Graffiti taggers in clearing up mess
28th July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
Two graffiti taggers had to clean up their own mess last night (27 July) on the St Peters estate.
Pc Steve Bales and Pc Tom Walkinshaw from the Spinney Hill neighbourhood team used new graffiti cleaning kits provided by the local authority to make community resolution faster with those identified.
The taggers Diamond, Zed and Muzi were out and about overseen by the two officers clearing up on Maidstone Road and Spinney Hill Park where they cleared up litter and cleaned graffiti off walls. Their work had to be sufficient to pass inspection which it did.
This type of resolution also allows time for the officers to speak about their offending and the effect it has on the wider community, as well as leaving the area cleaner than before.
Sentence for break in at School
26th July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
Andrew Wilson, 19 years, of Milnroy Road, Leicester was sentenced for a Burglary at St Pauls Roman Catholic School, Evington which happened in December 2009 where a projector was stolen.
He was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court today (26 July 2010) to 12 months community service.
Wilson was also ordered to pay £1600 for a new projector.
Sentence for criminal damage in Coleman
21st July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
Kyle Slaney, 24 years, of 35 Barnes Heath Road was sentenced at Leicester Magistrates Court on 13 July 2010 for causing criminal damage to a motor vehicle and council property on 4 and 6 June 2010.
He received a total of 14 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months and a 12 month supervision order with 60 hours unpaid work and £200 compensation to Leicester City Council.
PCSO recovers stolen cycle
21st July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
Pcso Sam Trantom was in hot pursuit of two people on Evington Street following reports of some suspicioius behaviour on July 8 2010. This meant he had to leave his trusty pedal cycle in the road while he pursued over gardens and fences.
On his return to Evington Street a witness described someone taking his cycle even though it was clearly marked as POLICE property.
Yesterday (July 20 2010) Pcso Sam Trantom saw his cycle being ridden by someone in the area and detained the suspect and cycle.
The male was arrested by officers and was later charged with theft of the cycle and a drug related offence. The male will appear before Leicester Magistrates today (July 21 2010) following his remand into custody.
24 weeks imprisonment for threats and assault
15th July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
On 14 July 2010 Bhavesh ODEDRA, 27 years, formerly of Hextall Road, Leicester was sentenced at Leicester Magistrates Court for 24 weeks imprisonment for Threats to Kill, Common Assault and breaching his suspended sentence.
He was also given a restraining order for two years not to enter Hextall Road or make contact with his victim.
The offences wee committed on 9 June 2010.
Ottowa Road Priority Update
15th July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
The neighbourhood team for Spinney Hills has been busy this week in the Ottowa Road Priority the community told us about.
Pc Reg Varney, on Monday 12 July, was quick to identify some suspicious activity when on patrol in the area of Ottowa Road and detained three people who were searched and arrested subsequently for possession with intent to supply class B drugs.
Following this Pc Claire Jackson was then on Tuesday 13 July, saw a further group that matched those described by local residents causing anti social behaviour, and upon stopping them she arrested a male who lived nearby and was charged with possession of controlled drugs and offences relating to his premises being used in relation to drugs.
The team also seized over a £1000 in cash believed to be proceeds of crime.
The St Matthews Housing office and the neighbourhood team are working to ensure that the resident charged in that area does not continue his activity further which neighbours are pleased to have seen the action taken so far.
Clean up on Sparrow Park clear to see
8th July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
The team of police officers, street wardens and parks officers managed within a few hours to clear away graffiti of walls, overgrown untidy foilage, replant bushes and plants in the displays and trim bushes so its easier to see in from outside.
They all enjoyed the work and a number of local residents and park users watched on as the improvements were made.
The improvements will certainly make the park more attractive to the local community and better visibility from outside will discourage people drinking alcohol in the area and make it easier to tackle the reducing problem in that small area.
Mop and Bucket approach to anti social behaviour
8th July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
In the last week the Neighbourhood officers on St Matthews have been patrolling in plain clothes the stairwells in and around Ottowa Road as part of their activity to tackle the issues reported by residents.
While doing so they found a young man who admitted using the block to smoke some cannabis and although none was found on him he apologised for not considering the thoughts of the residents.
As part of his apology the neighbourhood team have arranged for him to get a mop and bucket and clean the stairwells for the residents. While doing this I am sure that he will have time to reconsider his actions in future.
Sparrow Park Priority Update
7th July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
The Coleman team have been busy in the last six weeks working with the local residents to identify the key times that Sparrow Park needed attention and then adapting their patrols with the City wardens and Parks Departments to be visible.
As a result there have been over 10 seizures of alcohol in the drinking ban area; two arrests, and a Warning Letter was delivered to a resident of Cottesmore Road who is consistently letting dogs off on a lead, and drinking in, or associating with people drinking in the park.
Today (July 7) there is a clean-up day with the neighbourhood team, Parks Department and City street wardens. So come along from 9.30am and see what changes happen in a few hours and meet your local teams from the Police and Council.
Atlas Close priority update
2nd July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
The Spinney Hill neighbourhood team has been working with residents and partner agencies, such as St Peters Housing Office, Leicester Anti Social Behaviour Unit, Social Services and others, to address the increase in graffiti, noise and nuisance in this area.
A problem teenager was identified and interventions implemented to prevent and redirect this person into other activities. Criminal offences had also been committed by this person resulting in them being issued with:
* A rehabilitation order for two years.
* A curfew for three months, starting from June 18 2010.
* An order not to associate with a specific individual for two years.
* A restraining order which means they cannot go to or enter Charnwood Walk in Leicester. This order lasts until 17/04/2011.
Since the intervention began in April 2010 there has been a reduction in the number of calls from neighbours and other residents. Since the sentence was passed at Leicester Magistrates Court there have been no calls from Atlas Close regarding the types of anti-social behaviour the neighbourhood team has been asked to resolve.
Charge and Remand for suspected Burglar
2nd July 2010, Insp Shane O'Neill
Following the arrest of two suspects on Wednesday (30 June) for a burglary on Evington Lane detectives have charged one of the men with the offence and he has been remanded to Leicester Magistrates Court today (2 July)
The second male has been bailed to return to the police to allow for further investigation.
