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TEAM NEWS The team along with Police Cadets, Special Constables, Licensing Officers and supported by other Safer Neighbourhood Teams conducted a test purchase operation on all the shops selling alcohol on the ward. The 16 year old cadets entered the shops and tried to buy the alcohol. With the Easter holidays approaching I am pleased to say none of the shops on the ward served the youths. We have also been conducting vehicle speed checks on West Barnes Lane and Claremont Avenue. As well as targeting the specific objective of the operation such as licensing and speeding these operations also support the burglary and vehicle crime prevention strategies by putting a lot of officers on the ward. Anyone travelling through with ill intent will see this and be put off from the area. BURGLARY AND VEHICLE CRIME UPDATE No further house burglaries have been reported on the ward since 11/02/10. Vehicle Crime has lowered again. Of note a car was stolen from Tennyson Avenue on 13/3/10. This is the first car to have been taken from the ward for quite a long time. FREE FOOTBALL COACHING Met Tracks (free professional athletic coaching for 10-17 year olds) is being re launched in the borough on Thursday 25th March at 4pm until 5.30pm at The Hub, Tooting and Mitcham FC, Bishopsford Road, Morden. The sessions are aimed at a group of 20 in total and run every Thursday 4-5.30pm including school holidays…and is free! Please visit www.met-track.com for further details. The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to West Barnes Ward to ensure public safety and West Barnes continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2454 or email WestBarnes.SNT@met.police.uk Sgt Graham Chapman 54VW