March 2008
COMMUNITY LINK Eastern Division Police Newsletter
Superintendent Bill Lawrie
February has seen further with many of our key make sure that sheds changes to our senior partners. We wish him and garden equipment police staff. Detective well in his new post. are kept secure. If you Inspector Lee Dickson Chief Inspector David need any advice give who has been Crime Brown will be joining us Community Safety Manager at Cupar for the as Deputy Divisional Officer Jo Francis a call, last two and a half years, Commander. David has her contact details are
has been promoted to an extensive background at the end of the Detective Chief Inspector in operational policing newsletter. and has taken over as and will be joining us Crime Manager in Central from his current post at The prospect of better Division based in the Force Contact Centre. weather and the school Kirkcaldy. Lee led on I am sure he will be holidays at the end of numerous important and making himself known in March usually coincide high profile cases and his early course. with an increase in calls personal contribution to to the police regarding the Division and On the crime front we anti-social behaviour.
performance will be sadly have seen another We are currently working missed. Lee is being reduction in crime figures on our plans to target replaced by Detective this month compared to hot spots and increase Inspector Graham Seath. the same time last year, police resources to take Graham has recently and the highest monthly a proactive approach to been promoted and detection rate seen in this the likely peak periods. comes with a long history area for a long time. of detective experience in There is a danger in
Central Division. taking monthly figures out of context, but it means
Later this month Chief that our staff are working W. Lawrie Inspector Alistair McKeen hard on your behalf to try will also be leaving us. and prevent crime and Superintendent Alistair is being promoted detect those responsible to Detective when crimes are Superintendent in charge reported. However, we of Crime Management at are having an issue with Headquarters. Again the theft of scrap metal Alistair’s contribution has throughout the area and been significant, having it is a timely reminder as
quickly built up a rapport the nights lengthen to
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March 2008
PS Lindsey Brown, East Neuk and Largo
I start this month by asking support this scheme to give attendees are responsible, everyone to be good young people an alternative unfortunately a number did neighbours. We are lucky to on a Friday night to loitering come to our notice. We had live in an area that has low about the streets. We intend assistance of the Fife Safety crime rates therefore, when to continue with these discos Camera Partnership who crime does occur, it is out of which are being well received were covering the major the ordinary and has an by the people attending, routes to Crail and detected
impact. Recently a holiday giving them a safe 106 speeding vehicles over 6 home in the Elie area was environment to have fun, sites. VOSA, along with broken into and property alcohol-free Friday night. officers from HQ Road stolen. I would ask you all to Friday nights traditionally Policing also helped my keep your eyes on your sees levels of anti-social officers police the roads in neighbours’ properties, behaviour, fuelled by alcohol, and around Crail. 21 especially if they are holiday increase in all areas of the prohibitions were issued to homes and report anything section, especially cars that had defects which suspicious immediately on Anstruther, however, when meant that they had to get 0845 600 5702 or 999 in an the discos are on, those their cars MOTd before they emergency. Using timer levels drop markedly. We were allowed to use them on switches on lights inside your would like to hold a disco the road. homes are a good deterrent every 6 weeks or so with the to would be thieves as they next disco, again at PCs Mike Ward and Grant give the appearance that Anstruther Town Hall on 11th Ness were out for the day in February patrolling with someone is home (and it’s April. Tickets will be on sale always nicer to come home to at East Neuk Police Station, members of the DVLA a lit house). Remember that the East Neuk Centre and enforcement unit, targeting you can buy these switches Waid Academy. The entry drivers without road tax. One
