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Charity No. 1072275Issue 50/2016

The City & County Neighbourhood Watch is here to represent the concerns of members and their families. We operate entirely outside the police chain of command, so we can always promise an independent and

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A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR MEMBERS, READERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE COMMITTEE OF CITY & COUNTY NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

ASSOCIATION (LEICESTER & LEICESTERSHIRE)

Have you visited City and County Neighbourhood Watch (Leicester & Leicestershire) Website recently?

www.neighbourhoodwatchleicester.net Keep up to date with the latest news: Number of articles (as at 19 December 2016)

LOCAL NEWS – Blaby District: 97 – Charnwood Borough: 231 – Harborough District: 180 - Hinckley & Bosworth Borough: 200 - Leicester City: 991 – Leicestershire County: 221 – Melton Borough: 94 –

North West Leicestershire District: 262 – Oadby & Wigston Borough: 111 – Rutland County: 14 EAST MIDLANDS NEWS – Derbyshire: 2,338 – Lincolnshire: 956 – Northamptonshire: 1,405 –

Nottinghamshire: 805NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY - 186

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CARD DEFENDERS – Update

City and County Neighbourhood Watch Association (Leicester & Leicestershire) (CCNWA) are still receiving requests for Card Defenders from residents in Burbage, Countesthorpe and surrounding areas, who are not subscribing members of CCNWA.This is a result of Burbage Neighbourhood Watch, which is nothing to do with CCNWA, mistakenly submitting an item from a CCNWA Newsletter, to the ‘Local Rock’ publication. As a result this article as also appeared in the Countesthorpe Herald. TO BE CLEAR: CARD DEFENDERS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS OF CCNWA, CONSEQUENTLY WE ARE SORRY BUT ANYONE WHO AS REQUESTED CARD DEFENDERS, AND IS NOT A SUBCRIBING MEMBER OF CCNWA WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY.CCNWA IS FULLY FUNDED BY THE MEMBERSHIP, WITH NO OTHER FUNDING.

LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE

“Our festive celebrations are forever tainted by tragic memories”

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Olivia Flanagan who was sadly killed by a drink driver in December 2013

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Issued on 15/12/16 at 8:00 a.m.

The father of an eighteen year old woman from Measham, who was killed by a drink driver, is calling on the people of Leicestershire to ‘get tough’ on drink drivers.

On 5 December 2013, 18-year-old Olivia Flanagan from Measham was travelling home from work when her car was hit by another car on Stephenson Way in Coalville. Luke Sykes, 31, from Coleorton, hit two other cars before spinning into the path of Olivia’s vehicle. Tests showed he was over the drink drive limit. Sykes had only just finished served a previous driving ban. He received an eight year sentence for causing death by dangerous driving in April 2014 and will be banned from driving for ten years upon his release from prison.

That December evening, Olivia’s father, Martin, received the call which was to change his life forever. “It’s the news that every parent dreads hearing,” he said. “She had been driving for six months and we always told her to drive carefully whenever she went anywhere and she always did.”

On losing Olivia, Martin Flanagan said: “Olivia was a stunningly beautiful young woman with a wonderful dry and funny sense of humour which people immediately warmed to; she was a truly wonderful, daughter, sister, aunty and friend.”

Martin is telling his story to supports the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership’s winter campaign against drink drug driving which is running throughout December 2016 in conjunction with local police forces.

Chief Inspector Mark Garthwaite, who is heading up the campaign across the East Midlands, said: “As Martin Flanagan will testify: drink driving devastates lives. Sadly, what happened to Martin’s daughter Olivia is all too common, each year alcohol is a contributory factor in the deaths of 240 people on the UK’s roads.

“There’s more of a temptation to drink around Christmas time. Our message is: 'If you are going to drive, then don’t drink at all'.”

“Drivers should be aware that we patrol 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week to challenge drink drivers and bring them before the courts.”

The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership is requesting that people keep their eyes and ears open this Christmas. If you see someone who appears to be drunk leave a public house or club and then enter a vehicle to drive away, make a note of the registration plate and the direction of travel and call your local police on 101 or make a make a free and anonymous call to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111*

For arrest updates during the campaign follow us on Twitter @RoadSafeLeics or @leicspolice

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ACTION FRAUD

Fake Bank Letters

Lloyds customers should be on the lookout for a new sophisticated fraud that involves fraudsters sending fake bank letters. 

