Police Report - March 2024

Our Local Policing Unit have issued the monthly report for March:-

This report covers progress we have made in dealing with your priorities for the Braeside & Mannofield Community Council over the last month. 

The report aims to highlight emerging issues in your area, and to provide crime prevention advice and guidance to Community Council members and residents you represent. Our focus is to reduce crime and disorder, help create safer communities and respond effectively to local concerns.

Community Policing Priorities
Antisocial behaviour, Violence and Disorder:
On the 22nd of Feb, Police were called to assist Scottish Ambulance Service with a male in Airyhall Place, the male was within his property and in mental crisis and as a result a few Police Units attended. Officers provided support and assistance to our partner agency and the situation was resolved peacefully. The male was conveyed to ARI where he was provided suitable medical support.

On the 23rd of Feb, officers attended a report of an Assault on Duthie Terrace. The victim received minor injuries and did not require medical attention. The 3 persons responsible were known to the victim and her family. This was an isolated incident and there was no threat to the wider community.

On the 26th of Feb, Police received a report of a vehicle that had been parked within the Craigton Court area, and had the rear window smashed overnight. On attendance officers noted that there had been no attempt to gain entry to the vehicle, and there was nothing apparent within the vehicle that would have been used to smash it. Enquiries were carried out, but the incident was closed off undetected as a vandalism.

On the 2nd of March, police were called to Tesco on Great Western Road, due to an abusive male. The male was under the influence of alcohol and had been refused service by the staff at which point he became aggressive. The male left the store and was untraced.

Acquisitive Crime:
On the 29th of Feb, a resident of Morningside Avenue advised that she had received a credit card agreement through the post. As she had never taken out an agreement, she contacted them and was advised that there had been several purchases on the new card. The credit card company cancelled the orders and cancelled the credit card. As no one had lost financially, there was no crime recorded and the Credit Card company are carrying out their own investigation.

On the 2nd of March staff at Co-op, Great Western Road, reported that earlier in the day a male shoplifter had entered the store and stolen £85 worth of food and alcohol.  The male was described as 5 feet 5 inches in height, medium build and was wearing blue jacket, blue denim trousers and brown boots. The staff did not recognise him as being local.

On the 4th of March a resident of Great Western Place, contacted Police to advise that he believed he had been the victim of an online scam. He had initially befriended a female over a chat group, and she had thereafter convinced the male to invest in a “stocks and shares ISA” however after investing over £10,000 all communication stopped. The male thereafter established that the female did not work for the company she claimed to, and they have no record of his investment. Checks on bank transfers show that the money was moved to foreign bank accounts out with the UK jurisdiction.

On the 9th, 10th, and 13th of March staff at Tesco, Great Western Road reported a known shoplifter entering the store and leaving without paying for items. On these occasions the incident is captured on CCTV. The male was later traced and charged with both crimes as well as a number of other thefts across the city and was put to court.

Road Safety & Road Crime:
Whilst out with the community council boundary, On the 6th of March a elderly male was struck by a vehicle on Seafield Road in early evening. Due to the serious nature of the incident and the extent of injuries, Road Policing Units attended and took responsibility for the collision investigation. This caused significant road closures and traffic issues around the area.

On the afternoon of 14th March, Police attended a report of a 4-car collision on Anderson Drive. This resulted in the section of road being closed from Great Western Road to Seafield Road. This was to allow the Fire and Rescue service a safe area to work while they removed one of the drivers from the car as he was complaining of neck pain. Thankfully once all checked over there were no serious injuries. 1 Driver
was charged with Careless Driving.

Contact Us

To simplify the contact these have all been merged into AberdeenSouthCPT@scotland.police.uk

Emails to this address will still be dealt with by the Officers of the local policing teams, however it will hopefully make it easier for residents to get to the right area in the first instance.

• 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 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."