Last updated 26/7/2010
Experienced Police Constable joins the team. 26/7/2010
The Bingley/Worth Neighbourhood Policing Team would like to welcome Pc Martin Brearley to the team. Martin has been a serving officer with West Yorkshire Police since 1995 serving all his service in the Keighley division. Martin lives locally and has great knowledge of the local area and the individuals that regularly come to Police attention. Martin's main patrol area will be Bingley rural, however he will be available for all three wards. Pc Brearley stated " I am extremely pleased to join the Bingley team. The Bingley Team has a great reputation in the area and I hope that I can contribute to that".
Local male arrested riding stolen motorcycle - 19th July
Officer to compete in Triathlon event for charity
Worth Valley NPT officer Cath Gallimore has been training over the past months to compete in her first Olympic Triathlon event. This has involved running and cycling to and from work. Cath says “I first became involved in triathlons 3 years ago and since my first event at Ilkley I have been addicted to the sport which involves swimming, cycling and running. This triathlon involves an open water swim for a distance of 1500m in a lake. A cycle route of 44k (26.4 miles) and then finishing with a 10k run (6.2 miles). I am used to a much shorter distance known as a spring triathlon. I decided to use the event to raise money for The Neurofibromatosis Association. This is a charity that relies solely on donations as it has no Government support. I have chosen the charity as it is personal to my family and I wanted to support one of the less known charities. I set myself a target of £500 which I have reached and now have a total of £710 raised so far I am still receiving donations for the event and hope to raise £800 for the charity.
The event I chose was an event run by the North Yorkshire People Tri club who organise the event based at Ripon race course. The event incorporates the Police Sports UK championships which attracts officers from all over the country. This year West Yorkshire Police entered 8 officers into the event which took place on the 10th of July, 2010”.
2 males arrested - Theft of lead - Haworth/Oxenhope
Following a lengthy investigation by Pc Irving the Worth Valley Police Constable, two males have now been arrested for a mini crime wave involving theft of lead. The males concerned are now on police bail pending further police enquiries. Pc Irving stated " Thanks to the community providing information to me, I have been able to arrest the two males concerned. I am hoping for a positive result".
Speedwatch results
On Monday 28th June 2010, Pcso 385 Hussain carried out 3 community speedwatches at the following locations. Outside Oxenhope Primary School, on Mill Lane opposite the Railway Station and on Hebden Road opposite Manorlands. We are very pleased to report that no vehicles were caught exceeding the limit. Pcso Hussain stated " This was a local issue for residents so I have conducted these speed checks. I will continue to monitor traffic and hopefully we will obtain the same results".
PCSO's Charity Art Work
Worth Valley PCSO Helen Wynn-Evans has recently finished a piece of art work in aid of local charities. The Officer based at Haworth Police and Community Point has spent her own time over the last few weeks painting the piece using acrylic paint for an annual charity event run since 2006 by two local artists.
The painting on canvas will be part of 200 displayed for two weeks from the 10th July at a point on Haworth Main Street as part of the 'Haworth the Peoples Art'. Attending at the launch on the 10th of July will be a genuine rock 'n' roll band (Mike Raffone and the Blue Tones) a 50s Disc Jockey (Oggy) and street entertainers all of whom are providing their services free of charge to support the event.
Once the 'Wall' is removed and dismantled an auction is held at the Kings Arms (date to follow) to sell off the individual canvasses. The theme for this years piece was 1950's and the painting in Black and white is of a 1950's Police car on Haworth Main Street.
Commenting on the piece, Pcso Wynn-Evans said "This is the second year I have taken part in this event. I thoroughly enjoy patrolling the Worth Valley area, and by being invited to take part in this event for the second year is a way I can further my involvement within the community on top of my daily duties as a Police Community Support Officer. This year the monies raised from the event will be going to Manorlands, Air ambulance and the PDSA all excellent local charities."
Haworth Contact Point award
Belated congratulations are sent to Haworth Contact Point staff who were awarded a Runners Up certificate at the first Bradford Volunteering Awards held on the 7th of June. This was in recognition of exceptional commitment and resourcefulness in Volunteer Management. Well done to everyone who provide this valuable service to the community.
Priority Crime Figures – May 2010
Haworth – 0 burglary dwelling, 2 theft of vehicles, 3 theft from vehicles
Oakworth – 1 burglary dwelling, 1 theft of vehicle, 1 theft from vehicle
Oxenhope – 4 burglary dwellings, 0 theft of vehicles, 0 theft from vehicles
Cross Roads – 0 burglary dwelling, 0 theft of vehicles, 5 theft from vehicles
Stanbury – 0 burglary dwellings, 1 theft of vehicle, 2 theft from vehicles
Football Banning Order Arrest in Haworth
On Saturday 29th May your local Officers arrested a 40 year old male from Haworth on suspicion of offences under the Football Spectators Act. This was an allegation that the male had failed to surrender his passport to the Police as part of his Football Banning Order, which had been imposed on him in order to prevent and minimise football related disorder. This is especially relevant with the forthcoming football World Cup.
