Local News Update


Hi, Sergeant Dan Healey here from your local neighbourhood policing team.

We know that the world is in a bit of a strange place right now and it has meant that lots of things have had to be cancelled, including many community events and even our regular police surgeries.

Firstly, I want to reassure you that we are still here and we are still working hard to keep you safe. My team, are very much part of the community and know the area and its residents well. We often pop into schools, community centres, care homes and other key locations to chat to you all, as well as stopping on the street to answer questions or offer support.

With the current Government Guidelines in place, we know that for a lot of you it might feel like you don’t have the opportunity to ask us for advice, or tell us about the issues in your area as you normally would.

Our conversations with our communities really do shape the way we police, and to keep that conversation flowing we have decided to host an online question and answer session.

How this will work is, first we ask you to reply to this message with a question that you would like the answer to or some information that you would like to share with the local team. 

We will then go through the questions and answer the most asked ones sharing all the answers in further email updates next week.

We will also be posting these on the website and on our @HumberbeatNEL twitter and Facebook accounts so keep an eye on there too.

Now, there are a couple of restrictions… We won’t be able to answer anything about Covid-19 and the current Government guidelines, updates about this can be found on the news section of our website.

Similarly we won’t be able to take reports of people breaching the guidelines via this channel. It is important that all of these reports come in via the online portal on our website so that we can understand the full picture of what is going on and take appropriate action.

I am hoping that we will be inundated with questions over the weekend, so it is also possible that we won’t be able to answer every single one. We will go through the list and will try to pick those that are being asked most frequently or the ones where the answer is relevant to the most people.

Please get involved, we would love to hear from as many of you as possible to help make it really interesting and useful for people.

We’re also keen to hear what you think of the idea and if it’s something you would like us to do again in the future.

Looking forward to hearing from you,
Sgt Dan Healey
 




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Local News Update

Calling all residents of Grimsby East (Hainton, Heneage, Croft Baker, East Marsh, Sidney Sussex, New Waltham, Humberston & Haverstoe). We’re giving you the opportunity to get involved in an online question and answer session with your local team, hosted by me #SgtDanHealey. 

We’ll be sharing the answers on social media next week, so keep an eye out on here to find out more about how we’re keeping you safe. If you don’t live in these areas, don’t worry we will be looking to role the initiative out to further wards in the coming weeks. #InYourCommunity #AskThePolice #GrimsbyEast 
 




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Local News Update


Dear Residents,

A bit of fun for once- Our Very Own 'Top Cop' Police Constable David CAVE (you all know and love him) is having his birthday this Thursday ( I have been advised not to let you all know his age, but its going to be somewhere between 48 and 50) 
I shall get him a cake and card ( i love him too!) would be amazing if you could all wish Humberside's finest officer a cracking birthday too. 
The boss has kindly let Dave have Thursday off (Dave NEVER has a day off) so can i kindly request you bombard his social media accounts and spread some love to this fine officer!

Thanks for a bit of fun,on behalf of Dave and myself its a pleasure to serve our wards.

Kindest Regards,

Scotty 7804 PCSO, Humberston, Haverstoe and New Waltham Wards
Community Policing Team 3
Knoll Street Police Station
Cleethorpes


 




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Shutting one cannabis factory down after another with over £1,000,000 worth of seizures

Over 2,500 cannabis plants with an approximate street value of £1,141,650 have been seized and destroyed in the last few weeks, as action against the cultivation of cannabis in North East Lincs continues with no sign of officers slowing down. 
 
Over the last three weeks as part of an ongoing investigation, a number of properties have been raided and six cannabis factories discovered. 
 
Six people have also been arrested, with five charged and the sixth released under investigation pending further enquiries.

Detective Inspector Tom Kelly said: “We are continuing our investigations and enforcement against cannabis factories across North East Lincolnshire, helping to take drugs and offenders off of our streets.

“Our dedicated operation began just over a month ago and in total now over 2500 cannabis plants have been recovered from nine cannabis factories discovered, eight people have been charged and six further arrests have been made.
 
“My team are dedicated to making North East Lincolnshire and beyond a safer place to live and will continue to take action against those intent on challenging that.”
 
In the last three weeks, a warrant executed on Wednesday 27 May at a property on Willingham Street, Grimsby, a 33-year-old man was arrested. We recovered and destroyed 300 cannabis plants of varying stages of growth from inside the property. Denis Begu, of Willingham Street, was charged with production of cannabis and remanded into custody, awaiting his next court appearance at Grimsby Crown Court which is due to take place on Monday 29 June.

Op Galaxy officers helped this ongoing operation by executing a warrant at a property on Taylors Avenue, Cleethorpes. On entrance to the property, cannabis plants, suspected Class A drugs and drug dealing equipment were seized and the investigation is ongoing.

A warrant was executed at an address on Patrick Street, Grimsby on Thursday 4 June, in which 174 cannabis plants were found and seized. Suard Matmuja, 19, of Patrick Street has been charged with production of cannabis and remanded to prison following an appearance at Grimsby Magistrates Court. He is due to appear in Grimsby Crown Court on Monday 6 July.

