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Wimbledon Park SNT newsletter The team currently has priorities of burglary, vehicle crime, graffiti and anti-social behaviour (ASB) Burglary & Motor vehicle crime Our targeted patrols and use of the vulnerable vehicle and vulnerable premises schemes continue. We have seen the effect of this as less are coming to notice. We are committed to raising awareness of crime prevention measures to help reduce crime in our area. If you would like advice about crime prevention you can contact the team and we will arrange a visit or survey if necessary.Local residents may have noticed the team involved in two recent Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) operations in Plough Lane. This is an important and effective method of both reducing and solving crime. Most criminals move around using motor vehicles and we can disrupt their activities using this technology. We worked in partnership with both Traffic Police Officers and Court Enforcement Officers. Selected vehicles were stopped as a result of reports on our ANPR databases or other driving matters. Forty four vehicles were stopped resulting in three arrests ( possession of a knife, immigration offences and theft of vehicle) outstanding fines totaling over £4,000 were recovered by enforcement officers and two vehicles seized. We will continue to use this means of targeting those who are breaking the law whilst driving through the Wimbledon Park area. Graffiti & ASB The problem of graffiti is still with us. We aim to arrange removal within a couple of days but would rather catch those responsible. If you see any suspects please call the team and / or 999. We treat this crime seriously as it has a big impact on people’s quality of life and perception of crime. A local man has recently been arrested on suspicion of “tagging” in the Wimbledon Park area and possession of cannabis. This is as a result of information from our partners at the London Borough of Merton. A match came up on their database and the details passed to the Wimbledon park team. He is currently on police bail awaiting a charging decision from the Crown Prosecution Service. Wimbledon Park has been very busy with visitors over the summer. We are pleased that there have been very few recorded incidents of anti-social behaviour. The seizures of alcohol and the removal of rowdy youths from the park at the start of the holiday period appear to have had a positive effect. The presence of both Park Rangers and the SNT office location means that there are frequent patrols and we hope to keep the park trouble free. Contact the team We are available on the first Wednesday of each month between 6pm and 8pm at our drop-in surgery in the pavilion at Wimbledon Park. Your team is PS Danny Smith PC Terry Elmer PCSO Andrew Harvey PCSO Brett Lavey PCSO Stephen Marsh WimbledonPark.snt@met.police.uk 0208 721 2452 We are monitoring the effectiveness of Community Safe therefore we need your comments and feedback. Do you find the information contained in the messages both interesting and informative? If not, what information would you like to receive? Please contact us with your views on the team’s e-mail address. Kind Regards PS 21VW Danny Smith