to your surroundings
In case of emergency, keep a £5 note behind the back cover of
your mobile phone
Put ICE (In Case of Emergency) phone numbers in your mobile phone.
This way, if you are hurt or in trouble and someone arrives to
help you, they will be able to find an emergency contact number
in your phone
Stay with friends whenever possible and don't walk home alone
Look after friends if they've had too much to drink and make sure
they get home safely
If you are alone, set your mobile phone to vibrate as not to draw
attention to yourself
Don't walk and text. You're likely to be distracted and you are
giving a potential thief a chance to see what type of phone you
have
If taking a lift or taxi, text the registration number to someone
you trust
Mark valuable personal items with your house number and post code
in UV pen
10%
of all motorway accidents involve a collision with a vehicle on
the hard shoulder. You may want to stand on the grass verge while
you are waiting for breakdown rescue, but only if you feel safe
outside your vehicle
Don't
leave vehicle documents in your car. Registration documents, MOT
and insurance certificates will help a thief to sell your vehicle
Always keep the phone number of a trusted taxi firm with you
When arriving home by car or taxi ask the driver to wait until
you are inside your home
Walk facing the traffic to avoid ‘kerb crawlers'
If you think you are being followed - Cross over the road. If
you are followed, cross back again. If you are still concerned,
go to the nearest public place, a shop, pub or house with lights
on and call the police on 999. Don't use enclosed pay-phones,
in which you could become trapped
Garden Crime
26/6.
Thieves have stolen an ornate 1m tall chimney pot from a front
garden at Austin Crescent, Yaddlethorpe.
26/6 Lead
flashing has been stolen from a window at Plymouth Rd Scunthorpe.
26/6 Lead
flashing has been stolen from a bay window at Meadow Rd Scunthorpe.
Distraction
Burglary
Please
check the Scunthorpe area crime map for distraction burglary at
Westwoodside on 19/6
The
people who commit this type of crime roam about looking for people
who can be tricked into giving access to their homes and will
travel several miles around this area.
Please keep
a look out for neighbours and tip off friends and relatives.
Sgt
John Cram at Scunthorpe Police Station is making an ivestigation
and has come into the possession of the below pictured jewellery
boxes. He would like to speak with the owners of the boxes. If
you have had either of these boxes stolen, whether reported to
the Police or not, please contact him on 0845 60 60 222 straight
away.
Please click on images to enlarge
Dodgy Garden
Work
16/6.
Be warned a team of people are cold calling elderly people in
Scunthorpe offering to do gardening work and then charging extremely
high prices for small amounts of work. Their style is intimidation.
It
can be difficult for elderly people to maintain a garden they
had no problem with years ago. The best way of finding a honest
local gardener is by personal recommendation, certainly not with
a group of strangers who tip up at the door.
If
this happens please call Police on 0845 60 60 222 quoting log
529 16/6
Please tip
off you elderly relatives, neighbours and friends.
The
National Neighbourhood Watch Week takes place between 15
and 21/6/09.
The
reason for National Neighbourhood Watch Week is to highlight the
great value of having the protection of a neighborhood watch and
the availability of help to set up and develop a new group.
Neighbourhood
watch has developed over the years into an effective crime reduction
measure and action takes place throughout the year. Criminals
fear caring neighbours who are prepared to look after each others'
property such as houses gardens and cars. Watch groups can improve
behaviour in a given area and pride can be returned.
There is reduced crime in places where an active neighbourhood
watch exists.
Members of an active neighbourhood watch feel safer with the strength
of a group of like minded people.
The
management and development of neighbourhood watch in the Humberside
Police area is handled by The Humberside Association of Neighbourhood
Watch Groups (HANWaG) www.hanwag.org.uk
If
you want to join a group already in existence or to set up a neighbourhood
watch group please speak with HANWaG on 01482
444466.
There will
be a community bus in place at The
Riverhead Grimsby on Tuesday 16/6 between 1030am and 330pm.
On
Wednesday 17/6 at the same times the bus will be at Scunthorpe
Wells St.
