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The Safer Transport Teams
Route 164 On 22nd August 2009, Police attended an altercation that took place in St Helier Avenue , Morden. A man assaulted another male who had accidentally bumped into him on the bus. The assailant was later given an £80 fine for a Public order offence. Route 200 On 9th July 2009, Police responded to a call from a driver of a route 200 bus. A female had spat and swore at the driver. She was later fined £65 for her behaviour. She was also given a community service order for 12 months and placed on an alcohol treatment programme for 9 months. Confirmed Result On 10th October 2009, Police stopped 2 men at a bus stop on London Road, Morden. When searched they were found to be in possession of cannabis. Both were given official warnings for possession of drugs. Crime Prevention Day On 17th October the Safer Transport Team hosted a Crime prevention day to increase public awareness of crime on the boroughs transport system. The event took place on Wimbledon Broadway using the boroughs reassurance bus. Police outlined activity they had undertaken to reduce crime and explained what members of the public can do to prevent them becoming a victim of crime. A screening arch was on display. This is a tool used by Police to reduce knife crime and to detect people carrying weapons. PCSO Steve also attended and engaged with the younger members of our community. Information on crime reduction relating to car crime, burglary and pickpocket on buses was also distributed to members of the public. Bus stop surgeries Bus Stop surgeries are very helpful to us as we are able to obtain opinions and concerns from you the passengers. We use this information to focus on problem areas making it safer for you to travel. The next surgeries will be as follows; On 10th November 2009 at the bus stop near Lidl in Morden and at Sainsbury’s Merton High Street, 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm. On 11th November 2009 at the Bus stop near Blockbusters on Upper Green East and Sainsbury’s Worple Rd, 10am -12pm and 1pm - 3pm. On 12th November 2009,
Halloween During the run up to Halloween and bonfire night we are increasing patrols and our presence on buses and trams. Officers will be positioned in key locations across the borough on Halloween night to ensure any issues on the buses or trams they are dealt with effectively and efficiently. There will be increased patrols around the town centres and major bus routes. TEAM
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Safer Transport Team to the Rescue
The Safer Transport Teams
Safer Transport updates Last month police were called to a bus stop outside Morden underground where the London ambulance service had been called to a man who was found to be drunk and shouting obscenities to the paramedics. Steven Brooker 33 of Morden was arrested, charged and bailed to appear in court for a public order act offence of, shouting abuse at members of the public. He attended Wimbledon Magistrate Court where he received a £100 fine. Walking to School There have been issues around overcrowding at many of the bus stops within Wimbledon Town Centre and on the buses. It was found that students were using their Oyster cards to travel short distances thus adding to the congestion. Wimbledon Smarter Travel Initiative started in April and two of our local schools Ursuline High School and Ricard’s Lodge are taking part in the scheme. The students are encouraged to walk to school validating a card at designated points. By doing so they are entitled to a free breakfast and if they walk to school five days out of eight they will receive a £5 Top Shop voucher. If they walk eight days out of 14 they receive one child and one adult cinema ticket. Colin Saddington the School Officer at Ricard’s Lodge said that 170 pupils are currently walking to school and the numbers are increasing. This scheme is supported by TFL and they will be reviewing the effectiveness of this initiative in the next few weeks. Bus stop surgeries Bus Stop surgeries are very helpful to us as we are able to obtain opinions and concerns from you the passengers. We use this information to focus on problem areas making it safer for you to travel. The next surgeries will be held at:-
Tram Issues Travelling on the tram during rush hour can be very stressful and we have received some complaints from the public informing us that there are problems at certain stops with overcrowding. You will be pleased to know that there are extra passenger safety officers now assisting between 7am - 8:30 am at Mitcham, Phipps Bridge and Belgrave Walk tram stops. We are always pleased to receive information from the public about issues around the tram and we will do our very best to resolve them. You can contact us on
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