We will be using WMnow to tell you about actions we have taken regarding our newly agreed neighbourhood priorities following our recent PACT meeting.

If you wish to attend the next PACT meeting to provide your opinion on where your local Police priorities should lie, the next meeting will be held at 18:00 on Monday 2nd June at Bentley Community Centre, Wilkes Avenue.

Drug dealing

Local neighbourhood Officers have been conducting patrols in known hotspot areas engaging with the community in Darlaston town centre. We have been on foot patrol around our canal network around Darlaston in relation to this and other issues and engaged with a large number of people who were pleased to see us in these areas. If you see us out and about on patrols please 

Speeding and parking around our schools  

PCSO’s have been at our schools are per our promise to our neighbourhood on all days possible, providing a presence and moving a small number of people parked inappropriately at schools in the Darlaston area. 

Off road bikes/electric bikes 

Officers have been on patrol in hotspot locations and have responded to multiple calls in the Bentley area where off road bikes have been ridden anti socially. 

Other actions

1 X suspect interviewed by NHT charged and remanded for 14 shop lifting offences 

1 X suspect interviewed by NHT charged and remanded by 10 shop lifting offences

1 X suspect interviewed by NHT and bailed for a harassment investigation  

2 CPN’s issued for on going harassment investigation

NHT officers have been attending a large number of emergency calls to service as part of our duties this set to assist our Response colleagues. 

T/Sgt Butler

Crime Prevention and Advice

Our officers are working around the clock to keep you safe, but we need your help if we’re to stop criminals in their tracks. Our website is full of crime prevention advice to help keep you, your loved ones and your valuables safe. Search WMP crime prevention or visit: www.westmidlands.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention.

We also have websites with detailed information around specific crimes, that might prove useful for you. 

https://noexcuseforabuse.info/

You can report crime or suspicious behaviour anonymously via CrimeStoppers. You can call them on 0800 555 111 or via their website at www.crimestoppers-uk.org