HARLESTON NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM HARLESTON, & BECK VALE WARDS www..police.uk NOVEMBER 2020

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PC 460 ANDY HUDSON As part of the neighbourhood priorities I have conducted targeted TEL: 07766990811 speeding patrols around , Denton, Harleston and Pulham St E: [email protected] Mary which has seen a number of offenders dealt with.

I have continued with foot patrols around Harleston Recreation ground and around Harleston town as well as cycling patrols Police continue to be made aware of scams over the internet and around Harleston, Rushall, Dickleburgh, Brockdish, Thorpe Abotts on your mobile devices. Please stay vigilant and if in doubt delete and Needham. the email/text etc and/or report to Norfolk Trading Standards or email [email protected]. I have continued with patrols round the Pulham’s following recent ASB reports of the last couple of months. I have continued to work With the darker nights now with us please be vigilant around with the youths that caused the problems and the reports of ASB your vehicle and home security. It is worth getting in to a routine have dropped. of checking all doors and windows are shut and locked and any outbuildings you have are secure with locks on them. If you see or hear anything suspicious please report this to us on 101 (999 in an emergency) or you can report online to us using our website.

CURRENT NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIORITIES DATES FOR YOUR DIARY  SPEEDING  STREET SURGERIES – DATE TBC  DRUGS  ASB

HARLESTON SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM HARLESTON, EARSHAM & BECK VALE WARDS www.norfolk.police.uk NOVEMBER 2020 CRIME UPDATES

Offence Numbers What could this entail

Arson Damage caused as a result of fire.

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) 7 Harassment, alarm or distress is caused in a non-crime incident.

Burglary business and community A person commits theft in a building or structure that is not lived in.

Burglary residential Entry and theft in a building or a structure that is lived in.

Criminal Damage 7 A person destroys or damages property belonging to someone else.

Domestic 5 Domestic incidents where a crime has not occurred. Parties are aged 16 or over and have been intimate partners or family members regardless of sexuality.

Hate Incident 1 Any incident where a crime has not occurred which the victim, or anyone else, thinks is based on someone’s prejudice towards them because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender.

Race or Religious aggravated public fear 1 Any crime determined to have a hate element as per above.

Possession of controlled substance 3 Unlawful possession of a drug classified in class A, B or C.

Possession of weapons Unlawful possession of an article used as a weapon.

Public fear, alarm or distress 5 Public order offences e.g. from a verbal altercation to offences just short of violence.

Robbery Includes a range of offences where force is used, threatened or the victim is put in fear.

Theft from a motor vehicle Any item stolen that was in, on or attached to a motor vehicle.

Theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle 1 Any motor vehicle including those abandoned.

Theft of pedal cycle From a public place, if stolen form a shed or garage this would be a BOTD.

Theft from a person Purse being taken from a handbag, or a mobile phone from a

shopping basket.