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Hello all, Welcome to our christmas Community Safe Message The last two weeks have been very busy for the St Helier Safer Neighbourhoods team with several proactive operations conducted as a result of Action In Merton week. We conducted an Automatic Number Plate Reading operation in conjunction with colleagues from traffic in London Road Morden. This resulted in several cars being seized for no insurance and taken to a secure pound for collection by the owners when details of insurance are provided. This also means a £200 fixed penalty notice and 6 penalty points on the licence. There was an arrest for fraudulently obtaining insurance where somebody stated they had a full licence to the insurance company whereas they only ever had a provisional licence. We stopped in region of 70 cars as a result of speed checks in Green Lane throughout Action In Merton week and this resulted in a further 4 cars being seized for having no insurance policy in force and several process offences. We conducted an early morning drugs warrant which which was obtained by us at magistrates court. This resulted in the arrest of a male resident for possession of a controlled substance, the man was subsequently charged with possession of a controlled substance and bailed to attend wimbledon magistrates court. If you have any information of any believed criminal behaviour in our local St Helier area then contact us and we act upon it appropriately. As part of Action In Merton week we took vintage Police cars to Morden primary school were a huge hit with most of the school at some point or another out to look at them. Please be aware over the christmas period that there will be a christmas drink/drive campaign. You can still be over the limit after consuming alcohol the night before, everybody's tolerance to alcohol is different and there is no set safe amount you can drink before being over. Our move to our new offices in Green Lane (next to St Helier station) is till on schedule for the end of February May I this opportunity to wish you a happy christmas and holiday period from all on the St Helier Safer Neighbourhoods team. Richard ANDERSON PS36VW 0208 649 3125 (office) 0208 649 3575 (mobile) MertonStHelier.snt@met.police.uk