If
you are concerned about your area then please go along to speak
with the experts.
Items will
appear in the local press through the week.
Scenes at Wednesay's event
Please click on images to enlarge
Garden Crime
10/6 A
silver and black garden table and 4 chairs, garden umbrella, a
barbecue and solar lights have been stolen from a garden at Parkinson
Ave
Wanted
Persons
Sgt Clarke
writes
Following
the previous publication, I would like to thank the public for
their excellent response. From the 16 names published, information
was received which contributed towards the arrest of 4 of them.
The following persons have failed to attend court and once again
we would appreciate any information from your readers that may
help us to apprehend them. All calls will be treated in confidence
and you can call us on 0845 60 60 222.
If you are one of the people on the list, then hand yourself in
at the nearest police station, before we come and get you.
Msod ALI b.1/12/1978 - Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe - Traffic offence
Leighton James BLAKE b.28/8/1974, Saxton Court, Scunthorpe - Traffic
offences
Karolis BLAZYS b.6/9/1990, Buckingham Street, Scunthorpe - Theft
Emma CHAPPELL b.19/1/1977, Teale Street, Scunthorpe - Breach of
Court Order
Luke Adrian COOK b.12/12/1991, Scunthorpe area - Breach of Court
Order
1230pm
8/6. Thieves, three in number, arrived at Homebase, Lakeside Parkway,
Scunthorpe in a white Transit van and tried to force entry with
to a lorry by means of a crowbar. A confrontation took place but
then the thieves drove away.
If
you were in this area and can help the investigation please call
Police on 0845 60 60 222 quoting crime number BC/1679864/09.
If
you need to be anonymous then phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555
111.
BT
Scam Warning
Telecommunications giant BT has issued a warning to South Humberside
residents after a several people have been contacted by a scammer
who tried to con themr into handing over bank details.
The opening line was that the caller said he was from BT.
He asks for the user to pay an outstanding amount and wants to
take bank details.
This
is what one user said, “I told my husband and he said they
shouldn’t need our details as we pay by direct debit. The man
on the phone said if we didn’t pay we would get cut off.
“My husband got on the phone to him and the man became flustered
and hung up.”
Mrs Stewart said she then rang BT who told her they had not tried
to contact her.
“I want to warn people because if someone was elderly or gullible
they could give their bank details out if they were scared they
could get cut off,” she added.
Emma Tennant, spokeswoman for BT, said that if people were in
doubt they should hang up the phone and dial 1471.
She said if BT had been in touch a message on the phone would
say the company had just called but if the message said “number
withheld” it would not be someone from BT.
She added: “That particular scam seems to do the rounds around
the country.
“We would like to assure people that
we would never threaten to disconnect someone if they did not
pay there and then.” This and the presence of a witheld
number indicates a scam.
Anyone who thinks they had been the victim of such a scam should
report it to Consumer Direct on 08454 040506 or visit www.consumerdirect.gov.uk
for advice.
She added: “If you receive such a call, simply tell the caller
to send an invoice and proof that the sum is owed, and put the
phone down.
“The people behind this scam are likely to be seeking personal
information, such as debit or credit card numbers, or identities.”
Advice
from safelinks is to refuse to give any personal information about
yourself to people who enquire, be it via letter, phone or email.
Ask yourself, "Why is this person asking when, if he is from
where he says the info should be known."
Distraction
Burglary
A distaction
burglary took place at Ash Grove, Brigg on 3/6.
The
people who commit this type of crime roam about looking for people
who can be tricked into giving access to their homes and will
travel several miles around this area.
Please keep
a look out for neighbours and tip off friends and relatives.
The following
items of property have been handed in at the Scunthorpe Police
Station and await arrival of owners. If you are an owner or know
who is please contact the Scunthorpe Police Property Office on
01724 274133 as soon as possible during office hours.
