Bloxwich Police Station 1 Station St, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2PD blakenall@westmidlands.police.uk Dear resident, The Blakenall police team have been made aware of issues concerning youths kicking and banging residents front doors in Copper Works Way, Zinc Close, Settler Way & Billet Crescent. Should a person/s property get damaged this can be classed as criminal damage – ‘A person who, without lawful excuse, destroys or damages any property belonging to another, intending to destroy or damage any such property, or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged.’ There has now been numerous reports of this behaviour and should this behaviour be directed towards any one household then this will be classified as harassment. Housing associations and landlords along with Walsall Council have been informed and the police will seek to act in partnership with these relevant bodies in dealing with those involved- this can place risk upon a person’s tenancy for example. West Midlands Police schools’ officers have also been contacted in the ongoing investigation to help obtain any identifications for those involved. Appropriate action will be taken against those responsible for anti-social behaviour and any criminal offences will be dealt with accordingly. If you are suffering any issues, then please contact West Midlands Police on 101 or via web chat online at www.west-midlands.police.uk to report any crime or anti-social behaviour. Please note that any information given will be dealt with confidentially. In cases of emergency please call 999. We encourage all calls to be made in the first instance so that the most appropriate response can be allocated to what is being reported. We also encourage residents to keep reporting to their housing associations/landlord and or Council. You can also sign up for neighbourhood policing alerts via www.wmnow.co.uk Crime prevention advice can be found on the WMP website- Protecting your home from crime | Crime prevention | West Midlands Police Yours Sincerely, Blakenall Neighbourhood Team. | 