at a variety of retailers and at ticket allows free bus travel unlucky car owner had his car clamped due to his tax being police stations. to and from Anstruther on the night with Stagecoach buses expired. Let this be a On a lighter note, we have and an automatic entry to a warning – they will be back! just had our second Blue raffle. Craig Hanlon and Light Disco at Anstruther Shannen Garvie, both from Town Hall catering for S1 to Anstruther, won the January S6 ages. Our first was in mid and February raffles, each
January and got us off to a winning a £50 Argos voucher. good start. February’s one
saw slightly less people February saw the start of the taking advantage of the new Crail Thrash season with disco, which is disappointing. a “Fast Car” event-taking I would ask parents to place. Whilst the majority of
March 2008
PC Joanne Francis, Community Safety Officer
Women’s Safety techniques. This session of crime prevention across involves a lot of audience the St Andrews & District participation and has been area generally and the April 24th sees the start of a very popular in previous Cosmos Community Centre women’s safety course in courses. For the first time in St Andrews benefitted Cupar. Sponsored by we have included an hour directly from a £200 Cupar & District Community session on Internet safety; donation from the watch. Safety Panel the course will learn more about e-crime Another coffee morning is run for two hours every and safer social planned for 6th September Thursday for 4 weeks and networking. PC Steele will 2008 and all are welcome. delivers a range of inputs deliver the Internet safety The current members felt all intended to enhance self input and has a wealth of that the great success of awareness and personal knowledge in this area. I the event was in the safety for women of all would encourage anyone bringing together of ages. Personal safety, by with an interest in any of neighbours and Fife Police, focuses on the the topics mentioned to communities and this is the self, confidence, awareness take the time out to come overall aim of the day. For and preparedness; all key to the course. Book your more information or to get to reducing the risk of place by contacting me by involved in arrangements becoming a victim of crime. phone or e-mail. for the day please get in Fire safety, by Fife Fire & touch. Rescue, covers fire action Fundraising
plans, smoke detectors and Success some of the most common PC Joanne Francis causes of fire. There are Congratulation to St Community Safety Officer also inputs on domestic Andrews & District abuse and first aid and an Neighbourhood Watch Tel 01334 418745 advanced driving/road Association. The safety session at Curtis Association has continued motors in Cupar. The final to thrive over the last year two-hour session is on self- and their coffee morning defence and is run by Krav fundraiser was a great Maga Scotland who will success. The funds raised demonstrate a number of will be put to good use over practical self-defence the coming year in support
PS Angela McLaren, Howe of Fife
Since coming to the Howe it is David Haig (arriving at the Community Councillors it is apparent that our area whilst station on 09.03.08). apparent that the main not densely populated is very concerns in the Howe relate to large and in order that each Freuchie, Falkland and Youth disorder, Speeding and area in the Howe receives Newton of Falkland - Team 5, indiscriminate parking. These regular contact I have split the PC's John Leslie and Stuart are the types of issues the section into 5 separate areas Allan. officers are looking to address and allocated 1 area per each in their areas and we will keep of the 5 teams at the Police These officers will make you updated with Station. The area has been efforts to keep regular contact developments. split as follows: with the Community Council, Schools, Landlords, To ensure we are addressing Kingskettle, Kettlebridge and businesses etc in their area our Communities concerns, I Balmalcolm – Team 1, PC's with a view to addressing any would urge people to make Gavin Ewart and Lorraine issues / concerns that are contact with the officers for Brown. raised. Obviously these their area and express any officers are not on duty 24/7 concerns they have. If you Newburgh - Team 2, PC's and as such when crimes and wish to contact these officers David Birrell and Mark offences are reported it will be please feel free to telephone Jaeckisch. the officers on duty at the time them on 0845 600 5702, or that will attend, however, the E- mail them, all our E mails Auchtermuchty/Gateside/ officers who have are: Strathmiglo and Dunshalt responsibility for each area Team 3, PC's Ruth Goldie and will maintain an overview what [email protected]. Andrew Pearson. is happening there. police.uk.
