Your Neighbourhood Policing Team
Your Neighbourhood Policing Team is a group of Merseyside police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.
We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Merseyside.
Crimes and priorities
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Action taken:
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Priority:
Drug dealing and associated anti-social behaviour
Action taken:
Local policing officers have been working in partnership with the local council and housing to address issues raised by residents. They have provided a visible presence and utilised plain clothed officers to tackle the issue. They have used specialist capabilities of E-Bikes to cover the area and target those who conduct illegal activity on E-Bikes, with some good results.
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Priority:
Drug dealing and the use of off road/quad motorcycles in and around Sutton Heath and Greenway
Action taken:
To tackle this issue officers have conducted a number of stop searches in the area, developed sufficient intelligence to execute a warrant at an address in Thatto Heath, whereby 2 young people were arrested for possession with intent to supply class B drugs. They have also been working in partnership with Torus Housing and council partners targeting tenants in possession of a number of off-road motorcycles, resulting in a surron bike being seized near Sherdley Road.
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Priority:
Drug dealing and anti-social behaviour relating to drug use continues to be a priority
Action taken:
Local policing officers have provided a visible presence to the area and identified a vulnerable female and problematic address. To ensure the female is safeguarded and to deter potential offenders committing crime officers have enlisted the support of a number of agencies and a re working in partnership with housing to combat this issue. They are working on developing evidence to ensure all enforcement options are considered.
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Priority:
Drug dealing and anti-social behaviour around the Australia Estate are a current priority for the team and Vehicle crime resulting in a number of golf clubs being stolen
Action taken:
Officers have carried out joint visits with Housing at problematic addresses, are gathering evidence for potential closures, and issued both verbal and written warnings. Extra patrols and attention continue in the affected areas to deter further offending.
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Priority:
Vehicle crime in particular theft of high value cars being stolen in the Thatto Heath area and drug dealing around the Australia Estate are a current priority for the team
Action taken:
No update available