43
Coastal View & Moor News Issue 84 November 2017
Rural Crime Update Hello and welcome to Octobers Rural Policing page.
I
Star Wards
’d like to start this month’s page by congratulating Sgt Fay Cole and her team from East Cleveland for winning the forces Star Ward for the Team Impact of the year due to their work in relation to rural crime. This award recognises the forces appreciation for the commitment they show to policing the rural communities where you all live, and is on top of their general policing duties. The award was presented to them by the Chief Constable, and a citation was read out by AAC Adrian Roberts highlighting the work they do, such as joint work with North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Task Force, positive arrests around rural crime, vehicles seizes, preventative
I
Update
t’s been another busy month as usual, with a focus on attending various events, including the Festival of Thrift held at Kirkleatham Hall. This was a huge success, with one of the organiser’s Alex Nicholson kindly inviting us to have a stall, and I believe between 30,000 and 40,000 people attended with a good majority of them having a chat with us around general
I
work and Operation Checkpoint to name a few of the things they have done and are doing. Sgt Fay Cole also got a special mention for her commitment to tackling rural crime, and her continued support in the rural forum along with her partnership work on Eston Hills. North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Task Force officer PC Arfan Rahouf who we work closely with attended on behalf of NYP to continue the close work we all do with our crossborder partners, and I can assure you that this will continue. Sgt Cole asked that I thank everyone on her behalf, and that she hopes that this shows the hard work and commitment her team put in to policing all your communities, and that it reasures everyone that they are in your areas tackling crime and that they truly care about you all and the issues you face
I
’ve also been working with Janice McColm from Tees Valley Rural Community Council promoting the rural proactive work we are doing together in various village halls throughout Cleveland and offering crime prevention advice and generally getting to know people, and we will be doing a lot more together in the future so look out for any future events.
Tees Rural Crime Forum
A I’d personnaly like to add that due to working with this team closely on all the above I have witnessed the extra mile they go, often changing their shifts and coing out on days off to carryout rural operations, and stopping back till the early hours of the morning having arrested people and wanting to finish the job. Well done to you all, and I’m looking forward to doing more in future.
crime prevention as well as rural issues, and I’d like to thank all the organisers and visitors for there support Ryan Davey (Crime Prevention Officer) and I spent the two days there, with help from our Cyber Team colleagues, and can honestly say we never stopped from its opening till closing, but was a very enjoyable experience and one of our best events for engagement we as a crime prevention team have ever attended and are hoping to be invited back again next yearfor a bigger and better stall.
s most of you will be aware now, we hold a quarterly Tees Rural Crime Forum chaired by the PCC Barry Coppinger which is intended to let people know what we have been up to around rural crime issues, and it also gives you the chance to meet us in person and ask any questions, or raise any issues you may want us to look at. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the forum was due to be held on the 16th October had to be postponed, but a new date has been arranged which is the 6th November at the below address. These forums are going from strength to strength and we usually have a guest speaker come along if something has been raised at the previous forum. On this occasion it will be Superintendent Jackson our control room supervisor talking about some of the problems around the use of the 101 number particularly on the borders, along with a input on how the unit is ran on a daily basis. The details of the next forum are below and will also put be advertised closer the date on Cleveland Connected www.clevelandconnected.co.uk Monday 6th November 2017 10 till 12 Boosbeck community centre, Oldham Road, Boosbeck, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 3AL
Larchfield Community
have also been along to the Larchfield Community near to Hemlington which offers adults with learning difficulties a chance to use their skills and develop whether on the farm or in the café kitchens. I spent the afternoon marking their equipment with the Dotpeen property marking machine. Our PCC Barry Coppinger came along to lend his support and I have to say it was a great day for everyone. We have done a ‘Pop Up’ shop in the past in the café, and would recommend to anyone wanting some homemade cake, pie or home grown fresh produce to get themselves along and meet these wonderful people who run and work there.
S
DOTPEEN Property Marking
W
e are still continuing to roll out the Dotpeen Property marking device at various events throughout your area This is a free service provided by Cleveland Police where you can bring your Bikes, Mobile Phones (NOT IPhones), Laptops, Fishing Rods, Golf
S
TVRCC
Clubs and anything else that is not fragile to be marked with your postcode and house number. If you would like an event in your area and can get a group of people along who want their property marking, then I’ll gladly contact your local policing teams to help out.
Rural Crime Regional Meeting
gt Fay Cole and I also attended a regional meeting with other rural officers in Thirsk at the end of September, with officers from North Yorkshire, Durham, Cumbria, Northumbria and Humberside present in addition to the Environment Agency to update each other on what we have all been up to and talk about new ideas, projects that may benefit each other, and exchange intelligence, as the criminals don’t stop at eh borders and neither do we.
These meetings are proving very beneficial and several interesting opportunities will hopefully come from them as well as a lot of names being exchanged and acted upon. That’s it for this month, and as usual if you need to contact me for any reason then I can be reached at the email address: rural.crime@cleveland.pnn.police.uk Kind Regards Paul Payne – Rural Crime Reduction Officer.
Burglaris Disembowelis
ecurity of your home starts at the perimeter, and a prickly hedge can be your first line of defence. Most burglars are lazy and will take the easiest path to burgle a property, therefore, if you can put obstacles in the way, you can put them off completely. We use the term ‘Defensive Planting’ to describe the way you can use certain prickly plants, bushes and shrubs to deter burglars. Think about using defensive planting around vulnerable areas such as windows, fences, boundary walls and drainpipes. This green leafed security measure, which can add colour and texture to any garden, can also provide shelter and food to a variety of wildlife. Defensive planting isn’t meant to replace, but to complement other security measures, such as lighting, locks and alarms. There are many varieties to consider, I’ve listed just a few of these below. Pyracantha – which looks attractive, berries come in a range of colours and it can be trained along walls and fences. Berberis – which come in a number of varieties, generally easy to cultivate, tough, and many of the species produce good autumn colour. Holly – Slow growing, it has the ability to adapt to a wide variety of different conditions. Rose bushes – This traditional shrub brings beauty to any garden, they will generally thrive in the sun or in partial shade. Whilst these plants will take some time to grow, the end result will pay dividends in the long run. They should deter even the most determined burglar! If you have any contenders for our prickly plant gallery please get in touch You can plant these now! Ask for further advice at your local garden centres. I like to use the term Burglaris Disembowelis plants, which is my Latin name for this prickly range of shrubs Gerry McBride Crime Prevention Officer Cleveland Police