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Aldridge Central and South Neighbourhood

Sergeant Mari Amos
Telephone:	101 ext 7883 6590
Email:	aldridgecentralandsouth@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk

Sergeant Joanne Winters
Telephone:	7882 6590
Email:

PC 7085 Bentley
PC 20719 Mukesh Lal
PC 6571 Pemberton
PC 6660 West
PCSO 30404 Palmer

Priorities and Issues

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Your neighbourhood team are currently working with the community and partners to address the following:

Scrap Merchants causing a nuisance to members of the public visiting the Council Wate Disposal Site, Merchants Way, Aldridge.
We have received a number of calls from members of the public and unit owners stating that they are being harassed by scrap merchants whilst utilising the waste disposal facilities. Scrap merchants are harassing members of the public who are disposing scrap metal at the facilities.
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Scrap Merchants causing a nuisance at Merchants Way.: Regular patrols have been conducted at this location by officers from the local neighbourhood team. Details have been obtained of all scrap merchants who have been seen at this location. Partners from Walsall Council enforcement team have been contacted and are aware. There have been no recent complaints by members of the public, however neighbourhood officers will continue to monitor this location through regular patrols.
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Vehicle ASB at Aldridge Community Centre.
We have received calls from local residents complaining about vehicles being driven in an anti-social manner on the Community Centre car park. This is mostly happening on a weekend from 9pm onwards and is causing a nuisance and disturbance to local residents.
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Vehicle ASB at Aldridge Community Centre.: Officers from the local neighbourhood are continuing to patrol this location, however there has been a significant reduction in complaints in recent weeks. Walsall Council have temporarily placed a domehawk camera at the location to monitor anti social behaviour and capture any evidence of offences. A public meeting has now been arranged at the community centre from 1900-2000hrs on Monday 17th June to give the public an opportunity to discuss this issue with partner agencies. If you are directly affected by vehicle ASB in Aldridge please come along to the meeting.
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What do these mean?

How can you get involved?
The Prince's Trust - for 16 to 25 year olds.
West Midlands Police are working closely with the Princes Trust programme and Wolverhampton College to offer a free development course for 16 - 25 year olds.

The course is run from Brownhills police station and lasts for 12 weeks.

The programme is designed to improve and develop skills and offer further education and training to help the attendees find work.

It is a personal development programme which, through practical support including training and teamwork in the community, helps them realise their potential whilst developing their confidence, motivation, communication skills and self esteem.

The students build a portfolio of certificates through various activities, including a week spent taking part in team building challenges. They are also required to take part in a community project, for which they must help raise funding. They practice interview techniques, learn how to write a CV and complete two weeks work experience.

At the end of the course the students deliver a presentation to family and friends which is usually very emotional and a credit to their achievements.

The Team Leaders for Brownhills are PC James Ellingworth and PCSO Karen Baker. Commenting on the programme PC Ellingworth said: &'The students work very hard and gain valuable life experience through the course.&'

&'Through the support given by the Prince's Trust, the young people have new goals and ambitions. It is a pleasure to work with them and see them achieve so much.&'

For more information on the Team Programme or how to take part please call one of the team leaders on 07919 411 156 or visit the website at www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/princes_trust.

Set up your own Neighbourhood Watch

Set up your own Neighbourhood Watch, a proven way to reduce crime.

Households in active neighbourhood watch schemes tend to experience less crime as they are more aware of their personal and home security and pay more attention to what is going on in their street.

Regular contact with neighbourhood policing teams brings greater awareness of what is going on in their area. In addition, being part of neighbourhood watch brings other benefits, for example:
'Relay' messages - the relay system is a free automated messaging system that is used to send out crime prevention and other messages to neighbourhood watch co-ordinators.
Regular newsletters.
Access to other services, offered by the Home Office, Safer Walsall Partnership and West Midlands Police
Cheaper home insurance!
Neighbourhood watch street signs available free of charge.

You can be assured of plenty of support from the police and fellow co-ordinators. The amount of work involved is minimal, and setting up a scheme is very easy.

To find out more or to arrange a face to face meeting ring Kevin Pitt on 01922 439103 or email him on k.pitt@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk. You can also visit the Neighbourhood Watch website at www.ourwatch.org.uk for more information.

Meetings

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Neighbourhood Meetings

Date/Time	Meeting Type and Location
16 July 2013 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm	South Aldridge Neighbourhood Watch Meeting Aldridge Police Station Anchor Road Aldridge
17 September 2013 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm	South Aldridge Neighbourhood Watch Meeting Aldridge Police Station Anchor Parade Aldridge

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This form is not for reporting a crime - in an emergency always dial 999, in a non-emergency call 0345 113 5000. For general enquiries view the main West Midlands Police website.