The male has now been charged with a breach of this order and has been bailed to attend at Leeds Magistrates Court on June 8th. The male’s passport has also been seized.
During the World Cup period extra patrols will be carried out across the area to monitor public houses and other licensed premises. Firm action will be taken against anyone suspected of committing disorder.
Cross Roads Newsletter Out Now!The latest NPT newsletter specific to Cross Roads for June 2010 has now been published and it will be appearing at local business premises over the next few days. Make sure you pick up your free copy and keep up to date with even more news for the area!
Cross Roads Patrol Leads To Roads Policing Arrest
At 17:00pm on Sunday 23rd May Officers were on mobile patrol at Halifax Road at Cross Roads when they noticed a vehicle being driven in a poor manner. The driver of the vehicle initially failed to stop for Officers but after a short pursuit the vehicle was stopped and the driver arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle whilst unfit to do so.
Whilst in police custody the male was further arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs.
The male has been granted bail to return to the police station at a later date to await the results of forensic examinations.
This arrest was part of our ongoing work in the area, specifically around the
local priority of increasing road safety.
Farm Watch.Farm Watch is currently being set up by PCSO Debbie Williams. Debbie is travelling around your district obtaining new members details from farms and houses in the more rural areas. The scheme involves the education of residents and farmers as to what to look for in respect of suspicious activity and what they can do on their land to prevent rural crime. Debbie is also making contact with The Young Farmers Group to promote the work that she is doing.
Please contact the office for further information on 01274 475331 or go to www.e-watch.org.uk/farmwatch
Recent stone and lead thefts.As the price of lead and copper rises, so do the incidents of theft of such items. During the recent weeks there has been an increase in reported stone and lead thefts in the area. Mostly from Schools and flat roofed closed buildings. Most of the reported crime has occurred overnight. Your local schools have also become targets of this type of crime. Officers working in your area make regular visits to potential crime targets in rural areas to spot and prevent crime of this type being committed.
Please remain vigilant, if you do see something suspicious, don't be afraid to ring 999. Obtain as much information as possible and always try and obtain descriptions and registration numbers if applicable. By looking out for each other we can help to reduce and detect crime. These teams can look genuine, dressed in florescent jackets and driving transit type vehicles.
Stolen bike recovered - 10th MayFollowing information received from a Crossroads resident further enquiries were made within a couple of hours by Pcso 385 Hussain into an abandoned scooter. The scooter was found to be stolen and a safe recovery of it was made.
Overnight Patrols Lead To Cannabis Warning On Bank Holiday Monday the 3rd May at 01:10am Officers were on patrol in Haworth when attention was paid to Weavers Hill Car Park. A vehicle containing 2 occupants was sighted parked up in suspicious circumstances and a search was subsequently carried out under the Misuse Of Drugs Act. A small amount of cannabis (a class B drug) was recovered for destruction. An 18 year old female from Halifax admitted to possession of the drug and she was issued with a formal cannabis warning.
Our pro-active patrols will continue in all of the villages in the area.
Call regarding suspicious activity leads to arrestsOn the evening of Tuesday 27th April 2010 local officers PC Gallimore and PC Allen responded to a report from a member of the public that they had seen two males placing boxes in bags at the rear of Mill Hey, Haworth. Both the males had also swapped coats with each other.
Unaware if any crime had occurred the officers made an extensive area search to locate the males.
The males were located some distance away on Halifax Road, Ingrow and as a result both males were arrested on suspicion of theft as they had a large quantity of toiletries with them.
Extensive enquires were made and it was established that the toiletries had been stolen from the Spar Supermarket on Mill Hey, Haworth.
PC Alex Allen said "This incident is a great example of how important it is for members of the public to report suspicious activity. Because of this phone call, two prolific shoplifters were arrested within 30 minutes of the crime being committed and the stolen property was recovered."
A 32 year old and a 33 year old male from Keighley have now been charged with the offence and are next due in court on the 5th May 2010.
Crossroads Attempt Robbery (update) - Youth SentencedIn relation to a below article regarding a 14 year old youth being arrested and charged with attempted robbery at Crossroads Park, the update is as follows.....on Friday 23rd April the male pleaded guilty at Bingley Youth Court to the offence and was sentenced there and then by the magistrates. The youth was given a 4 month curfew of 20:00pm-07:00am daily to an address in Keighley and a Rehabilitation Order until January 2011. We have now commenced ASBO proceedings against the youth.
Community Payback At Work In Haworth
Haworth Village has benefited from a “Spring clean” this week (20th-23rd April) after offenders sentenced by the courts to Community Service were brought to the area to carry out unpaid work.
Community Payback is a scheme whereby offenders are tasked and supervised on site by the Probation Service with improving an area through small projects, such as removing graffiti or collecting litter.
In this case offenders were deployed to St Michael’s Church in Haworth to assist in tidying up areas of overgrowth within the grounds and surrounding pathways.
A spokesperson for the Worth Valley NPT said, “This is a real case of ‘Justice Seen, Justice Done’ and we are pleased that Haworth will benefit from this Community Payback request. We shall be putting in further bids for work to be carried out in the area and indeed anyone can suggest a project for Community Payback.”
