Police Report - August 2022

This police report covers progress made in dealing with area priorities during August 2022.

The report aims to highlight emerging issues the area, and to provide crime prevention advice and guidance.

"Antisocial behaviour, Violence and Disorder:
This month officers have continued to carry out patrols across the Community Council ward as part of their duties.

In addition they have responded to reports of young people kicking a ball over the roof of Airyhall Library onto the main road on the evening of Wednesday 3rd August, however they had left prior to Police arrival and have not been reported since.

In the small hours of Wednesday 17th August officers responded to reports of very loud music being played from an address on Great Western Road, near Morningside Road. This resulted in a warning that was not heeded by the occupant and as such were subsequently charged in relation to the excessive noise and reported to the Courts. 

On the afternoon of Wednesday 24th August officers were contacted regards concerns for an elderly male walking about on Morningside Avenue area, with an old video camera recorder (VCR) device, believed to be taking video’s in the area.  Officers attended and established no crimes had taken place.

We continue to be grateful to all the members of the public who contact us to report issues they find suspicious. 

Acquisitive Crime:
There have been no recorded reports of acquisitive crime in our area this month, however I not naïve enough to know that crime is not happening. That is why I continue to encourage us all to remain vigilant. To report any suspicious activity to Police as soon as possible, passing as much detail of those involved as possible or any vehicles they may be using. In addition by taking simple steps to protect our
property, such as keeping property / vehicles secure at all times, keeping valuables out of sight, motion sensor or timed lighting and/or installation of CCTV. All these make a property or vehicle much less attractive to an opportunistic thief.

Road Safety & Road Crime:

I have received a couple of complaints this month regards speeding motorists near Airyhall Primary, as such officers were deployed to carry out speed checks on a couple of occasions, however no persons were found to be driving above the speed limit.

We continue to work with partners in response to specific complaints in terms of road traffic offences. Residents in the areas affected by antisocial driving are encouraged to contact Police on 101 at the time, to report incidents and provide as much description as possible of the vehicle(s)/person(s) in order for us to take positive action.

Community Engagement & Reassurance
SCAMS and FRAUDS

Criminals continue to make every attempt to scam us out of our hard earned money. I have included two links below that are advice leaflets on common phone and cyber type scams. The leaflets highlight what you can do to spot these and actions you can take to minimise the risk of becoming a victim to these fraudsters. 

Fraud is a crime in where deception is used for personal gain. It is usually to make money.

With technology growing, fraudsters are more sophisticated and many types of fraud exist. 

All reports of fraud and any other financial crime should be reported to Police via 101 without delay.

 The Little Booklet of Phone Scams 

 The Little Leaflet of Cyber Advice

Contact Us

 Always dial 999 in an emergency

 By phone – 101 for non-emergencies (+44 (0) 141 308 1070 if calling from out with the UK. Network charges may apply). 

 Our service advisors spend a lot of time each day answering calls on matters that are not actually the responsibility of the police. Please read the "Read this before you call 101" page on our website first to ensure Police Scotland can assist with your non-emergency issue.

 Online – for issues of a non-serious nature using our Contact Us form

 In person – Find your local Police Stations and check the Public Counter opening hours 

 Text Relay - 18001101 for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing or speech-impaired callers
 Support for British Sign Language users/speakers

 0800 555 111 - Crimestoppers.

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Also available are the three following contact email addresses for the West End:
AiryhallBroomhillGarthdeeCPT@Scotland.pnn.police.uk
HazleheadAshleyQueensCrossCPT@Scotland.pnn.police.uk
TorryFerryhillCPT@scotland.pnn.police.uk

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