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Dorset Home Watch Next year Dorset Home Watch will celebrate twenty-five years of success helping Dorset Police in the fight against crime. But whilst Home Watch is probably one of the most effective crime prevention initiatives ever thought of, it’s not just about reducing burglary figures, - it’s about creating communities who care, and where everyone feels safe. Home Watch helps foster a new community spirit and a belief in the community’s ability to tackle its problems. The formation of Safer Neighbourhood Teams will bring a new dimension, which will enhance all the benefits of belonging to an active Home Watch group. Dorset Home Watch has in excess of 60,000 members, that’s 60,000 extra pairs of eyes and ears, helping Dorset Police to make Dorset Safer and to make Dorset Feel Safer. The evidence is there for all to see, just look at these success stories: ●●● In Alderholt, an initiative run by the local watch group helped the police in identifying vandals who caused damage to the village hall; they were subsequently interviewed and dealt with appropriately. ●●● In Walditch a watch member rang Bridport Police Station with information about a suspicious vehicle seen in the Our Approach to Equality Dorset Police is committed to addressing all equality issues. As detailed in the last Safer Dorset, we produced our Race Equality Scheme in response to the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. We are nearing the end of our Year 2 Action Plan, which details how we are going to improve access to services, address any employment or training issues and engage with Black and Ethnic Minority people residing within the county. We will be publishing our annual report in the summer and this will be available from our website. In December 2006 we published our Disability Equality Scheme in response to the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. Our vision for the Disability Equality Scheme is a Dorset that not only is safer but feels safer. The Scheme contains a 3-year action plan outlining how we intend to promote disability equality throughout the Dorset area by: ■ Promoting equality of opportunity between disabled persons and other persons ■ Eliminating discrimination that is unlawful under the Act ■ Eliminating harassment of disabled people that is related to their disabilities ■ Promoting positive attitudes towards disabled people area. Research by police revealed that the occupant had previously been involved in jobbing builder type offences, mainly involving poor workmanship. A ringmaster message went out and four more reports were received. Police located the car and driver within an hour and the man was spoken to. He left the area swiftly and without the opportunity to commit offences. ●●● Two new Watch Schemes have been introduced by the Safer Neighbourhood Teams to the Westbourne area covering over 2,500 households. The schemes enable residents to share important information about activity in their area and play a key role in crime reduction. Recently they have received sponsorship from a local company to assist them in producing their quarterly newsletters. ●●● Last year Home Watch groups from Lilliput, Parkstone and Poole worked together with the Police and Consumer Protection to set up No Doorstep Selling Zones to tackle the large numbers of cold callers working the area. The scheme has been very successful and other groups are working with Consumer Protection to get zones implemented in their area. As residents in Dorset we are very privileged, we live in one of the most beautiful counties in the country, and also one of the safest, and you could help to make it even safer by joining your local Home Watch group, or if there isn’t already a group already established why not get together with your neighbours and form one. Your local Watch Co-ordinators can be contacted on the following numbers and will give you all the help you need. Western: 01305 226570 Eastern: 01202 226214 Bournemouth: 01202 222510 Poole: 01202 227840 And if you’re still not convinced, remember, being an active member of your local Home Watch group could save you money on your household insurance. ■ Encouraging participation by disabled people in public life ■ Taking steps to take account of disabled people’s disabilities, even where that involves treating disabled people more favourably than other people. We are now in the process of developing our Gender Equality Scheme, which under the requirements of the Equality Act 2006 must be published by 30 April. This Scheme will outline how we intend to promote gender equality throughout the Dorset area by: ■ Eliminating unlawful discrimination and harassment ■ Promoting equality of opportunity between men and women. We have also established Independent Advisory Groups to provide challenging advice to Dorset Police on equality issues. We are committed to making Dorset feel safe and your views are instrumental in shaping how we do this. The first Dorset