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Lavender Fields Safer Neighbourhoods Team 0208 721 2744 LavenderFields.snt@met.police.uk Newsletter 19th June 2010 Lavender Fields Dear residents please see the following update. Your team are continuing to focus on our 3 priorities of Burglary, Youth disturbances in Gilpins Close and youth engagement. BURGLARY The Lavender Fields ward has recently seen an increase in burglaries with houses being targeted during the day and night. We have increased our patrols and have been delivering crime prevention advice leaflets across the ward. Please remain vigilant as the warmer weather approaches and ensure you don’t become a burglary victim by ensuring your home is secure. Make sure all easily accessible windows and doors are not left open. Always fully lock the external doors at night and when going out. If you have a UVPC door then simply closing the door and pushing the handle up will not prevent someone entering. Insure that you engage the multi-locking mechanism and that the door is securely locked. Without locking the door with a key, the door can be unlocked by placing hooked items through the letterbox to pull the inside handle down wards, or by sliding an item into the area of the lock and forcing the lock open. If you see something that appears to you not to be right then it is probably not right. To report suspicious behaviour or a crime call 999 in emergency situations or the new non-emergency number 0300 123 1212 if it has already happened. For general information on crime prevention please visit the main pages of the Metropolitan Police website: www.met.police.uk/crimeprevention WARD SURGERIES Ward surgeries are for you as a local resident to come along and discuss your views on the crime and disorder that affects you. Community Bus and Street Briefing events offer you the opportunity to have your property marked, get a number of crime prevention items such as number plate’s screws and to discuss your local concerns with the team. All ward surgeries will be held at Lavender Pavilion, Steers Mead in the parent’s room. 6pm-8pm Tuesday 20th July 6pm-8pm Monday 16th August 6-8pm Monday 21st September 6-8pm Tuesday 12th October 6-8pm Tuesday 9th November COMMUNITY BUS & STREET BRIEFING 4pm-8pm Tuesday 29th June - Brangwyn Crescent 4pm-6pm Friday 23rd July - London Road 7pm-10pm Friday 10th September - Sheldrick Close 2pm-5pm Thursday 21st October - Longfield Drive 1pm-3pm Friday 26th November - Bond Road Lavender Fields Team: Sgt Andy Ball Pc Elaine Brown Pc Adi Lai Pcso Elif Chambers Pcso Matt Moss Pcso Sara Vandepeer Mobex: 020 8721 2744 Fax: 020 8649 3238 E-mail: LavenderFields.SNT@met.police.uk, Mail: Lavender Fields & Graveney, Safer Neighbourhoods Base, 14-18 Wilson Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3JL