Below is this month's neighbourhood round up from Thames Valley Police for June - this covers the Thame / Watlington / Chinnor area.
You said…we did
In Thame, you said there were young people causing anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Southern Road. The Thame NHPT have acted on this information, carrying out regular patrols, we have identified the individuals and disrupted their behaviour by issuing tickets where necessary and issuing warnings in relation to the manner of their driving.
In Chinnor, you reported that young people were taking drugs in White Field and the Dug Outs in Station Road, Chinnor. The NHPT have responded to this by asking the community to call us as the incident is happening. We have been carrying out high visibility patrols to disrupt this offending and been gathering intelligence to identify who is involved. We have responded to these calls and located four young people. Stop searches were conducted following reasonable grounds to believe the young people were in possession of drugs. Two of the young people were found to be in possession of drugs and have been dealt with by officers and received cannabis warnings which will be recorded on Thames Valley Police systems.
In Wheatley, you reported fly tipping on Waterstock Road and that there is CCTV available. We viewed CCTV and someone was seen dumping takeaway rubbish out of a car door. We tracked down the owner and paid them a visit and provided suitable advice.
In Wheatley, you reported a group of rowdy students hanging around a bus stop, near to a residential cul-de-sac where there are a lot of elderly residents, at the end of school day. The young people were banging on windows and tipping over bins. We contacted the school who had a teacher stand with the students at the bus stop after school. Subsequent to this, you reported that when the teacher wasn’t present the students would start to misbehave again. We attended the bus stop and gave the students suitable words of advice and there have been no further issues since.
Working with partners
Thame Town Council & Thame NHPT are working together to tackle breaches in traffic regulations within the town centre. The council have received complaints that vehicles are staying longer than the two hour limit in the restricted bays which is causing the town centre becoming very busy and residents finding it hard to park. This is an ongoing new initiative that we are working on with the council. Updates will follow over the next few months.
Crime prevention advice
Now the summer has arrived and the weather is getting hotter it is tempting to keep windows and doors open. Unfortunately, people often forget to close doors and windows when leaving the house and this is an invitation for burglars. Furthermore, Thame has suffered a spate of garage/shed burglaries over the previous month. Please assess your crime reduction/prevention measures to ensure your property is kept safe and secure. The below website will give you some great advice regarding this :www.thecrimepreventionwebsite.com
What the Neighbourhood Team have been doing
- The Thame Youth Café Charity has received the Charity of the Year Award in Thame. Two Thame Neighbourhood Team PCSOs attend the children’s club regularly every Wednesday afternoon. This award was decided by the Thame Mayor – Linda Emery.
- Two Thame PCSOs have acted on intelligence advising police that the remains of a cannabis factory had been fly tipped on A418 just outside of Thame. This was collected and booked in to police property.
- Two Thame PCSOs attended Lord Williams Lower School Human Library event on 25/05/2016 to discuss with Year 8 pupils a career in the police service. Many Thame professionals from different sectors dedicated their time to help the next generation learn about the world of work.
- Two Thame PCSOs attended Aston Rowant School to educate parents of the potential dangers children face on the internet and how they can protect them online.
- On 8th May, we saw the RAF Halton Freedom Parade in the town centre which is an event which only takes place every four years. The crowds were in good spirits and it was an enjoyable event for the whole community witnessing the march and seeing the fly-over of the aircraft.
Have Your Say meetings in the Thame Neighbourhood:
- Monday, 20 June between 10am – 11am at the Thame Leisure Centre in Thame.
Your Neighbourhood Policing Team (NHPT) consists of Inspector Mark Harling, Sergeant Vicky Hoskin, PC Ian Kent, PC Mel Stafford, PC Michael Goodenough, PC Gemma Price, PCSO James Hopkin, PCSO Lewis Carpenter, PCSO Natalie White, PCSO Dawn Hunt, PCSO Diane Jackson, PCSO Diane Greenwood and PCSO Ryan Dollery.
Contact TVP
If you want any advice or would like to contact the neighbourhood team you can call them on the police non-emergency number 101 or if it is an emergency then dial 999. You can also contact them via email: [email protected].
