Buckfastleigh Neighbourhood report – April 2012

The April Policing Neighbourhood Team's report for the Buckfastleigh is reproduced below. The bogus charity collectors at West Buckfastleigh is a cautionary tale for all of us:

Over the past month there have been 37 incidents reported to us from Buckfastleigh which covered a range of issues from people sleeping rough in the town to problems on the A38.

 

In total 7 crimes reported to us from the town which included 6 reports of criminal damage.  4 reports related to criminal damage being caused to vehicles in the Old Totnes Road area of the town which included a tyre valve was interfered with,  a motorcycle was damaged and a vehicle lock appeared to be  glued.  These incidents occurred between the 27^th and 30^th April.  These are all being followed up by the Neighbourhood Officer, PC Ali Hooper, and anyone with any information should contact her at Ashburton Police Station.

 

Another report of criminal damage came from the Market Street area where a vehicle had some very offensive wording scratched into the paint work during the night of the 28^th to the 29^th April.  This too is being investigated locally and anyone with any information should contact PC PERRINS also at Ashburton Police Station.

 

No crimes were reported to us from the Dean Prior area, though we had 6 incidents reported to us of which 5 related to the A38.

 

From the West Buckfastleigh area we have had no crimes reported to us. There were 3 incidents reported, 1 of which related to suspicious charity collectors.  A local resident called us when their suspicions were aroused and a call to the charity indicated that the males were not in fact linked to them.  Officers were quickly into the area but the vehicle was not found.  It is important that we are called quickly if you are suspicious of any incident, and if you receive a caller to your door always ask to see Identification.  All genuine callers will carry some form of identification with them and will show it on demand.

 

From Holne we have had no crimes reported to us.  3 incidents were reported to us which included a report of a dog being out of control and a prowler.   On further investigation the prowler report turned out to be deer, but again we are happy to receive such calls as we need your help to catch those who target our rural communities to commit crime.

 

We can be contacted via the central switchboard via number 101, or if you believe it to be an emergency by using the 999 line.  We can be contacted via e-mail toTeignbridge@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk

 

Police Sergeant Ian STEVENS

PC 4939 Alison HOOPER, 

PCSO 30454  Jonathan BOX

Special Constable Andy ROBERTS