Monday, June 05, 2006
Police Update
Regular meetings between Councillors and the police have been taking place since Inspector Dave Offside took over the running of the Rumney Sector (includes Llanrumney, Rumney, Trowbridge, St. Mellons and Pontprennau).
We have been keen to monitor police activity in the area, to assist them where we can and be kept informed about crime levels in the sector. The Inspector recently supplied the following figures:
Calls to the police during March: 1,650 of which 523 were reports of anti-social behaviour. Police arrested 119 people and charged 34. Of the rest 27 people have deferred bail (allowing time to gather evidence), 19 were innocent, 13 are to attend court by warrant, 4 received cautions, 10 received fixed penalties, 4 were reprimanded and 3 received final warnings.
A third of all reports are about anti-social behaviour. Last year the police in our part of Cardiff issued 161 first stage ASBO letters, 32 second stage and 7 third stage letters. 6 Behavioural contracts and 3 full ASBOs were imposed.
The police tell us that, in theory from November the sector will be getting extra staff, police officers and more Police Community Support Officers will be introduced.
Finally you are invited to meet the police and councillors at monthly Partnership and Community Team (PACT) meetings. The first meeting will be on 28th June from 7pm to 8.30pm at Trowbridge Infants School.
PACT meetings will be held each month and residents will be able to vote on up to three issues they think the police should deal with and then at the next meeting question them on their performance! Should be interesting.
Councillor Monica Walsh
We have been keen to monitor police activity in the area, to assist them where we can and be kept informed about crime levels in the sector. The Inspector recently supplied the following figures:
Calls to the police during March: 1,650 of which 523 were reports of anti-social behaviour. Police arrested 119 people and charged 34. Of the rest 27 people have deferred bail (allowing time to gather evidence), 19 were innocent, 13 are to attend court by warrant, 4 received cautions, 10 received fixed penalties, 4 were reprimanded and 3 received final warnings.
A third of all reports are about anti-social behaviour. Last year the police in our part of Cardiff issued 161 first stage ASBO letters, 32 second stage and 7 third stage letters. 6 Behavioural contracts and 3 full ASBOs were imposed.
The police tell us that, in theory from November the sector will be getting extra staff, police officers and more Police Community Support Officers will be introduced.
Finally you are invited to meet the police and councillors at monthly Partnership and Community Team (PACT) meetings. The first meeting will be on 28th June from 7pm to 8.30pm at Trowbridge Infants School.
PACT meetings will be held each month and residents will be able to vote on up to three issues they think the police should deal with and then at the next meeting question them on their performance! Should be interesting.
Councillor Monica Walsh
