Lavender Fields
Safer Neighbourhoods Team
0208 721 2744
LavenderFields.snt@met.police.uk
Newsletter 17th August 2010
Lavender Fields
Dear residents please see the following update.
Burglary
Burglary continues to be one of the teams ward priorities with operation Lockdown having commenced employing a range of tactics to disrupt burglary, gain intelligence and arrest and convict offenders in identified hotspots across the Borough. As part of the operation a number of warrants have been executed with two addresses within the Lavender Fields ward having been searched which resulted in the arrests of three people for drugs and theft offences.
We urge people to remain vigilante and to 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. Ensure 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
To help us in the fight against crime and to assist in the recovery of property we are promoting the use of http://www.immobilise.com/index.php a site where you can register your property for FREE allowing police to trace the owners of stolen items. For the full details about this service please see the attached letter from Detective Inspector Grahame Horwood.
Drugs search warrant
Officers from the Lavender Fields team have recently executed a drugs search warrant at an address within the ward which resulted in a quantity of drugs being seized and a male being arrested and charged with a drugs related offence.
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.
6-8pm Monday 21st September
6-8pm Tuesday 12th October
6-8pm Tuesday 9th November
COMMUNITY BUS & STREET BRIEFING
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
E-mail: LavenderFields.SNT@met.police.uk,
Mail: Lavender Fields & Graveney,
Safer Neighbourhoods Base,
14-18 Wilson Avenue,
Mitcham,
CR4 3JL