I'm Back

Hello Resident

Well after my short break I have returned to look after Erdington. I have to say Thank you to PC Dan Smith stepping up and looking after the team while I have been away. 

So a little update with regards to the team so my last message we said goodbye to PC Bullock and PC Harris. This month we welcome PC Berry to the team. He will join PC Harrison and the pair now have the responsibility of looking after all prolific shoplifting suspects in the constituency and Sutton Coldfield. This is a great for the High Street because they can focus on the main offenders causing the issues on the High Street we are also seeking CBOs for the prolific offenders  to try and reduce their criminality and this gives us more powers to deal with them if they breach the order. 

A Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) is a legal order issued in England and Wales to address persistent anti-social behaviour following a criminal conviction for any offense. Introduced by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, CBOs replace the older Anti-social Behaviour Order (ASBO) and can both prohibit an offender from certain actions and require them to complete certain tasks, such as attending a course. Breaching a CBO is a criminal offense itself and can result in a fine, imprisonment, or both. 

So far we have dealt with several shoplifters, yesterday we charged one subject with 13 offences across Erdington. Which is a great result. Today we will be in court requesting that the magistrate issue the CBO.

We will be looking to arrange a PACT meeting for the High Street so that businesses and surrounding residents can raise their concerns this is still in the planning phase as soon as I have an update with regards to this I will let you know PACT meetings are most commonly the Police and Communities Together meetings where local police work with residents to set priorities and solve local issues. 

We have also ID a suspect who broke into a 84 yr old ladies shed ☹ following the wishes of the victim we was able to catch up with the suspect and have dealt them for that offence. However as the person had been released from prison on licence we worked with our offender managers and his licence was revoked so he is now back in prison. 

As ever with the staffing we have we are trying our best to make Erdington safe. While I was on my secondment I was made aware of the broken window theory. - The broken windows theory posits that visible signs of minor disorder and neglect, like broken windows or graffiti, encourage more serious crime because they signal that a community does not care and that the rules are not enforced. The theory suggests that tackling small-scale issues, such as vandalism, public drunkenness, and littering, through focused policing can help prevent the escalation of more significant criminal activity and maintain social order. Understanding the Broken Window Theory: A Knowledge Hack (youtube.com)

Therefore if you see graffiti, litter etc please use the FixMyStreet website or app to report these matters if we can deal with the small problems together then this may help deal with the bigger problems in the area. 

Please remember we require your support in reporting matters so that we are aware of any issues within your community. Please be aware we may not be able to attend all reports, this may be due to other commitments. By informing us of problems in your community can assist us in providing supporting evidence to facilitate us requesting additional patrols from other departments. 

if you come across a crime or observe anti-social behaviour that does not require an emergency response, please call 101 or Live Chat at www.west-midlands.police.uk. In case of emergencies, please dial 999. To report a crime anonymously, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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Regards