Crime Prevention Advice

Morning 
Since 1st June we have seen an increase in shed & garage burglaries in the crosby and town area which makes up 60% of our calls for service.

please remember to make sure that sheds, garages, cars & gates are locked when not in use. Keep belongings out of site and in the case of vehicles remove belongings completely.
Regards
PCSO Mike Gains
crosby neighbourhood policing team




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Good News!


Dear Residents and Businesses of Town Ward,

I would like to share with you the results of Operation Ardle, which took place over 5 nights in June and focussed on community issues surrounding kerb crawlers on West Street, and drug dealing around the area of Frodingham Road.

The Operation utilised covert resources at two Observation Points, and Neighbourhood and Traffic resources in plain and uniformed vehicles.

Valuable intel was gathered in relation to both issues, and:

25 stop checks were carried on suspicious persons and/or vehicles.
7 Community Protection Warnings were issued to those engaging in harmful behaviour.
1 female was arrested for Failing to Appear at Court.
2 males were arrested for Drugs and Driving offences.
1 further male was reported for Possession of a bladed article.
1 premises search for drugs was also conducted as a result of the Operation.

Humberside Police will continue to listen to the concerns of the community surrounding the issues that are affecting you the most.

Please continue to report your concerns, either online via Facebook or by calling us on 101.

In an emergency, always call 999.

Thank you,
PC Stef Parker
Neighbourhood Officer for Town Ward


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Crime Prevention Advice

Crime Prevention Advice - Vehicle Garage & Shed Crime - protect yourself 

Recently over the last couple of months there has been an increase in thefts from motor vehicles, garages and sheds due to them being left unlocked and opportunists being in the area. It is often a spur of the moment decision made and takes less than a minute to walk up your drive and try handles.
 
With the warmer weather and lighter nights, signals an increase in these type of offences. We send this message not to frighten you, but to make you more aware and a timely reminder to ensure that your property is locked and secure and that you don’t leave valuable items in your vehicle.
 
Due to this warmer weather we may leave, say our windows down on our car , forget to put your bicycle away in the shed or  garden tools left out. So, never leave cash, credit cards,  mobile phones, vehicle documents, sat navs or other valuables/items in the car. 
(If you have no choice but to do so, make sure they are in the boot before you set off - thieves may be watching you park!) 
 
Keys - keep them safe 

Many of the these thefts that have occurred are as a result of people leaving these places insecure. A few seconds when you're not looking, is all a thief needs to remove valuable items from your unlocked property. 
Safer Neighbourhoods and Humberside Police have, in the past, been out trying car door handles, checking sheds, garage doors and side gates. We will look to do this in the future,  to identify unlocked, vulnerable locations or vehicles, to provide the necessary advice to stop residents becoming a victim of theft. 
Prevention is always better than detection. If everyone took basic crime prevention measures thefts could be reduced by as much as 40%. 

If you need advice on anything from above or anything in or around your neighbourhood, feel free to approach one of our officers on the beat.
 
 Stay Safe and If you should find you are in immediate danger, contact the police on 999 otherwise call 101


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Anti-social behaviour has been reported in your
Another bike seized by Neighbourhood Officers Meg Garrod and Steve Stewart last night, we can't chase the riders but we know where they live, we are building up the intelligence picture of where they are storing them, we know what clothes they wear because they wear them daily, we now know the fuel station they are using (action being taken there) we also know that these things run out of fuel and have to be pushed like in this case, after the officers witnessed it been used on the Highway. If you are a parent of a child who brings a stolen bike home or you know that your child is riding around on bike like this, you can also be held responsible and could potentially end up in Court or visiting  the Hospital when they fall off these death traps, please stop your Child riding these things before it's too late.
Regards
PCSO Mike Gains 





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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.”
If you have any information or concerns about nuisance bikes, please speak to your local officers, call us on our non-emergency 101 line or direct message us on our Twitter or Facebook accounts - @humberbeat.

