Chester Local Policing Unit

Chester South.

Newsletter — August 2017

Sergeant Andy Davies

PC Gareth Lawrence

Lache & Handbridge

PC Victoria Hazlewood

Hoole & Newton.

PC Tony Carmon

Dodleston, Eccleston , Huntin-

ton, Pulford & Great Boughton.

PCSO Lauren Davies

Handbridge Park, Pulford &

Eccleston.

PCSO Steve Edmonds

Newton & Kingsway

PCSO Autumn Crocombe

Lache & Dodleston

PCSO Neil Denby

Great Boughton & Hun-

tington

PCSO Keith Bartlett

Hoole

The South Beat Team

News Stories From Your Local Area

Kingsway and Newton

Panna Football Limeswood Fields

PCSO Steve Edmonds over the summer holi-

days set up Panna Cage Football events on

Limewood Fields. Forty local children

attended and played Panna Football with

officers and Streetworx. This is a great event

for the area and allows local children to

meet their local officers in a fun and engag-

ing way. Also Steph Oscroft from Chester FC

came and helped the children improve their

football skills.

Kingsway Sports

PCSO Steve Edmonds has also being running sport activity sessions with Libbie

Stock from Sanctuary Housing. Theses sessions have been weekly and involve

children playing sports such as Tennis, Rugby, Rounder's, Football and more. It’s

a great scheme that encourages local children to stay active during the summer

holidays.

News Stories From Your Local Area

Kingsway and Newton

Drug Dealing Arrests Made

Residents had reported issues with drug dealing around

the area of the Greenway and Northgate ponds to the

local team. Local officers patrolled the area and appre-

hended and arrested three males who were believed to

be dealing drugs in the area. Intelligence from the local

community is vital to continue this work. If you are

affected by drug dealing in your area pass the information to your local officers or via 101.

Removal of a tent from the Northgate Ponds

Concerned residents and park users reported a tent pitched in

the Northgate Ponds. PCSO Steve Edmonds attend the area

and located the tent but with no persons within.

He issued a 24hour eviction notice and returned the next day

and spoke with the individual and advised of local centres and

projects that they could attend to help with rough sleeping.

The individual cooperated and vacated the area.

Chester City and Chester South Beat Management team work together to deal with sus-picious activity

A member of the public called Cheshire Police to report suspicious activity in the City Cen-tre having seen people injecting themselves in daylight hours in a public place. PC DUCK-WORTH attended the location where 2 males ran off. A foot chase through the City com-menced which lead to both males being detained which resulting in a 48 hour dispersal notice being issued to both males preventing them from returning to Chester due to suspi-cion they were supplying drugs.

Less than 48 hours later, PC HAZLEWOOD was on foot patrol on the Greenway Cycle Path near to Northgate Ponds following local concerns about suspicious behaviour in the area. PC HAZLE-WOOD then sighted the same males from the previous incident, both males ran off from but were located hiding in a nearby garden. Both males were arrested and bailed to attend court at a later date for breaching their dispersal

notices.

News Stories From Your Local Area

Lache

VPX Victoria Park Experience

On the 8th of August PCSO Autumn Crocombe with PCSO Tapley and Libbie

Stock, the youth worker for Sanctuary housing took, 40 local children to the

VPX day out in Warrington. Five of these children were girls from the Lache ar-

ea. The children took part in lots of activities such

as Climbing, football, zorbing, cycling, wheelchair

rugby and much more. The day was only possi-

ble because of the generous funding we received

from Sanctuary Housing, Cllr Houlbrook and Cllr

Bryan and Tesco Express Upton kindly donated

packed lunches for everyone. So we would like to

say a big thank you to them all!

Panna Football

PCSO Autumn Crocombe has run Panna sessions in the Lache and Dodleston

with PCSO Davies. This is a

great event for the area

and allows local children

to meet their local officers

in a fun and engaging way.

News Stories From Your Local Area

Lache

Lache Sports

PCSO Autumn Crocombe has

been assisting Libbie Stock,

the youth worker for Sanctu-

ary Housing with Lache Sports. This is a project that encourages children in

the area to stay active during the holidays and teaches them new sports and

games. The sessions include Chester FC attending to show the children their

skills and teach them how they can do it too. Also they can play tennis, rugby,

badminton and rounder's. Its on the Sycamore Field every Tuesday 1300—

1500

Click and Climb

PCSO Autumn Crocombe and Libbie Stock took 8 children from the Lache to

Flip out to try click and climb. They children had a great time and got to try

something new.

News Stories From Your Local Area

Hoole

Traffic Priority Hoole Lane

During August 2h to the 25th the Trucam speed camera was deployed on Hoole

Lane. Each day up to 300 vehicles went through and in the whole week only 11

vehicles were found speeding and were sent to central ticket office for prosecu-

tions. This event was supported by the local residents and organised by your local

beat team.

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All areas

Kingway and Newton

You said: Residents reported drug dealing around the area of Northgate Ponds It was reported by concerned members of the local community that there was a tent pitched in Northgate Ponds. Over August, the have been a number of reports regarding rough sleepers and begging in the area of the Fountains Roundabout. We did: The local policing unit apprehended and arrested 3 males who were believed to be deal-ing drugs in Northgate ponds and also 1 male for possession of a bladed article on the Greenway. PCSO Edmonds attended the area and found the tent but with no persons inside. A 24 hour eviction notice was issued without the individual present. The following day PCSO Edmonds revisited the area and spoke with the individual direct and advised of local cen-tres that he could attend who deal with rough sleeping and offer different options to help. The individual cooperated and vacated the area. Regular patrols are currently being conducted and individuals are being dispersed accord-

ingly and given information on help and housing

Hoole

You Said Complaints about speeding vehicles on Hoole Lane Chester. We Did Tru cam speed gun deployed vehicles will be receiving either driver awareness course or a fine and points. You Said Drug dealing in Alexandra Park We Did

Extra patrols in the area to disrupt dealers.

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All areas

Lache

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Off road bikes riding on the LAPPA filed

Anti-Social behaviour in previous summer holidays

We did

Patrols of the area and intelligence gathering Council to lock the gates

The local PCSO has put on events such as Panna football, VPX, Click & Climb and Lache

Sports to engage with youths and to encourage them to make better choices

Great Boughton Vicars Cross

You Said Reports of persistent ASB outside Queens Road shops affecting businesses. We did We have patrolled the area extensively, placing the area on Operation Argent and have encouraged young people to use other locations such as Queens Road playing fields & Thackery Drive.

Handbridge Park