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People across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, and Worcestershire are being encouraged to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies with the launch of a new website from the West Mercia Local Resilience Forum (LRF).
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Two men who were acting suspiciously in the Hadley Heath area of Worcestershire last night (Thursday 27 August) were arrested on suspicion of an unrelated burglary and theft.
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We are asking members of the public to look out for elderly or vulnerable family and friends and make sure they’re vigilant against courier fraud.
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Can you help us find Jacob Telford who is wanted for breaching court bail?
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Motorbike owners are being urged to make sure their two wheelers are being kept safe and secure when not in use as the hotter weather continues.
Issue: Road Safety
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.
We will:
- Conduct speed monitoring and enforcement at locations identified as areas of concern.
- Deal with anti-social driving, providing education to motorists and enforcement when appropriate.
- Attend schools at drop off and pick up times to promote safe areas for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
We did:
-Respond to reported areas of highlighted concern with a particular focus on these areas.
-Conduct a road safety operation across our Policing area to engage, educate and enforce road users where appropriate. Results to include vehicle seizures, a number of motorists reported for the consideration of prosecution for driving offences and advice given to increase road safety.
Issue: Rural Crime
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.
We will:
- Diligently deal with reported incidents and seek to bring offenders to justice.
- Review local crime data to understand whether this is an emerging crime threat or perception.
- Provide crime prevention advice regularly through community messaging.
- Conduct patrols in areas identified as having heightened concerns.
We did:
-Respond to reported incidents, attend and speak to victims to investigate and seek evidence.
-Review reported data to establish if a crime trend was emerging.
-Provide crime prevention advice to victims.
-Conduct high visibility patrols across our Policing area.
-Continue with investigations into reported offences to bring offenders to justice.
Issue: ASB (Anti Social Behaviour)
You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.
We will
- Deal robustly with people committing anti-social behaviour, making use of available legislation to divert offenders and prevent harm.
- Ensure high visibility patrols are conducted in areas of concerns at relevant times.
- Conduct further neighbourhood priority surveys to identify areas of focus.
We Did
- Deal swiftly and robustly to reports of Anti Social Behaviour.
- Investigate and gather evidence into reports of ongoing Anti Social Behaviour incidents. Work with partners using available legislation to resolve incidents in the most efficient manner. Make arrests and use Policing powers available to prohibit perpetrators from returning to the location of the reported Anti social behaviour.
-Carry out high visibility patrols across our Policing area, carry out checks for compliance in reported areas.
-Continue to support victims of reported Anti Social Behaviour.
