West & North West Neighbourhood Policing Team

newsMarch 2018 making a difference locally We’re here for you!

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Continued commitment to neighbourhood policing

The West Police and Crime Assistant Chief Constable Catherine "The recent precept increase which I have Commissioner (PCC) and West Hankinson, said: " Police is made locally will allow us to bolster and Yorkshire Police are investing further in committed to representing everyone who help rebuild these NPT teams. The local Neighbourhood Policing Teams to lives, works and visits the county, to listen relationship between West Yorkshire demonstrate their dedication and and be alert to what matters to our Police and our communities is commitment to improve the service communities. "Community engagement is fundamental to successful policing at all they provide to the communities they key to Neighbourhood Policing, delivered levels. serve. through locally based officers, who will be able to identify issues and deal with them at an earlier stage. These changes for our "This new policing model will ensure NPT Mark Burns-Williamson, has invested the NPTs will enable us as a Force to deliver a teams continue working closely with our money into to put more effective service to our communities. partners in helping reduce risk and harm, an extra 100 police constables in to support vulnerable individuals at the first Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) sign of problems, and make our across the county. Working with partners, "Our Neighbourhood Policing Teams are communities safer. the PCC has secured the funding to integral to everything we do at West sustain more than 600 PCSOs ensuring Yorkshire Police and we are reinvesting "Effective community engagement and communities are safe and feel safe. and enhancing resources into our frontline teams. The restructure is important for visibility is fundamental to how West resilience of these teams and sustainability Yorkshire is policed. It is only through Neighbourhood Policing Teams are of our NPTs. genuine and meaningful engagement with integral to policing the communities across our communities that we are able to listen West Yorkshire and working better to, understand and deal with community together with people and partners to "Reducing crime and protecting the safety and anti-social behaviour issues prevent crime and antisocial behaviour. vulnerable are key priorities for West that can make all the difference to the Engaging more with our communities and Yorkshire Police and the key to this is quality of lives." intervening earlier to protect people from having NPTs which are visible, accessible harm will ensure more effective delivery of and engaging with the communities they local policing. work with."

Starting on the 19 March, NPTs across Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire's each District of West Yorkshire held a Police and Crime Commissioner, said: street briefing with officers from the local "The new Neighbourhood Policing Model teams to explain what the changes will will focus on engagement with mean in your area and the investment into communities, problem solving and local policing. prevention and early intervention in helping to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. Over the past couple of years, officers have been assisted by investment into new technology such as hand-held "Reinvestment into Neighbourhood devices. This ensures officers can spend Policing is crucially important to me in more time away from police stations and delivering my vision of ensuring our remain on the streets keeping people safe communities are safe and feel safe. I am and feeling safe in our communities. NPTs determined as your PCC to always support will be engaging in our communities, will Neighbourhood Policing, which is the be accessible and can be contacted via bedrock of the way we do community social media channels, through the WYP policing here in West Yorkshire and which website, email or by telephone. I know our communities and partners very much support.

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Contact Opportunities Mondays ■ Brownlee Stone Centre, Town ■ , Holt Road, , Street, , Leeds, LS18 5BL. LS16 7RY. 3pm - 4pm. ■ New Wortley Community Centre, 6pm - 7pm Road. 9.30am - 10.30am. ■ Bramley Community Hub

■ Courtyard Café, Town Street, (Library, Hough Lane, LS13 3ND). Horsforth, LS18 4GN. 11am -12pm. Fridays 12pm - 1pm. ■ Yeadon Library & One Stop ■ Morrisons, 89 Road, Centre, Town Hall Square, LS19 , LS20 8PS. 5pm - 6pm. 7PP. 2pm - 3pm ■ Otley Town Council Office, Otley Core Resource Centre, Unit 11, Orchard Gate, Otley, LS21 3NX. Wednesdays 2pm - 3pm. ■ Morrisons, High Street, Yeadon, LS19 7YU. 12pm - 1pm. Saturdays ■ Post Office, 9 - 11 Town ■ Morrisons, 69 Town Street, Street, LS12 1UG. 11am - 12pm. Horsforth, LS18 5BP. 10am - 11am. ■ Otley Town Council Office, Otley ■ Library, Church Lane, Core Resource Centre, Unit 11, LS28 7TY. 11am - 12pm. Orchard Gate, Otley, LS21 3NX. 11am - 12pm.