Police lAG was started in 2004. We currently have three lAGs. They are: ■ Bournemouth/Poole lAG (B/PIAG) ■ Critical Incident lAG (CIIAG) ■ Independent Diversity Advisory Panel (IDAP) If you would like further information contact the Force Independent Advice Co-ordinator in the Partnership and Diversity Development Team at our force headquarters. Dorset Criminal Justice System: Working together for the people of Dorset The Dorset Criminal Justice System is made up of all the criminal justice agencies in Dorset. The Dorset Criminal Justice Board brings together the Chief Officers of these agencies with the aim to ensure that Dorset’s criminal justice agencies work together to deliver joined-up, effective and efficient justice to the people of Dorset from the moment a crime is reported through to the prosecution, punishment and rehabilitation of the offender. The Board is committed to raising the public’s confidence by bringing more offences to justice, ensuring that victims and witnesses of crime receive the care and support they need and by protecting the people of Dorset. Rod Brummitt, Chair of the Dorset Criminal Justice Board, said: “All of the agencies in Dorset’s Criminal Justice System are committed to delivering effective justice for the people of Dorset. We aim to provide a high level of care and service to victims and witnesses of crime, whilst reducing offending, protecting the public and rehabilitating offenders.” Did you know ●●● 16,873 offences were brought to justice in Dorset throughout 2006, that’s 11% above our national target, and since the Dorset Criminal Justice Board was formed in 2003 overall recorded crime in Dorset has fallen by 12.5%. ●●● Dorset Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have secured 29 confiscation orders from April 2006 to January 2007 which will enable £1.95 million worth of criminal assets to be seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act. ●●● Since March 2006 over £42,000 has been spent on improving witness facilities in Dorset’s courts. ●●● Dorset’s Community Service Unit supervises approximately 350 offenders a week and members of the public are able to suggest unpaid work projects for the offenders to do. ●●● Her Majesty’s Prison Service in Dorset has a unique award-winning project that uses a mentoring system to help inmates through the process of release back into the community, which helps to reduce reoffending rates. ●●● The Bournemouth and Poole Youth Offending Team, in partnership with education, work closely with staff and pupils in schools to reduce bullying and truancy. ●●● The Dorset Youth Offending Team run a project where young offenders restore old and broken bicycles, this ensures they are participating in a community reparation scheme as well as learning basic maintenance and safety skills. In the past year 74 restored bicycles from this project have been sent to the Gambia for African children to use to get to and from school. For more details about the Dorset Criminal Justice System please contact the support team on 01202 498821, email lcjb@dorset.pnn.police.uk or visit www.lcjb.cjsonline.gov.uk/Dorset Switch Off Before You Drive Off Changes to the mobile phone legislation in February mean that if you are caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving you could be faced with a £60 fine and 3 penalty points on your licence. We all know that trying to do two things at once is extremely difficult and driving is a skill that requires full concentration. Talking on the phone or sending text messages must always wait until you are able to pull over safely. Please don’t put yourself or other roadusers at risk - help us to make the roads safer by switching off before driving off. Stay Alive, Don’t Drink and Drive The annual Christmas drink drive campaign took place as usual throughout December. The public were urged to call Dorset Police with any information they had on drivers who may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs - and the public response alone brought 20 arrests. Another 178 arrests were made through police stop-checks. We are constantly working hard to make the roads of Dorset Safer and therefore urge the public to pick up the phone and call us on 01202 / 01305 22 22 22 if you know of someone who is putting their life, and the lives of other road users, at risk at any time of the year. Remember, Stay Alive, Don’t Drink and Drive! 10
