Quarterly newsletter

Hello and welcome to the latest update from your neighbourhood policing team.

As part of my role as your Neighbourhood Inspector, I regularly meet with key local partners to discuss policing in the district and identify any issues of concern.

What follows is a brief summary of what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and the impact we are having across our communities.

Our current local police and partner priorities are:

What have we been doing about them?

Compared to this time last year, we have seen a 13% decrease in antisocial behaviour across Broxtowe, which is great news.

Officers have been out patrolling the Beeston area to deter ASB and crime. This includes targeting prolific local offenders who are responsible for a disproportionate amount of offending.
One such offender was recently sent back to prison for breaching the terms of his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). These court orders allow us to prohibit a person from doing certain things or being in certain areas and are an excellent tool for tackling repeat ASB and shoplifting.

The riorties will end In January 2026 and replaced with new priorities. 

We have also been working with Broxtowe Borough Council on Operation Cognition, which sees officers engaging with communities as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the consequences of taking alcohol and cocaine together.
The initiative focuses on reducing incidents of ASB and violence against women and girls, as the combination of cocaine and alcohol can be a factor in domestic abuse incidents.

We have engaged with members of the public, handed out leaflets about the dangers, and shared resources from domestic abuse charities.

Dispersal Orders

Dispersal orders have also been used at recent events – including the Eastwood Christmas lights switch-on – to take pre-emptive action against troublemakers.
These temporary orders allow us to direct people away from a certain area if they are causing trouble. They are a really effective tool that we will not hesitate to use in future.

Returned to jail

Prolific shoplifter Kelly Freestone has also been returned to prison for 12 months after stealing from shops across the district and for breaching her CBO. 

Rounding up outstanding offenders

We also carried out a Day of Action targeting offenders who were outstanding for offences and failing to appear before the courts.
As a result, we made six arrests on the day, which was an amazing result.

Community concerns 

Concerns over drug dealing are often raised with us, and work is always ongoing to identify and gather evidence against those responsible.
You may have seen an excellent recent result at court where father and son Aaron and Nigel Sisson were jailed for Possession with Intent to Supply Class A drugs.Both have been sentenced to more than 5 years, which is a fantastic result. 

Burglaries

We recently issued a public warning after a spate of burglaries in Eastwood.
I am pleased to say that we have now arrested a suspect in connection with these offences, charged him, and remanded him into custody.

We also had a spate of burglaries at student accommodation in Beeston, which I know caused a lot of local concern.
Thanks to some great work by my officers and their colleagues in the local burglary team, Christos Iona has now pleaded guilty to 13 different offences. He was remanded into custody and will be sentenced on 10 January.

Iona caught on CCTV. He’s currently on remand awaiting sentence

News

A dangerous male, Andrew Hallam, from Beeston has been sent to prison for several offences including assault, sexual activity with a girl under 15, indecent exposure, multiple counts of taking indecent photos of children and making indecent photos of children and secretly filming females for his own sexual gratification.   

Voyeur sexually abused girls while filming them in secret | Nottinghamshire Police

Keeping you informed

Notts Alerts is a fantastic tool which can be used to find out key information about local policing and local crime trends - with e-mail notifications about your community sent straight to your inbox. It also offers consultation and feedback opportunities which empower you to share your concerns and shape our local policing priorities. You will also find advertised local events such as beat surgeries, along with crime prevention advice. It is free to sign up here. 

Notts Alerts | Nottinghamshire Police

Thank you

Usha Madaraa

Neighbourhood Policing Inspector 

Broxtowe Borough NPA