On attending a property on Heneage Road, Grimsby, on Monday 8 June, approximately 24 cannabis plants were discovered in two bedrooms of the property, along with growing equipment and a 30-year-old man was arrested, who has been released under investigation as we continue our enquiries. The plants and equipment were seized from the property.

A total of 167 cannabis plants were discovered and later seized following the execution of a warrant on Monday 8 June at a property on Talbot Road, Immingham. Erjon Koltraka, 25 of Talbot Road was arrested and has been charged and remanded into custody following an appearance at Grimsby Magistrates Court on Tuesday 9 June.

A large cannabis factory containing approximately 1,450 plants with a street value of £652,500 was discovered on the morning of Friday 12 June at an address on Owmby Close, Immingham. Two men were arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis. Klodjan Hila (36) of no fixed abode and Ylli and Krakulli (33) of no fixed abode have since been charged.

DI Kelly continued: “The cultivation of cannabis is a serious offence that can affect a wide variety of people, whether that’s young people getting brought into drug dealing, anti-social behaviour at the factory properties or the criminality that comes with users of drugs congregating in certain areas of our communities.

“The action that we’re taking against these growers comes from our own intelligence, as well as that from the community. The information that is given to us from residents the targeted areas plays an integral role in the discovery of these cannabis factories, and the subsequent arrests of those intent on causing harm. That’s why we always encourage people to report suspicious activity.”

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Good News!

More nuisance bikes are off the streets of northern Lincolnshire as part of Operation Yellowfin - our continued effort to tackle dangerous riding and antisocial behaviour.
Our officers and Special Constables have been patrolling hot spot areas across Grimsby, Scunthorpe and the surrounding areas, seizing bikes and issuing Traffic Offence Reports to those riding illegally.
Other riders have been given official warnings about their behaviour, which could lead to their vehicles being seized if they continue to flout the law.
However, officers in both Grimsby and Scunthorpe said that for a number of the riders they had encountered recently, all that was needed was a bit of education.
Sergeant Darryl Caroline, from the Grimsby West neighbourhood team said: “We know that nuisance bikes are an issue which is really important to you and we are not letting off the pressure on those who chose to use motorbikes to cause disruption and get involved in antisocial behaviour.
“We’re continuing to take action wherever we can, seizing bikes that have been stolen or are being ridden dangerously or illegally and identifying those involved so they can be arrested and dealt with.
“Your support and information is vital in helping us to do this and our officers are out there gathering the information we need to take action.
“We’re also doing more random stop checks to ensure riders’ documents are in order and offer crime prevention advice to stop people riding legitimately losing their bikes to thieves.
“What we have also found more recently is that many riders we encounter are trying to do everything right – their bikes are legally owned with the right insurance in place and they are wearing proper safety equipment.
“However, they have been unaware that they’re not entitled to ride in certain areas or that they’re disturbing others and have been more than happy to move away when we have spoken to them.”
Sergeant Will Harrison from the Scunthorpe urban team added that alongside seizing nuisance bikes, there’s also a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes.
He said: “We’re doing a lot of work to identify where these bikes are being stored and carry out searches, so that we can seize them and deal with the riders in a way that minimises the risk to the wider community.
“Again, you can really make a difference by letting us know if you see them being taken into properties or alleyways near you, so if you have any information, please let us know.
“We’re also continuing to work with local garages to speak to staff and display posters about restricting petrol sales to suspicious riders.”
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184 arrests in eight days of Op Galaxy


We are now eight days into our forcewide intensified Operation Galaxy action and in that time a total 184 people have been arrested with 34 charges brought, a further 22 people detained for court and two transported straight to prison on recall.

The vast majority of the remaining people arrested have been either bailed or released under investigation, whilst we complete further investigations.

The teams have been out and about in Grimsby this morning carrying out warrants at addresses on Harold Street, Wellhome Road, Patrick Street and Orchard Drive. 

As part of our commitment to protecting vulnerable people, we have been visiting addresses where we believe there may be vulnerable people being targeted by criminals, to help us protect and safeguard them.

As part of this a vulnerable teenage boy was located at an address in Grimsby, he has since been safeguarded and is being given the appropriate support. 

The Neighbourhood Team have been supporting the activity and have been out with partners knocking on doors and speaking with members of the local community as well as conducting high visibility patrols in hotspot areas.

Op Galaxy action is taking place 24 hours a day, seven days a week and we are focussed on catching offenders that are causing the most harm to our communities, acting on information you tell us about the issues that matter the most to you.


Highlights from the last 24 hours:
- Officers carrying out a warrant at Patrick Street found a cannabis farm, where a total of 173 cannabis plants were seized. One man was arrested at the property, he remains in our custody whilst enquiries continue.
 
- A wanted woman was located at the address on Wellholme Road and brought into our custody, where she remains whilst investigations continue. 
 
- A 31-year-old man from Hull who was wanted on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs was arrested. He remains in our custody at this time.
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