The convincing letters being sent are a replica template from Lloyds and include their logo, address and signature from a customer service representative.  The letter tells recipients that there have been some “unusual transactions” on their personal account and asks them to call a number highlighted in bold to confirm they are genuine. When victims call the number, an automated welcome message is played and the caller is asked to enter their card number, account number and sort code followed by their date of birth.Victims are then instructed to enter the first and last digit of their security number.The fraud was spotted by the Daily Telegraph who was alerted to it by a reader who had three identical letters sent to an office address. On separate occasions the Daily Telegraph ran some tests using fake details and were passed to fraudsters who claimed to be from a Lloyds contact centre. The bank has confirmed that the phone number and letters are fake. The letters are essentially a sophisticated phishing attempt and serves as a warning to consumers to question written correspondence from their banks. 

If you are ever suspicious about correspondence from your bank you should call the customer serviced number on the back of their card. To report a fraud and cyber crime, call us on 0300 123 2040 or visit http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud

LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE

Police and fire sing together at the first joint carol service

Carol Service 2016

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Issued on 13/12/16 at 8:43 a.m.

For the first time, Leicestershire Police held a joint carol service with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS).

Cheer and festive singing were in abundance at the Christmas carol concert last night (Monday 12 December). Warm invitations were extended to serving and retired officers, staff and their families for a service hosted at Leicester Cathedral.

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Guests were welcomed by Canon Alison Adams, Sub-Dean of Leicester, The Venerable Tim Stratford, Archdeacon of Leicester led the congregation in prayer and The Venerable David Newman, Archdeacon of Loughborough delivered the sermon. Guests joined the choir in singing carols and enjoyed readings from Andrew Brodie Assistant Chief Fire and Rescue Officer, the Chief Constable Simon Cole, PC Hannah Webster Christian Police Association and Steve Lunn Chief Fire and Rescue Officer.

Simon Cole, Chief Constable for Leicestershire Police said: ”It was good to celebrate Christmas with so many colleagues past and present, and with our fellow 999 workers from the fire service. Welcoming our Chaplains was a special moment, and a number of charities benefited too.”

Steve Lunn, Chief Fire and Rescue Officer Chief Executive Officer said: “It was wonderful to celebrate Christmas by holding a joint carol service at Leicester Cathedral with Leicestershire Police, mirroring the partnership work currently taking place between the two Services.”

“Thank you to everyone in the local community who attended, in particularly the chaplains and special guests. We very much hope, following the success of this years’ service, this will now become a regular event in everyone’s diary.”

“We hope the money raised from the night will benefit the chosen charities in more ways than one.”

There was also a special service to commission the force’s new multi-faith chaplains within the Anglican Church and a number of chaplains from LFRS. The chaplaincy service covers a range of religions including Anglican Christianity, Evangelical Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism and they provide a pastoral and spiritual care service to all of our officers, staff and volunteers.

The special service authorises their positions as chaplains and affirms them both to the church and to the police and fire services. Chaplains of other faiths were also attended to support the Anglican chaplains and to take part in the prayers and carols.

Lead Chaplain Ted Hutchin said: “Being commissioned in the Cathedral was a tremendously humbling experience, an experience which I was fortunate enough to share with many members of the police and fire services. As a chaplain, my primary responsibility is to be with you, to be a listening ear in times of sadness and of joy, and to be someone you can come to at any time. When an officer asks me why I am here, I answer, because you are here.”

Other special guests included Lord Bach Police and Crime Commissioner Leicestershire, Lady Gretton, the High Sheriff of Rutland Sarah Furness, the High Sheriff of Leicester Vijay & Surinder Sharma and the Lord Lieutenant for Rutland Laurence Howard.

Donations were collected for COPS, a national charity dedicated to helping the families of Police Officers that have lost their lives on duty, The Rudolph Charity Fund, which benefits local charities that do vital work in the community, such as the Leicestershire Downs Syndrome Group and the Leicestershire Children’s Holiday Centre in Mablethorpe, and The Laura Charity, which is a local charity that provides advice and counselling to parents and children following bereavement.

LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE

CRIME PREVENTION

Fuel Theft

Theft of fuel is a concern for the police and rural communities. Fuel is stolen from vehicles and storage tanks using siphoning equipment that can vary from basic tubes to more sophisticated arrangements involving pumps and the cutting of fuel lines.

