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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
BULLETIN
October 2017
This week I attended my annual one day physical assessment test and personal safety training requalification course. This is something that all police officers have to do annually. The first part of it is our annual fitness test which involves passing what is known as the ‘bleep test,’ which is a shuttle run in time with electronic beeps that slowly increase your running pace as the test goes on. I am happy to say I passed this as did all the colleagues with me that day. Officers that don’t successfully complete the test are supported through an 8 week training programme to get them to a position where they can pass it. Ultimately being fit enough to pass is a job requirement and so officers have to be able to pass the test to be fit for operational duty.
The second part of the day was the annual requalification on personal safety training this essentially involves training in approved personal self defence and physical restraint techniques as well as requalifying in the use of all the personal safety equipment we carry on our belts.
These include extendable batons, rigid handcuffs, CS spray and fast wraps. These are probably all self explanatory except perhaps the fast wraps which are long Velcro straps that can be used to strap the legs of a violent person together to prevent them kicking or indeed running away.
However, this year a new piece of equipment cropped up. This is something I have not used before, but have seen used with good results - spit hoods. Spit hoods are light fine mesh hoods that are transparent, which are placed over the head of offenders that are continually spitting at officers that have arrested them. You may be surprised at how regularly this
happens and most police officers will tell you that they would much rather be punched than spat at. The problem with being spat on, aside from just being really disgusting, is we have no idea what diseases the person spitting is carrying. Officers can be subject to an agonising wait for tests to confirm whether or not conditions such as Hepatitis are present as a result of spit attacks to the face.
I was very glad to be issued with my spit hood and I think it is a really positive step, that both Hampshire and Thames Valley police forces have made the decision to personally issue every officer with one. Some view this decision as quite controversial but before doing it the force consulted the strategic independent advisory group (IAG). This group is made up of members of the public, who supported the move too. Opposers to spit hoods claim that putting these on offenders is inhumane and we shouldn't do it but we have to be really clear here. Only people who are spitting at police officers will have one placed on them. We have to consider that it’s pretty inhumane to have to tolerate somebody spitting in your face continually.
Assaults on officers, full stop, is an issue currently and this has been largely lead at a national level by Hampshire. We should never view being injured as just an occupational hazard and whilst police officers always walk into danger that doesn’t mean assaults on our officers are acceptable. If you want to read more about the protect the protectors campaign and sign the petition about this click here: Protect the Protectors
Stay safe
Dave
PC Simon
Smith
PCSO Linda
Potter
Sgt Steve Phillips
Monthly crime figures breakdown for Waterlooville North & South below. More detail of crimes
are sent out in our weekly crime report on a Monday to all NHW members. To get this information
if you are not a Neighbourhood watch Member please follow the Waterlooville & District Neigh-
bourhood Watch Association Facebook page or visit the Neighbourhood Watch association web-
CRIME PREVENTION
& SAFETY ADVICE GUIDE
A comprehensive safety and crime prevention advice
guide exists on the Our Watch website. This website
contains lots of useful resources for NHW members
and particularly co-ordinators. It is well worth having
a look if you haven’t already done so. To download
our comprehensive booklet setting our Safety Advice
in one document., please follow the link below:
http://www.ourwatch.org.uk/safety_advice/
our_guide_to_crime_prevention_safety_advice/
Waterlooville North September 2017
ASB – Environmental 1
ASB - Vehicle Nuisance 0
ASB - Rowdy and Inconsiderate 44
Criminal Damage 20
Cycle Theft 6
Drug related issues 3
Drunk and Disorderly Offences 14
House Burglary 6
Other Burglary (non dwelling) 8
Offensive Weapons 2
Road Related Incidents 26
Shoplifting 37
Vehicle Crime (theft from/theft of) 10
Violent Crime 53
Other Crimes 62
Total 292
Waterlooville South September2017
ASB – Environmental 5
ASB - Vehicle Nuisance 0
ASB - Rowdy and Inconsiderate 20
Criminal Damage 21
Cycle Theft 5
Drug related issues 2
Drunk and Disorderly Offences 8
House Burglary 2
Other Burglary (non dwelling) 1
Offensive Weapons 1
Road Related Incidents 14
Shoplifting 8
Vehicle Crime (theft from/theft of) 2
Violent Crime 28
Other Crimes 76
Total 193
Below are details of the teams current priorities, and details on
how you can contribute to the setting of priorities:
Waterlooville North
1. Road Traffic Offences—JW North
Multiple complaints from public about concerns
over speeding vehicles and the anti social use
of them across the whole of Waterlooville.