Ladybank - Team 4, PC's On speaking with Community Natasha Van Heerden and PC Councils, Individuals and
March 2008
Farewell From PC King, Community Constable, Howe of Fife
As can clearly be seen and Kirkcaldy For all those who I things do change over beckoned. have worked with in the years. Some for the past, in my the good and others 1986 saw a move to capacity as Beat bad. From the Eastern Division and Constable, Wildlife th photographs I will on 17 March 1988 I Crime Officer and for leave it up to you to was posted to the last few years as decide. I did really Auchtermuchty where I Community Constable, hate that cow’s lick have happily served for I would like to take the back then but now 20 years. Over the opportunity of thanking wish I had just a few years I have dealt with you all for your help more strands of hair on many incidents, too and assistance. I hope top. many to mention, apart that my contribution from one. This has made a small In the last couple of resulted in meeting a difference to some. Newsletters I have very nice young lady made mention that I who I later married. As yet I do not know will soon be retiring who will be my from the Constabulary. Many people, replacement but I am Well, this is my last especially Police sure that they will be ever contribution. Officers, have asked able to fill my shoes how could you work at and enjoy their time in th The 24 June 1976 one office for so long. the Howe of Fife area. does seem rather There is an easy distant now when I first answer! The view donned the Police south, from the back Cadet uniform and door of Auchtermuchty walked into the then Office, to the Lomond new Glenrothes Police Hills is much better Station, into a 32 year than looking north career. Almost two from the back door of years later, 30th May Glenrothes Police 1978, the Blue hat Station. band was changed to Black and White check
March 2008
PC Gavin McFarlane, Tay Coast
Having been working in Again with the help from regarding seat belt the area for the past year the general public, we offences. The law was now, it has been such a have been able to pin introduced 25 years ago, refreshing change of point the main areas in making it illegal for anyone environment to work in, need of additional driving a motor vehicle, not where crime is fairly low attention from the Police, to wear a seatbelt. It goes and residents are very which has led to carrying without saying, that since interactive with the Police, out extra high visibility foot this law was introduced, resulting in a safer patrols, and taking there has been a dramatic community to work and appropriate action where fall in deaths on the roads, live in. necessary. where people have been wearing seatbelts,
Having spent 2 ½ years Although there is still an however the number of issue with large groups of working in Kirkcaldy, and 4 fatal casualties on the months in Kennoway, my youths congregating, roads are still too high. time here, has so far been mostly at the weekends, During the one-day there has been a very rewarding, particularly campaign, I’m happy to the spirit that exists within noticeable fall in crimes report that there were very the community, which being reported over the few incidents where helps keep crime to a recent weeks, which I hope residents in the area were
minimum. will continue. Other caught out. aspects of note in our
Obviously the section does area, is the continuing Finally, I’d like to stress have its fair share of interaction within the that your local Officers do mindless acts of community, which is value the good Vandalisms and youth enabling the officers to relationship it has with the disorder, however all create Intelligence logs, community in Tay Coast, Officers at Tay Coast along focusing on drug dealing and would urge everyone with our new Sergeant, and regular drink drivers, to continue Robert Gassner, are set on to mention just a few. We communicating with the tackling these problems, are also trying to tackle local Police, and report any by utilising different the never-ending parking suspicious activity and Policing methods and saga on the High Street in youth disorder, so as to increasing foot patrols in Newport, which is causing assist in our continued the problem areas. These numerous problems for efforts to provide a safe plans will see an increase the local buses and other and content environment in officers on the streets, road users. for everyone to live and giving the community an work in. added sense of There was a recent reassurance. campaign, which was utilised nationally,
Profile, PC Kevin Adamson, Taycoast
I have thirteen years I thereafter applied for I have now found the service having served in and was given a full time station. Levenmouth for the first position within the six of these. My latter Learning and Development I am a Public three years were as part of Order and Firearms Unit where I remained for the Community Team the next five years. As well officer, and in 2006 I where I was responsible as probationer training I completed the Close for the Wemyss villages became involved in Protection Officers Course. and then Methilhill. Diversity, Officer Safety I recently did a short posting to assist when the and Airwave training. I then moved to Glenrothes PM was home on holiday. where I was the Team 3 Having completed 30 induction courses I felt the I am married and have two van driver for two and a daughters called Kate who half years. During this time was right to move on and so in May 2007 I is four and a half and time I did a 3 month Rachel who will be two secondment to the asked for a move back to Operational Policing and next month. No plans for Learning and Development any more, a three to one Unit which turned into 5 eight months later I find myself being posted to the ratio in my house is quite months, before returning enough. to Glenrothes when I did a Tay Coast where my first short spell with Operation job was to find out where Ore. the station was having never set foot in it before.