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Things to consider

wherever possible, keep vehicles in a secure area, preferably a garage, shed or outbuilding consider the use of locking fuel caps re-fuel vehicles just before the planned journey rather than leaving a vehicle fully fuelled overnight park vehicles in areas that are well lit so they can be observed easily use secure parking areas or compounds when vehicles are parked overnight, especially vehicles not

parked at their operating base consider the use of alarms. This could be on the vehicles themselves or for the perimeter of the

parking/storage area improve lighting and focus on vulnerable areas fit anti-siphoning devices install or confirm that existing CCTV is fit for purpose, and that it covers tanks and vulnerable vehicles consider using fuel dyes install cages and/or improve security that surrounds fuel storage tanks consider using ‘bunded’ fuel tanks if your existing storage facility is not of that type use defensive parking techniques, wherever possible. Park vehicles against solid objects on the fuel

tank side to prevent access remove portable storage from the site (barrels and drums etc.) or make them secure consider installing fuel cap alarms – wireless transmitters can be placed inside the screw cap of the fuel

tank. A magnetic switch on the device sets off an alarm if the cap is opened or tampered with. More advanced systems can be linked to security lighting or send a text message to the owners or security provider. An isolation switch allows authorised access to the tank for refuelling

make sure gates and compounds are locked and secure; consider fitting an anti-attack cover for the lock do not leave keys in or near a vehicle where they can be easily found arrange to check vehicles and premises outside of normal working hours agricultural sites should consider portable refuelling systems that can be locked in secure storage areas

and not left in fields or stock yards use appropriate signage at the entrance where security devices are being used. This will act as a

deterrent

LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE

POLICE SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM

EASTERN COUNTIES NPA

MELTON TOWN SOUTH

The Melton town south neighbourhood beat covers the south areas of Melton Mowbray from the River Eye in the west to Saxby Road in the east and includes the Leicester Road, Dalby Road, Sandy Lane and Burton Road areas of the town. The beat is served by the Melton Borough Wards of Dorian, Craven and Warwick.

The beat is mainly residential containing a local authority housing estate and many privately owned properties including a significant amount of new housing being constructed. The beat also includes the Leicester Road Industrial Estate, Swimming Baths, King Edward VII Upper and Longfield High schools plus three primary schools and the South Melton Community Centre all of which give rise to differing demands.

Each dedicated neighbourhood team is supported by the Special Constabulary.

Your dedicated neighbourhood team

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Sgt Paul Kear

Collar number: 923

I joined Leicestershire Police in 1993 and have worked across the entire force area at some point. I have been at Melton Mowbray since October 2011, policing all the neighbourhoods during this time. I work with a great team of officers and partners focussing on the town north and town south beats. Between us we try our best to solve problems and hopefully make a difference for the better in these communities.

Send an email to your neighbourhood team Leave a voicemail for Sgt Paul Kear by calling 101 and follow the instructions to leave a message for an

officer. When prompted, key in the identification number 0923.

PC Ian McGrath

Collar number: 352

I am a dedicated Neighbourhood Officer for the Melton Town South.

At present I have responsibility for Licensing in Melton town Centre working closely with pubs, clubs and restaurants within the night time economy.

I am also the Police Lead for the Purple Flag award working in conjunction with Melton Borough Council to make the town an even more safe and vibrant place to visit.

When you see me out on patrol please feel to have a chat and raise any concerns or issues you may have.

Send an email to your neighbourhood team Leave a voicemail for PC Ian McGrath by calling 101 and follow the instructions to leave a message for

an officer. When prompted, key in the identification number 0352.

PCSO Karen Evans

Collar number: 6594

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I have worked for Leicestershire Police as a Police Community Support Officer since October 2013. I joined the Melton Town South Beat in August 2014 having previously worked on the Town Centre.

If you see me about please stop me and tell me about issues that matter to you most, your views are important to your Neighbourhood team and we would encourage you to tell us what issues you think we and partner agencies should be tackling.

Send an email to your neighbourhood team Leave a voicemail for PCSO Karen Evans by calling 101 and follow the instructions to leave a message

for an officer. When prompted, key in the identification number 6594.

PCSO Claire GRAY

Collar number: 6541

I have worked as a PCSO for Leicestershire Police since 2009. I have spent time on both the Rural North and Town North Beats gaining experience in crime investigation, tackling neighbour disputes and youth related anti-social behaviour. I have recently moved to the Town South Beat Team having returned from Maternity Leave. I am looking forward to working with the beat team and meeting as many of the public as possible and helping out with any issues.

Send an email to your neighbourhood team Leave a voicemail for PCSO Claire GRAY by calling 101 and follow the instructions to leave a message

for an officer. When prompted, key in the identification number 6541.

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