Neighbourhood Inspector for Rushcliffe Inspector Tim Cuthbert has given us his latest update.
“Firstly, I trust you had a good Christmas and New Year, and your New Year’s resolutions are still going strong!
“The hard work continues in Rushcliffe, with some superb results in combatting retail crime in West Bridgford – in particular from PC Matt Holden who’s recently charged one prolific offender with 27 offences, for which he received eight months in prison.
“Work to combat antisocial behaviour in Rushcliffe continues with good progress made.
“We’ve also sustained the considerable reduction of keyless entry car thefts following the spike in reports from September/October last year.
“I’m not complacent, however, and would still urge people to obtain a Faraday bag or box to keep your keys in, to help prevent these thefts.
“We’ve had some more superb proactive arrests in Nottinghamshire lately around this trend, and officers are on the look-out for any suspicious vehicles out in the area at night.
“Whilst theft of bikes has decreased, I’m keen to encourage Rushcliffe residents to partake in our regular bike marking events, so please keep your eyes out for these on our Facebook pages and Notts Alerts.
“I’ll be contacting some of our local businesses and hot spots which suffer from bike thefts to see how we can best support them to prevent future thefts.
“I’ve had a very productive meeting with our local partners involved in Neighbourhood Watch schemes, so thanks to those who give up their time to help make their communities safer.
“In terms of staffing for Rushcliffe, we bid a happy retirement to former Detective Pete Clegg who retired from policing after almost 40 years of service. Having served 30 years as a Detective, primarily working in Major Crime, he worked for several years in Rushcliffe on our Managed Incident Team.
“We wish him all the best as he moves on to a hopefully more relaxing time in retirement.
“Thanks for taking the time to read my updates, and again, I’d urge you if you’re concerned about something, please report it to Notts Police on 101, or if it’s happening now, 999.
“We depend on information from the local community and will act on it – as we have recently with the discovery of a considerable cannabis farm on Loughborough Road, where a male has been charged and remanded with drugs offences as a result of calls from the public. Well done to PS James Clayton for organising that operation.
“Together, we’ll keep Rushcliffe as a fantastic place to live, work and visit. Take care.”