Please click on images to enlarge
The ring
was found at Epworth on 28/5 (reference Found 462)
The camera
was found at Scunthorpe Town Centre on 8/5 (Found 393)
The
funky monkey was found along with a key at Mary St on 1/6 (Found
459)
The mobile
was found at Britannia Corner on 31/5 (Found 455)
Crime
analysts at Grimsby and Scunthorpe have just told safelinks that
of the house burglaries reported so far this year about a third,
yes 33%, have involved an insecurity.
This
means thieves have simply walked in through an unlocked door or
reached in through an insecure window, unhooked the catch and
climbed in.
Thieves
roam around the streets walking down drives and trying back doors.
If
challenged they will have a little story to put you off guard
so they can make a getaway.
Thieves
take advantage of these insecurities and steal handbags, wallets
or car ignition keys left on the kitchen table.
Please
pass the warning about to lock doors and windows at all times
even if you are in the house.
If
you see anyone going down drives please call Police straight away
on 0845 60 60 222 staright
away.
Postcode Your Property
Of
course it's best to protect your home so thieves cannot enter
and steal your property but if a thief did break in postcoded
items can be returned to you. Each year property worth hundreds
of thousands of pounds is recovered by the Police but cannot be
returned to its rightful owners. It cannot be identified. This
ends up with property being returned to thieves and thieves being
released.
Your postcode
and your house or flat number provides a simple and unique way
of identifying your property. You can mark items using a
DIY engraving tool if but items need to remain undamaged marking
with an invisible uv marker pen does the job. Marking can be done
on a TV for instance on the back near the identification plate.
Do not dust the area as the regular rubbing will remove the mark
eventually.
Thieves find
property marked in this way difficult to move on.
Free
UV marker pens are available from Graham Reynolds (HANWaG), Safer
Communities Office, Burwell Drive Grimsby (01472 324971) or Ian
Beaumont (HANWaG safelinks), Immingham Police Station (01469 440913)
or Ken Bates (HANWaG), Safer Neighbourhoods Office, Shelford House,
Scunthorpe (01724 274222) while stocks
last.
You may
have information about criminals operating in your area. You may
have drug dealing going on nearby.
If
you do not feel comfortable about passing the information to the
Police direct or sending a message to safelinks then please click
on the link below and contact Crimestoppers on 0800
555 111.
Reducing
Crime and Anti Social Behaviour in Your Area.
Safelinks
wants to further reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in this
area brought about by the public and police.
There
is less crime and bad behaviour in areas where there is an active
neighbourhood watch in place. The reason is that the police are
only as effective as the quality of information given to the police
by the public. In other words grouping together protects your
home and outnumbers criminals.
Ken
Bates is an experienced neighbourhood watch group development
officer and is there to help you to set up a group to protect
your street. You then gain the strength of The Humberside
Association of Neighbourhood Watch Groups.
Setting
up is not difficult and does not involve a great lot of time to
function. As with all these things the success depends on people
interested in making their area much safer. I think that person
is you.
It's
about grouping together and caring without interfering. Ken can
help you get the balance right.
There
is a clear difference between a general moan and groan about the
state of things and reporting a suspicious incident or the activities
of a criminal. The latter puts criminals in a position of disadvantage.
For
years the best successes by the Police have been the public calling
about a suspicious incident, the Police responding to the incident
and arresting the criminal or stopping the incident.
The
Police are getting better so we, the public, need to get better
too.
If
you are interested in helping to start a neighbourhood watch group
please call safelinks on admin@safelinks.info and we will ask
Ken to call.
Neighbourhood
Enforcement Team
North
Lincolnshire Council operate a neighbourhood enforcement team
to control abandoned vehicles, fly-tipping, littering, dog fouling,
stray dogs, graffiti fly-tipping and fly-posting in your streets.
The
name of the team is StreetRight and
twelve neighbourhood enforcement officers are out on patrol
making North Lincolnshire a much better place in which to live,
work and to enjoy yourself.
They
want to work with the community to cut down on environment crime
such as the above and need your help to stop the above activities
by calling and letting them know who is up to this.
The
contact telephone number is 01724
297000 or you can contact them via safelinks/messages/send
a private message.
