Operation Withern
On 16th August, a male living in Crossway, SW20, was arrested as part of Operation Withern, a pro-active intelligence led operation to recover stolen property and arrest those believed to be involved in recent incidents of disorder.
The male was charged with three offences and remanded in custody to attend court.
Anyone with information about the disorder or who would like to pass images or footage to Operation Withern is asked to contact the Major Investigation Team on 020 8345 4142. Alternatively anyone can report crime and provide information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Images regarding the disorder can also be viewed on www.met.police.uk.
Vehicle Crime
Throughout the borough of Merton, 15 cases of stolen number plates were reported to police in August. Two incidents occurred on our ward. One occurred overnight on Monday 2 August in Cannon Close. The second occurred on Church Walk between 2300 and 0000 on Tuesday 16th August. In the latter case, the number plates were placed on another vehicle and used within minutes to carry out a theft of petrol from the Esso Garage at Shannons Corner.
PCSO Lewis has arranged for staff from Halfords to attend Tesco, Beverley Way, New Malden on Thursday 22nd September to fit tamper proof number plate screws to cars and vans free of charge. The screws are being provided by oil company BP at no cost to the person taking them. We will be there from 10am to 3pm.
There has also been an increase in thefts occurring from vehicles parked in the car park of B&Q, Burlington Road, New Malden. On Friday 26th August 2011, four vehicles were broken into within minutes of each other. Two of the vehicles had a hole drilled or punched through the door near the lock to gain access. One vehicle had the rear door handle forced and the other had the drivers door wedged open.
Two further incidents have also occurred in August in the same car park. Most of the victims have had tools stolen from them. Patrols have been increased in the area and West Barnes SNT are liaising with B&Q to find ways to decrease the number of thefts taking place.
To help prevent the crimes from happening we are recommending when visiting this car park one person stays with the car or van as the offenders have only targeted unoccupied vehicles. If you have to leave tools in a van then make sure they are out of sight and invest in a heavy duty second lock for the doors on the van.
CCTV
The CCTV on Station Road has now been reinstated to full working order. Several investigations of incidents that had occurred around Motspur Park Train Station in the last two years had been hampered by a lack of CCTV evidence due to the cameras being disabled. In future, the position of the cameras will hopefully assist in providing evidence for investigations and also act as a deterrent to would be criminals.
Your Say
Safer Merton is your local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership. The partners include a range of agencies such as the Police, Council, Fire Brigade, Health and Probation Services, working together to reduce problems in the borough related to crime, anti-social behaviour and drug and alcohol misuse.
By March 2012 Safer Merton will have completed its annual borough wide Strategic Assessment. This assessment examines all the crimes that have happened in Merton in order to help us set the Partnership’s priorities for 2012/13.
To help inform this decision making process we would really appreciate your views and for you to tell us what your concerns and priorities are. Below is a link to a form to enable you to provide us with your comments.
http://www.merton.gov.uk/safermertonconsultation The consultation period will begin on the 19th August and the deadline for comments is the 23rd of September 2011.
For more information, please contact Safer Merton at safer.merton@merton.gov.uk or alternatively please call us on 020 8545 4146.
The West Barnes Safer Neighbourhoods Team continues to work hard in your area. If you need our assistance please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at WestBarnes.SNT@met.police.uk or by phone on 0208 721 2454.
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