Broadstone Neighbourhood Watch In the last few months, we have been made aware
of a growing number of incidents in Broadstone. Whilst some of them might be considered ‘minor’ in terms of crime, they have a massive impact on the victim and it is vital that we continue to report them to the police.
Graffi ti on garden walls, stones being thrown at windows, drug use in parks, smashed car windows and disturbances between groups of young people are unlikely to see a police car arrive immediately, but if they go unreported the long term effect could be the further reduction in level of police cover in Broadstone.
At the recent AGM of the Neighbourhood Watch, the new brigadier of offi cers was explained, which sees Broadstone partnered with a number of other communities sharing a team of PCSOs and Police Offi cers. We heard how brigades of Police Offi cers are now working on crime types rather than in a specifi c postcode and that reporting of incidents like those above can help them to track the movements of particular offenders.
It can be tempting to abandon a telephone report using 101 when the time taken between the initial call being answered and transfer to an offi cer takes so
long but please do hold on or, if you would rather, please use the dorset police website to make your report. This allows you to include all the information you wish to report and gives you an instant incident number. Whilst you may not get a call back or feel that this information is being used, I am assured that it is all logged and is incredibly helpful in planning patrols and future work patterns.
As we head towards the longest evenings and the end of exam season, it is likely that we will see more groups of young people enjoying spending time outside. The vast majority of them are doing no harm, preferring to meet up in the centre of Broadstone where they can spend their money and be easily seen. Sadly, we do see an increase in reports of anti- social behaviour at this time of the year and when investigated some of them are found to be unfair assumptions of bad behaviour. I hope that we can help to build relationships between the generations over this summer so we can all enjoy the long summer evenings together!
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