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Email The Safer Neighbourhood Team Contact details: 999 (or 112) - For genuine emergencies and prompt Police attention 01473 613500 - Police Headquarters at Martlesham 0800 555 111 - Crimestoppers 01284 774300 - Sudbury Police Station, Acton Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk. CO10 6QN. |
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This report first appeared in the Cornard News Newsletter |
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August 2010
What you need to ride these bikes legally:
The consequences of not complying with the legal requirements:
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May 2010 Here are just a few words to let you know how we, the Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT), are doing in the area.
Broom Street has been a problem area and on our Priority from the Priority Tasking Meetings, held once a month, we had taken this off the list but was reinstated.
The youths involved have been visited on a regular basis and Encounter Forms have been issued by the PCSO’s. When alcohol is found with youths aged under 18 on the first encounter a stringent letter is sent to parents advising them of what is happening.
On the second encounter either myself or one of my PC’s will make a visit to the home address together with a PCSO to inform the parents of exactly what is going on.
On the third occasion parents and youth will be invited to the police station to speak with the Inspector. Consideration may be given at that time for Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABC) or Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBO) and indeed a person under18 caught with alcohol on them 3 times in one year commits an offence and this may be dealt with as well.
As it would appear that quite often parents are unaware of what is going on outside the home, it may be the youths have told them something different, like they are staying at someone else’s house overnight, or longer, when in fact they are staying out at night.
We have experienced large groups of youths aged between 11 and 16 years, sometimes up to 40 at one time. This number of people can be intimidating to anyone who comes across them standing around, let alone if they are misbehaving. Antisocial behaviour where they congregate and cause misery to those who reside nearby.
We, the Police, are concentrating our efforts to dealing with such incidents and we have received a positive response by the parents who have been visited. We are also focusing on those who supply under 18’s with alcohol. At the end of April 2010 a person was issued with an £80 fixed penalty ticket for doing just that.
Further to all of this we now have a Power to Exclude persons from areas where alcohol is involved and anti social behaviour or crime is likely to reoccur. Formerly this power was only applicable to persons aged 16 and above but earlier this year the age was reduced to include 11 to 15 year olds. Youths encountered under this power can be excluded from an area for up to 48 hours and if they return may be arrested.
We are working hard to deal with your problem areas.
You can always contact us by calling 01473 613500 and asking for the Safer Neighbourhood Team for Sudbury and Cornard. Alternatively you can view the team and our current priorities by visiting the Teams website at www.onesuffolk.co.uk/safersuffolk/sudburyandgreatcornard/
Sgt Ian Watson – Sudbury & Great Cornard SNT Sergeant - 14 May 2010
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SUFFOLK SAFEKEY Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT) are encouraging the public and local businesses to join Suffolk SAFEKey to ensure greater piece of mind if an incident occurs at their property.
Suffolk SAFEKey is Suffolk Constabulary’s key-holder service that gives people the opportunity to register nominated key-holders for a home or business property. A key-holder is someone trustworthy such as a friend who lives nearby and has access to the premises in the owner’s absence.
Nominated key-holders help ensure that should an incident happen at a property, the police are able to contact an appropriate person, and the incident can be dealt with as swiftly as possible.
There are many benefits to Suffolk SAFEKey including; storage of a maximum of four key-holders for business premises and two for a residential property; secure and encrypted online management of your registration via a dedicated website 24 hours a day; devoted customer support team open during office hours; storage of information relating to hazardous materials or other potential dangers; details of a preferred plumber or window boarder/ glazier and many more.
As Suffolk SAFEKey is an additional service offered by Suffolk Constabulary, there is an annual fee. To cover the cost of protecting your data and maintaining the system there is an annual charge of £12 for residential and £35 + VAT for business registrations. Anyone interested in registering a property should visit: www.suffolk.safekey.org.uk or contact the registration hotline on 08444 121 802.
