Neighbourhood Watch October/November 2006 Newsletter

PC 1615 Steve Ennew

Hello and goodbye!

Totton /Lyndhurst Police responded to a total of 47 incidents for the month, in my beat area.

There were three burglaries in total, all non dwelling –a BT building, portacabin at Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary and a loo block at the same place.

Of the other incidents, two were Road Traffic incidents, nine were rural car park vehicle thefts and four were incidents at the Police Station.

A lot of the 47 incidents were not crimes but generally minor complaints, or information passed.

So to put this in perspective, of the 47 incidents, only 11 were crimes relevant to the area. This is out of a month.

This is likely to be my last Newsletter as your Beat Officer I’m afraid.

When starting the Lyndhurst Beat, my intention was to remain for several years and build up a good knowledge of as many people and locations as I could.

People always respond better to Police Officers if they know them and have grown up with them around.

Well, I have built up a good knowledge of the area and people but, as you well know have not been able to patrol on foot as much as people expect and deserve, certainly not over the last six months when I was put onto restricted duties for medical reasons.

It is for these reasons that, at this moment I am likely to be redeployed onto some (as yet unknown) Police role.

I would have preferred to see another five or so years at Lyndhurst and been much more visible and available, but things haven’t gone the way I expected.

Things go wrong in people’s lives from time to time and when the Police are involved, things work out much better when the Officer is known and trusted by the person requiring help or fair treatment when at the wrong end of the law.

My method of Policing was never to chase arrest figures or give out parking tickets etc but to try and deal with things informally, for example: have damage paid for by the offender and an apology, put people in my Police car and drive them away from an area in order to prevent a ‘breach of the peace’ instead of just making an easy arrest etc.

I think its fair say that I have a few locals owe me a favour or two as a result of my efforts during my time at Lyndhurst.

I, myself, have been well treated by Lyndhurst residents and consider my self very lucky to have worked here.  

My replacement(s) is being worked on as I write. I mentioned in a previous newsletter about Policing changing across Hampshire.

This is taking shape and will affect the way Lyndhurst is policed.

My understanding is that the area will be covered by a Beat Team consisting of possibly three Officers, but the area they will cover is considerably larger.

Therefore Lyndhurst is not likely to have a single named Beat Officer but be covered by a team.

I hope this will give them more opportunity to do more foot patrol than I had but time will tell.

There will also be Police Community Support Officers covering Totton and Lyndhurst.

I would like to thank to all the Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators for all of their efforts including distributing these newsletters and helping to make Lyndhurst safer.

Thanks again to all who have helped me, given me local information, given me hot (and cold) drinks and just let me into their lives one way or another.

Lyndhurst has been a major part of my life and I will miss it.

Thanks again

PC 1615 Steve Ennew
Lyndhurst Community Beat.

BURGLARIES (NOT DWELLINGS) i.e Sheds, Garages etc.

1. At some point up to 1000 12/10, someone has caused damage to a window at a BT building off Gosport Lane in an apparent burglary attempt. Nil stolen and no entry gained.
2.  Between 1500 22/10 and 0900 23/10, someone has broken into a portacabin type premises at Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary car park and stole cash.
3. At some point up to 26/10, someone has attempted to force entry to a toilet block storage area at Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary car park. Nil stolen.

VEHICLE CRIME ie theft of/from (Not including Forest car parks)

1. Between 1330 and 1730 1/11, someone stole a pedal cycle from the roof of a Land Rover parked in the High Street car park.
2. Between 1600 and 2045 1/11, someone opened an unlocked car and stole a purse from a briefcase, in the High Street car park.

THEFTS (not shoplifting)

1. On 14th October 06, a member of staff at a High Street shop was arrested on suspicion of theft from the shop. The case is ongoing.
2. Between 21/09 and 20/10, someone has cut through the fence of a mobile phone mast in the Swan Green area and stole cable.
3. Between 0200 and 2300 21/10, someone stole a pair of glasses left somewhere in a High Street hotel.

ASSUALTS

1. Between 2050 and 2220 20/10, there was some form of fight between males in a High Street pub. Police attended but no complaints.
2. At about 1950 28/10, a domestic disturbance occurred between partners at a Romsey Road Hotel. Female alledged assault and male arrested.

MISC.

1. At about 1030 28/10, the occupants of two vehicles were involved in some form of road rage disturbance in the High Street. Enquiries on going.

PC 1615 Steve Ennew
Lyndhurst Community Beat

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