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Sentences Spring 2010 Using a mobile phone whilst driving on Domar Close - given 3 penalty points and Safer ordered to pay a total of £80 in fines and costs. Knowsley South Possession of a controlled drug - Class B - Cannabis - ordered to pay a total of £150 in Kirkby fines and costs. News Edition 2 Between September and November Three males pleaded Guilty to Possession 2009 in Kirkby with Intent to supply and were sentenced to a total of 14 years imprisonment following the Dear Knowsley Resident seizure of Cocaine valued at £1.8m in June of 93 Offenders carried out 891 hours 2009 from an address in Gaywood Green Key Crime Statistics Welcome to the second of community payback clearing 13 tonnes Heights. edition of the Safer Knowsley News, brought of rubbish from Kirkby. Areas in South Between September and November 2009 in South to you by the Safer Kirkby to benefit include Copplehouse Kirkby, compared with the same Knowsley Partnership. Lane Shops and Webster and Wignall time in 2008 there was: The Safer Knowsley Parks. Over the bonfire period 139 Partnership includes • A 6% reduction in Knowsley Council, offenders spent 775 hours clearing waste anti-social behaviour Police, Merseyside Fire and to help prevent nuisance fires across Police/Community Rescue, NHS Knowsley and • A 33% reduction in criminal Authority. Knowsley. damage Priorities Before After Dec-Feb 2010 We hope that you had an • A 26% reduction in vehicle enjoyable festive period and crime • Drug use we wish you a happy new year. • Parking & Traffic As always, we are interested POLICE AND COMMUNITIES Useful Contact Numbers Seizures and Enforcements • Anti social to hear your comments on the behaviour newsletter, please send them to TOGETHER (PACT) MEETINGS Sept-Nov 09 saferknowsleypartnership- South Kirkby Neighbourhood • Cycling on footpaths @knowsley.gov.uk. Police Team - 0151-709-6010 • 2 Off road bikes seized • 37 Penalty notices issued for disorder Sheena Ramsey Chair of Safer Knowsley Partnership Field Lane - 17th May- • Drugs with a street value of £10700 seized Knowsley ASB hotline - 0151-443-2000 & Chief Executive of Knowsley Council. 6pm, at Field Lane Hostel • Fixed Penalty Notices have been issued for illegal parking Southdene - 19th May - 6pm, at South Kirkby • 46 Warning letters were sent to individuals Southdene Community Centre Neighbourhood Team found to be engaging in anti social behaviour Westvale - 20th May- 6pm, (Knowsley Council) - 0151-443-4094 • 10 individuals signed Acceptable Behaviour at Westvale Contracts Community Centre Merseyside Probation Trust - 0151 324 1905 FIGHT CRIME WITHOUT Merseyside Fire and PACT Agenda Rescue Service - 0151-296- 4000 REVEALING YOUR IDENTITY • What are the Crime, ASB and environmental We never ask for your name or trace your call, issues that are affecting you and your Knowsley Hate Incident & and you won’t need to go to Court neighbourhood? Domestic Violence Hotline 0800 953 4433 • Help set the local Policing priorities for your area • Nominate areas for Community Payback Knowsley Community to work in your neighbourhood Messaging 0151-777 6217

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Q. How do I find my nearest PACT meeting? It’s the end of the line for Staying A. You can find details on the back of this leaflet or via your Police or Council Neighbourhood Team. anti-social behaviour Informed Q. What if I can’t attend my local PACT meeting? A. You can submit your local priorities via email at [email protected] or at www.merseyside.police.uk and typing in your postcode, alternatively speak to your local Knowsley has it’s own anti social behaviour unit, dedicated to tackling ASB. The unit is made neighbourhood police officer. up of staff from many agencies such as; Knowsley Council, Merseyside Police, Merseyside Q. How can I have my say? Q. Can I attend a PACT meeting in another area? Probation, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Housing officers and Victim Support A. We want to know the issues that matter most to amongst others. you. Tell us your priorities at your local Police and A. Your views are always welcome but the Communities Together (PACT) meeting. The following are Knowsley Anti-Social • Identify and implement intervention and meetings are focussed on local issues specific to that area and its residents. Behaviour Units Service Standards, and their prevention measures Q. What happens at a PACT meeting? promise to you. • Take effective legal action against Q. How else can I be kept informed about perpetrators where appropriate A. The aim of the meeting is to discuss your local what’s happening in my area? They will: • Provide appropriate advice and support to crime and disorder issues. The meeting involves • Enable and encourage residents, visitors and victims and witnesses of ASB identifying your local policing priorities, identifying A. Sign up to Knowsley Community Messaging – workers in the Borough to report incidents of • Inform residents of the services that the areas for community www.knowsleycommunitymessaging.org this is Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) Council and it’s partner agencies provide payback projects and a free message update service on crime and disorder • Ensure reports of ASB are accurately • Work in partnership with the police and other updating you on what issues in your area sent at a time to suit you. recorded and monitored agencies to tackle ASB issues has been done to Visit www.merseyside.police.uk or tackle your priorities • Aim to respond to reports of ASB within 3 - 5 • Ensure relevant staff receive appropriate www.knowsley.gov.uk working days depending upon the nature of training since the last the incident • If an individual is not happy with the service meeting. • Ensure timely action is taken to investigate that they have received then they can make a South and tackle incidents of ASB and to prevent formal complaint to Knowsley MBC. For more Kirkby incidents escalating information on how to make a complaint please call 0151 443 4031 (text phone users Committed Edition 2 call 0151 443 4248) or email Action against [email protected]. to tackling drugs offenders in Knowsley In 2009 Merseyside Police, with your help, seized Knowsley Council is taking strong action drugs worth £4 million from the streets of against people who commit environmental Knowsley. They carried out 260 operations, crimes, including fly-tipping, littering and arrested 208 people and seized £143500 in cash. dog fouling. We are committed to tackling drugs in Knowsley, with both enforcement action against those who The council is issuing Fixed Penalty Notices of £75 deal drugs but also through offering help and for offences such as littering, graffiti and fly-tipping support to those who want to turn away from in the borough. One former Knowsley resident drug use. recently received a 12 month community order after being convicted of fly tipping in . Did you know you can help us tackle drugs in The ASB Unit would like to Meanwhile, Knowsley Council has now made it Knowsley? You can report those you think are welcome their new Victim possible for residents to use all 800 of the borough's involved in crime without revealing your identity. Support ASB Worker to the litter bins to dispose of bagged dog waste. This CrimeStoppers is a charity independent to the team. Their job is to support makes it even easier for people to dispose of dog Police. You can contact them 24/7 on 0800 555111, and guide victims of ASB 0151 443 2000 waste responsibly. Our message is Bag it, Tie it, Bin you won't be asked for your name, they won't it. Each year it costs local tax payers around £2.7m trace your call and you won't need to go to court. through various processes Anyone can be affected by anti-social behaviour, don’t feel isolated, to keep Knowsley clean. By taking strong and to offer them additional a dedicated team is here to help. Call 0151 443 2000, all calls treated enforcement action against offenders, the council support where needed. in confidence. Lines open 8.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday & is committed to keeping the borough clean, safe 10.00am-12.30pm Saturday (opening times subject to change and green. Did you know? You can report abandoned vehicles without prior notice). In an emergency please call 999. to Merseyside Police via their website or by calling 0151 709 6010, in an emergency call 999.