Neighbourhood Policing was introduced across our area in March 2007 has made significant progress in increasing the visibility of local Policing and in tackling and solving Community based problems in partnership with other agencies.

Police Contacts

Wiltshire Police has changed its non emergency number to 101. See our news page for more details.

Pc 1157 Matt Holland, Pc 655 Fritz Macaulay and Pcso 6237 Luke Taylor – you can contact us by telephone (as below) or email – southernwiltsnpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk

(Please note our new group email address – our individual email addresses are unchanged)

Pc Matt HOLLAND (Community Beat Manager)	matt.holland@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk
All non-emergency calls: 0845 4087000

Pc Fritz MACAULAY (Community Beat Officer)	fritz.macaulay@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk
All non-emergency calls: 0845 4087000

PCSO Luke Taylor (Police Community Support Officer)
All non-emergency calls: 0845 4087000

Downton Neighbourhood Policing Team
Neighbourhood Bulletin – December 2011

PC 655 Fritz Macaulay has left to take over as CBM for the Harnham area. We are sure that you will join us in thanking him for all his hard work over the years on the Downton Beat and we wish him well in his new role

Pc 1157 Matt Holland and Pcso 6237 Luke Taylor – you can contact us by telephone (as below) or email – southernwiltsnpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk

Current local priorities

Speeding (in particular introduction of Community SpeedWatch in Homington)

NPT officers are carrying out speed enforcement checks across all parishes in areas where feedback has shown speed to be a problem. We are also arranging training courses for volunteers keen to launch Community SpeedWatch scheme in Homington.

HGV’s contravening area wide weight restrictions

Local officers will carry out checks to enforce area wide restrictions, in particular through Downton and Woodfalls. We will also liaise with trading standards to make better use of their ‘Lorry Watch’ reporting system

Weekly Police surgeries

We will be available to discuss any of your concerns at the following events:

Mondays - 9am - 10am - Woodfalls Post Office, The Ridge, Woodfalls (in main shop)
Wednesdays - 11am - 12noon - Coombe Bissett - Church (at existing coffee morning)
Thursdays - 1030am-11am - Downton Library, Church Leat, Downton

Local Crime Reports

The list below provides a summary of recent local crimes from 1st to 30th November 2011. It is not possible to list all the crimes due to confidentiality issues (e.g. if the crime was violent or for domestic disputes).

Britford	1 reported crimes at Salisbury District Hospital complex – no other crime in this period
Coombe Bissett/ Homington	02/11/11 – Theft from vehicle – Village hall – Coombe Bissett – offender smashed window of parked vehicle and stole handbag and contents
Downton	(total of 10 crimes in this period) 03/11/11 – Criminal Damage – Barford Lane – offenders kicked door of house causing damage to lock 04/11/11 – Burglary – Lode Hill/ Paccombe – offender smashed window of house to gain entry and stole computer equipment and cash 04/11/11 – Burglary – The Highway, Charlton-All-Saints – offender smashed ground floor window and patio door of house, gained entry and stole jewellery 07/11/11- Burglary – Standlynch – offenders stole petrol lawnmower from shed 11/11/11 – Theft – Church Lane, C-A-S – offenders attempted to steal manhole cover for scrap value – 2 males arrested at scene by local officers 13/11/11 – Theft – Trafalgar School – offenders stole catalytic converters from 2 school minibuses 27/11/11 – Theft of vehicle – Moot Lane – offenders stole Ford Transit – later found burnt out in Rockbourne area
Odstock	03/11/11 – Burglary – Radnor Arms, Nunton – offenders forced entry to pub (0300hrs) and stole cash from bar area – disturbed and ran off on foot
Redlynch	19/11/11 – Criminal Damage – Slab lane, Woodfalls – damage caused to hedge in front garden

**If you have information relating to any of these crimes, please contact local officers. You can also pass information in confidence via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111**

CONTACT US

You can contact the team directly by phoning 0845 408 7000 and entering our extension no. - 742821

Our switchboard can tell you if a NPT member is on duty and can take a message for us to contact you. You can also email us with non-urgent enquiries via -

downtonnpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk

This bulletin is designed to give an overview of recent local crimes, updates and information on the work of your local Neighbourhood Policing Team and useful crime prevention advice. You can access more information via the following websites –

Wiltshire Police website – local policing information/ online crime reporting/ news and appeals - www.wiltshire.police.uk

Home office crime reduction website –lots of useful crime prevention advice - www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk

Fraud Alert website – useful advice re fraud (internet/ lottery etc) - www.met.police.uk/fraudalert

Police FAQ – answers to many frequently asked Police questions – www.askthe.police.uk
Wiltshire Neighbourhood Watch website - www.nhw-wilts.org.uk

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