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Worth NPT NewsLocal Priorities and News RoundupOur Local Priorities in your Neighbourhood are :
News RoundupLast updated 15/8/2010 Under age drinking not tolerated Experienced Police Constable joins the team. 26/7/2010 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". 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. 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. 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. ‘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: 1) Lock. Always keep your doors locked, even when you are at home 2) 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. 3) Chain. If you decide to open the door, keep the door chain on whilst speaking to the caller. 4) 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. 
Details of any "Caught On Camera" appeals will be placed here. Your Local ContactsWorth Valley NPT Officers:
When Officers are already dealing with incidents and are not contactable via their mobile telephones, then The Worth Valley Neighbourhood Policing Team can also be contacted through our Force Call Bureau on 0845 6060606. In an emergency where there is danger to life or a crime in progress, always dial 999.
Hate Incident Reporting Centres - Bradford Partners and Communities Together Meetings (PACT)PACT ( Partners and Communities Together Meetings) are now carried out monthly for the residents of The Worth Valley. This will be your chance to have your say direct to your local neighbourhood officers and council area coordinators and find out exactly what work both agencies have been doing in your area. To ensure ease of access for all residents of the area, the location for the meetings will rotate monthly between Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope and Stanbury. Please also see "forthcoming contact opportunities" for details on how you can see your local Officers. Forthcoming Contact OpportunitiesPolice and Community Contact Points and Opening Hours:
Worth Valley Parish Council Meetings, Neighbourhood Forums and Community Groups: Officers from your NPT will also be attending at the following Parish Council Meetings, Neighbourhood Forums or Community Meetings: Community Speedwatch Operations
This part of the website lists details of our Community Speedwatch Operations. We recognise that tackling and dealing with speeding motorists is important to residents across The Worth Valley. Details of speeding vehicles are recorded by the Officers and warning letters are sent out to the registered keeper of the vehicles in the first instance. Further enforcement is later carried out by the team in company with their colleagues from the Divisional Roads Policing Department. The penalty for speeding is usually a £60 fine and 3 penalty points. If you would like to join one of your local Officers to undertake a Speedwatch Operation, or would like to nominate an area for us to do this, then please get in touch. Rawdon Road, Haworth Pcso Farooq Hussain carried out a Speedwatch on Rawdon Road, Haworth between 1100 and 1150 hrs on the 17th August. The speed limit is 30 mph and 14 vehicles were seen exceeding this with one vehicle travelling at 45 mph. On this occasion advisory letters will be sent to the offenders. Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope On 17/08/10 from 1235 - 1255 hrs Pcso Farooq Hussain carried out a speed watch on Hebden Bridge Road. The speed limit on that stretch of road is 40 mph. During the Speedwatch 3 vehicles were in excess of the speed limit with two vehicles travelling at 50mph. On this occasion advisory letters will be sent to the offenders. Haworth / Oakworth On 18/08/10, PCSO Helen Wynn-Evans carried out a speed watch on Mytholmes and Providence Lane, Haworth/Oakworth. Oxenhope Between 10.50-11.45 on the 27/08/10 PCSO Farooq Hussain carried out a speed watch at Marsh Lane / Sun Street. 27 vehicles came past, of which 5 were speeding. Advisory letters will be sent to the offenders. Between 12.00-12.30 on the 27/08/10, PSCO Hussain carried out speed watch at Station Road. Of the 23 vehicles that came past, 4 were speeding. The highest speed recorded was 25 mph and the drivers will be sent advisory letters. You Said ... We DidYou said: Local youths were causing damage to cars and harassment to residents of Baden Street, Haworth by their behaviour We did:
Changegate Car Park, Haworth VillageThe Police often receive calls, mainly from visitors to the Haworth area, about their vehicle being clamped in the car park at Changegate, Haworth. Please note that Changegate car park is not a Council managed car park and neither the Council nor the Police have any jurisdiction over vehicles that are clamped there. The Police will not get involved in civil disputes about being clamped on this car park and the only way to attempt to get your money back if you believe that you have been unlawfully clamped is through the courts. We recommend that all visitors to the area research the many car parking options that are available to them. There are three Council run car parks in Haworth, these are Weavers Hill car park next to The Haworth Old Hall Public House (£4 all day parking,) Gas Street car park at the bottom of Mill Hey (£1.50 all day parking with 20 minutes free) and The Bronte Parsonage car park (£4 all day parking.) To promote good crime prevention we ask that all valuables, including Sat-Nav systems, are either removed from their cars or hidden from display when using any car park in the area. *please note that West Yorkshire Police are not responsible for the content of the external web site links. |
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