Local officers who are speed enforcement
trained will carry out speed enforcement
regularly to help tackle the issue.
2. Drug related issues—Tennyson
Crescent / Milton Road
In recent weeks there has been an increase in
reported incidents relating to the use and
supply of illegal drugs in the Tennyson
Crescent, Milton Road and the surrounding
area of Waterlooville. Police have responded
robustly to ensure the community is reassured
by our increased presence. This has been
achieved by a series of highly visible patrols
being carried out and plain clothed officer also
being deployed.
3. ASB McDonald’s, Hambledon Rd—
Groups of youths being a nuisance and
causing ASB and as a result intimidating staff
and customers. Police are currently dealing
with this issue by patrolling the area, banning
individuals causing a nuisance from the store
and issuing Community Protection Notices.
Waterlooville South
1. Boxwood Close - A number of issues
have been identified in the area in and around
Boxwood Close, Waterlooville. The team have
been working with partners to gather
information relating the ASB and other crime
related matters to ascertain the root cause of
the problem.
2. Anti-social behaviour - Elgar Walk /
Shaftesbury Avenue - ASB in Elgar Walk
is still a priority but it has improved a lot and as
of the past few weeks we have had very few
calls in relation to ASB in the area.
3. Anti-Social Behaviour - Laburnum
Road - We have continued to have issues
with Anti-Social Behaviour and associated
public order incidents in the Laburnum Road
area.
Tell Us Your Priorities… Every quarter we collate community views on local
priorities, we need your views to understand what you currently see as important for the police in
your area. Please complete our really short Your Voice Counts survey by following this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8X98GVJ
You Said… Drug Issues—Wecock
We Did… DRH in Wecock has been reduced to an acceptable level at this time. Police have
been targeting dealers in the area and the NPT have continued high-vis patrols. At this time
there are no known Drug Networks operating from within Wecock and no one has come to the
attention in relation to being possibly cuckooed. At this time the problem has been displaced.
Waterlooville South NPT Welcomes PC
Simon Smith to the team
PC Simon Smith has recently joined the Waterlooville South Team after working on Hayling Island NPT for the past 9 years. He joined Hampshire Constabulary in 2002 after leaving the Royal Navy.
PC Smith said “I am really looking forward to being out on patrol and getting to know my new area. After 9 years on the Island, I am ready for a new challenge and the opportunity to focus on some new local issues and priorities. If you see me out and about, please feel free to come and say hello”.
PC Smith will be covering Purbrook, Stakes, Widley and Crookhorn working alongside the rest of the South Team made up of PCs and PCSOs. He has already been out with some members of the neighbourhood team where we deal with a wide variety of issues so his presence and support will be greatly appreciated.
PCSO Lee Haywood
Waterlooville South Team
In the last few months I have been working on a project around Internet Safety. The aim of this project is to educate teachers, parents and children around the dangers online, including on social media and behaviours to look out for. In July, I worked with Purbrook Junior School to run two workshops for parents which was extremely well received, people came away from this workshop well informed, if not a little shocked about how real the risks are and the current issues we are managing in Waterlooville around Sexting and Child Sexual Exploitation.
In December, there will be seminars to teachers to educate them about what to listen out for in the playground and the classroom. There will also be a presentation that will be provided to 9 to 12 year olds within the school environment.
Hopefully within a few years, we should see a decrease in the culture around how we use the internet and our devices, making people feel more self-confident and empowered to say no to things that put them at risk of harm on the internet.
Alongside this work I have been working on a community issue around Elgar Walk, Waterlooville. We have worked and supported all parties and at the current time the issues have dramatically decreased and are no longer having an impact on the local community. This has been a great success, rebuilding relations within the community that were once broken entirely.
Waterlooville Burglar Gets 8 Years
Some of you may remember our Hampshire Alert
messages in June about a burglar in the Tempest,
Cowplain and Horndean areas of Waterlooville and
some of you may recall an update about an arrest. Last
week Stuart Campbell, 42, from Waterlooville was
convicted at Portsmouth Crown Court with 5 local
burglaries and he asked for another 12 offences he
had admitted to be taken into account.
Campbell was released from prison on 21st June 2017.
He was serving a prison sentence already for
burglaries committed in this area and had been given a
six year sentence for those burglaries in in 2014. On his release on licence from HMP Winchester
on 21st June our local integrated offender management (IOM) officers met him and persuaded
him to voluntarily have a GPS tracker fitted. It was only two days before the burglaries started
coming in around Waterlooville and following the burglaries from the 23rd and 24th June we were
able to identify Campbell very quickly from the tracker. By the 29th June his time out of jail was at
an end and the team had him locked up again on remand awaiting court.
