Over the past month there have been 35 incidents reported to us from Buckfastleigh.
We have had 17 crimes reported to us from the town which include 3 assaults, 1 crime for the possession drugs, 1 harassment offence, 3 criminal damages, 3 arson offences, 4 theft and 1 possession of offensive weapon. One male arrested for harassment which was domestic related.
On Sunday 9th September police received a report of fire at the allotments on Fore Street Buckfastleigh. One male was arrested at the scene for arson, possession of offensive weapon and possession of drugs. The fire was quickly contained and the only injuries were smoke inhalation to the detained person. He is on police bail pending further enquiries.
On Monday 1st October at Dial Motors Garage police received a report of a robbery. 2 local males were arrested for this offence a short distance from the scene and shortly after the commission of the crime by officers responding to the call. Whilst they were detained searches were conducted in the area by one of our dog units, supported by the helicopter and numerous other units, some of whom had come up from Ivybridge. Local CID officers also attended the scene to begin an investigation. As a result of all the enquiries made on the night, and the result of further searches conducted the next morning one of the males has been charged with the offence of robbery whilst the other has been bailed to allow us progress further enquiries. The charged male appeared in court on Wednesday 3rd October and was remanded in custody pending further court appearances. The actions of the cashier cannot be praised enough and almost certainly assisted in the apprehension of those involved. This sort of offence, thankfully, is a rare occurrence across South Devon and more importantly in places like Buckfastleigh.
No crimes were reported to us from the Dean Prior area. 4 incidents were reported to us 3 related to the A38 and 1 was a domestic incident.
From the West Buckfastleigh area we have had 1 crime reported to us which was a theft of a leisure battery. There were 8 incidents reported to us of which 3 related to a possible rave which turned out to be a private party., 2 reports related to suspicious persons/vehicles, whilst 1 was in relation to an allegation of dangerous
From Holne we have had 3 crimes reported to us which include the theft of diesel from a tank and 2 thefts from vehicles in Holne and Vennford, where cash and cards were stolen. We have seen an increase in the number of vehicles being broken into when parked at local beauty spots. We have increased patrols in the areas and have deployed one of our vehicles that is equipped with a multitude of cameras to catch the offenders in the act of breaking into a car. Please take time to secure your valuables away from prying eyes when you leave your car and also take steps to ensure that you do not let anyone see you doing this.
Over the next month we will be out and about speaking to local resident s to identify those issues that currently affect people’s quality of life in the area. From this process we will set our priorities for the next few months, with the updates going on our neighbourhood webpage.
We can be contacted via the central switchboard no. 101 or via e-mail –Teignbridge@devonandcornwall.
Police Sgt Ian Stevens, PC 4939 Alison HOOPER, PCSO 30577 Tamzin CAMPBELL-MOSELEY
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