Local officers Memory Lane will drop in and show their Dementia Café support too! ■ Do you have memory problems or dementia? ■ Are you supporting a relative or friend who has memory problems or dementia? ■ The Memory Lane Café is chance to make friends with other people from Armley & Wortley living with memory problems and dementia

Come join us every third Thursday of the month at: Armley Helping Hands Strawberry Lane Community Centre, LS12 1SF 12 noon until 2.30pm

For more information contact Karen Catterill on 0113 2799 292

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Pinning on some safety Pop badge initiative is a success in schools

Officers from Leeds West NPT have whilst on the beat. been working with children in Ward Officers and Police Community Farnley and Wortley to remind them Support Officers have attended primary about the importance of road safety. schools in the Farnley and Wortley areas, giving out the first badges whilst Pop badges have been produced to engaging with the pupils around road appeal to primary aged children to safety. Children have been encouraged encourage them to consider theirs and to engage with officers when they are on their family and friends safety when the beat to collect the rest of the set. traveling on the roads of West Yorkshire. Officers on patrol in the area will have a selection of the badges to give out for Six badge designs have been created, the next few weeks following the each focusing on an area of road safety; presentations. drink and drug driving, speeding, using a mobile phone, not wearing a seatbelt, The initiative has already been appropriate child seats and wearing a successfully run in the helmet when riding a bike. Policing area. Funding for the badges was secured through the district’s Children are encouraged to collect the partnership funding officer from the full set of 6 badges from local officers Safer Communities Fund.

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk ‘People who help us’ input for pupils

“During our ‘People Who Help Us’ topic, Reception class were very lucky to have a special visitor - the Police, who came to see us for the afternoon! They sat down to tell us all about what they do every day as part of their job and answered any questions the children had about being a Police Officer. They showed us their equipment such as their cameras and safety vests, we even got to send messages to each other using their Police radios!

“Next, we went outside into the car park and were given the opportunity to explore the Police van! We sat in the driving seat, played passenger in the back and some of us got locked in the cell!

A great big thank you from all the children at Raynville for a fantastic afternoon!”

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Police given a frosty reception

When snow got really bad during the recent(ish) snowfall and whilst the majority of people were tucked up in front of a warm fire local officers were still hard at work!

PC Copeland (pictured) and PCSO Powell had to assist eight stranded motorists on Scotland Lane near the airport. This basically involved getting out of the police van and pushing!

So next time you're inside during extreme weather or partying the night away, please raise a glass to the emergency service workers who work 24/7, 365, rain or shine to keep you and your family safe

Note: Since this picture was taken, you will be happy to hear that PC Copeland’s face has now thawed out!

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk PCSO in dog rescue bravery

“The young man dived in fully clothed Please take a look at the below post and managed to free the dog and made shared from Greengates Matters on his way back to the near bank where he Facebook. If you were wondering handed the little dog to his companion who the anonymous hero in the who wrapped it in her coat. pictures was, it's out very own, home -grown PCSO, Robert Powell. We “He was soaking wet and I and a literally couldn't be more proud of passing runner asked if he was ok and Rob. Well done mate! he said modestly that he was and they would make their way back to their car “I saw this young couple near Apperley which I think was parked at Rodley. Bridge as I was walking along and they had double-backed obviously looking for “I told him he was a brave young man their dog and then they started running and his companion that she should be as I came upon them they had found proud of him. their dog stuck fast in the icy water with its head just above the thick ice at the “They then ran back to their car - I don't far bank. know who they were. See pictures below

of his fantastic rescue - a real hero”

Mr. Frazer

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Cadets in the community

Once again our area has played host to West Leeds Police Cadets.

As part of a larger national scheme, volunteer police cadets from the West Leeds area have been working towards their bronze Duke of Edinburgh award and learning about neighbourhood policing by volunteering in the community.

The cadets spent their morning delivering crime prevention leaflets and helping out at a local coffee morning. Many thanks to the members of Horsforth's Central Methodist Church for facilitating this. A slightly damp afternoon was spent assisting local officers with speedwatch checks around Rawdon and Yeadon. For more information about police cadets and what they do, visit https:// vpc.police.uk/

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk We are Dementia Friendly!

