Related Articles: West Putney Safer Neighbourhood Team: PS 47WW Eric Ostrowski, PC 309WW Stuart Baggaley, PC 135WW Sarah Hook PCSO 7192WW Sharon Ellis, PCSO 7105WW Jeff Cox, PCSO 7260WW Scott Thomas We can be contacted in the following ways: Email: westputney.snt@met.police.uk Telephone: 0208 721 2760 Please always dial 999 in an emergency! Crime Figures For a full West Putney breakdown: www.met.police.uk/crimefigures Participate Sign up for our free weekly newsletter Comment on this story on the

New Team Members
We would like to welcome our new PC Sarah Hook who joined us in March and PCSO Scott Thomas who joined us last week.

Summer Fete at Queen Mary’s Hospital
We attended Queen Mary’s Summer Fete on 7 th June and Manor Fields Summer Fete on 14 th June. On both occasions the team handed out crime prevention advice, Ultra Violet pens for property marking, secure bus pass holders for the elderly and other bits and bobs. A light-hearted fingerprinting service was also provided for children as a bit of fun and to give an insight into policing. Our eldest fingerprinted participant was about eighty years old.

Drugs
In April we came across a group of people within the ward who were acting suspiciously. This was as a result of a call from a concerned member of public that thought the group might have been dealing drugs . Two males were detained and matched the descriptions of suspects wanted for a burglary that had been committed nearby only minutes earlier. The two males were arrested on suspicion of burglary.

In May we executed a search warrant for drugs. As a result of the warrant two people were arrested for possession of Class A Drugs (Cocaine) and possession of ammunition.

In June, ourselves along with a traffic unit and other officers from Putney SNT’s organised and ran a motor vehicle Operation in Roehampton Lane. This resulted in a total of 5 arrests for a number of offences. Included were two arrests for Cannabis cultivation after officers searched a vehicle and discovered paraphernalia associated with Cannabis production.

Date Of the Next Public Meeting The Next Public Meeting will be the 26th September in the Barnes Room at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton Lane at 7pm. All are welcome to come along and meet the Team and to discuss any problems or issues that you may be experiencing. Hope to see you there!

Theft of pedal cycles
We are still receiving reports of pedal cycles being stolen on the ward especially from the communal floor balconies on the Estate. Please try to remember to lock your bike to a secure station with a sturdy lock . If possible try not to leave your bike on the balcony at all.

For your bike to be stolen from your block the thieves are gaining access somehow. Please do not buzz anyone in to the block unless you are sure they reside there or you know who they are.

To help with our investigations it would be very useful for us to know a detailed description of your bike. So if recovered there is a good chance of the bike being returned to you. Ideally we would want the frame serial number and for you to register that on www.immobolise.com

The ‘KICKZ’ Project has been up and running now since March 2008 at the Ashburton Youth Club and has been welcomed by the local residents on the Ward as being a great iniative for the 11-18 year olds. The project was initially running on Thursday and Friday evenings but due to the success of the scheme and the high attendance, there is now a Friday Session aswell. The youth club is also open during these times for anyone to attend who is not interested in participating in the KICKZ as the club offers various workshops and activities for all ages to get involved. So if you have any children that are between 11-18 years old and have potential to be the next David Beckham then send them down!

(All sessions are supervised by coaches from Chelsea Football Club who started the Project)

Here are the days and times of the free coaching football sessions.
Wednesday – Ashburton Youth Club, Westleigh Avenue SW15 6XD
Football Coaching.
Ages: 11-14 yrs 6.30pm – 8pm
Ages: 15-18 yrs 8pm – 9.30pm

Thursday – Ashburton Youth Club
Flexible/Education
Ages: 11-14 yrs 6.30pm –7.30p m
Ages: 15-18 yrs 7.30pm –8.30pm

Friday – Ashburton Youth Club
5-a-side/coaching
Ages: 11-14 yrs 6.30pm – 8pm
Ages: 15-18 yrs 8pm – 9.30pm

Anti Social Behaviour
As a result of intelligence gathered by the West Putney and Roehampton Safer Neighbourhoods Teams, mopeds are being seized because the riders are involved in anti-social behavior. The mopeds are being seized using Sec. 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002. The legislation gives police the power in respect of a motor vehicle he/she has reasonable grounds to believe is being used or has been used in such a way as to cause or be likely to cause alarm, distress, or annoyance to members of the public. The rider / owner will initially be given a warning under Sec. 59 not to ride the moped in such a manner. The warning lasts for twelve months. As a result or a failure to adhere to the warning the moped will subsequently be seized and taken to a secure Metropolitan Police Garage. The owner will then have to provide their insurance tax/mot and proof of ownership along with a fine of £105 and £12 per day storage. The moped must be claimed back within 7 days.

Within the last few weeks several members of the public on the Dover House Estate voiced their concerns regarding a youth who was seen to be riding his moped the wrong way up one-way streets, over green areas and without a helmet. West Putney officers attended his address and issued him with a warning, which was breached within 24 hours. Officers seized his moped the following day.

A youth was seen by Roehampton SNT officers to be riding his moped carelessly and over a footpath in Roehampton. He was issued with a Sec 59 warning. Later that day, whilst on foot patrol officers from West Putney SNT saw the same youth riding carelessly on the Ashburton Estate and clearly not adhering to the warning he had been given earlier that day. The following day his moped was seized.

Vehicle Crime
We are still getting several reports of theft and criminal damage to motor vehicles. This can be distressing, costly and annoying so by following the tips below you could potentially be saving yourself a lot of inconvenience.

• Don’t leave satellite navigation systems, MP3 players, laptops, mobile phones or other valuables on show.
• If possible, remove mobile phone and satellite navigation system holders from view and wipe away the rubber marking on the windscreen.
• Empty your glove compartment and leave the compartment door open so it is clear that there are no valuables inside.
• Lock doors and close all windows including the sunroof.
• Record all valuables that have serial numbers and then register them at www.immobilise.com So if your items are stolen there is a good possibility that they can be returned to you if found by Police.

Dogs
A reminder to keep your dogs under control and if possible on a lead . We dealt with an incident recently where a dog not on a lead or under control chased a cyclist causing him to fall off his bicycle and fracture his arm. The owner of the dog was subsequently arrested and cautioned for allowing his dog to be out of control causing injury. If you are a dog owner please try and keep your dog on a lead in built up or residential areas. West Putney SNT liaises regularly with Wandsworth Council regarding any incidents of Dogs out of control or irresponsible Dog owners.

August 19, 2008