Whitemoss

Charlestown

Charlestown + Whitemoss Neighbourhood

Newsletter March 2012

Plant Hill Police Station Plant Hill Road Blackley M9 8LU Opening Times: Mon Sat: 8am - 4pm Sun: Closed Front counter closing at the end of March 2012!

Community Meetings: (Neighbourhood Officers in attendance) [[ Surestart Centre, Colmore Drive: Friday 6th April (1400 - 1500 hrs)
The neighbourhood team have been working very hard this month on speaking and Dear Residents, gaining as many new contacts in the community as possible, this is so we can make Thisas many residents awarebeen on your Neighbourhoodby sending out e-mails and month, the focus has of issues in the neighbourhood Policing Team being pro-active in the community. us if have successfully know would like to be added to newsletters. Please contact We you or anyone you executed three drug the list. warrants, recovering numerous cannabis plants and related drug paraphernalia. One defendant is currently on bail awaiting a charge decision This months figures on all crime compared to the same time last year has seen a with another receiving a caution havehis troubles and the last one beingthe quite substantial decrease. We for seen a 28% drop in all crime across summoned to court. such as domestic burglary have dropped in the same period community. Crimes over 50%, with no reported motor the smell is at all! This and affects with Cannabis is a huge problem for all; vehicle thefts very strongis great news day to officers continuing to target those known offenders who are responsible for these day offences. also increases the amount of criminal activity in the area, which living. It ultimately escalates causing further Anti Social Behaviour (ASB). The are also aware are also on the with off road bikes. We of the community Officers intelligence levelsof the problem increase through membershave seen an passing information this form of Anti Social Behaviour this month. Please increase in reports forthrough Crimestoppers and to the Police directly. This information is vital and is used to target those responsible. Please continue to share keep the information coming into e-mail officers can targetthe details provided, or this information with us. You can Police so we directly on the person(s) responsible. The main problem area is Charlestown send us a tweetPark Road ; contact Crimestoppers anonymously. You can also Road/Grange through our Twitter site. we need details of who is on these bikes and where they are being stored. Keeping with vehicles causing problems, Officers have seized a rental vehicle As always, there are opportunists still out there. Please do not give them any from a male whotarget you or your property.around in an Antiand doors secured, and opportunity to believed he could drive Keep all windows Social manor as he dont leave car keys/engines running in him. winter conditions. Report any thought we wouldnt be able to identifythese He will now have his day in suspicious activity to Police instantly so we can target any individuals + areas ! court??? Higher Blackley and Charlestown Neighbourhood Policing Team Tel: 0161 856 4027

Meet the team:

0161 856 4027

Colin.fox@gmp.police.uk Rickie.taylor@gmp.police.uk A3apt@gmp.police.uk
www.gmp.police.uk/northmanchester

PC 15491 Colin Fox

PC 11876 Rickie Taylor

Meeting details (Page 2)

PCSO 65193 Lee Mather

PCSO 65390 Dave Simpson

PCSO 65554 Carla Doran

PCSO 66040 Fay Saunderson

PCSO 65380 John

Greenhalgh

New Police Headquarters

The new locations/openings times from 10th April 2012 for the North Manchester Division will be: DHQ Central Park (Northampton Rd, Newton Heath) 08.00 - 23.00 hours, 7 days a week. Bootle Street - Remains 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Charlestown Neighbourhood

Newsletter March 2012

YOUR PRIORITIES
YOU
Can influence your local priorities, please make contact with your neighbourhood team on the details provided or fill in the questionnaires that have been placed at the following points within your community:
1) 2) 3) Surestart, Belthorne Ave Surestart, Colmore Drive Southdown Crescent, Youth Centre 4) Chatterbox, Booth Hall Rd 5) Whitebeck Court 6) Hollinwood VETS 7) Salon 1, Lightbowne Rd 8) Northwards Housing office 9) Medical Centre, Rochdale Rd 10) Boggart Hole Clough Caf 11) Boggart Hole Clough visitors centre

Contacts + Updates
We have recently signed up another 450 residents to receive our weekly and monthly News bulletins/Letters. This is our way of letting residents/businesses know what is going on in the immediate area where they live/work. We have attended some of the high rise flats on Victoria Avenue East, Pennine Close, Please be aware that Officers will be targeting motorists this month in a clamp down Crosslee Road, St use, speeding and seatbelts. This is part continue our efforts to on mobile phone Margarets Road among others. We will of a safety push from the speakPoliceas many residents as possibletheorder to get this information out and local with Neighbourhood team due to in adverse weather conditions. We experience a detail residents want in the updates. We have also received also ask what high volume of road traffic accidents at this time of year, and although these accidents are generally blamed on This conditions, investigations show on information which hadnt been reported. road has included issues with Anti Social many occasions that the driver dealing locations and traffic offence. Behaviour (ASB) hotspots, drug was at fault for a road vehicles involved. Without this face to face contact westreet furniture, including speeding restrictions, automated would never have received this information. Issues with Please conform to the access signals. Many collisions can beflats seemed to be a great concern.of has to the communal doors in the avoided and decrease the number This traffic been added to patrol plans and the local housing office is aware, who have tasked casualties that are currently very high. more patrols from the wardens. The management company at Freshfields have There are many schools within our community and so we have also conducted in been contacted about the use of laser pens. A leaflet drop was thousands of children coming and remind people of every morning and afternoon. Officers do attend the this block to going from school the dangers of these pens. Hopefully this will negate schools to give road safety advice, please be aware when driving around the school any more problems. not use your mobile phones and please make sure your areas. Most of all do As always keep the information coming through on all the contact details provided passengers and yourselves are wearing your seatbelts. They do save lives! and if you would like to receive this Monthly newsletter via e-mail, instead of a paper copy then drop me a line at 15491@gmp.police.uk

What:

Youths that are causing annoyance

Where: TESCO, Rochdale Rd When: Evening/Night Update: Police are working with staff and security targeting the ASB and youths causing issues What: ASB and off ride bikes Where: Charlestown Rd/Whitemoss Rd areas When: All times Update: Intelligence is being collated with more bike seizures What: ASB and drug dealing

Where: Elaine/ Fay/Manton Avenue When: Evening /Night Update: Targeted patrolling in the hotspot times, collating information and intelligence

Offenders convicted (All Crime) Feb - 12 Charlestown Ward 31 Reported Incidents Feb - 12 Charlestown Ward 414

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