Did you know… As part of the commitment, Dementia “It is important that our officers and staff Community Champions are being are able to recognise the signs and introduced within districts and symptoms of dementia both to for every 100 people aged 65 and  departments who will act as dedicated appropriately deal with the immediate over, 7 have dementia points of contacts and ensure that the situation but also to refer the person on  this figure rises to 1 in 4 aged 85 specific needs of people with dementia to other services as required.” and over are taken into account in all  65-80% of people with dementia investigations. A resource library is also Dementia Friendly’ stickers are being live in their own home being compiled to assist staff and put on all marked West Yorkshire Police officers with best practice in dealing with vehicles to highlight the Force’s The term “dementia” is used to describe those with dementia. commitment and to further raise a group of illnesses which causes a awareness with Force employees and progressive decline in the ability to Sergeant Vanessa Rolfe, of the Force the general public. remember, to learn, to think and to Performance Improvement Unit, said: reason… For further information and links, visit “Dementia is a condition which has no https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/ West Yorkshire Police is raising barriers, it affects men and women and dementia awareness among its staff and officers people of all backgrounds. What some of the condition, and has joined the people may also not realise is that while Dementia Action Alliance as part of a it mainly affects older people, it can also commitment by the Force to improve the affect younger people. services provided to those with dementia. “As a police force we are committed to ensuring that those with dementia who The Force has signed up to the Herbert come into contact with the police are Protocol to enable family and friends supported and have their specific needs to put systems in place to allow for early taken into consideration, whether that be intervention when loved ones go as a victim, witness, offender or missing missing. person.

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New lifesaving defibrillators

Blue Light Services in West Yorkshire weeks. He had surgery to have three Deputy Chief Constable John Robins at have teamed up with campaigner Lizzie stents fitted to a narrowing artery and also West Yorkshire Police, said: "I am Jones on a new project to install had an implanted defibrillator fitted. He has delighted to support this project and work lifesaving defibrillators in key locations thankfully made a full recovery. alongside our colleagues at the Yorkshire across the county. Ambulance Service and with support from PC Colin McNulty, of District the Danny Jones Defibrillator Fund. We A number of Community Public Access Police, said: "I was told by a consultant at are committed to ensuring the safety of not Defibrillators (CPADs) have been funded the hospital that if my colleagues hadn't only the communities we serve, but also by ourselves and installed outside Police had access to a defibrillator when I for our own officers and staff. Defibrillators buildings across the Force area, housed in collapsed, I could have not been here are essential in an emergency situation a secure cabinets that can be accessed by today. I am forever grateful to the swift and can provide lifesaving aid to someone both staff and members of the public 24 actions of the officers who helped me that who has suffered a cardiac arrest.” hours a day, seven days a week. day. It's so important to not only have these devices in work places, but also at Lizzie Jones, from Halifax, lost her A defibrillator is a safe and easy to use access points for the general public; they husband to a fatal cardiac arrest while device that gives a high energy electric are quite literally a life-saving piece of kit." playing rugby, after suffering from an shock to the heart to someone who is in undiagnosed heart condition. She set up cardiac arrest. This is called defibrillation The yellow cabinets can be accessed in an the Danny Jones Defibrillator Fund and and its use can save someone’s life. emergency by dialling 999. The has tirelessly campaigned for defibrillators ambulance service will guide the caller to to be installed into all grass root rugby clubs across the country, with the eventual Yorkshire Ambulance Service is working the nearest CPAD and give them a code to unlock the cabinet and remove the aim for every sporting venue, schools and with West Yorkshire Police to carry out a community centres to have them. number of familiarisation sessions for the defibrillator; all of the units are fully devices for officers, staff and partners. automated providing verbal instructions to the user. They are specifically designed to Lizzie Jones, said: “A defibrillator is a be used without the need for any training, remarkable, life-saving device which can Last year, on 18 March 2017, a police but the Ambulance Service can offer help revive a patient who has a cardiac officer who was carrying out a fitness test sessions to those who request them. arrest. The Danny Jones Defibrillator Fund at West Yorkshire Police's Training and aims to provide grants to help get as many Development facility collapsed during the AED’s out to the public as possible. The session having suffered a cardiac arrest. Ten new CPADs have been installed across West Yorkshire including Trafalgar effect the charity has in just over two years House, Lawcroft House, Eccleshill, Halifax, has been incredible and I couldn’t be Officers and staff reacted quickly and , , , prouder that lives are being saved every using a nearby defibrillator, connected it to , Road Police day in Danny’s memory. His legacy is very the officer’s chest. The machine analysed Station and Northgate in Wakefield powerful one.” his heart rhythm and automatically administered a shock to PC Colin For more information about defibrillators or McNulty’s heart. He was rushed to There are also defibrillators available in public places across West Yorkshire the Danny Jones Defibrillator Fund, please Pinderfields Hospital for urgent medical visit www.dannyjonesdefibfund.co.uk. treatment where he remained for two including train stations, shopping centres, airport and leisure centres.

