Staffing
Firstly I’d like to say goodbye to PC 3484 Jonny Groves who has now left us to join the City division.
PC 4390 Leeann Wilkinson has also now left the neighbourhood team and will be joining our Response teams based at Jubilee House.
Each area of the Gedling Borough will continue to have a dedicated Beat Manager and they are supported by a team of PCSO’s based at Carlton and Jubilee House in Arnold.
Court Results
We were recently informed that Dayle Deville (23) of Valley Road, Carlton had been found guilty of robbery at Nottingham Crown Court. This relates to a robbery in November 2018 on Rectory Road in Colwick.
Deville has now been jailed for five years.
This is a great result and I hope this sends a message that robbery will not be tolerated in our community.
Priority Updates
We are continuing to act on feedback from the community and
our focus is very much on Burglary, Autocrime, ASB and Criminal Damage.
We have seen a rise in offences the Arnold area where offenders are either targeting insecure properties or damaging locks to gain access. Offences have been committed during the daytime and overnight.
I would always ask that any suspicious behaviour is reported to
us and that home security arrangements are considered particularly with the holiday season and lighter nights.
We did have two linked incidents reported on May 22 whereby two elderly females were targeted on Southview Road, Carlton and near to Burton Road, Carlton.
The neighbourhood team have attended the area and we have spoken with residents to offer support and reassurance.
Our CID colleagues are continuing to investigate these offences and I’ll let you know of any updates.
Please contact us if you have any information that would assist with our investigation.
Following some excellent work by colleagues on our Operational Support team a 16-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of burglary following an offence in Whittingham Road, Mapperley on May 18. Enquiries are still ongoing.
In terms of autocrime we have seen a slight increase of three offences in the last month owing to a rise in theft of motor vehicle. The neighbourhood policing team are continuing to carry out patrols during the daytime and into the evening. We are supported by our response colleagues who have been continuing this work overnight.
We have also seen a slight reduction in reported anti-social behaviour in the last month.
We are continuing to have a focus on this area of work and we are currently working with colleagues from Gedling Borough Council
to take action against a number of people involved in anti-social behaviour.
Our Special Constables and Wardens at Gedling are carrying out patrols in
support of the neighbourhood policing team. Additional patrols are planned over the coming weeks and months in identified hotspot areas and we will continue to take action against those involved in ASB.
Criminal damage is also very closely linked to anti-social behaviour and in the last month we have received two additional reports of damage in the Gedling Borough.
Significantly, we received a report of damage to the play park situated in Arnot Hill Park.
We were made aware of damage caused to the park after offenders set fire to the slide causing over £30k’s worth of damage.
After an excellent investigation working together with colleagues from Gedling Borough Council to examine CCTV footage we identified two males believed responsible. They have both been arrested and we are now working to complete outstanding enquiries before bringing this to a conclusion.
We will simply not tolerate damage to property or anti-social behaviour and we are determined to reduce incidents of this nature. We are working with colleagues at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue to raise awareness around deliberate fires and the associated dangers.
Off Road Bikes
We have had reports of off-road bikes across the Gedling Borough. On
May 18 the forces off-road bike team visited Gedling borough and were involved in high visibility patrols.
The team also engaged with members of the public and patrolled areas that are known to be frequented by off-road bikes.
We are planning future days of action and will consider enforcement action particularly where bikes are being ridden in a careless or anti-social manner.
The legislation does allow for bikes to be seized from repeat offenders.
Knife Crime
Sadly, we received a report of a stabbing at the Phoenix public house in Gedling on the morning of Saturday, May 4.
The investigation is still ongoing by CID colleagues but following the incident I met with representatives from the pub and licensing officers from Gedling Borough Council and Notts Police. We discussed ways in which we could work together to prevent further offences of this nature.
If you have any information regarding this incident please contact us quoting incident number 18 of 4th May.
We have started the process of rolling out metal detecting ‘knife wands’ to licensed premises across the County to detect those who carry knives in our community.
Following some excellent work by the attending officers an 18 year old male was arrested for possession of a knife and public order offences.
He has since been charged with these offences and received a suspended prison sentence along with a supervision order.
Other News
In other news we have continued to receive community feedback around speeding in the Gedling Borough.
We also completed a further session with road safety volunteers in Ravenshead on Friday, May 24.
Further sessions are planned.
Sadly an 88-year-old female (Lilian Hamblin) passed away in hospital the following day.
The force’s collision investigation unit are now carrying out an investigation into the circumstances.
If you saw this incident or have any Dashcam footage please contact us quoting police incident number 491 31/05/2019 as it may assist with
our enquiries.
