Rawtenstall, Crawshawbooth & Newchurch - May 2010

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Tackle anti social behaviour from Address speeding vehicles on Young persons have been congregat- young persons in the area of New Hall Newchurch Road, Road and ing at the Spar store on Road Hey on a Friday evening . Burnley Road East. and have been causing nuisance to both employees and customers. We did: We did: Following enquiries, it was discovered We have completed speed enforce- We did: that an under 18’s disco was taking ment in the area on a number of We have completed patrols in this place. We spoke to nearby residents occasions. We have also issued fines area and have liaised with employees and the organiser of the disco. We where necessary. A large number of about how to resolve the problem. We also made patrols at relevant times. drivers have been fined for not have also spoken to a number of The disco has since closed and the wearing a seatbelt and also a couple young people in the area and taken number of calls about anti social of drivers fined for driving whilst talking their details, so that should they come behaviour in this area has reduced. on a mobile phone. We plan to con- to our attention again, further action tinue this action in your area. The will be taken. One young person has Road Safety Partnership van is also also been fined for shoplifting. used in your area. Your local police station is:

Rawtenstall Police Station You set priorities We take action Lord Street, Rawtenstall, BB4 7LY

To get involved and make sure that issues that concern you the most are Useful websites: included in our Policing priorities, either contact the team on the details in the www..police.uk green box or attend one of the events listed. www.rossendale.gov.uk www.lancashire.gov.uk

Cribden & Hareholme Longholme email us at: [email protected]

or leave us a voicemail on: 01706 237367

Please don't use this contact to report crimes or incidents, use 999 for emergencies or 0845 125 35 45 for non-emergencies. Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 (Anonymous)

PC Gallagher PC Rawcliffe PC Nunn Your Cribden and Goodshaw Team will be in the Neighbourhood Police Van on the Car Park at Spar at 10am and also the Indian Harvest Car Park at 2pm on Saturday the 5th June.

The Hareholme Team will be at Staghills Community Hut at 6pm on the 17th June.

The Longholme team will be at ASDA at 10am and at Tesco at 1pm on Wednesday 2nd June. PCSO Pickles PCSO Pepper PCSO Shaw Cannabis farms out of action Speeding Concerns Following our own investigations WE have responded to your and thanks to tip offs from concerns about speeding concerned members of the public, motorists by carrying out a number of Cannabis farms are enforcement in your area.

no longer in operation in your area. Following feedback at PACT Pictured addressing community concerns are: PC Rawcliffe and PSCSO Pepper of Over 200 plants were discovered at a house on Burnley Road, meetings, we have conducted Hareholme ward assisted by Community Crawshawbooth and 100 plants at a house on Bacup Road, speed checks on Newchurch Volunteer Stanley Hargreaves. Road, Bacup Road and Hareholme. Chief Inspector Sewart, Rossendale's Borough Commenting on the action, Burnley Road, Rawtenstall, Commander said 'We will not accept or tolerate Cannabis cultivation PC Rawcliffe said: “This where we have handed out or any other illegal drugs in Rossendale. activity is aimed at reducing fixed Penalty Notices (fines) to road casualties and we plan to Both the police and our partners are committed to finding anyone motorists caught exceeding continue this action in your who engages in this type of crime and there is no exception. We will the speed limit, not wearing area. If you want to get support those who have an addiction, if they work with us, but those seatbelts or driving whilst involved, please contact who fail to seek help will be targeted and prosecuted like any other talking on a mobile phone. criminal. the team.

Those who go one step further and deal in drugs should expect a

prison sentence for the harm they are inflicting on our community. THINK B4 U POST The pressure is on and will continue to be, we are committed to stamping out drug and alcohol misuse in Rossendale.' Students at Alder Grange school were advised to ‘think’ If you suspect this kind of activity is happening in your area, please before they post personal inform your Community Beat Manager who will investigate or call information on social Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Networking sites.

The students were visited by PC Martin Gallagher and PCSO Ring of Steel was Designed to Prevent Ian Pickles who gave the advice as part of Safer Internet Day to Travelling Criminals Targeting Rossendale talk about the dangers of giving away too much personal information on websites. A ring of steel was thrown around Rossendale last week in a bid to prevent travelling criminals from targeting the borough. PC Martin Gallagher said ‘we enjoy visiting the school and this

Operation Facsimile ran for four nights from 27-30 April and involved visit was about encouraging students to use the internet safely local Police Officers as well as extra resources from the Motorway whilst always being mindful that there are associated dangers.” Unit.

A total of 125 vehicles travelling into Rossendale were stopped by Community Day Success

Police. Two people were arrested for drink driving; and 22 other Hall Carr and residents joined forces with Green Vale motorists received either Fixed Penalty Notices, summons or had Homes, Rossendale Borough Council and the Police to enjoy a their cars seized owing to vehicle defects. community project aimed at sprucing up the area.

Eight of the vehicles stopped by Police were searched and officers say Thanks to materials donated by ASDA, Tesco, Focus and the operation was very useful in terms of gathering intelligence. Rossendale Borough Council, a number of residents in the Inspector Andy Carter from Rossendale Police said: “Crime is low in area are now proud owners of newly potted planted. Rossendale and we are determined to keep it that way. PC Phil Nunn said of the event said ‘there was an excellent “One of the ways we intend to do that is by protecting the borough turn out from young people in the area, who were more than from criminals travelling over the border from Greater Manchester, happy to assist in this project’. and operations like Facsimile are designed to do just that.

“On this occasion, I am pleased to report that we found no known Neighbourhood Watch offenders targeting the area. However, we did take action against a number of motorists driving potentially unsafe vehicles and we did Do you have some time on your hands? gather some good information. Neighbourhhod Watch scheme coordinators are “I also believe our activity will have disrupted some criminal activity needed in your area! and sent a very strong message to anyone intent on visiting the valley to commit crime. For more information on how to set up a scheme, please see the Neighbourhood Watch Website or contact your Community “That message is this – we will not allow travelling criminals to target Beat Manager. our towns and villages. Thanks to operations like this, which we plan to run regularly, anyone visiting the borough to commit crime faces an www.neighbourhoodwatch.net increased risk of being caught and put before the courts.”