StreetRight
– that educates and enforces the law on enviro-crime has
trebled the number of on-the-spot fines in just a month - reinforcing
the 'get tough' stance the council said it would take from day
one.
StreetRight started on 12
December 2005. The team have now issued a large number of on-the-spot
fines of £50 each.
As part of StreetRight’s
education role, it has talked to children in schools about the
importance of caring for the environment and shown them how to
act responsibly and within the law.
Stephen Coulman, the StreetRight manager said, " While we
make patrols in all parts of North Lincolnshire we do rely heavily
on resposible people to call us and tip us off about people who
are not treating our streets with respect." We do try to
work with people to improve their behaviour and if that doesn't
work we will prosecute. We are using covert movable cameras in
areas the community have indicated are anti social behaviour or
enviro crime hotspots. We are working very closely with our Police
and other partners to improve the look of the place. It attracts
crime if a place looks down."
abandoned
vehicles,
fly-tipping,
littering,
dog fouling,
stray dogs,
graffiti
fly-tipping
and
fly-posting
Please
click on images to enlarge
If you have any concerns with any of these issues in your community
or want to report
incidents, please contact StreetRight on 01724
297000.
Police Helicopter Unit
Following
messages about the Humberside Police Helicopter Unit safelinks
went across to the base at the Humberside International Airport.
The
unit moved to its purpose built premises in July 2005 from its
previous location at Normandy Barracks, Leconfield.
The
team consists of four pilots and eight air observers working shifts.
Police and Civilian staff support the fliers.
The
helicopter they operate is a MD902 Explorer powered by Pratt and
Whitney Canada 207E engines
The
important feature of this aircraft is that it has no tail rotor
and this cuts down on noise. Incidentally when out on operations
at night the pilot flies as high as possible without compromising
operational efficiency in order to cut down on noise disturbance
to residents.
When
the helicopter is out of action for any reason there is an arrangement
with the West and South Yorkshire Helicopter Units to provide
service.
The
unit is called upon to assist with pursuits of suspects in vehicles
or on foot, to search large areas for missing or wanted persons.
They also assist in the management of serious crime scences and
serious road collisions. Another service is the monitoring
public order situations. The team also make patrols as part
of attending incidents. The helicopter is ready to go at
a moments notice and it's position at the airport makes it quicker
to reach incidents in our area.
Last
month 52 operational flights took place in NE Lincolnshire and
39 in North Lincolnshire.
Inspector
Kevin Limbert and his team were extremely helpful and keen that
you know as much as possible about the unit. If you have any question
not answered here please contact safelinks via messages. Specific
operational information is not possible
Photographs
following shortly.
Please
click on images to enlarge
Anti-Social Behaviour
Team
Safer Neighbourhoods is the Crime and
Disorder Partnership for North Lincolnshire and is a partnership
between the emergency services, local authority, private and voluntary
sector agencies that works together to reduce crime, disorder
and substance misuse within the area.
Anti-social behaviour covers the whole spectrum of society and
should not and will not be tolerated. Safer Neighbourhoods will
do their utmost to ensure that those individuals who make the
life of residents of North Lincolnshire a misery are tackled.
They will strive to make these individuals curb and alter their
behaviour through education and diversionary measures, and were
this fails apply for anti social behaviour orders to ensure that
their behaviour alters.
North Lincolnshire’s anti-social behaviour team is situated
in Shelford House Scunthorpe and the head is Ian Welch. A Police
officer is seconded to the team
Reports of anti- social behaviour should in the first instance
be reported as follows:
1. Humberside Police on 0845 60 60 20
2. Environmental issues telephone 01724 297000.
If
you are interested in people in your area who have been given
anti social behaviour orders please go to one of the safelinks
local area news pages to the left of the safelinks home page.
Click that and photos and details of some orders are to be found
there.
For
any other particular order please give us a call via messages/private.
Safelinks
is looking forward to working with the community on this and working
with people who have orders and can show their behaviour has improved
markedly.
