Royston Community Team

Rural Watch

February 2010

PC 431 Paul Marina PCSO Amy Rainbird PCSO 6522 Brabrook

Covering Arbury, Ermine, Weston & Sandon Wards.

A FIVE year Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) has been given to a man from Baldock.

The order was granted at Stevenage Magistrates Court on December 31 to 18 year old Lewis Small, of Weston Way, Baldock.

Lewis Small was found guilty of possession of a bladed article, common assault, assault on a police constable and criminal damage in relation to incidents which took place on July 18 and August 22 in Baldock. He was given a Community Rehabilitation Order for 24 Months, 150 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay costs of £200.

Essex Police executed 23 warrants at various addresses at a site in Harlow on Tuesday, January 26, as part of a multi agency operation to target suspected drug dealers.

Acting on information about the supply of drugs the joint operation codenamed Bracken saw four arrests at Fernhill Lane in Harlow; two for cultivation of cannabis and two for public disorder.

The operation aims to target everyday crime that affects residents in particular drugs, with officers also looking at reducing robbery, violent crime, burglary and car crime.

Harlow district commander, Chief Inspector Nick Morris said: “A significant amount of resources and partner agencies were committed to this operation.

“It was specifically planned to target individuals and not communities. We were acting upon intelligence gathered over a number of weeks and I would like assure the local community that we will continue to target any individuals involved in crime, wherever they may be.”

Police officers were accompanied by agency officials including the Harlow District Council benefits office, environment health, RSPCA, dog lost service, HM Revenue and Customs, EDF energy and the UK Border Agency.

Specialist search teams were deployed following the arrests to check for illegal diesel, stolen animals, illegal electrical thefts resulting in a stolen horsebox, a van and two motorbikes being seized.

A 45-YEAR-old man has been charged in connection with 40 offences that were committed across the country, including 11 burglaries in Hertfordshire.

Gary Clifton, of no fixed abode, was charged with the offences on Monday, January 11, in Derbyshire.

He has been remanded to appear before Derby Magistrates Court on Monday, February 1.

The offences in Hertfordshire, which also include seven offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002), are alleged to have occurred during 2007. Homes were burgled in Letchworth and Hitchin, where numerous antiques were taken.

All speed enforcement was cancelled due to bad Weather.

G4E; - Ashwell, Hinxworth, Bygrave, Newnham & Caldecote

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/76	Theft – Attempt from Vehicle	Ashwell	15-26/01/10
Offender(s) have emptied glove box , but no items were removed

G4D; - Barkway, Barley, Reed, Nuthampstead, Newsells, Kelshall & Therfield

Crime no.	Offence	Location	Time & date
G4/10/26	Burglary - Outbuilding	Nuthampstead	05-06/01/10
Offender(s) removed padlocks to gain entry then removed fuel and a tool box from the premises.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/41	Burglary - Outbuilding	Nuthampstead	16/01/10
Offender(s) has forced off padlock, and then removed diesel from location.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/43	Burglary - Outbuilding	Buckland	17-18/01/10
Offender(s) have removed a metal clasp and then stolen Jet wash/steamer from this location.

Crime No.	Offence	Location	Time & Date
G4/10/93	Burglary - Outbuilding	Barkway	29-30/01/10
Offender(s) have gained entry to premises and removed alloy wheels.

G3C; - Sandon, Wallington, Rushden, Clothal & Weston

None Reported

Reported Hare coursing Incidents in our area.

	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	Total
03-04	3	13	28	3	8	13	9	3	80
04-05	4	13	4	0	4	0	1	0	26
05-06	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	6
06-07	0	4	4	6	1	0	2	0	17
07-08	3	10	4	6	9	2	4	3	43
08-09	7	5	2	4	4	4	2	1	29
08-10	3	3	10	3	1

Number of Sunday Hare Coursing and Nuisance Vehicle Patrols Carried Out to Reduce coursing Nusience Motor cycling and Nusience 4 X 4 use, patrols per months, early start preferred, 7am or 8am.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
07								3	3	3	0	3
08	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	4
09	1	1	3	2	1	3	2	1	1	2	3	2
10	1

Last time we attended

RUSHDEN	08/07/09	SANDON	22/04/09
THERFIELD	21/04/09	REED	04/03/09
BARKWAY	10/11/09	BARLEY	01/06/09
KELSHALL	20/04/09	NUTHAMP	09/06/09
ASHWELL	04/11/09	BYGRAVE	14/01/09
CALDECOTE	05/05/08	WESTON	12/03/09
RADWELL	29/04/08	WALLINGTON	08/07/09
HINXWORT	03/09/09	CLOTHALL	02/07/08

Area	Last Meeting	Next Meeting	Location and Time
G4E	Tue 7th April 8pm
G4D	Tue 21st April 8pm	Wed 3^rd February 2010	8pm Fordham Hall
G3C	Tue 2nd June 8pm	Tue 2^nd February 2010	8pm Rushden Village Hall

Locality

Members

Martin Dingemans, Howard Marshall, Simon Holtom, Robert Law, Teddy Faure-Walker, Steve Jarvis, Andrew Young, Tony Hunter, Keith Bone , Charlie Snowdon

Meeting

20/01/10

Tasks set

1. Tackling incidents of hare coursing and nuisance vehicle use within the rural community on Saturday & Sundays between the hours 06.00 – 19.00 (G4D, G4E, G3C).

2. To improve/increase intelligence gathering in relation to suspicious vehicles/persons and attend incidents when reported. (G4D, G4E, G3C)

3. To tackle speeding - locations West end / Newnham Way Ashwell, Station Rd, Ashwell. Upper Bygrave Rd, Bygrave, London Road, Barley, Cambridge Rd Barkway, The Causeway, Therfield, Ashwell Road, Newham, Damask Green Road, Weston, Outside the Moon and Stars public house, Rushden and High Street, Hinxworth. 10 Speed checks a month 3 enforceable.

Surgeries all times 10.30 – 12.00
Barkway – Reading Room. Barley – Church. Weston – Post Office. Ashwell URC Hall. Sandon Cecil Sales
Weds 13^thJan - Weston	Thurs 7^th Jan - Barley
Weds 3^rdFeb - Sandon	Thurs 4^th Feb - Barkway	Fri 5^th Feb - Ashwell
Weds 3^rd March - Weston	Thurs 4^th March - Barley	Fri 5^th March - Ashwell
Weds 14^th April - Sandon	Thurs 15^th April - Barkway
Weds 12^th May- Weston	Thurs 13^th May - Barley	Fri 7^th May - Ashwell
Weds 9^th June- Sandon	Thurs 10^th June - Barkway	Fri 4^th June - Ashwell
Weds 14^th July- Weston	Thurs 8^th July - Barley	Fri 2^nd July - Ashwell
Weds 4^th August- Sandon	Thurs 5^th August - Barkway	Fri 6^th August - Ashwell
Weds 8^th Sept - Weston	Thurs 2^nd Sept - Barley	Fri 3^rd Sept - Ashwell
Weds 13^th Oct - Sandon	Thurs 14^th Oct - Barkway	Fri 1^st Oct - Ashwell
Weds 3^rd Nov - Weston	Thurs 11^th Nov - Barley	Fri 5^th Nov - Ashwell
Weds 8^th Dec - Sandon	Thurs 9^th Dec - Barkway	Fri 3^rd Dec - Ashwell

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Rural Watch

Jan

RUSHDEN

SANDON

THERFIELD

ASHWELL

BYGRAVE

CALDECOTE

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