SAFER AMBER VALLEY NEWS Belper & District Edition Spring 2019 This newsletter is for distribution to our Elected Members, Town/Parish Councils and Neighbourhood Watch. Spring security advice As spring approaches the number of shed break-ins can increase. Items such as lawnmowers, bicycles, golf clubs, fishing tackle and power tools can all be kept insecurely in sheds and these can all be easy pickings for thieves to target. Things to consider: ▪ Keep garages and sheds locked while using tools and ensure you put them away after use. ▪ Install a shed alarm, with a notice displayed to warn thieves that it is not worth the effort of breaking in. The alarms are easy to install and can be purchased at most DIY stores. ▪ Ensure all valuable property is marked with your postcode. Post coding property makes your belongings very unattractive to a thief by making items easily identifiable and difficult to sell. ▪ Make sure fences around your home are secure and not broken. ▪ Planting defensive hedging and plants may help to deter criminals. ▪ Check your household insurance policy to ensure that the value of things stored inside is covered by your contents' policy. ▪ If you get home after dark, light timers can be used to give the impression you are home. How to protect yourself from cybercrime There are lots of simple steps you can take to improve your online safety and reduce your risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime. Here are some websites that contain good advice and information about how to stay safe online: - www.getsafeonline.org - supported by Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Constabulary and Derby City Council www.cyberaware.gov.uk - government-backed website based on expert advice from the National Cyber Security Centre www.childnet.com - a national charity providing expert online safety advice for young people, parents and teachers www.parentzone.org.uk - provides online safety advice for parents Local Safer Neighbourhood Team Police News Belper Ripley Operation Zao - Knife crime training is now in Local arrest - A local male from Ripley; Daniel place at Belper High School. They have McCarthy has been sentenced to eight educated 7 different classes in year 11 and weeks. This is after various incidents are continuing at different schools located in including thefts from the Co-Op and other the Belper area. The children have been very stores in Ripley, as well as breaching a court responsive, and they feel that the knife crime order. He has also been ordered to pay trend will change with more education. compensation and victim surcharges. Community News - The Team have Heanor recognised an elderly gentleman who needed help, after they seized a vehicle from The team are running a series of engagement him due to memory issues. They pulled all events for young people in Heanor resources including the Fire Service, Social throughout February, at a local community Care, family, Housing agencies and local centre. They can give their views and idea’s supermarkets to help him improve his living in a safe environment whilst having fun and conditions and support levels. Health developing new friendships. assessments have now been undertaken and the gentleman is now living more comfortably. Recent Prosecutions - Daniel Downs, of Arnold Nottinghamshire - fined by Magistrates on 8th November for the illegal deposit of waste at both Higg Lane, Alderwasley, and Anchor Road, Langley Mill. He had taken payments from two separate residents to remove their waste. He did not have a waste carrier’s licence and the waste collected was then later found fly-tipped. He was ordered to pay a total of £1,290.00, including fines, costs and victim surcharges. - Ian Wells, of Cromford Road, appeared before Derby Magistrates Court on 14th November, after dropping a banana skin on Mansfield Road in Heanor, and refusing to accept a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN). He attempted to appeal the FPN using the Council’s internal procedure, but the appeal was refused. He was ordered to pay a total of £462.50 including the fine, costs and victim surcharge. - Chevin Golf Club – fined by Derby Magistrates on 13th December after an accident with a deep fat fryer resulted in an employee sustaining serious burns. The employee sustained burns to both their left and right calf, the top of their right thigh, waist, back and upper torso, which required a skin graft. The Club was ordered to pay a total of £13,460 including the fine, costs and victim surcharge. Derbyshire Constabulary News Derbyshire Alert returns We are encouraging residents to register with Derbyshire Alert, a public messaging system that is being re-launched following a manifesto pledge by the Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa. The system allows people to receive information from the police and the commissioner regarding crime and information relating directly to the area where they live. Alert is the national messaging system used by Action Fraud and is utilised by the Home Office for national and regional