Useful Information JULY 2012 Formartine Local Policing Team We are here to help. Our team covers all towns in the Formartine area including the main population centres of Ellon, We will continue to keep in touch with you Oldmeldrum and Turriff, where there are Police in relation to our ongoing work in your Stations, as well as other communities such as community as we continue to tackle Pitmedden, Balmedie, Tarves, Fyvie and issues which impact on your quality of life Cuminestown. My team are all committed to working as we work together to with the people of Formartine and Grampian to improve well being and keep all our communities KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE safe. If you have any concerns or issues you wish to discuss please contact your local Police Station where your local staff will discuss these with you and take any appropriate action.

If there is an emergency situation which requires immediate police attention please Formartine dial 999.

For non-emergency contact please call Inspector Steve Pratt our 24 hour non-emergency Service Local Policing Update Local Policing Team Inspector Centre on Ellon 0845 600-5-700 Contact Details Ellon Police Office or by e-mail to Bridge Street Ellon mylocalpolicingteam Aberdeenshire @grampian.pnn.police.uk AB41 9AX or you can send us a text on Oldmeldrum Police Office Colpy Road 07739 93 4444 Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire If you have information about crime in your AB51 0TD area and wish to provide it anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Turriff Police Office The Square Turriff AB53 7AH

Aberdeenshire Divisional Police Headquarters Blackhall Road Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 3QD

FORMARTINE what has been a very successful Markethill Road, Banff Road and the advice on how to behave in the exercise in giving young people A947 and B9025; community. The visits recently have Local Policing Update something to do and divert them from Tarves – outside the Primary School; included, Balmedie Beavers, Ellon

antisocial activities. Methlick – Methlick Wood and the Academy, Slains Primary School, Formartine local policing is informed by B9170 and B9005; Monquhiter Playgroup, Hoodles understanding what communities need Fyvie – Main Street and outside the Nursery, Oldmeldrum and the through consulting, listening, responding  Our continued focus and proactive Primary School; Oldmeldrum Youth Cafe. and providing feedback. We asked you deployment this financial year has Pitmedden – Tarves Road and outside what our local priorities should be and in secured further reductions in respect to the Primary School;  Finally in this section I want to make general terms, you told us the following Vandalism occurrences, down 45% on Cultercullen – outside Primary School; mention of a young lad who, despite were important to you. last years activity across Formartine. Auchterless – outside Primary School; suffering from a serious illness, wanted

Cuminestown – High Street to be a Policeman for a day! My Officers 1. Anti Social Behaviour;  There was a large input in my last Udny Green – outside Primary School arranged for him to visit Ellon Police You told us that antisocial behaviour in update on 'Operation Majestic', which Office to see what goes on. He left with general but particularly around vandalism took place in Turriff to curb antisocial An evaluation of the initiative will be a huge smile on his face and told his and antisocial driving, were of concern. driving, and it is pleasing to further carried out and published later. mum that he had the "best day ever". report that there have been very few This was a very humbling experience 2. Speeding; issues of reported antisocial driving in  The Drug and Alcohol awareness night for the Officers involved and one they You told us that you were concerned Turriff since the operation in January planned at Meldrum Academy was will not forget. about speeding within your areas. This and February. That said, there was a unfortunately cancelled due to the small continues to be reflected across a great minor issue with antisocial driving in an number of confirmed attendees. A In addition to this, expect to see a many of the communities throughout area of Turriff known as 'The Den' future event will be considered should number of other things happening in Formartine and is raised with me by which was dealt with very quickly demand increase. the next few weeks and months: Community Councils, Elected Members following a suggestion to Aberdeenshire and other partners. It is also raised at Council who closed an area to traffic  The Mobile Police Office was deployed  There are many shows, games and public consultation events held by the thereby solving the problem. in May in Fyvie, Cuminestown and other events due to take place over the Formartine Community Planning Group. Rothienorman and although no summer that Police staff will be  The last quarterly update also contained problems were brought to the attention attending, including Oldmeldrum Sports 3. Community Focus; information about drug seizures in and of the Officers present, feedback was and Highland Games, Grampian You told us that a visible Police presence around Ellon following a six week positive with the profile of the Police Country Fair at Fyvie, Turriff Show, was important within communities to programme of proactive searches and being raised in these Communities. Fyvie Live, Ellon Pedal Car Race and enhance community safety, well being, enforcement work by the Local Policing several smaller Community based provide reassurance and to seek Team. As a result of this, a man from  The Ellon Police Office 'Open Day' was events such as Collieston Gala. increased visibility in some of the smaller Ellon has recently received a lengthy held on 26 May with literally 'hundreds communities of Formartine. prison sentence. Additional, but of visitors' taking advantage of the  After the four week 'crackdown' on separate, cases are still pending in opportunity to visit the main Policing speeding, complaints around that issue What we have done so far: respect of other individuals. centre in Formartine. My officers were will be monitored to see what difference

on hand to provide information on has been made.  The evaluation of the 'Midnight Football'  I stated in the March update that my Crime Prevention, Drug and Alcohol that took place in Ellon on Fridays focus was "Speed enforcement in our Awareness, Community Policing Duties  'Street Rugby' is planned for late June between January and March revealed communities" and, for a four week and facilitate visits to the cells as well as and into July in Gordon Park, Ellon and that it was very positively received by period during May and June, I deployed speak to Specialist Officers such as a posters advertising this will be displayed the young people who took part. An staff during weekdays, to address that Dog handler and Wildlife Crime Officer. in Ellon. The Police will be attending to average of 30 young people attended issue. I have listened to the various A Police Cadet and member of the support and provide brief inputs to raise every session and on 20 April, two of complaints about speeding and the staff Training Department were also on hand awareness of Drug and Alcohol misuse the attending teams represented Ellon deployed at the following locations: to answer questions on recruitment and and to highlight how antisocial at a Regional event with both careers within the Police. Through this behaviour can affect communities. progressing to the 'Grand Final' which Ellon – Castle Road, Hillhead Road and public engagement I was able to took place at Pittodrie Stadium, the Riverside Road; promote this very document and a good  The evaluation of the 'Road Safety home of Aberdeen Football Club, on 3 Oldmeldrum – Urquhart Road, Albert many of the visitors left their e-mail Grampian Roadshows' will be known May. One of the Ellon teams won the Road and the A947; addresses in order to receive and reported on. final and the cup sits proudly in Ellon Newburgh – School Road, Main Street subsequent publications. Police Office. My thanks go to the and the A975;  Police attendance at the 12 Formartine Scottish Football Association, Ellon Potterton – Kirkhill Road;  Staff have continued to visit groups and Community Councils has reached Children's Services Network and Ellon Balmedie – Eigie Road; organisations to promote the work of nearly 100 % and I hope to maintain Community Learning and Development Rothienorman – Forgue Road; Grampian Police and provide general that level of staff commitment. staff for sponsorship and assisting with, Turriff – Deveron Road, Station Road,