Fosse Villages

It has been reported to Leicestershire Police that the community are growing concerned around individuals presenting themselves in suspicious circumstances which sub-sequentially involve drug dealing or the intake and misuse of illegal substances.

Hot spots have been regularly patrolled and members of the community who are regularly in touch with the beat team have supplied the beat team with significant intelligence and CCTV which helps us develop a broader picture in dealing with this issue.

General ASB could be targeted harrassment or general nuisance behaviour. Whether that be youths loitering/congregating and causing distress to the local community, or minor low level neighbour disputes which involve in behaviour that requires intervention by the appropriate agencies such as Police, Housing Associations and/or Blaby District Council.

Officers have been working on a particular ongoing neighbour dispute in Sapcote on Moores Close which has led to offences being committed. Along with progressing these cases, it’s been a busy couple of weeks for the beat team while they engage with Blaby District Council and the housing officers. Subsequentially despite the issues continuing the right proceedings have been put in place against those involved in terms of the issuing of a Community Protection Warning.

Road safety and speeding through the villages has been identified to be the highest reported issue for the NH24 Fosse Villages Beat.

The beat team have launched a Speeding Operation across two beats on the Blaby District, the Fosse Villages and the Braunstone and Thorpe Astley Beat, after the recent road traffic collisions that occurred in Elmesthorpe. Those that are aware of this will have seen the extent of the damage and impact it had on the community, seeing such vehicles conduct such poor driving behaviour, leading to terrible RTC's. The driver of one vehicle had sustained quite serious injuries and after spending a substantial amount of time in hospital, shortly after, paid a visit to police custody after being arrested for dangerous driving and possession of Class A drugs with the intent to supply. After a search of the vehicle, it was found that the rear of the vehicle had numerous boxes of Class A drugs.