Anyone interested in finding out more about the work of Community Payback can do so via
www.direct.gov.uk.
ASBO For Oakworth Offender (13th April)
The Worth Valley NPT in partnership with the District Anti-Social Behaviour Team and Bradford Council have been successful in obtaining an interim Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) against a 30 year old male from the Sunhurst Close area of Oakworth.
Since 2009 the male has been arrested on 38 different occasions for offences relating to drunken behaviour and public disorder as well as under the authority of fail to appear warrants issued by the courts. The majority of these incidents were committed in the Oakworth area.
The ASBO prevents the male from entering anywhere in the villages of Oakworth, Haworth and Crossroads, except whilst being on public transport or using a taxi and the male can no longer be in possession of open alcohol at all in any public place within West Yorkshire. The male is also prohibited from being drunk in a public place and causing any type of annoyance or nuisance within the county.
Breach of this interim ASBO carries a power of arrest which could lead to a maximum of 5 years imprisonment.
A spokesperson for the Worth Valley NPT said, “This is another example of our commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour in the area. This particular male continued to commit low level criminal acts despite numerous arrests and court appearances over the last 2 years. This interim ASBO will now prevent him for causing problems within the Worth Valley and any breach of this will lead to arrest and possibly prison.”
The spokesperson added, “The area in and around Holden Park is our agreed PACT priority for the village and our work with partner agencies to minimise anti-social behaviour continues.”
Easter holidaysOver the Easter school holidays we have dealt with a significant increase in calls for service to all of our local parks in The Worth Valley, with particular emphasis on Crossroads Park, regarding “nuisance youths” and anti-social behaviour.
School holidays coupled with warmer weather is always going to bring out more young people to nearby parks and the majority of youngsters that we have spoken to have been well behaved and have made correct use of the facilities.
We do recognise, however, that a small minority of youngsters do cause problems for nearby residents and other park users and we wish to make it clear that this is not acceptable.
A number of identified youths have been visited at their home addresses and spoken to in front of their parents. It’s usually been the case that their parents had no idea of what activities were taking place and steps have now been taken to ensure that parents know of their child’s whereabouts in future.
Our increased patrols in the Crossroads area have lead directly to one arrest and charge of note. In the early evening on the 17th April, Worth Valley officer PC Gallimore was on patrol at Crossroads Park when she received a report of an allegation of a personal robbery. It was alleged that a youth had robbed a 23 year old male with learning disabilities of his mobile telephone at this location. Within a few hours the 14 year old male youth from Ingrow had been arrested and he has now been charged with attempted robbery. Not only that, the youth has now been remanded by the courts into secure accommodation, awaiting his next hearing at court.
We hope that this shows that the full force of the law will be used to keep our parks and wider communities safe.
We have already informed the Park Ranger service of our increased calls and have asked that they pay extra attention to our parks. We shall also be informing Youth Services of the situation at our next Ward Officer Team meeting on the 21st April.
We are confident that with youths returning to school and all agencies increasing their work in the area, any problems encountered by residents will again be absolute minimal, as is normal for the Crossroads area.
‘Bogus Burglar’ Charged
Residents across The Worth Valley area are being urged to always take care when dealing with door to door sales people. The advice comes after the arrest and charge of a 27 year old male from Bradford, for offences of burglary and fraud, after it is alleged that the male stole money from one elderly home owner and defrauded another elderly resident out of a large amount of cash. The incidents happened in the Bingley and Cottingley areas of the division.
The majority of sales people who may call at your door will be genuine, but sometimes someone may turn up unannounced with the intention of tricking their way into your home or putting undue pressure onto the occupant to pay for services. The Neighbourhood Policing Team wish to remind all residents, particularly the elderly or vulnerable within the community, to always follow these simple guidelines:
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Lock. Always keep your doors locked, even when you are at home
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Stop. Before answering the door, stop and think if you are expecting someone. Look through a spy hole or window to see who it is before opening the door.
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Chain. If you decide to open the door, keep the door chain on whilst speaking to the caller.
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Check. Check the identity of any door to door callers carefully, you may wish to look up businesses in the phone book or similar. Genuine callers will be happy to wait.
The charges against the male were brought as a result of a joint investigation between the local Neighbourhood Policing Team, Neighbourhood Investigation Unit and divisional CID.
Commenting on the case, Sergeant Mark Wheeler of the Bingley & Worth Valley NPT said, “As a result of previous crime prevention initiatives and Officers being pro-active by engaging with residents within the community, such instances of bogus burglars are very rare throughout the area. However it is good common sense to always obtain quotes from several different companies if you require work to be undertaken at your home and nobody should feel under pressure to accept offers of work or requests for advanced payments.”
“Bogus Callers or Rogue Traders will deliberately choose to target the elderly or vulnerable. The vigilance of neighbours can help the Police to prevent and detect such offences by reporting suspicious sales people to us.”
“We ask anyone who would like further information on home security or crime prevention to contact one of the team or the volunteers at the Haworth Police & Community Contact Point.”
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