This latest Local Policing Unit report covers progress made in dealing with priorities for the Braeside & Mannofield Community Council area during the period 1st January to 31st January 2019.
Community Policing Priorities
Antisocial behaviour, Violence and Disorder:
There have been no reported disorder, assaults or vandalisms during this period.
Acquisitive Crime:
There has been a report of a theft from an insecure vehicle which was entered overnight and a tools taken from within, please lock your vehicles.
There has also been a report of an attempt house breaking in the Craigton area with a side window being damaged, if you see anyone hanging about who gives you this slightest hint of a suspicion they are up to no good, please let us know spare set of house keys were taken, this caused a considerable amount of stress and upheaval in getting a number of locks changed.
Road Safety & Road Crime:
In response to your requests Officers will be taking a robust approach balancing education with enforcement to ensure the relatively small minority who are responsible for committing offences and antisocial behaviour with vehicles are held accountable for their actions. We will be working with partners and making use of antisocial behaviour legislation. Residents in the areas affected by antisocial driving are encouraged to contact Police on 101 at the time to report incidents in order for us to take positive action.
Community Engagement & Reassurance:
In 2019 your Community Policing Team will focus on assisting you identify and manage RISK, for us it’s about keeping people safe and seeking to address local issues at an early stage, for you we hope it’s about taking personal reasonability for yourself and those around you.
Many of us will think of a long running family board game when you hear the term “RISK” as by and large most adults have managed to either eliminate or mitigate the risks in our lives. However I would draw your attention to two areas locally in which we/you haven’t.
Young People
We have mentioned previously that the young people you call us about are OUR young people (we don’t ship them in from other parts of the city) and as such we all have a responsibility, but as a parent/relative I would ask have you ever sat down with you child and discussed the risk they put themselves in as being part of a group who hang about on corners or outside shops.
Now I’m not talking about the “performers or clowns” who always feel the need to play to an audience, I’m talking about your child the one who is doing absolutely nothing wrong however by being innocently part of that audience enables the “performer” to perform providing the fuel of recognition and appreciation.
This is where the risk comes in, in the flash of an eye being an innocent part of a group being entertained can move to being part of criminality, it’s hard to say you could have stopped a crime taking place or had nothing to do with it when you’re busy videoing the event for social media.
We are absolutely not saying don’t hang about with your mates, don’t have fun, what we are saying is as adults we should be identifying with our children and young people those trigger points, those times when innocent behaviour can quickly move into minor criminality and providing them with the support and tools to walk away from it.
Seniors
We all know of a fiercely independent person within our community who is of an age we all aspire to, but how well do you know them? If they are a friend neighbour or relative, would you know if they were ill? If you had to get into their home to help, could you?
If that person is you do you have a plan should something happen? there is a common misconception that in an emergency the Police are able to magic either house keys or next of kin contact details we can’t, we rely on knocking on neighbours doors to elicit information and forcing entry to your property.
We would ask as individuals can you take some time and think what you would do if you were overtaken by some misfortune and plan to mitigate that risk, fit a key safe to your property, and perhaps leave a key with a neighbour or a relative whose details we can easily find.
We would encourage us all as a community to be a little bit nosier and look out for the person down the street, if you haven’t seen them for a couple of days you don’t immediately need to call the Police this is an overreaction that will not endear you to that person when we turn up, perhaps you could just knock on the door to check everything is all right, taking little time out of your day to make someone else feel safe as part of our community
National Campaigns
This is a significant piece of legislation as it deals with abusive and controlling behaviour.
We recognise that domestic abuse is more than physical assaults, it's about abusers who exert control over their victims by using a range of debilitating tactics. Survivors have long told us that whilst physical assaults are often part of that abuse, it is commonly the punishing psychological abuse which is more difficult to cope with. This new legislation is very welcome as it recognises the full extent of abuse that victims suffer and allows us to bring the full weight of the law against those who commit abuse, whatever its form.
For details of the current campaign http://www.scotland.police.uk/keep-safe/domestic-abuse/
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