Natalie Kingsford - SNT Communications Officer – 14 May 2010
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February 2010 During January Sudbury and Great Cornard Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) welcomed our new Sergeant Ian Watson. Ian is a familiar Sudbury face having been posted here between 1985-1990 and 1992-1997. He was also a resident of Sudbury between 1965 and 2006 and knows the area extremely well.
Pc 1337 Verity Pearson |
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November 2009 Our Mobile Police Station has been out and about in Great Cornard during the month of September 2009 manned by PCSO Andrea Campbell and PCSO Hannah Bitten. This proved to be such a success that we have booked the Station for Friday 18 December 2009 and Tuesday 12 January 2010.
If you are able, please come and see us. You will find us: 10am - 12noon at Co-Op The Drift 12noon - 1pm at The Recreational Ground, Stevenson Centre. 1pm - 2pm at Poplar Road Shops 2pm - 4pm at The Green, Hedgerows Estate
Police have received a number of complaints recently regarding youths congregating at the site of the allotments at Backhouse Lane. Patrols have identified that youths are using this area to congregate and drink alcohol. As a result we have identified a number of individuals from whom a large amount of alcohol was seized and poured away. We will continue with these patrols and would urge residents to contact us if they discover youths consuming alcohol and/or causing a nuisance.
Anti Social Behaviour is being targeted in Sudbury and Great Cornard and we work in conjunction with a large number of other authorities and agencies, but we do need you help! If you have information for the Police, on this or anything else, please call me on 01284 774304 or 01473 613500.
We look forward to meeting you at the Mobile Police Station and, if you require any further information regarding your Safer Neighbourhood Team, please visit our website at www.onesuffolk.co.uk/SaferSuffolk/sudburyandgreatcornard/
Pc 1337 Verity Pearson |
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August 2009
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May 2009
TOP TIPS FOR BEATING THE BOGUS CALLER
Phone: Sudbury Police Station on 01473 613500 |
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February 2009 The last few months have been a busy time for Sudbury & Great Cornard Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT). As a result of recent re-structuring we now have a larger team able to provide more cover across the SNT area. In addition to the previous two Constables and five PCSO's, we now have an extra Constable, PC Verity Pearson, and myself as dedicated SNT Supervisor.
You may also be aware that we have become one of
the first SNT's in Suffolk to enter into a ‘Match Funded’ arrangement
with local partners. Both Sudbury Town Council and Great Cornard Parish
Council have supported this scheme and as a result we are happy to welcomed
two new Police Community Support Officers to the SNT
In brief we are concentrating on Drink
Related Anti Social Behaviour within Sudbury Town Centre over the
weekends, Anti Social Use of motor vehicles in residential areas and Road
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November 2008 As the festive season is fast approaching we, the Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT), would like to take the opportunity to offer some advice to help you all to have a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
The towns and shops can be extra busy at this time of year and while we’re distracted shopping for Christmas it makes us easy targets for criminals to steal from us. Always keep a close hold on personal belongings. If you carry a handbag try and use one with a zip and make sure the zip is always fastened, a short shoulder strap is also a good idea so you can keep the bag tucked securely under your arm. Bells are available from the police station to attach to your purse so if someone does try to take it from your bag the bell will alert you.
If you carry a purse or wallet in your pocket, try and put it in one with a zip or other fastening or in an inside pocket. Never leave your bag unattended in a shopping trolley, basket or on the floor. If you are trying on clothes in changing rooms do not put your bag on the floor near the curtain or door where it could easily be reached from outside the cubicle. Be alert to others around you and if you see anyone acting suspiciously report it immediately either to a member of shop staff or directly to the police.
Never leave items on display in your vehicle. Items such as ‘Sat Navs’, handbags, laptops, i-pods, mobile phones, cameras and Christmas presents left in vehicles on display will attract thieves. Again, report anyone acting suspiciously around vehicles to the police. UV security marking pens are available from the police station at a cost of just £1.00 and can be used to mark most items so if they are stolen and recovered they can be identified as yours.