 
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From catching burglars, robbers and thieves to targeting organised crime groups, our Criminal Investigation Department (CID) teams are the ones stopping those who cause significant harm to our communities in their tracks.
As these are also the offenders that we’re targeting as part of our ongoing work for Operation Galaxy, unsurprisingly, our CID teams are playing a key role.
Made of up highly trained detectives, Investigating Officers and Police Constables, each area of the force has its own dedicated team who use their local knowledge and expertise to help keep you safe.
Detective Inspector Tom Kelly (pictured right) is one of these officers, overseeing the work of CID in North East Lincolnshire.
He took time out from his busy schedule to tell us more about life on the front line and how Operation Galaxy is making a difference:
 
We’ve all heard of CID – tell us more about the crimes you deal with:
In CID we deal with some of the most serious crimes, things that really have an impact on victims and the wider community.
This includes everything from acquisitive crime, such as burglary and robbery to firearms offences, domestic abuse, drugs offences and arson – all of which are key areas we’re targeting under Op Galaxy.
The reason we focus on these kind of offences is that can have a huge effect on someone’s sense of safety and wellbeing, so it’s really important to us to do everything feasible to make them feel secure.
 
How do you do that?
 Of course we want to catch the person responsible and put them before the courts – that goes without saying – but there’s more to it than that.
We care about what’s happened to people who are victims of crime and we understand the effect it’s had on them.
Our colleagues in the Force Control Room, Community Safety Unit and Neighbourhood Policing Teams are great at providing help and support, as well as offering tips and advice on home security and crime prevention.
Our role is the investigation and this can take a number of different forms, depending on the circumstances of the offence.
 
Tell us more:
An investigation starts from the moment you report a crime to us.
If you’re calling as it’s happening and the offenders are still there, we’ll try to get officers on their way to you as quickly as possible.
When you’ve come back to find something has happened then we need to handle things differently.
We start by getting as much information as we can over the phone to help us decide what we need to do next and this can take some time.
As we’re taking your initial statement, we will ask you questions to find out about any investigative opportunities there might be and use this to put together an investigation plan.
This might mean us coming out to the scene of the crime and gathering forensic evidence but that’s not always necessary.
But if we don’t come that doesn’t mean nothing is being done. There’s lots of work that goes on behind the scenes.
 
Like what?
There are lots of teams that form CID and they all different roles to play.
Officers from the Crime Management Unit will start looking at things like the availability of CCTV straight away and suggesting potential lines of enquiry we could make.
This could be forensics. For example, if the offender has dropped something that you know isn’t yours and no one has touched it, or there’s blood on broken glass, it could be really useful for our Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) team to come out and gather evidence.
With offences like burglary, a small number of people are usually responsible for the majority of the incidents reported to us and forensics can help us link offenders to crimes.
That’s not always possible though. For example, exposure to the elements or things that have been touched by lots of different people can make finding any relevant evidence very difficult.
What’s important to remember is that CSI is only one of a whole raft of investigation tools we have available to us.
We also consider things like whether it’s likely anyone will have seen or heard anything, looking at how remote the location of the offence is and other factors such as the time of day.
If we think it’s likely someone will have been in the area, we can appeal for witnesses to come forward using our social media and websites, My Community Alert or the local press.
However, sometimes these opportunities just aren’t there and that’s as frustrating for us as is it for you – we get into policing because we don’t want criminals operating in our area.
But even when this is the case it’s not a case of “here’s a crime number and that’s the end of it.”
 
What do you do then?
We store details of every offence that’s reported to us and that information is used by our intelligence officers and analysts to find patterns that can help us pinpoint who is responsible.
Our CID teams regularly look at this data as part of our ongoing investigations and it may be that a more recent crime can give us the information we need to find out who was responsible for offences that have happened before.
Almost every burglary is also discussed at our morning briefings, which are attended by representatives of all our force teams.
Again, this helps us to see the bigger picture and we can use this to inform our crime prevention work, targeting patrols into vulnerable areas and working with you to offer advice on improving your home security or highlighting scams.
Doing this detective work, piecing together the evidence we have and being able to get justice for victims is the best part of the job.
The things we deal with generally have a significant impact on victims, so being able to offer them a sense of justice in prosecuting offenders and seeing them get custodial sentences for the hard work we do is really satisfying.
It’s also great when we can return stolen property to victims – especially if it has sentimental value.
I know my colleagues over in Hull have recovered a number of stolen motorbikes and other property as part of Op Galaxy, which they have been able to link back to previous burglaries and we hope to do the same with any stolen property we recover in this area.

 
Where can I find out more?
If you want more information on crime prevention and the latest information about what’s happening in your area, visit our website, follow our force Twitter and Facebook accounts @Humberbeat.
If you have more questions about how we deal with burglaries and thefts, reply to this message and let us know.
Although we won’t be able to discuss specific cases, we will post another update from our CID teams answering as many as we can on Thursday, 25 June.