Bromley Community Newsletter 15th April 2019

Welcome to the first edition of the Community News Letter. I hope that you find it interesting and informative, please feel free to share this information with your local communities. Your Bromley Safer Neighbourhood Teams across the borough are working hard to reduce crime in your local area and keep you safe.

Inspector Gary Byfield Bromley Safer Neighbourhoods

Your Local Policing Teams are responsible for responding to local priorities, which are agreed by local people who sit on our Ward Panel.

Your Local Policing Teams investigate low-risk, high volume crime that affects day-to-day quality of life of local people. We will provide a thorough investigation of these crimes, giving victims a reliable service.

These crimes include anti-social behaviour, vehicle crime and local disorder.

Partnership working remains a vital part of local policing. We work closely with local authorities and partners - building strong networks and community panels to identify local problems and priorities and working together to find solutions. Help your local police, can you help us locate our wanted burglars?

VEHICLE CRIME ANTI-SOCAIL BEHAVIOUR The CCTV camera that has been installed in Police attended the Star Lane area following Sainsbury’s car park , seems to reports of a stolen car at the location. have reduced the number of calls to the Following enquiries as series of buildings were location where the team were receiving searched and a large number of high value reports of dangerous driving and anti-social stolen cars were found which were being behaviour. disassembled. Further enquires located several transit vans which had also been From Halloween 2018 an increase of anti- stripped for parts. Four men were arrested at social behaviour has occurred in the scene and a further male arrested while Recreation Ground and the immediate enquiries were being conducted. This surrounding area of the Rec. Youths have investigation continues. been causing minor damage to park and street property as well as causing problems to local BURGLARY residents. The team have identified certain West Wickham ward remains a low crime individuals who are believed to be involved in area, however, an increase in the number of the unacceptable behaviour and have been burglaries reported. From November to using various methods to deal with those February historically there is an increase in the persons. number of offences reported, although there is a small increase in the year on year figures - 7 youths have been interviewed under as well. caution for drugs, criminal damage and theft offences. There have been several suspects linked to - 2 Applications have been made for the burglaries in West Wickham where forensics individuals to receive and Acceptable have put them at the scene. One male was Behaviour Contract arrested this week and there are others who are now wanted by police. The West Wickham OPERATION GEMINI team will continue to patrol the burglary hotspot areas in uniform and plain clothes. This Operation is running throughout the holiday period. It’s a joint initiative between From the start of January to present date 7 your local police teams and Your Bromley Residential Burglaries and 3 attempted (BID) to target criminal activity in and Burglaries have been recorded on Biggin Hill around Bromley Town Shopping Centre. You ward. Common factor in the majority of the will see high visibility police patrols burglaries is that entry is obtained via the rear supported by plain clothes units & LBB CCTV of the property. To combat burglaries on the to disrupt and deter crime linked to theft, ward the team are conducting patrols using robberies and serious youth violence. We predictive crime maps and intelligence. The are working hard to make Bromley a safer team are offering any resident a home place to work and live, the operation has security visit to check on current security been running for a number of years and has levels at the property and recommend been a tremendous success of partnership methods to make the property more secure. working.

DRUG WARRANTS & ARRESTS From 1st January 2019 until 31st March, local Safer Neighbourhood Teams, including Biggin Biggin Hill officers have stopped and searched Hill, Darwin, Hayes & & West 7 individuals on the ward who were found to Wickham wards, executed two Section 23 be in possession if cannabis. misuse of drug warrants at two separate addresses in Biggin Hill. Officers from & Cator, Crystal Palace and Clockhouse Safer Neighbourhood Teams have been working together dealing with crime and anti-social behaviour in High Street Penge and surrounding areas.

A male was stop and searched twice within a week and in both incidents this male had a knife on his person. The second offense this male was remanded and in custody awaiting sentencing for both incidents. In the last three months 24 arrests have been made by the team, together with other police disposal options such as Penalty Notice Disorders, with a financial cost to the person.

Searches of both residential properties proved Male arrested for PWITS positive, with one having a cannabis farm in (Possession With Intent to Supply) during a routine operation, together with a large quantity of stop in Penge Lane by local officer. Another male herbal cannabis. A quantity of cash (£10k) was was stopped by your local officers who tried to also seized under the Proceed Of Crimes Act. evade police. After a short chase the male was detained and a Stanley blade was recovered which After a visit from animal experts, what is he tried to discard whilst being chased by officers. believed to be a Serval cat (which is a wild cat Male admitted having the Stanley blade and trying that requires a to discard the evidence. license to own) was also seized from one of the properties. (Not actual cat in image)