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Dear residents, CRIME FIGURES We've had 2 residential burglaries, with 3 attempts (2 commercial burglaries) since the 30th June. Other figures for this period are: Robberies: 5 Assault: 5 (including 1 against Police) Domestic incidents where no offences alleged or suspected: 10 Public Order Offences: 1 Racially aggravated Public Order Offences: 0 Theft of motorvehicles: 1 Theft from motorvehicle: 10 Theft of pedal cycle: 0 Shoplifting: 10 Other theft: 11 Possession of Cannabis: 5 Cannabis Factory: 1 Possession of Coccaine: 0 Arson: 0 Criminal Damage: 10 Sexual Offence: 0 Robberies have gone up for no apparent reason, although arrests have been made for two of them. Theft from motorvehicles have also gone up (7 offences in two days didn't help), but we have made two significant arrests. Unfortunately as charges have been brought against the individuals I cannot elaborate. Flytipping is still on the up and we are keeping it as a priority. The team obtained a search warrant from Wimbledon Magistrates Court under Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and attended an address in Colliers Wood, where we found a small Cannabis factory. An arrest was made and this person has been bailed pending laboratory analysis. At the beginning of this week Merton Police began Operation Lockdown, a three month burglary initiative which will employ a range of tactics to disrupt burglary, gain intelligence and arrest and convict offenders in identified hotspots across the Borough. Whilst the number of burglary offences across the Borough remain relatively low, there has been a recent rise in the number of opportunist burglaries where entry has been gained through open windows and unlocked doors. Many of these could be avoided. Residents are reminded to lock doors and windows when they go out, to keep ground floor doors and windows closed and secure when they go to bed and not to leave expensive and valuable items in view of passers by. Simple measures and some extra care will go along way to preventing you from becoming a victim of burglary. As always, your Safer Neighbourhoods Team patrol on foot, pedal cycle and motorcycle. Please feel free to stop and speak to them concerning any issues. Ps 91VW Tony Richardson Colliers Wood Safer Neighbourhoods Team Collierswood@met.police.uk 0208 7212743