North Dorset Everybody needs good neighbours Bourton Gillingham Gillingham and Shaftesbury Police have launched a simple but effective bogus caller initiative which is designed to help vulnerable older residents. It involves very little time but can be an important safeguard to our neighbours. Dorset Police has produced an A4 size orange card that the older resident completes with a trusted neighbour. Should the resident receive a visitor who they do not know they give the card to the caller. The card then advises the visitor to go to the neighbour’s address. The neighbour then verifies that the caller is genuine and attends the mature resident’s address to confirm. Inspector Phil Cheverton, North Dorset Section Commander, said: “Domestic burglaries are low, however among them is a small but important number of domestic burglaries affecting senior members of our communities. They usually consist of two or more offenders during daylight hours claiming to be from one of the utility companies - one talks while the other ransacks the home. These types of crimes are despicable and cause long-term damage to the victims and impact on their daily lives both mentally and physically.” Inspector Cheverton goes on to say: “All it takes is a small amount of time to initially complete the card and to work with your neighbours to help provide a safer supportive neighbourhood.” East Stour Child Okeford Winterborne Stickland Milton Abbas Shaftesbury Fontmell Magna Iwerne Minster Winterborne Whitechurch Stourpaine Tarrant Gunville NORTH DORSET BLANDFORD Tarrant Keyneston Blandford Camp Sturminster Marshall Sixpenny Handley Sat Nabbed! During Blandford’s busy late night Christmas shopping period, Jean Wells, Blandford’s Town Crier shouted about crime prevention, in a bid to stop people leaving valuable items unattended in their vehicles - particularly satellite navigation systems. Jean was ably assisted by the Eastern Division Community Support Vehicle, staffed by Angie Cox (left) and Ben King, a Dorset Police Volunteer, and Blandford’s Safer Neighbourhood Team, led by PC Simon Evans (right). Award for Steam Fair partnership A team made up of Dorset Police, North Dorset District Council and Dorset County Council was rewarded with the annual Dorset Police ‘Diversity in Action’ award for its work during the Great Dorset Steam Fair in August 2005. Last year dwelling burglary reduced significantly in and around Blandford (down 47 per cent) but there was a small increase in the Shaftesbury and Gillingham areas. All of the North Dorset section enjoyed significant reductions in vehicle crime and in some areas of the section theft from vehicles was nearly halved. Overall crime levels were down about seven per cent across the section and this section still has one of the highest detection rates in Dorset, detecting nearly a third of all crime committed. Get in touch: The award - which was presented for the first time in 2006 - was in recognition of Operation Elder, the name given to the policing arrangements for directing gypsy travellers who set up unauthorised sites in and around the Blandford area before and during the Great Dorset Steam Fair. Tree in memory of PC Ted Ware In loving memory: Esme Ware, widow of former Blandford police sergeant Ted Ware, plants a cherry tree in the grounds of Blandford police station in memory of her late husband. A blossoming cherry tree was planted as a permanent memorial to one of Blandford’s best-loved police officers, Ted Ware. Officers who worked with Mr Ware planted the tree in the grounds of Blandford Police station in December. He died in March last year after a career of 40 years with Dorset Police, the majority of which was served in Blandford. The Operation Elder team was a partnership, which saw the local authorities providing a temporary alternative site for travellers before and during the event (which attracts 250,000 people over five days and is the largest of its kind in Europe). Provision of the temporary site enabled the police to use powers to move more than 30 caravans from an unauthorised encampment in Pimperne. A woman from Gillingham, viciously attacked by her partner urged victims of domestic violence to speak out. More women in Dorset are taking a positive stand against their abusive partners, demonstrated by a massive rise in domestic violence crimes reported to police. Jason Payne was jailed for 20 months at Dorchester Crown Court in February for inflicting grievous bodily harm to his partner. The 33-year-old sustained serious mouth, arm and head injuries, needing surgery to have two metal plates inserted into both sides of her fractured jaw. Telling of her ordeal, she said that victims should not suffer in silence. Inspector Phil Cheverton Call 01202 22 22 22* and ask for: Section Commander for North Dorset (Blandford, Shaftesbury and Gillingham): Inspector Phil Cheverton (pictured) Blandford Neighbourhood Station Sergeant: Sgt Andy Crook Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Station Sergeant: Sgt Ken Morgan Gillingham Neighbourhood Station Sergeant: Sgt Trevor Cross Blandford Police Station Salisbury Road, Blandford Open 0800 - 1800 Monday - Sunday blandford@dorset.pnn.police.uk Gillingham Police Station 1 School Road, Gillingham Open 0900 - 1700 Monday - Friday and 0900 - 1300 Saturday Gillingham@dorset.pnn.police.uk Shaftesbury Police Station Granville Gardens, Shaftesbury Open 0900 - 1700 Monday - Friday and 0900 - 1300 Saturday shaftesbury@dorset.pnn.police.uk *Only call 999 if a crime is in progress or lives are in danger. 11
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