POLICE Positive Action
Throughout the last couple of months of 2018 the local neighbourhood teams through the area have conducted positive action against drugs. By conducting ‘Misuse of Drugs Acts’ warrants at several addresses, officers have seized various class A drugs. Achieving good results such as this means that destructive substances have been taken off your streets and possibly prevented them from reaching young people, as well as others. Officers can achieve this by acting on intelligence, a lot of which does come from you, the public, so thank you. If you do have any information please either contact us or Crimestoppers. PS Mark Harper.
Warning to Barnstaple Cyclists There has been a significant spike in thefts of bicycles throughout the town centre of Barnstaple. Although the town centre is being targeted in general, the thefts are showing predominantly from the bike racks placed around the town, most significantly, those sited at Tuly Street, Boutport Street, Clock Tower, Litchdon Street and Barnstaple Bus Station. The bicycles that have been taken from these locations have been left for extended periods of time and therefore may be being noted by the suspect. Not all the bicycles that have been reported were secured. PC Wrey ”We would like to take this opportunity to ask people to check their bicycles are left securely. A number of the bicycles that have been reported stolen had been left in the same place for an extended period of time, including overnight. At this time we strongly suggest that people do not leave their bicycles in the town centre overnight, even if they have been secured”. Investigations, which includes viewing CCTV footage, are ongoing with Barnstaple Local Police Team. If you have any information please contact Police
101@dc.police.uk or Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111 quoting crime number CR/109958/18
Facebook and other social media sites The Police receive calls on a regular basis from members of the public advising they are receiving unwanted contact on Facebook. There are settings on Facebook and other sites that enable you to block other users. Recently our Barnstaple Police Facebook page was the victim of torrid verbal abusive that was offensive, the user has now been blocked from the account. Further enquiries revealed that the same person had also set up accounts in other people’s names and they are now
being investigated to further safeguard and protect the vulnerable. We would like to apologise to anyone that may have seen this on our page before it was deleted. Users that you block on Facebook can no longer: See things you post on your profile, tag you, invite you to events or groups, start a conversation with you or add you as a friend. For further information please visit
www.facebook.com/help
BARNSTAPLE POLICE FIGURES In Barnstaple over the past 28 days, up until the 7th November 2018, 277 crimes have been recorded which is an increase of 6.5% on the same time last year.
November 7th 2018 - PAST 28 DAYS BURGLARY DWELLING TOTAL = 2 BURGLARY NON DWELLING (SHEDS & OUTBUILDINGS) TOTAL = 3
DOMESTIC ABUSE TOTAL = 36 VIOLENCE WITH INJURY TOTAL = 29 VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY TOTAL = 77 ROBBERY TOTAL = 1 SHOPLIFTING TOTAL = 29 OTHER THEFT = 32 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TOTAL = 34 POSSESSION OF DRUGS TOTAL = 19 VEHICLE OFFENCES = 10
The rolling last 12 months = a total of 3323 crimes for Barnstaple.
PLEASE VISIT
www.police.uk OR
www.devon-cornwall.police.uk FOR FURTHER DETAILS
Hannah Denton Police Staff Investigator Barnstaple Police Station, North Walk EX31 1DU/
101@dc.police.uk
@Barum- Police
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