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SPECIAL CRIME & COMMUNITY SAFETY FEATUREYOUR LOCALCRIME FIGHTING TEAM!The neighbourhood policing team in Greets Green is going from strength to strength. Since it was launched in November2005 as the Greets Green Crime Fighting Team, the number of offences committed locally has fallen dramatically. Now it’sbecome the Greets Green Neighbourhood Policing Team and crime is continuing to dr op.Sgt Tim Donovan said: “Crime-wise it’s never been better. We’re experiencing the lowest crime rate now that I’ve ever known. For example,in January 2004 there was a total of 218offences, whereas in January this yearthere were 76. It gives you an idea of thedifference we’re making. It’s easy to forgethow bad things were in the past. In2005/06 we cut crime by half and it’scontinued to come down.”He said the bigger drops earlier onfollowed the launch of the Greets GreenCrime Fighting Team, which dedicatedhalf a dozen officers to the one area withthe support of Greets Green Partnership.“The consequence is that people realizeyou can’t get away with certain things inGreets Green now.”The strategy of dedicated neighbourhoodpolicing is now being rolled out across theregion and is the model being pushed bythe Home Office.Dramatic dropin crime …410Figures for the monthof January over the lastfive years illustrate thedownwardtrend in crime:23569817With a mix of familiar and new faces, the Gr eets Green Neighbourhood Policing Team now includes:Sgt Tim Donovan (7) had 13 years’service in the South of Birminghamincluding work within CID, before beingpromoted to sergeant in July 2005 atWest Bromwich. He has supervised theGreets Green Neighbourhood Team sinceNovember 2005.PC Dave Bradley (6) has been policingthe West Bromwich area since 1991and has been on the dedicated teamfor four years.PC Louise Carter (1) has policedWest Bromwich for seven years andhas been part of the dedicated teamfor three years.PC Lynn Lopes (2) has three years’service, all in West Bromwich and oneyear on the team.PC Jim Swingler (5) has nine years’service throughout the West Midlandsincluding one year on the team.PC Steve Turner (10) has three years’service in West Bromwich including oneyear on the neighbourhood team.PC Andy Ward (8) has spent threemonths on the team.PC Andy Lawton (9) is new to the team.Also part of the team are two PCSO(Police Community Support Officers) –Illyas Jeewa (4) and Laura Jones (3).The Greets Green Neighbourhood Policing Team can be contacted on 0845 113 5000 ext 7911 6316.8Greets Green Magazine April/May 2008