Whitemoss

Charlestown

Charlestown + Whitemoss Neighbourhood:

Newsletter April 2012

Plant Hill Police Station Plant Hill Road Blackley M9 8LU Front counter: NOW CLOSED 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

Community Meetings: (Neighbourhood Officers in attendance) Surestart Centre, Colmore Drive: Friday 6th April (1400 - 1500 hrs) [[ Surestart Centre, Colmore Drive: Thursday 3rd May (1200 - 1300 hrs) DAMRA (Northwards Housing office) 19:00 Last Monday each month
DearThe neighbourhood team have been working very hard this month on speaking and Residents, gaining as many new contacts in the community as possible, this is so we can make We have had another good month with a further reduction in crimes committed over the as many residents aware of issues in the neighbourhood by sending out e-mails and neighbourhood. We will still however continue to target those offenders who have caused newsletters. Please contact us if you or anyone you know would like to be added to issues in list. past. This is in order to disrupt their movements and make them aware we know the the they are still an issue in the community. We continue to prosecute offenders in order to gain the best outcome for victims/communities alike. This brings me on to Restorative Justice. a This months figures on all crime compared to the same time last year has seen You may have already heard of RJ within the media28% drop in already taken partthethe quite substantial decrease. We have seen a or may have all crime across in process. This is a fresh approachas dealing with victims have dropped It is not always best to community. Crimes such of domestic burglary and offenders. in the same period prosecute50%, withat court for a criminal offences. There are numerous reasons forwith such over offenders no reported motor vehicle thefts at all! This is great news this, as the pressure on the victim attending court, or the level of who are responsible Therefore a officers continuing to target those known offenders criminality being low. for these offences. common sense approach may be more suited. Restorative Justice gives the victim a chance to speak with the offender of the crime face to face in a pre-arranged meeting and allow them to The intelligence levels ask that question, Why? are also on the increase through members of the community passing are supervised by Police and are structured. to the Police directly. This The meetings information through Crimestoppers and We have found that these meetings information is closure and peace of mind. The meetings also have an effect on the allow victims to findvital and is used to target those responsible. Please continue to share this information with how their actions have affected the on the details provided, Offender as they listen tous. You can e-mail officers directlyvictims way of life. Victims or contact Crimestoppers anonymously. You can also send us a tweet through our generally want an apology and compensating for any money loss. The crimes are still logged Twitter site. and the offender is still attached to it but instead of an admission and the offender going to court the Police can now conclude the investigation at this point. I must however make you As always, there are opportunists still out there. Please do not give them any aware that this process hasyou oragreedproperty. Keep all windows and doors secured, and opportunity to target to be your by the victim initially and then the offender who has to admit the offence for this processrunningplace. dont leave car keys/engines to take in these winter conditions. Report any This process can activity to Police instantly so we can target any obviously dictate as every suspicious be offered in most offences but circumstances will individuals + areas ! incident has to be based on its own merits. 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

House Parties:
House Parties have become our focus of attention on the last three weekends. Youths have been using their home addresses for these parties whilst parents are away. The parties are being advertised on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter amongst other things. This is having a huge affect on numbers attending these parties and coming into the community. This has a knock on affect for Anti Social Behaviour through alcohol consumption and criminal activities. These parties regularly get out of hand due to numbers and use vast Police resources to disperse the youths. Do you know where your children are at the weekends? Have you left your house secure or with someone responsible? Council properties will have their tenancy reviewed with a view of eviction! Please inform Police of any such events as early as possible. Any offending will be prosecuted!

Charlestown + Whitemoss Neighbourhood:

Newsletter April 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

What:

Off Road Motor bikes

General:
Please conform to to street furniture, including speeding restrictions, automated We have continuedthe conduct warrants in the community from the information traffic signals. Many the turn can be avoided and decrease the number of being provided, sincecollisions of the year every warrant carried out has been casualties that are currently very high. positive with criminal activity being recorded and items seized whether it being drug paraphernalia or stolen items etc. Please keepso we have thousands of children the information coming There are many schools within our community and through.and going from school every morning and Hinchley Road withdomale the This month a warrant was conducted on afternoon. Officers a attend coming receivingto give road safety advice, and theft offences. schools an adult caution for drug please be aware when driving around the school areas. Most of all do not assaulted at a house party this month, not seriously. Two Police Officers were use your mobile phones and please make sure your The passengers arrested and prosecuted. offender wasand yourselves are wearing your seatbelts. They do save lives! We are still having issues with off road bikes, please keep the information coming in on where these are being stored and who is riding them. We will act!!! As always keep the information coming through on all the contact details provided 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

Where: Lightbowne Rd/Nuthurst Rd/Blandford Dr When: Evening/Night Update: Police have seized several bikes to date and are targeting offenders and addresses. Multi agency approach with Northwards Housing What: ASB Where: Charlestown Rd/Southdown Crescent When: Evening Update: Intelligence/Information being received from members of the public, offenders being targeted by Police/Council What: ASB Where: Damhead estate When: Evening /Night Update: Targeted patrolling in the hotspot times, collating information and intelligence with Northwards and ASBAT

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

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