September 2020 NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS From your local policing team in Seaham/Easington (Seaham West). In an emergency call 999 For everything else call 101 A message from your local ***OP GAPER*** policing team Officers from Durham Constabulary neighbourhood policing team and the PCSO Connor Smith licensing Welcome to the monthly edition of ‘Neighbourhood unit have joined forces to conduct visits at Newsletter’ which is how we aim to keep you updated with various public houses, social clubs and various information and stories from the local area. newsagents in your community. Licensing officers conducted checks on the challenge I am PCSO 8203 Smith, part of the Seaham 25 policy and updated files on owner and manager details. Neighbourhood Policing Team based at Seaham Police Officer’s also reassured landlords, they discussed related Office on The Avenue. incidents and checked covid-19 compliance policies. This operation will continue over the coming months and My beat area is the North and West of further checks will be conducted. Seaham, which includes areas such as Deneside and Seaton. *** FACE COVERINGS*** I work with PC 1629 Thursfield and aim to work closely with the public to address concerns We are so pleased to see so many of you out raised within the community. and about in the town. Remember that Face Coverings must be worn in enclosed public Feel free to email any concerns spaces in England. This includes shops, or intelligence over to [email protected] supermarkets, shopping centres, banks, building societies and post offices. It also applies to railways, bus stations and when on public transport. Please ensure that you follow the guidance in relation to face coverings and social distancing. To keep up to date with the latest guidance please visit the Government website. Take me to your next meeting (details overleaf) Total number of crime and ASB incidents recorded by the police for Seaham/Easington (Seaham West) for July 2020: All crime and ASB 81 Drugs 1 Robbery 0 Anti-social behaviour 12 Other crime 4 Shoplifting 2 Bicycle theft 0 Other theft 7 Theft from the person 0 Burglary 0 Possession of weapons 0 Vehicle crime 1 Criminal damage and arson 10 Public order 5 Violence and sexual offences 39 For more information on crime and policing in your area, go to www.police.uk. In an emergency call 999 For everything else call 101 Have you downloaded what3words? What3words is a simple location finder that we are using Why download it? to help find people or identify locations during police operations. We have found the app to be particularly useful when The app pinpoints the user’s exact location no matter dealing with incidents in rural areas, where it is more where they are, and has helped us identify the locations of difficult to provide an exact location. more than 350 incidents. When people are in significant danger or distress, we have Some of the incidents where it has helped have included used the app to locate them and provide help a lot quicker the search for a missing boy in Barnard Castle, the rescue than we would have done without it. of a dog which had fallen down a ravine, tracking down If people calling 101 or 999 do not have the app, we can stolen vehicles and locating three walkers missing in send them a text message with a link, which will provide Hamsterley Forest. them with a three-word code pinpointing their location. In each of these incidents, without the technology it is This is then relayed to the call handler who can then, if likely it would have taken longer and used more resources necessary, pass this on to an officer. to provide the help and assistance needed. What3Words is free to download and is available on both Android and Apple. How does it work? It has divided the world into 57 trillion squares, each measuring 3m by 3m and each having a unique, randomly assigned three-word address. For example, the door of 10 Downing Street is slurs.this.shark, while the area across the road where the For more information, visit press congregate is stage.pushy.nuns. what3words.com Have your say Contact us More information Neighbourhood Policing Team Contact your local www.police.uk Seaham Police Station Seaham/Easington (Seaham West) Detailed crime map and local The Avenue policing team: policing information for England Seaham and Wales. SR7 8AD Seaham Police Office The Avenue, Seaham, County www.durham.police.uk [email protected] Durham, SR7 8AD Durham Constabulary website. This newsletter has been produced for you by your local neighbourhood policing team..