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                             Update from your local officer
                             February 2009

I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year.  At the New Year we had a good Mappleton Boat Race and Bridge jump. The event only impacts on us for a few hours each year, and does raise money for charity. We had no problems, and the one way system seems to continue to work well. Thank you to residents, and visitors to the event, for your co operation with this.

Across our Section we have, in recent weeks had a few cars broken into, and a few outbuildings broken into in rural locations. Some have occurred on our area, and are worth mentioning to you. On 28th November 2008, at Mappleton, whilst a lady was loading cases into her car, someone took the opportunity to steal a vanity case, from the house entrance. Mappleton suffered again on the 10th January 2009, when three men were disturbed in an old shed on the edge of the village. A vehicle number was noted by a member of the public, and enquiries are currently ongoing with a neighbouring Police Force to trace the users of this vehicle.

At around 9.30pm, on 26th December 2008, occupants at Kniveton were disturbed by a prowler knocking on windows. A similar incident occurred in the village some weeks before.

Parwich is the other village that has suffered over recent weeks. During the evening of the 10th December 208, a farm gate was stolen from a field on the edge of Parwich, near to the lane towards Pikehall. The following week, sometime between 13th and 20th December 2008, an outbuilding in a garden at Chestnut Cottages, Parwich was broken into and Power tools taken. Three further offences occurred overnight on 13th January 2009, when outbuildings were broken into at two separate houses around the centre of the village, and also a Ford Ka had a Camera and Car Stereo stolen from it. In relation to these offences a white van was seen around the village, around midnight, and then a similar vehicle around 4am. If anyone has any further information about this vehicle, or any of the other incidents, please contact me.

We continue to get good phone calls from the public about suspicious people, noises and security lights coming on during the nights, or places being disturbed over night. Please keep ringing us and if possible make a note of vehicle numbers and descriptions.

We still have a number of Crime Prevention items at the Police Station, such as some very simple Shed Alarms, Smartwater, and other Property marking kits. All are worth considering. Please call in at the Police Station or contact me to enquire about any of these. John RILEY, who works from Buxton Police Station, is our Crime Reduction Officer. He can do a free survey of your home and give you crime prevention advice. I can also give you some advice. If you have business premises within our area we have a Business Crime Reduction Officer, John DAVENPORT, who can offer advice tailored for commercial premises. Either can be contacted by ringing our Call Centre, or through myself.

During the first couple of weeks in January I have managed to get to Mappleton, Thorpe and Bradbourne Parish Council meetings. The next Community Forum is to be held at Kniveton Village Hall, on the evening of 12th March 2009. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Ian COOPER PC 1525 22nd January 2009

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Police Non Emergency 0345 1233333 (Non Emergency, for suspicious incidents, etc, requiring prompt attention, and routine calls)
Crimestoppers   0800 555 111 (Call anonymously with information about crime)

Please remember if you see, hear, or are told about someone that is acting suspiciously, or causing a nuisance, please make a note of any details. Registration numbers, good descriptions, are very helpful. Please ring us, if possible at the time. You do not have to give your details, you will be asked for them, but you can decline and remain anonymous. The most important thing is that the information is passed on.