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Garage Burglaries

This was prioritised in April after a spate of such incidents early in the month. The last offence occurred in Cygnet Close on 12/4/13 and you will recall that I was hopeful the “run” was at an end, especially when the gang were arrested in Leven a week later. It appears my hopes have been borne out as we’ve only suffered one garage burglary this last month at Hornsea Burton Road when a large amount of expensive power tools were stolen. Because the issue seems to have been resolved [for now at least] this will no longer be a priority for us.

Criminal Damage

This was prioritised in April after 11 offences in Hornsea and surrounding villages that month. The measures we’ve put in place appear to have been successful as we managed to more than cut that figure in half with only 5 offences recorded this last month.
One was damage to a pane of glass in a flat door on Cliff Road, Hornsea. A 17yr old male was arrested in connection with that matter and is currently on police bail whilst enquiries continue into the matter. There was damage caused to sheds/fencing at two adjacent properties on Hull Road, Hornsea.This was dealt with under the Fairway scheme as per my comments in this months priorities. Fencing was cut at the Angling Club compound on Sands Lane, there was concern that this was a preparatory act and the offender[s] were perhaps looking to target the outboard motors but fortunately no further crimes occurred at that location. Lastly there was damage to a car at Hull Road, Seaton which is outlined in this month’s rural update. Because the issue has been brought down to a more manageable level it will no longer be a priority for us.

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Two males who were both in drink got into an argument at the Rose and Crown pub in Market Place, Hornsea.
One male punched the other in the face once causing him to lose consciousness. The victim, a 51yr old local male fell to the floor and banged his head resulting in grazing to his right elbow, swelling to his left eye and a fractured cheekbone.
The offender a 26yr old local male was arrested shortly after the incident. When interviewed he made a full and frank admission and was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and bailed to appear before the Beverley magistrates court at a later date.

An incident occurred at Barcourt Caravan Park, Cliff Road, Hornsea whereby an 8yr old girl who was playing on her scooter was grabbed by a 22yr old male. Fortunately the girl managed to struggle free and escape without sustaining injuries although she was understandably traumatised. Police attended and the male was identified and arrested, it transpired he suffered from learning difficulties, autism and ADHD and had been staying at the site with his carers. He was subsequently charged with attempted kidnap and detained to appear before the next sitting of the Beverley magistrate’s court. None of those involved were local, the victim and her family were from Bradford and the offender from Pontefract. The victim has since returned to West Yorkshire with her family and the offender has been committed to appear at Hull Crown Court. The caravan site proprietors have put in place safeguarding measures to prevent such an incident reoccurring in the future.

A Renault Clio was seen in suspicious circumstances and stopped by police in Quayles Mews off Southgate, Hornsea.
All four occupants were searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. One of the rear seat passenger’s a 16yr old local male was found to be in possession of two small bags of cannabis in his trouser pocket. When interviewed he admitted possession for his own use and he has since been summonsed for the offence. The front seat passenger a 17yr old local male was also found in possession of two bags of cannabis, one in his trouser pocket and one in the centre console of the vehicle. When interviewed he admitted possession for his own use and was dealt with by way of a youth caution.
An argument ensued between a couple on Rise Terrace, Southgate; Hornsea after the female removed the male’s phone from his room. He responded by confronting the female in her room before pushing her door with force in anger and frustration. The door handle struck the female’s right upper arm resulting in bruising. The police were called and the male was arrested and interviewed. The CPS subsequently authorised proceedings for common assault and the offender a 51yr old local male was charged and bailed to appear before the Beverley magistrate’s court.

A confrontation developed between two adult males who are involved in a long standing neighbour dispute in Wilton Terrace, Hornsea. One male punched the other once in the face causing slight reddening but no lasting injury, the matter was reported to police. In due course a 74yr old local male voluntarily attended the police station and was interviewed.
He admitted to striking his neighbour after the other party had verbally abused him and refused to leave his address, he was dealt with by way of a caution.

A 15yr old resident of Newhaven children’s home was recently involved in two violent incidents. In the first he assaulted a similarly aged lad on the Rail Trail in Hornsea following a fall out over a debt. The victim was knocked to the floor then punched and kicked, fortunately he only sustained minor injuries. The assault was filmed on a mobile phone which is sadly a common occurrence nowadays although the footage did prove useful to the investigating officers. In the second a month or so later he was at Newhaven in an angry and agitated state. He broke various items in the office then picked up and brandished a pool cue. A member of staff went to disarm him and was punched twice to the head in doing so, fortunately he sustained only reddening and no lasting injury. The youth involved has since been dealt with for both offences, he has been summonsed to court for the first and charged to court for the latter. Following his release from custody he was transferred to alternative accommodation in the Oldham area. This decision was taken in light of the youth’s behaviour which had persistently been challenging, criminal and anti-social since he arrived in Hornsea in late 2012. This behaviour had affected staff, other residents and the public alike and showed no sign of improvement hence the home management taking steps to re-home the individual in question.

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Rural Update

At a recent meeting of Sigglesthorne Parish council concern was expressed about vehicles speeding through the village particularly those travelling into Main Street from the B1243 Rise direction. As a result PCSO Finon from the Hornsea Neighbourhood Team has set up a community road watch in the village. Half a dozen locals have been trained in the use of the radar gun/speed board and been given advice on safety issues [what to wear, how to avoid confrontation with drivers etc] and how to complete the relevant paperwork. It is hoped that the scheme will be fully up and running in the next few weeks and that PCSO Finon and her volunteers will become a regular sight in the village. PCSO Finon ran a similar scheme on the B1244 in Seaton over the last couple of years and it is largely as a result of the efforts of the officer and her volunteers along with the parish council and Councillor Barbara Jefferson that they got their flashing speed signs at either end of the village.

Two families from Hull who do not get along happened to bump into one another whilst visiting Skirlington Market. An adult female from one family began to verbally abuse an adult male from the other, shouting and swearing and calling him a paedophile and making threats to harm him. Understandably this caused members of the public who happened to be in the vicinity but not involved some consternation. In due course both parties were spoken to.

A week later at Skirlington Market in a separate incident a lady visiting from the Leeds area had her purse stolen from her open shopping bag by person[s] unknown.

A bird scarer was stolen from an arable field at Main Road, Mappleton.

A single storey brick built annex some 50yds from the main dwelling house in Bewholme Lane, Seaton was entered.
The offender[s] broke a small pane of glass in the door, reached through and slipped the Yale lock to effect entry.
Although damage was caused in forcing an entry nothing was apparently stolen from within.

An Apple I-phone 5 mobile was stolen from a 16yr old handbag sometime during a half hour period in the play area of the Far Grange Caravan Park. Two other Blackberry mobile phones which she’d been looking after for friends which were in the same zipped compartment were left untouched suggesting the stolen phone had been specifically targeted due to its value and newness to the market place.

A high value gent’s mountain cycle securely chained to a caravan veranda at Low Skirlington Caravan Park was stolen by person[s] unknown.