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Force receives overall ‘good’ rating

The HMICFRS Police Effectiveness West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime “It’s important that we are able to report 2017 has given West Yorkshire Commissioner welcome Her Majesty’s continue locally sustained recruitment in Police an overall ‘Good’ rating. Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and rebuilding policing numbers, however, Rescue (HMICFRS) PEEL Effectiveness while new officers and staff have access West Yorkshire Chief Constable Dee report with West Yorkshire Police to quality training, they do need time to Collins said: “I am really pleased that the receiving a Good rating gain that experience and develop the hard work and commitment of West necessary skills. It is also important to Yorkshire Police Officers and Staff is Mark Burns-Williamson, the Police and note that these issues are national reflected in the ‘Good’ overall rating and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for West challenges faced by other forces in the categories of preventing crime and Yorkshire, added: following a long period of time when we tackling anti-social behaviour, protecting were unable to recruit due to vulnerable people and tackling serious Government funding cuts which I have “I am pleased to see that the hard work helped to mitigate by raising more and organised crime, all of which are of officers and staff at West Yorkshire essential to keeping our communities funding locally through the Police Police has been further recognised with Council Tax. safe and feeling safe. this overall Good rating, noting the progress made to protect vulnerable “The report further acknowledges the people in our communities and tackling “We are also developing a new vital role neighbourhood policing plays in serious and organised crime. preventing reoffending/offending keeping people safe. Neighbourhood strategy and my office will be leading on Teams are the bedrock of policing in delivering this with police and our “Focus was also given to the strong partners to ensure that the areas raised West Yorkshire. This week the West Neighbourhood Policing model which is Yorkshire Police and Crime in the report are addressed to help our currently being strengthened and communities be safer and feel safer.” Commissioner and West Yorkshire developed further to ensure officers are Police have announced further in our communities and neighbourhoods investment in Neighbourhood Policing where the public want to see them Teams to demonstrate their dedication dealing with problems and intervening and commitment to improve the service earlier before issues escalate. they provide to the communities they serve. “I also recognise, as outlined in the report, key areas for development and “Where we do need to improve, is in improvement including investigating how we investigate high volume crime crime and reducing reoffending and I will such as burglary and vehicle crime. The be working with the Chief Constable and report highlights this and we have our criminal justice partners in looking at already initiated a piece of work to the on-going work to ensure these areas improve officers’ initial investigation are being addressed effectively. skills, through training and better supervision.” The cannabis that can’t be missed

Local officers have been cracking down on drug crime in your area.

Following information from a local resident, officers in Yeadon secured entry into a property and discovered a cannabis farm over two floors.

Two men were arrested in connection with the production of cannabis. Their vehicle was seen and stopped. This also contained a number of cannabis plants which have been recovered from the vehicle.

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Warning re knives sold to under 18s

West Yorkshire Police are reminding “It is disappointing therefore that stores under the age was therefore even more shop-keepers that it is illegal to sell sold knives to the young people. The disappointing. knives to under 18s*. knives sold were mainly large kitchen knives that could easily kill someone. “On this occasion the point of the The warning comes after the Force, exercise was to educate shopkeepers working with underage cadet volunteers “The communities we serve in West about their responsibilities rather than carried out 23 test purchase operations Yorkshire have told us they want to see carry out enforcement activity. We in small, medium and large sized stores. action taken to combat knife crime. therefore spoke to the shop-keepers and passed on literature about what we were Out of the shops tested, 7 failed by “We have always taken knife crime doing and why. selling knives to the cadets. seriously but recognise that there is increasing community concern about “We will, however, be carrying out future The test purchase operations were part this issue. test purchase operations without of a national week of action the Force warning. supported against knife crime which took “It is important therefore to stop knives place last week. falling into the wrong hands – and that is “I would also like to take this opportunity particularly so where young people are to thank those responsible shop keepers And the Force is warning that future test concerned. who passed the test.” purchase operations will be carried out in the near future and if stores fail the “Of the shops that failed all of them were The week of action to tackle knife crime test then enforcement action will be small outlets. All of the larger stores that also included PCSOs and cadets taken against them. were tested passed. travelling on the bus network to speak to people about the dangers of knife crime. Detective Chief Inspector Chris Gibson “The law could not be clearer – it is is West Yorkshire Police’s Operational illegal to sell a knife to anyone who us The ‘Trojan’ bus also visited parts of Knife Crime Lead. He said: “In the wrong under 18*. Leeds to help tackle anti social hands knives are a potentially lethal behaviour weapon. As a senior detective I have “We had publicly stated before we seen first-hand the tragic consequences carried out these test purchase DCI Gibson added: “I would like to thank knife crime can have in our operations that we would be doing so – the cadets in particular who helped our communities.” to see so many knives sold to those operation and made a real difference.”