surveys to help educate the public to protect themselves against Cybercrime and fraud. You can find out more information, or sign up on the website, www.derbyshirealert.co.uk. Man interviewed following drugs warrant in Belper A 28-year-old man has been interviewed by officers following a drug warrant at an address in Belper. Around 12 Cannabis plants and a quantity of cash was seized following the search at a property on Wheeldon Avenue on Thursday, December 20. Officers are continuing with their enquiries. If you have information about drug use in your community, you can contact us on one of the following options: • Facebook – send us a private message to /DerbyshireConstabulary • Twitter – direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact • Website – complete the online contact form www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us. • Phone – call us on 101. You can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or online through the Crimestoppers website, www.crimestoppers-uk.org. Do you, or someone you know, have problems with alcohol or drugs and are finding that this is causing you problems? If so, the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership (DRP) can offer you free and confidential tailored support, to help you gain control and build positive relationships. Call 0845 308 4010, or 01246 206514 from a mobile, or email [email protected]. Christmas and New Year shoplifting campaign in Ripley sees fewer thefts than the previous year Officers from the Ripley Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have been stepping out in a seasonal campaign to shelve retail related crime in the town centre. Extra patrols were carried out around shops and supermarkets to help target shoplifting and prevent purse thefts on the run up to Christmas, and during the New Year period. As part of the campaign, officers have continued to work alongside local businesses and the town’s Shop Watch scheme. Shopwatch The Shopwatch Radio system played a part in the apprehension of an offender in Ripley recently. The man was spotted by staff in The Original Factory Shop on Oxford Street. The suspect took a large number of clothing items (£164) and left without paying. He was chased by the manager at the store. Using the Shopwatch radio, the manager kept the Police informed of his location. The man was eventually apprehended by the Police, after dropping a large bag of goods. He was found to have more goods on his person and he was also wanted for a prison recall. He had been wanted for a while. He was charged with the theft and will now be spending more time behind bars. Local Crime Figures Crime Belper Belper Belper Quarterly Town Town Town Total 2018 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Oct Nov Dec Violence w Injury 8 7 8 23 Violence w/out Injury 0 9 10 19 Robbery Personal 0 0 1 1 Burglary Residential 5 3 1 9 Burglary Commercial 0 0 1 1 Shoplifting 4 3 15 22 Theft from Person 0 1 1 2 Theft of MV 0 0 0 0 Theft from MV 6 3 5 14 Vehicle Interference 6 1 1 8 Other Thefts 8 6 5 19 Criminal Damage 11 5 6 22 Drug Offences 0 0 1 1 Public Order 0 3 1 4 Crime Belper Belper Belper Quarterly Rural Rural Rural Total 2018 Duffield & Duffield & Duffield & Holloway Holloway Holloway Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Oct Nov Dec Violence w Injury 3 1 4 8 Violence w/out Injury 0 1 1 2 Robbery Personal 0 0 0 0 Burglary Residential 2 6 2 10 Burglary Commercial 0 0 0 0 Shoplifting 1 2 5 8 Theft from Person 0 0 0 0 Theft of MV 1 1 0 2 Theft from MV 0 0 0 0 Vehicle Interference 0 0 0 0 Other Thefts 3 0 2 5 Criminal Damage 3 5 3 11 Drug Offences 1 1 0 2 Public Order 0 0 1 1 Crime Quarndon Quarndon Quarndon Quarterly & Kirk & Kirk & Kirk Total 2018 Langley Langley Langley Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Oct Nov Dec Violence w Injury 2 1 0 3 Violence w/out Injury 0 0 3 3 Robbery Personal 0 0 0 0 Burglary Residential 4 2 2 8 Burglary Commercial 1 1 0 2 Shoplifting 0 0 0 0 Theft from Person 0 0 0 0 Theft of MV 0 1 0 1 Theft from MV 0 0 0 0 Vehicle Interference 0 1 0 1 Other Thefts 1 1 2 4 Criminal Damage 0 2 3 5 Drug Offences 0 0 2 2 Public Order 0 0 0 0 Crime Heage & Heage & Heage & Quarterly Ambergate Ambergate Ambergate Total 2018 Oct-18 Nov-18 Nov-18 Oct Nov Dec Violence w Injury 1 0 2 3 Violence w/out Injury 1 3 0 4 Robbery Personal 0 0 0 0 Burglary Residential 3 2 3 8 Burglary Commercial 0 0 0 0 Shoplifting 0 0 0 0 Theft from Person 0 0 0 0 Theft of MV 1 0 1 2 Theft from MV 5 0 0 5 Vehicle Interference 0 0 0 0 Other Thefts 1 1 0 2 Criminal Damage 0 2 0 2 Drug Offences 0 0 0 0 Public Order 0 0 0 0 Crime Kilburn Kilburn Kilburn Quarterly Total 2018 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Oct Nov Dec Violence w Injury 3 4 14 21 Violence w/out Injury 3 9 4 16 Robbery Personal 0 0 0 0 Burglary Residential 0 6 14 20 Burglary Commercial 1 5 4 10 Shoplifting 1 0 2 3 Theft from Person 0 0 0 0 Theft of MV 1 1 1 3 Theft from MV 1 3 1 5 Vehicle Interference 0 0 0 0 Other Thefts 1 1 0 2 Criminal Damage 7 8 3 18 Drug Offences 0 4 1 5 Public Order 0 1 1 2 .