March 2008
PC John McLeod, Community Team, St Andrews
Recently, St Andrews On a lighter note depending knocking on your door offering residents who reside in on your outlook, as the days garden work for proof of properties located along Lade lengthen we will all be giving identity - genuine tradesmen Braes have brought to the thought to the garden and all should carry some form of attention of the Police that the work that will entail. identification or company they have been suffering a Unfortunately, it is also a time information. Check the spate of mindless acts of when the travelling criminal identification carefully before vandalism to their properties. turns an eye to easy allowing the caller access to As part of a levelled response opportunities for theft. Two your house or garden; a in order to tackle these acts of areas spring to mind that I genuine caller will not mind vandalism and anti-social would ask you to take care waiting if you want to check behaviour there will be with are the security of his identity or even better, increased patrols made to expensive garden equipment genuine tradesmen rarely these areas during early and Bogus Callers looking for “cold call” looking for work!! If evening and the hours of garden work. you are not sure or are darkness. There will also be concerned about a caller then There is a lot of sound advice signage placed on lampposts call the Police; try to note as on our Website at to inform the public that much detail as you can about www.fife.police.uk under the cameras will be operating in vehicles and descriptions of Community Safety Section. this area. The reason for this callers. Sometimes the best The key is for good quality signage being positioned in way to be assured that locks on your garages and this area is that it is not only to persons carrying out work in sheds and make sure you put detect crime but also to and around you property are your tools and gardening prevent it. genuine, is by the equipment away out of sight recommendation of friends after use. Always ask callers and family.
Nicola Young, Road Safety Officer
Primary Schools their home to High school programme. as a pedestrian / cyclist. Cycle Training
Targeting Primary 1 and The teams discussed what New adult volunteers have
Primary 5 pupils - Road they could do to make the now been trained at Safety talks have been journey safer by means of Kirkton of Largo and carried out at Falkland, engineering, choice of Canongate Primary School. Freuchie, Lawhead, route and personal safety. Castlehill, Canongate and They had various road St Columba’s RC Primary safety features to choose St Andrews University School. from - 20mph zones, A number of students have pedestrian crossings, cycle received driving and
paths etc. They then put minibus presentations. With students using their decisions on the map Primary 7 “Making and this was followed by a University vehicles to Choices” Programme class discussion. transport fellow students to All Primary 7 pupils in the sporting matches and East of Fife (a total of 41 Statistics showed that this events, it is important that Primary schools) have age group (11-12 year the designated drivers are received a visit from the olds) appeared high in the aware of the risks and their Road Safety Officer. road accident figures, responsibilities when particularly during school driving.
Primary 7 pupils took part holidays and in the first in the “Making Choices” Working with the University period of the new programme. Devised by academic term. However, Liaison Officer, the Road Fife Road Safety Unit, the since the programme’s Safety Officer attended the programme looks at the University to promote safer inception over two years impending move from ago, the casualty figures cycling. Students had the Primary to High school and for this age group in Fife, opportunity to purchase the dangers involved with have fallen by 53%. bicycle lights at a that change. discounted rate. Safety Fife Road Safety Unit tips for cyclists were also Split into teams, the recently received an award given. children were given a from Scottish Transport for mapping exercise with the its “Making Choices” scenario of travelling from
March 2008
PC Karin Willison, Community Team Cupar
I have been very busy this the park all night. the youths fit the descriptions month – mainly dealing with given to you by Mr and Mrs What do you do now? youth nuisance complaints and Smith. You speak to the 2 boys under 16s who for one reason Would you detain them, arrest concerned and they say they or another found themselves them; take them home to their have been in the park all night. coming to the attention of the parents? After all a crime has What can you do now? Police. been committed, they are in the Well, you have statements from Youth disorder is an issue in area and are aged between 15 the complainers, which clearly many villages and towns, with – 16. Unfortunately there is identify youths fitting their little that the Officers can do in the Police getting daily descriptions smashing up a
complaints across the division a situation like this because the fence and they are in the near complainer has given no of youths throwing eggs, proximity, shortly after the crime throwing bottles, drinking in the information as to the has been committed. You now street, shouting, swearing and description of the youths have enough suspicion to responsible and does not wish being abusive when their detain the youths and take behaviour is challenged. One of to make a statement anyway. them to the nearest Police the biggest challenges facing This effectively means there is Station for further investigation the Officers attending these not one piece of evidence to and ultimately charge them with