Campbell is what we term a ‘creeper’ burglar. He looks for houses with windows open or
insecurities and targets them often whilst people are asleep inside. Inspector Dave Humphries of
Waterlooville Police said, “We knew as soon as we got the burglary reports that these would be
down to Campbell and the team moved very swiftly to get him locked up again. I have been really
pleased with how quickly our offender managers, neighbourhood teams and investigators have
all pulled together to deal with him.”
“Whilst we do suffer burglary issues from time to time in Waterlooville, our response to them has
always been good. We do well working with other departments in the force to address these
swiftly and we have also achieved good success in terms of convictions. We will aim to ensure
Waterlooville remains a hostile place for burglars and continue to work with Neighbourhood
Watch in helping to prevent them occurring in the first place. Stuart Campbell has committed
more than 200 burglaries in his time and Waterlooville is a safer place now that he is locked up
again.”
Burglary Prevention Advice
Remember, a building that presents itself as unoccupied or insecure is far more likely to be
targeted by a burglar than one which is properly secured.
Ensure side gates are locked to prevent access to the rear of the property.
Lock all windows and doors, remembering to double lock UPVC doors.
Consider fitting security lighting and a burglar alarm.
Register your property for free with www.immobilise.com
Make use of timer switches to make the property appear occupied.
Remove valuables from view of ground floor windows.
Store high value items (i.e. jewellery, passports) in a properly secured safe or bank vault.
Update on Crookhorn Shooting
Three men have been charged with conspiracy to murder
after James Sibley was shot in the face with a shotgun in
Athena Ave in Crookhorn.
Jamie Sibley, in his 30s, was shot in the face at around
12.50am on 13th February 2017. Mr Sibley was left needing
reconstructive surgery after the attack (pictured). Those
charged are Jordan Anthony Perry, 26, of Acacia Road,
Mitcham, Surrey; Jordan Ray Smith, 22, of Lysander
Gardens, Surbiton, London and Ricardo Livingston-Wright,
31, of Selsfield Road, Brighton. Police have also charged
Sara Hodgkinson, 31, of Magpie Walk, Waterlooville with encouraging in the commission of an
indictable-only offence; she will also appear at the court. A total of eight people were arrested as
part of this investigation and the other 4 are currently released without charge.
Inspector Dave Humphries of Waterlooville police said, “local teams have received a lot of
support from the force in dealing with this incident, particularly from our major crime team who
have instigated the charges. Our easy access to London and the road networks makes the area
an easy target for transient drugs networks dealing and causing harm locally. We will not tolerate
this and it is a priority locally for the neighbourhood teams. This work has meant there is one less
network now operating in the community here. “
“I would urge anybody with information about drugs to ring crime stoppers on 0800 555111”
Bike Thefts— Havant and South Downs College We have recently been experiencing a spate of bike thefts from
Havant and South Downs College on College Road, Waterlooville.
Waterlooville South NPT have been working with the college to try
and prevent further thefts as well as identify offenders caught on
CCTV. Offenders have been posing as students and entering the
college at the end of the college day when there are many students
around. We have been patrolling the area and communicating with
students who cycle to the college and giving them advice about what
locks are suitable and which are not. There are some locks which
look thick and strong enough to withstand bolt croppers but this is
not the case.
We have been recommending to students that they use a good D-
lock, as well as registering their bike on Immobilise, which is a free national property registering
site. This way, if their bikes are recovered by police, we will be able to unite the owners with their
property. Theft of pedal cycles is quite a common offence in general; it does not help a lot of
people do not even use locks in public, especially young people, but following the right advice,
bike owners can significantly reduce the risk of their bike being stole. Remember, always lock
your bike through the frame to a solid structure that is fixed to the ground, preferably a dedicated
bike rack. Also if possible, park your bike in a well-lit busy area that is covered by CCTV.
If you have any queries relating to Neighbourhood
issues you can contact the team direct via email at:
Waterlooville & District NHW Association website
Visit the association website for information on NHW in Waterlooville and other useful links and info. If you are not a scheme member and would like to set one up in your street again contact us
via the website and we will help you do this www.wnhw.co.uk
Forthcoming Events:
Tuesday 24th October: 10am—11am. Beat surgery— Springwood Community Centre. Come
and speak to an officer about any concerns you have in the local area.
Sunday 29th October: 10am - 11am. Beat surgery— Tesco Express, Lavender Road,
Purbrook. Another opportunity to speak to an officer about any local issues.
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