Most people will have a few drinks to celebrate over the festive season, remember to drink responsibly, know your limits and when you have had enough. Try to book a taxi in advance if you are going to be drinking, if you haven’t booked a taxi and are going to find one at the end of the night make sure it is a licensed taxi from a registered company. Details can be found on the Babergh DC website.
If you are going to drive our advice is not to drink any alcohol at all. If you have been drinking be aware that you may still be ‘over the limit’ to drive the next morning. When you are out in pubs and clubs never leave your drink unattended, bottled drinks are a good idea as you can keep your thumb over the top. If you break arrangements you have made to get home make sure you tell someone, if you leave a pub or club to go to the cash machine or to get food don’t leave alone, go with friend.
The Police see the effects of an ‘alcohol-fuelled’ night all too often and the less than attractive consequential behaviour, this includes exposure, urinating in the street and causing petty damage, all of these are criminal offences and anyone found committing them can expect to be dealt with by police. We would also like to remind local youths that using false ID to get into pubs and clubs is an offence. PC Barry Simpson is currently working with staff of licensed premises cracking down on the use of these. We have a direct radio link with most of the pubs and clubs in town and the staff will call us if they suspect a false ID is being used.
Further crime reduction advice is available on the Suffolk Constabulary website or alternatively you can contact a member of your Safer Neighbourhood Team either in person at Sudbury Police Station, by phone on 01284 774100 [Yes, correct number for Sudbury Police Station – Ed.] or through the website where you can follow the links from www.suffolk.police.uk the Suffolk Constabulary home page.
Lastly we would like to take the opportunity to introduce a new member of our team PC Verity Pearson. PC Pearson has been working in the Sudbury area on the response team but has now joined the SNT to work closer with your community. She will officially take up her role on the SNT on 3rd December 2008 and will be the main Police Officer responsible for Great Cornard. PC Verity Pearson can be contacted via the SNT as above.
Pc 695 Sally Henderson - Sudbury & Cornard SNT – (09 Nov 2008)
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August 2008 Since the last newsletter the Sudbury and Great Cornard Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT) have merged, the Sudbury and Great Cornard SNT now consists of one Sergeant, two Police Constables and five Police Community Support Officers (PCSO).
We are all responsible for these areas and specifically for helping to resolve any community concerns as well as investigating any trends in crimes. We will be continuing to attend as many community events as possible as well as hosting our own police surgeries, details of which will be available on the SNT website. We will be continuing to attend as many community events as possible as well as hosting our own police surgeries, details of which will be available on the SNT website.
We will be
continuing to attend as many community events as possible as well as hosting
our own police surgeries, details of which will be available on the SNT
website.
The main areas of concern have been highlighted as Shawlands Avenue and Bures Road however these are not the only areas we will be conducting speed checks. It is often the case that the majority of people speeding in residential areas are the residents themselves so I would urge you all to check your speed! Full figures of tickets issued will be available at the Parish and Town Council meetings. Also you can report details of speeding vehicles by email via our website.
As always I would like to encourage you to report any criminal activity to us, which can be done anonymously if you wish as well as any general community concerns such as antisocial behaviour. Our next Community Consultation event will be held on Saturday 25th October 2008 between 9.30am and 1pm in our Police Pod outside the Town Hall on Market Hill. We invite you to come along, meet the team and tell us your concerns. On this day we will also be issuing advice and leaflets you can display for Halloween respectfully asking ‘trick or treaters’ not to call at your house and hope to have our colleagues from the fire service in attendance for advice on bonfire night safety.
The team can be contacted in person at Sudbury Police Station, by phone on 01284 774100 or through the Suffolk Police website www.suffolk.police.uk where you can follow the Safer Neighbourhood Team links from the home page.
Pc 695 Sally Henderson - Sudbury & Cornard SNT – (11 Aug 2008)
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May 2008
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