complaints is tracing the youths suggest that this particular the offence should there be group of youths committed the responsible and having the sufficient evidence. evidence to charge them. vandalism. So you take their names and addresses and Two similar scenarios, yet two This month I want you all to advise the youths of the different outcomes. When it is imagine that you are a Police complaint and then continue to written in black and white you Officer and you have received the next call. can see why each had a the following information: different result. The information Frustrating isn’t it? Especially passed to the Police Officer in “An anonymous caller has when you know that tomorrow the first scenario, was vague at
phoned in to say there are 4 night you will be called to the best, and without a witness same street again for a similar teenagers smashing up a fence statement from the complainer, in High St, Anytown. There are incident and despite the fact the officer had nothing to go on. no descriptions of the youths you suspect it was indeed the The Police Officer on the second but they look 15 – 16 years old” youths you spoke to, you cannot scenario was given the do anything unless you have the information that enabled him to Where do you start? Well you evidence. quickly identify the suspects know the offence has occurred Now, imagine you are on duty and take the appropriate action in High St – you arrive, only to to deal with the incident. find that the suspects have the following night and you get gone and the fence has indeed the following information: We are committed to reducing been vandalised. You ask that “ Mrs Smith from 11 High antisocial behaviour, the complainer can be phoned Street, Anytown, has phoned to understanding and being there to see if they saw the direction say that her fence is being for the community and we the youths went in, vandalised. There are four endeavour to provide a unfortunately she and her teenagers kicking in the fence, reassuring presence as per Fife husband did not see which way one has a green striped hooded Constabulary Policing Plan they went and furthermore she top on and has blond spiky hair, 2007/08. says she does not want to see the other boy is about 6ft and Please remember – If you are a the Police or make a statement has a white baseball cap on, regarding the vandalism as she witness to a crime, give as she cannot describe the other much information as possible does not want to get involved. two, but says they are all 15 – She says that there is constant as to the identity of the 16 years old.” offender. Help us to help you. trouble with teenagers in the street and she wants the Police Once again you head out and to do something about it. You the suspects have gone. The contact some of the neighbours neighbours did not see or hear to see if anyone saw anything. anything, but Mrs Smith and her No one saw or heard anything. husband give you a statement You then search the area to see and say that the fence will cost if you can find a group of youths at least £60 to be repaired. Mrs
in the area and you come Smith said the youths headed across several youths in the towards the park area. play park. You ask them if they have been in the High St, but A short while later, you discover several youths in the park, 2 of they all say they have been in
March 2008
PC John Dale, University Liaison Officer
Chinese Dragon Dance Dragon itself required 20 transport and energy efficiency
people alone for its movement through to ethical procurement. and these were a mixture of Interested in local wildlife? At the start of February 2008, I Chinese students themselves, Fancy your chances at was contacted by Jenny along with other students and powering a light bulb yourself? MacKay, Director of Student staff. Like the sound of a wind-
Development and Activities, St. powered computer? Then this As can be seen by the Andrews University, who is the event for you. informed me that the Chinese photograph, myself and P.C. Students & Scholars Willison thoroughly enjoyed this Among many exciting offers, Association (Xiaoqi Feng – event, along with a large discounted thermal imaging number of spectators. surveys for your home will be Association President) had available for anyone who signs managed to obtain a Chinese We are currently in the process up at the Fair, to enable you to Dragon and Lions from the of arranging regular meetings, identify where heat is escaping Chinese Consulate in Edinburgh looking into improving and from your house.” and asked if it would be expanding the event. possible to have a parade Fife Constabulary has been around St. Andrews Town Sustainable Living Fair asked to attend to promote th centre area on Wednesday 13 cycling. We will have a stall February 2008. Due to the This event is taking place on there, staffed by Nicola Young, short notice, it was not possible Thursday 13th March 2008 our Road Safety Organiser, who to arrange a parade, using the from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at will be offering people the main roadways. However with Venue 1, Students’ Association, opportunity to purchase a cycle the support and permission helmet at a very reasonable from Kate Hughes, Fife Council St. Mary’s Place, St. Andrews and is being organised by price and I should be there, Locality Manager, and with my Police Community bike. Christopher Smith, Proctor of Susan Horsman, University Environment Officer. St. Andrews University, four sites around the town were “This event will showcase used for the display. The everything from sustainable
