Neighbourhood Policing Team Weekly Update

In the early hours of Thursday morning, Dorset Police received a report from our partners in the BCP CCTV control room that a commercial burglary was taking place in #PooleTown. Officers attended, however the two suspects made off.  Later that morning one of the suspects was sighted again by the control room and Poole NPT officers deployed immediately on blues, after a short pursuit one male was detained and arrested under suspicion of theft x 2 and burglary. With one suspect outstanding it was only a matter of time before they were sighted in town by camera operators and detained by Poole BID security (SWL Security), Poole NPT arrived and arrested the individual under suspicion of burglary. Two bicycles have been recovered and a full investigation is underway, we will seek to reunite the owners of the bicycles as soon as possible (picture 2).

On Wednesday PCSOs Jason, Matt and Mike attended the Dolphin Centre to host our regular Community Contact Point. We were joined by Cat and Sammie from the BCP Antisocial Behaviour Team as part of Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week see's agencies come together to highlight their combined efforts to tackle issues that are affecting local communities and the innovative approaches they are taking to address them. Dorset Police recognises that ASB is not something that can be solved by policing alone and a joined approach is the key to taking action that makes a real difference to the lives of residents. Thank you to the 40+ members of the public who came over to speak to us to complete surveys, discuss ASB issues they have experienced and to receive the correct contact details for reporting. If you would like to reach out to the BCP ASB Team to make a report or seek advice you can contact them on 📞 01202 128883 or email 📧 asbteam@bcpcouncil.gov.uk (picture 3).

Here's a quick look at some of the work we've been doing to keep our community safe and connected 👇

😡  4 x Arrests

🥸  3 x Stop Searches (2 x Class B Drugs)

🚔  6 x Reports of antisocial behaviour attended and positive action taken (including 2 x Section 35 Dispersal Orders)

🎟️  4 x Community Resolutions/Conditional Cautions issued (a caution is not technically the same as a conviction, but it comes with similar consequences)

🗣️  3 x Community engagements attended (including the Dolphin Centre, Broadstone for Bike Tagging and Sandbanks)

🔦  8 x Address checks and reassurance visits conducted to victims of crime/vulnerable persons and known offenders

🚙  2 x Vehicles Seized (and 1 x Section 59 notice served for antisocial driving)

🔍  3 x Pieces of crucial intelligence (Used for future operations and actions)

🐦  4 x Cuckooing checks conducted*

👥  3 x Consequence Schemes initialised working in partnership with the BCP Council ASB Team for young adults causing antisocial behaviour

🥾 A large number of hours on foot and mobile patrol targeting our high harm areas and locations subjected to antisocial behaviour, such as Poole Town, Oakdale and Tower Park

*Cuckooing is when Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) or perpetrators take over properties through force, deceit or coercion. It is often included with County Lines activity, occurring when gangs take control over a vulnerable adult's address, as a site to store/supply/produce drugs from.

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