Latest update from your Safer Neighbourhood Officer
December 2009/January 2010
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Dear Resident
Happy New Year from your Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team!
During the month of December several incidents of flooding (due to a blocked drain) on Spend Lane were reported by drivers, residents and the local Water Bailiff. The issue was also raised at the Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team Governance Meeting held on 9 December 2009 at Fenny Bentley School. Also mentioned was the missing ‘Warning’ sign from the A515 opposite Valley View, Fenny Bentley. All relevant agencies have been informed and hopefully the issues will soon be rectified.
The B5056 to Bakewell is still closed to traffic and this has caused many logistical issues. On 1st December a track machine being used by the workmen at the site of the landslide had its windscreen stolen. This is not common practice around this area, but it does happen!.
On 31st December at approximately 7pm at Mappleton a suspicious incident was reported. A resident was walking through the village, when a male pulled up in silver estate car and asked if they would like a lift to Ashbourne, offer refused and the vehicle drove away.
Dog fouling! ….this is happening at Fenny Bentley on a regular basis on the lane leading to Ashes Farm Barn. Please be considerate and think of the children, walkers and residents that enjoy the area.
If anyone has any information regarding these incidents please contact Ashbourne Police on 0345 123 33 33. Other useful numbers are at the bottom of this post.
On a lighter note, the Mappleton New Years Day Boat Race and Bridge Jump was a great success although it was very, very cold; apparently the water was the coldest for many years. No incidents were reported at the event.
At Fenny Bentley on 1st January a vehicle skidded off the road and damaged a fence, no injuries but a narrow escape for the driver. Two days later another vehicle skidded off the road into a garden, down a steep bank, again no serious injuries; this was at Kniveton during the day at around 1pm.
The snow began to fall…..and settled; causing several incidents around the area, the road from Tissington down to Bentley Brook was like a sheet of ice, causing many drivers to abandon their vehicles on the verges. Many villages were inaccessible. A 50mph sign on the A515 was damaged by a vehicle, but the majority of ‘calls for service’ were from stranded drivers and reports of abandoned vehicles.
An eagle-eyed resident of Tissington reported a suspicious vehicle driving back and forth outside the Hall. There were four males in the Black VW Tourag 4×4, the driver smartly dressed, approximately 45 years old with greying hair and grey beard. When checked they were not local to Derbyshire. Please report any suspicious incidents to the Police. Better to be safe than sorry, we are here to check out any reports.
On Sunday 17th January at 6.30am a HGV Artic lorry, jack-knifed on the A515 due to ‘black ice’ causing severe damage to a wall. There were other vehicles involved, but luckily no serious injuries. All emergency services were there within minutes to deal with the incident and the A515 Fenny Bentley stretch was closed for several hours.
Due to the adverse snowy weather conditions please be aware of the dangers it may create.
Please contact me at the Police Station if you have any queries and I will do my best to help.
We continue to live in area that is low on crime and anti-social behaviour. In relation to this it continues to be one of the best areas in the country to live.
PCSO 4431 Kate CLEVELEY
Ashbourne Police Station
0345 123 33 33
USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Police Non-Emergency 0345 1233333 (Non Emergency – for suspicious incidents requiring prompt attention, and routine calls)
Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 (Call anonymously with information about crime)
Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058 or 01629 533085 Derbyshire County Council Call Centre – for reporting highways issues, e.g. potholes, verges obscuring junctions, icy roads. Also any other County Council issues, e.g. Trading standards.)
Severn Trent Water 0845 604 1655 (To check on the identity of callers claiming to work for the Water Board)
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