NEWSBEAT APRIL 2008
The next round of PACT
meetings is upon us – so make sure you use your chance to make your voice
heard.
The chance to speak up and have your
say on any issues that affect your local community is coming around again in
the next round of PACT – Partners and Communities Together meetings.
PACT is an opportunity for members of
the local community to say how they want their local area to be policed and to
bring concerns about quality of life issues to the attention of the police and
its partner organisations.
Organised by Herefordshire Partnership,
the PACT meetings give you the chance to tell the agencies delivering the
services in your area what issues are important, so we can then work with you
to find the solutions.
Equally, if you have an idea on how to
solve a local issue then we want to hear from you! PACT is all about finding the solutions to
problems to improve quality of life, so make your voice count by adding your
local PACT meeting into your diary.
Our local meetings are:
·
Ross-on-Wye, Tues
6 May, Larruperz Centre
·
Ledbury, Thurs 8 May,
Burgage Hall, Church Lane
All meetings begin at 7pm.
So remember – if you don’t tell us, who will?
Incidents in March 2008
LEDBURY TOWN
Vehicle
Crime
A vehicle was damaged in Blenheim Drive.
Two chainsaws were stolen from a vehicle in Martins Way.
Paint stripper was poured over a vehicle parked in
Katherine’s Walk, causing damage put at least £1000.00.
Criminal
Damage
An outside tap was wrenched of off the
wall in Pound Meadow.
A window was broken at a shop in the
Southend.
A cigarette machine and the cellar door
were damaged at the Rugby Club.
A large window was smashed at a
property in Biddulph Way.
Assaults
A female has been assaulted over a
period of time, suffering bruising on several occasions.
A youth was assaulted in his home by a
gang of 5 young people.
A male was assaulted in the High
Street.
A female suffered pain to her lip when
caught by a walking stick being waved in the air.
Drugs
A small quantity of cannabis bush and a cannabis crusher
were found on a 22-year-old male in the Homend. He became aggressive and was
subsequently arrested.
Please
be on your guard if you are approached to change a £1 or £2 coin; there have
been several reports of theft from a purse as the offender tries to ‘point out’
that there is sufficient small change in the compartment.
Theft/Burglary
A Mitsubishi was driven away from the garage without fuel
being paid for.
Two mobile phones were stolen from the offices of a local
company.
A handbag & contents were stolen from reception desk of
business premises in Southend. Some of the contents were later recovered.
A 16-year-old female received a fixed penalty fine for theft
from a chemist.
A female stole a bottle of Cola from shop, when challenged
she handed it back & ran off.
A debit card was stolen from a ladies’ purse whilst she
looked for change for a female.
An amount of money was stolen from a shop in the High
Street.
An Xbox games console and six games were stolen from a house
in Barnett Avenue.
A thief was arrested as he and two accomplices loaded a
trolley full of shopping in to the boot of a car.
A handbag and cash were stolen from behind the counter of a
shop in Bank Crescent.
Commercial premises on Bromyard Road were entered with a
camera and a vehicle being stolen.
A house in Oatleys Crescent was broken into and an amount of
cash stolen.
Footballs and rugby balls were stolen from the primary
school.
There was an attempted robbery at a bank in the High Street.
An aggravated burglary took place in Arrow View when
offenders had hammer & brick with them; they stole a mobile phone. A
17-year-old was subsequently arrested for receiving a Nokia mobile phone,
knowing it to be stolen
A robbery took place in the Wine Rack in High St and persons
made of with an undisclosed amount of money.
A pedal cycle was stolen overnight from a garden in Miller
Craddock Way.
A large amount of power tools were stolen from a shed in the
rear garden of a property in Queensway.
Meat and coffee were stolen over several days from a store
in Orchard Lane.
Red diesel was stolen from a tank at a local fruit farm.
There
have been several reports of a male in a white van showing obscene pictures to
females and causing considerable distress. Please report any such incidents
immediately to enable this person to be apprehended.
VILLAGE NEWS
Bishops Frome
6 apple trees were stolen from a local orchard.
Coddington
A vehicle was stolen from Coddington
Court School.
Colwall
A large wooden gate was stolen from a local property, and a
large quantity of tyres dumped in the driveway.
Items stolen from a vehicle at a local farm were found
undamaged a short distance away.
A 45-year-old male was assaulted in a field.
Considerable damage was caused to a Renault Clio parked in
Jubilee Drive when it was scratched in several places by a sharp instrument.
Cradley
A young female was bruised and left unconscious following an
assault.
A flowerpot containing a display of daffodils was stolen
from a property in Huntingdon. It was found smashed nearby.
A large wrought iron gate was stolen from a property in
Chapel Lane. It was later found in a stream.
A quantity of red diesel was stolen from a farm on the
Bromyard Road.
Eastnor
A painting of a woman & baby was stolen from a gallery.
Little Marcle
One sheep was killed and two injured
when attacked by a dog.
Lower Eggleton
A Maestro van was dented whilst parked on the forecourt of a
garage.
The driver of Ford Ka left the garage without paying for
fuel.
Wellington Heath
A full tank of heating
oil was stolen from a rural property.
Front Counter Opening Hours
The front counter at Ledbury Police
Station operates surgery hours as follows :-
Monday to Sunday 9am to 1pm
Monday to Friday 4pm to 7pm
The counter is closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New
Years Day. All other public Holidays the
counter will open 9am to 1pm
USEFUL
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Emergency only 999
West Mercia Police 08457
444888
Crimestoppers 0800 555111 Hereford Division Media 01432 347340
Mobile 07967
743147
Website: www.westmercia.police.uk
Crime Prevention Manager - PC Charles Naylor
PC 3441 Deborah
HUGGINS, Ledbury RURAL Local Policing Officer, can be contacted on Tel:
08457 444888 and on mobile 07814 554 498 or via email:
deborah.huggins@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
Community Support Officers Alison DORE and Paul SMITH can
be contacted on Tel: 08457 444888 and on mobile 07970 602 338 or via email:
alison.dore@westmercia.pnn. police.uk or paul.smith@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
PC 3554 Pete ASKWITH,
Ledbury TOWN Local Policing Officer, can be contacted on Tel: 08457 444888 and
on mobile 07814 554 496 or via email: peter.askwith@westmercia.pnn.police.uk
Community Support Officer Carol MARSH can be contacted on tel: 08457 444888 and on mobile
07816 169 707 or via email:
Carol.marsh@westmercia.pnn.police.uk