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Selby West - our local police constabulary...
Click the link to view Spring 2008 Crime Prevention Newsletter
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Welcome from your Neighbourhood Inspector... As Inspector for the Selby West Safer Neighbourhood Team, I'd like take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Inspector Richard abbott and have recently joined the Selby West Safer Neighbourhood Team from York, where I have been working across the whole District, managing police response to incidents. I have 22 years of policing experience, all within our beautiful county of North Yorkshire. I am looking forward to working with you and my team within the community.
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PCSO
3505 Annie Newbould |
PCSO
3515 Laura Simpson
Community Support Officer |
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Neighbourhood Policing... Neighbourhood policing is a national programme introduced to North Yorkshire in 2005. It is all about working with communities and partner organisations to deliver more effective services. Selby West team priority is to make the area a safer place to live. Inspector Abbott's team will do this in a variety of ways including listening to our needs, through personal contact with residents and businesses and at Joint Action Groups (JAGs). Having listened to our priorities, the Selby West Safer Neighbourhood Team will then deliver focussed action, together with thier partner agencies, directed toward tacking our priorities. They will target persistent offenders. They will patrol 'hotspot' areas in order to identify and arrest offenders. They will also ebgage with our local schools in order to involve the young people within our communities. FInally they will report back to communities, providing us with updated information and results. Inspector Abbott quotes "Our aim is to involve you, because without you communities cannot flourish and develop. My request to you is that you take part. There are lots of ways you can help. We value your support and would love to hear from you". |
Keep in touch with local police performance by clicking the link below...
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When your life is under threat - DIAL 999 ***
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Non-emergency For any query or to report non-emergency information - call Tel: 0845 60 60 247
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Road Safety Issues Talk to Emily Proctor the Area Road Safety Officer for North Yorkshire County Council about your road safety concerns. Tel: 01904 697 008
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Crime Prevention Advice To speak to our local Crime Prevention Officer (PC Wayne Leach) about securing your home, vehicle, other property or even protecting yourself from crime. Tel: 0845 6060 247 ext 2683
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Domestic Violence Support To speak to a local volunteer, who will listen to your problem and offer support and guidance on what you can do and who can help, whatever your situation. Tel: 01757 290040
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Bogus callers alert... What should you do? |
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Gang/s carrying
out the distraction burglary's, target the elderly and vulnerable. They
are clearly putting some effort into finding out who is alone and which
couples are frail.
Experience has shown that they always park their car down a different
street, or get picked up elsewhere in the village. Two, sometimes more,
knock on the door usually saying that they are from the 'Water Board'
or Yorkshire Water. Whilst one keeps you busy chatting, the other ransacks
your house.
The message North Yorkshire police want to get across to everyone, is that if you are elderly keep your door chain on when answering the door, ALWAYS ask for photogaphic ID and if in any doubt tell them to 'go' away. If you are at all suspicious ring the police on 999, they are very keen to speak to these "workers". Same for neighbours, if you see anyone behaving suspiciously, watching a property where you know an elder person/s lives, ring the police on 999 immediately.
Other bogus
callers in our area at the moment are a gang(s) who claim to work for
'The Council', doing a job up the road and say to you "we have a
bit of tarmac left would you like your drive doing?" They do NOT
work for the Council. There are recent cases where a so-called builder
has knocked on the door of an elderly resident, offering to repair the
roof etc. These people start with "If you have a bit of cash, £100
, I will nip to Doncaster to get a few spares" and once they have
your cash are never to be seen again.
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Any dodgy or suspicious callers touting for building, council, water or electricity work - get their vehicle registration number and ring either the police on 999 or dial Consumer Direct on 0845 04 05 06. This is North Yorkshire Trading Standards, They will get someone out pretty quickly. Be safe - always answer the door with the chain on! |
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If in doubt - Call the POLICE! They are here to help and love catching criminals. |
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