NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING

Your Principal Beat Officers are:
PC1837 Adam Dewfield
PC654 Joe Watts

You can contact Adam or Joe by telephone or e-mail
as follows:

Telephone:
0116 222 2222 X3929

VoiceMail:
Please dial the telephone number and when prompted enter the officer's ID number (shown above)

E-mail:
adam.dewfield@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
or
joseph.watts@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

More information on the Neighbourhood Policing Team is available on the Leicestershire Police website. Click here

Adam and Joe work together with Police Community Support Officers Neil Patel, Steve Adams and Martin Doyle to form Broughton Astley's Neighbourhood Policing Team. Working closely with the District Council's Area Enforcement Officer, Melanie Adams, they aim to provide a level of policing that is second to none.

Halloween Trick or Treat (no thanks)

A campaign to reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour over the Halloween and Bonfire Night period is being launched by Leicestershire Constabulary in conjunction with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and the Crime and Disorder Partnerships across the County.

Halloween celebrations often involve young people taking part in ‘Trick or Treat' activities. Unfortunately, in previous years this has involved a minority of youngsters throwing eggs and flour at people and houses after the occupants decline to give them a treat.

This may be seen by some young people as a ‘bit of fun', however it can be intimidating and upsetting for the victims of these attacks, especially for older and vulnerable members of the community.

Officers are working with shops to reduce incidents by asking them to display posters stating that flour and eggs will not be sold to under-18's who are not accompanied by an adult in the run up to Halloween.

Posters which say ‘No Thanks Trick or Treaters’ are also being distributed to residents to display in their window if they do not wish to take part in Halloween.

The poster can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

Garage Break-ins

There has been a recent increase in the number of garage burglaries, particularly at Lutterworth. However, it does not take long for Broughton Astley to appear on the criminals' radar, and that means we may be next. To avoid potential problems please ensure that your garage is securely locked overnight, and during the daytime if you are out at work.

If you do store high value items in your garage, try to improve security by parking a vehicle close up to the door itself.

For further crime prevention advice contact the Area Crime Prevention Officer. Ring 0116 222 2222 for details.

When to call 999

Think carefully before you dial 999 as trivial calls could potentially put lives at risk in a genuine emergency.

Some of the 999 calls logged recently have been requests for telephone numbers or travel directions and someone even rang to say "I need somewhere to stay as my girlfriend has thrown me out" and "Will you put me through as I've got no credits on my mobile."

Of the 131,372 calls received from April 2005 to March 2006, in the region of 33,000 calls were deemed to be an inappropriate use of the 999 system.

Inspector Nigel Banks said: “Our call takers will deal with those genuine calls that need a police response but some people call 999 when they don't actually need the police or when the situation is not a genuine emergency.

“Every minute spent speaking to a misguided caller jeopardises immediate responses to genuine emergencies, so please think before you dial.

“We hope you will never have to call on the emergency services, but if you do, the steps below should help to speed up the response to your call.”

You should ring the 999 system if:

* There is a direct and immediate threat to life, or property.

* Prompt attendance is required to catch suspects in the act of committing a crime or have just committed the crime and are in the vicinity.

Please do not use the ‘999’ system to report general nuisance or antisocial behaviour e.g. noisy neighbours or an abandoned car.

You can contact Leicestershire Constabulary on Leicester (0116) 2222222 for every other non- emergency situation - for example where no immediate police response is required or does not require police attendance at all.

If you have information about crime in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, you can contact us on Leicester (0116) 222 2222 or Crimestoppers, which is anonymous on 0800 555 111.

Please check any correspondence you may have received from Leicestershire Constabulary as this will often include a telephone extension number to assist with swift and direct contact with the right people to assist with your enquiry.

If you know the identification (collar) number of a particular officer, you can use our voice messaging system to leave them a message. Telephone Leicester (0116) 222 2222 - follow the instructions and when prompted, enter the officer's identification number to leave a message.

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