Neighbourhood policing team
Your Neighbourhood Policing Team is a group of Cumbria Police officers dedicated to serving your community by focusing on local crime, disorder and quality of life issues.
We work closely with local authorities, partner agencies, community leaders and residents to decide on policing priorities for your neighbourhood through the Local Focus Hubs.
By working together we aim to find solutions to longstanding local problems while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Cumbria.
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Crimes and priorities
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Action taken:
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Road safety concern – Speeding and ASB Driving Melmerby/Hartside/Lazonby/KO
Action taken:
- Days of action have been held by officers focusing on the reported issues. Multiple Traffic Offence Reports have been issued.
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Priority:
ASB in Alston Town
Action taken:
- Joint visits with partner agencies to key individuals in the area. Banning letters issued and crimes being investigated.
- Recent shoplifting series in the town with ASB outside the shops causing distress to local staff & community – this has been addressed by the NPT and offenders have been identified and reported for offences. Local businesses have been assisted by PCSO hand-delivering shop banning letters to the offenders and making local police presence felt.
- No repeat of any youth ASB issues this month following interventions – teenagers identified have received AntiSocial Behaviour Contracts and referrals were made to the police Child Centred Policing Team with positive results including improved school attendance.
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Priority:
Concerns about drug dealing and activity in Alston.
Action taken:
- Hot Spot patrolling of areas to target drug offences.
- Good intelligence gathered with the help of the community, individuals identified and being actively targeted, again working with neighbouring forces where appropriate.