March 2008
PC Shirley Steele, Schools Liaison Officer
Safer Internet Day is an Guidance at Madras be found on how to use the annual event held in said about the presentation - Internet safely. Feedback February. It is organised by "This assembly concludes an from parents who attended Insafe, the European Internet excellent programme the evening, told me that they
Safety Network. Last year 43 delivered by PC Steele. She found the information countries from all over the met with each S1 class over a invaluable even though world participated in Safer period of three weeks and before they attended, they Internet Day and this year it alerted them to the dangers thought they were quite took place on Tuesday 12 of online social networking knowledgeable and had all February 2008. The day aims sites. A quality presentation appropriate software to keep to raise awareness of safety has highlighted these issues their child safe. issues when children and to all pupils concerned and young people use online and through discussion, has It is important to talk to your mobile communications. allowed them to review the child about what they are way in which they use the doing online and whom they To mark Safer Internet Day in Internet. In conjunction with are talking to. If they have a Fife, a special assembly was the PTA, we also held a social networking space such successful information held for 1st year pupils at as Bebo, then get them to Madras College, St Andrews. evening where parents of all show you their page. Make The assembly was produced year groups were invited to sure that the content is by CEOP (The Child see the presentation and appropriate and ensure that Exploitation and Online receive vital information on they have set up their page how they could ensure their Protection Centre) and so that only their approved delivered to the pupils child's safety while using the friends can view it. Children by myself. The presentation Internet." and young people should focuses on keeping personal never give out personal information private and that I would urge all parents, information to 'online friends’, not everyone online is who carers and young people to which includes messenger ID, they say they are. visit CEOP's website email address, phone number
www.thinkuknow.co.uk where or any picture of themselves Leah Clark, Head of S1 information and advice can or friends or family.
Notable Detections
Following extensive enquiry, two men bike worth £4,500. They were all Kirkcaldy who stole two purses from charged with the theft and one was elderly women shopping in Tesco, in from the Easterhouse area of Glasgow were in custody this month charged with also charged with riding the quad bike Market Street, St Andrews. She was stealing over £2000 worth of cigarettes on a road whilst being disqualified in contravention of her Anti Social and other tobacco products from the from driving. The quad bike was Behaviour Order by being in the shop back of a lorry that was making a recovered undamaged and returned to and also committed the crimes whilst delivery to shop premises in Tayport its owners. on Bail. As a result, she remained in back in November. They were also custody until she appeared at Cupar Towards the middle of the month, two charged with being in possession of a Sheriff Court from where she was boys aged 14 and 15 years and two stolen car and a quantity of cocaine. remanded in custody and is currently girls aged 14 years were charged with in Corntonvale Prison. Around the same time, two youths aged daubing graffiti on the walls of a house 17 and 18 years from Cupar were in Castle Street, Anstruther. In An 18 year old Cupar man also charged with stealing a quantity of consultation with the Children’s contravened his ASBO when he alcohol from an insecure garage in Reporter, all four will be referred to the committed a Breach of the Peace in
Kinloch Street, Ladybank. Social Work Youth Justice Team. the Orchardgate area of the town. He was also on Bail at the time and, Two more teenagers this time aged 15 Three local youths aged 17, 18 and 19 again, remained in custody until he years and from Kingskettle, were years have been charged with setting appeared at Cupar Sheriff Court. charged with smashing no fewer than fire to no fewer than 17 wheelie bins in 33 panes of glass in the windows of two several streets in St Andrews. A 34 year old Dundee man was also outbuildings at the Sewage Works, Fortunately, in the majority of cases, charged in the past month with Shorehead, Kingskettle. One of the only the bins were damaged, however, breaking into two houses in the teenagers was also charged with in one case the fire spread to the Division. One of the break-ins, to a breaking into one of the outbuildings wooden shelter housing the bin and house on the outskirts of Cupar, and stealing a microwave oven. then to a garden wall. Both the shelter occurred at the end of 2007 while the and the wall were extensively second was in the middle of January Three men from Methil visited our damaged. and the house targeted was in Division last month and broke into a Tayport. Computer equipment, a shed on the Teasses Estate, New Another visitor to our Division this digital camera and jewellery were Gilston from where they stole a quad month was a 31 year old woman from stolen during the break-ins.
