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newsApril 2018 making a difference locally Cadets clean-up in Leeds

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 Cadets and a community clean-up

Leeds South Cadets organised a litter pick and clean-up in April on Newhall Road in preparation for the planting of a wild meadow on the site.

The cadets are working in partnership with Love Where You Live and to create the wild meadow and will be scattering seeds on the site in May.

For more information about the cadets, what they do and how to join, please visit https://vpc.police.uk/

Dementia Awareness Week event

Thursday 24th May 2018 White Rose Centre 10am - 2pm

To coinside with Dementia Awareness week, PCSO Michelle Owens and Peter Smith from the Tea Cosy Memory Café will be present at the White Rose Centre on Thursday 24th May from 10am until 2pm to provide help and advice for all things Dementia related.

There will also be a visit from Thunder, a Dementia therapy dog, at 11am. There will be plenty of advice, support and information available on the day too. The stall will be on the ground floor (near to JD sports)

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

Did you know… to allow for early intervention when “As a police force we are committed loved ones go missing. to ensuring that those with dementia  for every 100 people aged 65 who come into contact with the and over, 7 have dementia As part of the commitment, police are supported and have their specific needs taken into  this figure rises to 1 in 4 aged Dementia Community Champions consideration, whether that be as a 85 and over are being introduced within districts and departments who will act as victim, witness, offender or missing  65-80% of people with dedicated points of contacts and person. dementia live in their own ensure that the specific needs of home people with dementia are taken into “It is important that our officers and

account in all investigations. A staff are able to recognise the signs The term “dementia” is used to resource library is also being and symptoms of dementia both to describe a group of illnesses which compiled to assist staff and officers appropriately deal with the causes a progressive decline in the with best practice in dealing with immediate situation but also to refer ability to remember, to learn, to think those with dementia. the person on to other services as and to reason… required.” Sergeant Vanessa Rolfe, of the West Yorkshire Police is raising Force Performance Improvement Dementia Friendly’ stickers are awareness among its staff and Unit, said: being put on all marked West officers of the condition, and has Yorkshire Police vehicles to highlight joined the Dementia Action Alliance the Force’s commitment and to as part of a commitment by the “Dementia is a condition which has further raise awareness with Force Force to improve the services no barriers, it affects men and employees and the general public. provided to those with dementia. women and people of all backgrounds. What some people may also not realise is that while it The Force has signed up to the For further information and links, visit mainly affects older people, it can Herbert Protocol to enable family https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/ also affect younger people. and friends to put systems in place dementia

Brewing up some support at Tea Cosy Memory Café

The café is held on the first Saturday of every month at Rothwell Parish Centre from 9.30am - 2pm and is open to all those in need of support, but specifically those affected by dementia.

You can find out more about our work at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/ dementia

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk A word from our Dementia Friend

What is the Herbert Protocol? PCSO Michelle Owens said: “My Role as a Dementia Friends The Herbert Protocol is a national Champion for Leeds South is to promote scheme that was introduced by West the Herbert Protocol in the community Yorkshire Police in 2014. It encourages and to educate people about the form carers and other partner agencies to and how it can benefit the police in their compile useful information which could search to locate the missing person with be used in the event of a vulnerable dementia. person with dementia going missing. “I have carried out various events in Carers, family members and friends can South Leeds and my work on this complete, in advance, a form that subject has now extended to other parts records all vital details such as of Leeds District. I have provided various medication required, mobile numbers, businesses within the Morley area with places previously located, a photograph Dementia Friends inputs to make them etc. In the event of a family member or more “dementia aware”. These inputs friend going missing, the form can be can also be given to any officers/staff easily sent or handed to the police to members who would require them.” reduce the time taken in gathering this information so that more time can be spent by the officers locating the missing person.

The Herbert Protocol initiative is named after George Herbert, a war veteran of the Normandy landings, who lived with dementia and who kept going missing from his care home in Norfolk.

For further information please visit https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/herbert-protocol-missing-person-incident-form

Last Wednesday of the month from 1pm - 3pm at Road Police Station Open to people who are in need of support, especially those affected by dementia and memory problems

Registered charity 1083995 For enquiries contact Leeds Live at Home Scheme on : 0113 2716201

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk ‘Don’t be fooled’ campaign launch