It is illegal to sell the following to under 18s:

A Knife, knife blade, razor blade, any axe or any other article which has a blade or sharply pointed and which is made or adapted for causing injury.

The only exceptions are a folding pocket knife with a cutting edge of a blade not greater than 3inch (76mm) or a razor blade permanently enclosed in a cartridge where less than 2mm of the blade is exposed (disposable razor or replacement cartridge heads).

The Law applies to the sales person and the business owner and both could be prosecuted.

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Potentially malicious communications

West Yorkshire Police have issued a (NECTU) and these enquiries are on this. Public safety remains our priority statement with regards to potentially going. and I would urge our communities to be malicious communications sent to vigilant but not frightened. If you see individuals in West Yorkshire and “What I want to do is to reassure the anything suspicious please call police on beyond. communities of West Yorkshire that 101 or if it is an emergency, 999. these communications are being taken Assistant Chief Constable Angela extremely seriously. We understand that “We are stronger when we stand Williams of West Yorkshire Police, said: they may have caused concern and together as one and will not be divided. “We are aware of a number of reports of upset to people, especially the more #WeStandTogether." potentially malicious communications vulnerable members of society. having been sent to individuals in West Further help and support is available Yorkshire and across the UK. “We are working with the communities from Tell Mama, please contact them by we serve to reassure residents that, as calling 08004561226 or WhatsApp “The investigation into these instances is always, everything possible is being 07341846086 or visiting their website currently being co-ordinated by the done to ensure their safety and to catch www.tellmamauk.org North East Counter Terrorism Unit the person or persons responsible for Closing the door on doorstep crime

It is a sad fact of life that some  Suggest that the caller should come Bogus callers in all shapes and sizes, criminals will impersonate others to back later, you can then check their including children, are at work. Please carry out despicable crimes, praying story by telephoning the organisation do not let them trick you into letting them on vulnerable people throughout the or company they claim to represent. in. If you do not have a door chain or community. Unfortunately this type viewer consider having one fitted, they of crime does occur with bogus cost very little. callers varying in appearance and  Check any phone number they give using a number of excuses to try and you in your own telephone directory. Rememer:- think ‘bogus caller’ before trick their way into peoples homes. Do not rely on the number on their you answer the door. card, it may be the number of their The aim of the bogus caller is to try and partner in crime. talk their way into your home, after all if they can walk through your front door  Always lock the back door before after receiving an invite from you, why opening the front or vice versa. should they go to all the trouble of Bogus callers sometimes work in having to break into your property. pairs, one caller could be distracting you at the front and the other sneaking in at the back.  Before you open the door check to see who it is by looking through your front window or by using a door  Let the police and your neighbours viewer if you have one. know if you have had a suspicious caller at the door.  Only open the door when you have put the chain on.  Locks and chains are only a deterrent if they are used !  Get a good look at their clothing, some official callers will have a  Emergency situations can arise, do uniform bearing their company or not leave the door chain on all of the organisation logo. time as this may cause a delay. Only put the chain on before answering the door.  Utility services may operate a password system, contact your local branch to find out more.  Remember if in doubt keep them out.

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Leeds North West NPT (a merge of Inner North West & Outer North West Leeds) Covering Adel, Guiseley, , Horsforth, Hyde Park, Rawdon, Otley, , Woodhouse, Yeadon and surrounding areas.

Leeds West NPT Armley, Bramley, , , Farnley, , Pudsey, , Wortley and surrounding areas.

• West Yorkshire Police - Leeds Inner West @WYP_LeedsWest • West Yorkshire Police - Leeds Outer West @WYP_LeedsNW • West Yorkshire Police - Leeds Inner North West

• West Yorkshire Police - Leeds Outer North West Please note that @WYP_LeedsInnerW will The above Facebook pages remain, but are in the close on 17th April as part of the process of being changed/renamed to reflect the Neighbourhood Policing Team restructure so new team restructure. We’ll keep you posted. people should follow @WYP_LeedsWest instead. Likewise, current followers of WYP_LeedsINW should follow @WYP_LeedsNW instead to keep up-to- date with what’s happening in your area.

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