01/01/08 - 31/01/08
Dom HB Vandalism Theft BoP Assault Total
Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Anstruther 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (8) 1 (9) 2 (4) 0 (7) 6 (2) 6 (1) 1 (9) 1 (8) 14 (23) 8 (25) Cellardyke 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (6) 0 (2) 1 (3) 1 (0) 0 (2) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (11) 1 (4) Crail 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 2 (1) 0 (3) 0 (1) 0 (7) 2 (2) St Monans 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (12) 2 (0) 1 (2) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (1) 2 (0) 1 (0) 7 (14) 4 (1) Elie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2) 2 (0) Largo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Lundin Links 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Upper Largo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) Lower Largo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) Colinsburgh 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) Pittenweem 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (3) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (5) 1 (3) St Andrews 0 (3) 0 (3) 10 (20) 5 (6) 24 (14) 3 (2) 12 (16) 10 (14) 8 (22) 10 (17) 54 (75) 28 (42) Leuchars 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (2) 0 (1) 0 (6) 0 (4) Strathkinness 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (2) Guardbridge 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 1 (1) 0 (1) Kingsbarns 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0)
Largoward 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) Cupar 0 (0) 1 (0) 25 (19) 16 (3) 11 (11) 6 (15) 18 (10) 19 (10) 12 (10) 10 (12) 66 (50) 52 (40) Cuparmuir 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Dairsie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1 (0) Ceres 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (4) 0 (1) Craigrothie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Letham 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Springfield 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 3 (3) 2 (3) Pitlessie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) Pitscottie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) Auchtermuchty 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (7) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (2) 3 (2) 5 (4) 5 (2) 8 (13) 9 (4) Newburgh 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (2) 2 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 4 (2) 3 (1) 1 (1) 1 (3) 12 (5) 6 (5) Grange of Lindores 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Ladybank 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (3) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 3 (0) 2 (1) 1 (0) 1 (1) 6 (4) 3 (4) Falkland 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (6) 0 (2) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (3) 0 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (11) 0 (5)
Newton of Falkland 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) Kingskettle 1 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (2) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (2) 1 (2)
Kettlebridge 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 0 (4) 0 (4) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 1 (6) 2 (6) Freuchie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (1) 0 (2) 0 (3) 0 (2) 0 (2) 0 (7) 0 (6)
Strathmiglo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Gateside 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Dunshalt 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Newport 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (15) 2 (5) 0 (1) 1 (0) 2 (0) 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (16) 5 (6)
Tayport 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 (10) 1 (7) 0 (3) 1 (0) 4 (3) 6 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 9 (17) 10 (9) Wormit 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (0) Gauldry 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) Balmullo 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) Luthrie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Totals 2 (4) 2 (4) 69 (120) 35 (39) 44 (55) 13 (31) 56 (54) 57 (49) 33 (59) 33 (53) 204 (292) 140 (176)
Figures in brackets show the number of crimes/offences recorded during the same period last year.
01/02/2008 – 29/02/2008 Dom Vandalism Theft BoP Assault Total HB Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Rep Det Anstruther 0 (2) 0 (2) 5 (16) 1 (2) 2 (4) 1 (2) 2 (1) 1 (2) 5 (8) 5 (4) 14 (31) 8 (12) Cellardyke 0 (0) 0 (0) 6 (7) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (3) 0 (3) 0 (4) 0 (4) 6 (14) 0 (9) Crail 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (3) 1 (2) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (3) 1 (1) 1 (2) 4 (6) 2 (7) St Monans 0 (2) 0 (0) 1 (3) 2 (4) 0 (1) 0 (1) 1 (0) 1 (0) 2 (1) 2 (1) 4 (7) 5 (6) Elie 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 1 (1) 0 (1) Largo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Lundin Links 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) Upper Largo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Lower Largo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (0) Colinsburgh 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 6 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 9 (0) Pittenweem 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (4) 0 (1) 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 2 (4) 2 (4) 4 (10) 2 (6) St Andrews 0 (4) 0 (2) 18 (24) 3 (8) 12 (24) 5 (9) 12 (18) 12 (14) 12 (16) 8 (12) 54 (86) 28 (45) Leuchars 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (1) 0 (2) 0 (4) 1 (2) 1 (1) 1 (4) 1 (3) 2 (10) 2 (9) Strathkinness 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Guardbridge 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (2) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (4) 0 (3) Kingsbarns 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 2 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 2 (0) Largoward 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) Cupar 1 (0) 0 (0) 19 (11) 7 (13) 6 (22) 2 (15) 19 (13) 18 (11) 21 (10) 19 (12) 66 (56) 46 (51) Cuparmuir 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) Dairsie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Ceres 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) Craigrothie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Letham 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) Springfield 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (1) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (2) 2 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 11 (4) 8 (3) Pitlessie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3) 0 (0) Pitscottie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Auchtermuchty 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (9) 1 (7) 1 (3) 0 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 0 (2) 0 (3) 5 (20) 2 (18) Newburgh 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (2) 3 (3) 1 (1) 0 (0) 2 (1) 2 (1) 6 (3) 6 (1) 13 (7) 11 (5) Grange of Lindores 2 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) Ladybank 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (9) 0 (8) 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (2) 1 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) 5 (12) 3 (10) Falkland 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3) 0 (3) 0 (3) 0 (1) 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 (2) 0 (2) 2 (12) 1 (10) Newton of Falkland 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (4) 0 (4) 0 (4) 0 (4) Kingskettle 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) Kettlebridge 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 3 (2) 3 (0) Freuchie 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 6 (3) 1 (3) Strathmiglo 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) Gateside 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Dunshalt 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (2) 0 (1) Newport 1 (0) 0 (0) 4 (8) 1 (7) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 7 (10) 2 (7) Tayport 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (12) 3 (3) 2 (3) 3 (1) 5 (5) 6 (4) 3 (2) 1 (1) 14 (22) 13 (9) Wormit 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (2) 1 (1) Gauldry 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (2) 0 (0) Balmullo 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) Luthrie 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Totals 5 (9) 0 (4) 80 (123) 32 (65) 37 (70) 17 (38) 53 (66) 51 (57) 65 (67) 55 (58) 240 (335) 155 (222)
Figures in brackets show the number of crimes/offences recorded during the same period last year.
March 2008
Contact Details
Name Policing Area Covered Email Address / Mobile Phone No. Phone Number
Superintendent Bill Lawrie Eastern Division [email protected] 01334 418705
Chief Inspector Alistair McKeen Eastern Division [email protected] 01334 418703
Eastern Division [email protected] Inspector David Moffat 01334 418711 Cupar Mobile 07958473859 Eastern Division [email protected] Inspector Craig Dewar 01334 418792 Planning/Crime Reduction Mobile 07984011535 Eastern Division [email protected] Inspector Bruce Thomson 01334 418911 St Andrews Mobile 07984011534 Eastern Division Inspector Alastair Topen [email protected] 01334 418911 East Neuk, Howe and Taycoast
Sgt Lindsey Brown East Neuk and Largo [email protected] 01592 251157
Sgt Angela McLaren Howe of Fife [email protected] 01592 251160
Sgt Robert Gassner Tay Coast [email protected] 01592 251180
Eastern Division Sgt Nicola Shepherd [email protected] 01334 418973 Community Team
PC Allan Hoggan Cupar [email protected] 01334 418775
PC Karin Willison Cupar [email protected] 01334 418775
PC Alan Nairn East Neuk and Largo [email protected] 01592 251156
[email protected] PC Mike King Howe of Fife 01592 251160 Mobile No. 07792510775
PC John MacLeod St Andrews [email protected] 01334 418973
PC Brian Robinson St Andrews [email protected] 01334 418973
PC Ross Hall Tay Coast [email protected] 01592 251182
PC John Dale University Liaison Officer [email protected] 01334 418973
PC Joanne Francis Community Safety Officer [email protected] 01334 418745
PC Shirley Steele Schools Liaison Officer [email protected] 01334 418756
Nicola Young Road Safety Officer [email protected] 01334 418776
Cupar Police Station
Cupar Police Station Carslogie Road Cupar, Fife KY15 Phone: 0845 600 5702 Email: [email protected]
The annual Policing Plan is the cornerstone of Fife Constabulary’s business for the coming year. The 2007/08 plan follows extensive consultation with the Force, partners and the people of Fife. This helped us to identify the local and national priorities and challenges for the Force in the year ahead. The plan will enable us to better meet these priorities within our WE’RE ON THE WEB resources and the demands we face on a daily basis. It also allows us to work with Fife’s communities and our partners to achieve our WWW.FIFE.POLICE.UK overall goal—to reinforce the quality of life for all of those who live in, work in and visit Fife.