The Yorkshire and Humber Regional about his role within the police service, Humber and the rest of the country Fraud Team is giving its backing to the campaign including help and advice better understand the risks and how to the ‘Don’t be Fooled’ campaign to and the role of the banking. avoid them.” help prevent students from becoming money mules. Presentations were also delivered by Work is also being carried out internally representatives from: Clydesdale and across the four Yorkshire and the Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) and , (Michael Lea-Smith, Humber forces (West, North and South Cifas are behind the ‘Don’t be Fooled’ Fraud Customer and Colleague Yorkshire and Humberside). The guest campaign which launched last year with Education Specialist), lecture was organised by Dr Leanne the aim of deterring students from Monchuk (Senior Lecturer in becoming money mules by educating Lloyds banking Group, (Lisa Finnan Criminology) and Dr Carla Reeves them about what the term means, how Senior Fraud Investigator, Complex (Subject Leader in Criminology). criminals operate and why they are a Fraud Team, Post Application Fraud) target. and Crimestoppers, (Lydia Patsalides, Dr Monchuk said: “This guest lecture Region Manager, Midlands). was an excellent opportunity for our FFA UK is responsible for leading the students to find out more about money collective fight against financial fraud on DS Barron said: “Partnership working muling and to hear about the work being behalf of the UK payments industry. like this with the University of undertaken by Yorkshire and Humber Cifas is a not for profit fraud prevention and the banking sector Regional Fraud Team. membership organisation. really helps to get the important message across.” “Guest lectures are a fantastic way for And as part of the campaign, Detective our students to meet with practitioners Sergeant Jason Barron from the “Money muling is an issue that many and to help them better understand how Regional Fraud Team gave a guest might not be aware of, but this straight- their academic learning translates in lecture to criminology students at the forward tool kit helps to better practice. I’d like to thank all the University of Huddersfield on understand the issue to help all students presenters for taking time out of their Wednesday (18 April). During the guest at Universities across Yorkshire and schedules to deliver this guest lecture.” lecture DS Barron spoke to the students

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Response to latest crime stats

West Yorkshire Police response to “The hard work and commitment of our "However it should be recognised that publication of latest crime statistics officers and staff has already been we are policing in an extremely for the 12 months up to the end of acknowledged by the HMICFRS with a challenging and complex environment, December 2017. ‘Good’ overall rating for West Yorkshire with finite resources.. And of those Police in its recent inspection. We are resources, we are having to dedicate Deputy Chief Constable John Robins continuing to build on that and we are more of them to safeguarding, cyber- said: “The increases in recorded crime in continuing to work hard to reduce crime crime and organised crime, in roles that the 12 months to December 2017 are in and anti-social behaviour. are not always visible on the streets of line with what is being experienced West Yorkshire. We are also nationally; in fact the West Yorkshire “In March 2018 we have had an uplift in experiencing extra demand due to the increase of 13.3% is lower than the our Neighbourhood Policing Teams increased calls for service from people national increase of 15.3%. resources and this demonstrates our requiring our help and attending commitment to improving our service to incidents involving vulnerable people. "As we have said before, much of this the public. Our police officers and staff increase is still the result of improved in Neighbourhood Policing Teams are “It is clear that crime and demand have crime recording practice and increased working closely with partner agencies to been steadily increasing at a time that confidence by the public to report prevent crime, anti-social behaviour and both our workforce and financial crimes. Under 5% of the increase other issues which harm our local resources have been reducing. In that relates to an actual increase in being the communities. context, we are pleased the HMICFRS victim of a crime. has said that our officers and staff are providing a “Good” service to the people of West Yorkshire.”

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Helping residents in

PCSO Tomkinson & PCSO Gill have been working alongside Leeds City Council.

The aim of the day was to provide a visible presence and conduct a number of address checks in the Holbeck area. They spoke with local residents to help tackle crime and local issues.

Supporting the Sikh community

Here we are assisting our Sikh communities as they celebrate Vaisakhi in Millennium Square. What a nice, sunny day too!

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Looking at indecent images of ● Social stigma, social isolation and children is a crime. Anyone who is mental illness caught looking at indecent images of someone under the age of 18 years- old will be placed on the sex If you are concerned about your own offenders register. behaviour or that of someone you know, there is help and support As well as sentences handed down in available from a number of charities court this can result in the following and not for profit organisations, in- consequences for the offender – cluding the Lucy Faithfull Founda-

tion and NSPCC. ● Social care referrals for any children they have access to. Stop It Now Confidential Helpline – ● Potential breakdowns in relationships 0808 1000 900 with wife/husband/partner and www.get-help.stopitnow.org.uk abandonment of friendships NSPCC – 0808 800 5000 ● Disclosure to work, clubs and www.nspcc.org.uk organisations they are involved in and potential loss of employment.

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Bike enthusiasts and the community The race will then head out North Are you ready for the race coming in to of Leeds and beyond are gearing through Haworth and , before your area? Get the latest information, themselves up for the upcoming Tour heading up in to . The including race maps and timings at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/tour de Yorkshire. race with then head back south again -de-yorkshire and back in to the county, coming Sunday 6th May sees the 4th stage of through , Pool in Wharfedale and the Tour de Yorkshire leave the Piece Headlingley, ending up at the end of the Hall in Halifax. The caravan will leave at day, at about 4.45 in about 10am and the race riders about on the Headrow. 12pm.

Visit us online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk Leeds City NPT Covering Leeds City Centre & surrounding areas Leeds South NPT (a merge of Inner South & Outer South Leeds) Covering Belle Isle, Holbeck, , , , , , Middleton Park, Morley, Robin Hood, Rothwell, , West Ardsley, and surrounding areas.

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