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Meet The Streets

Reported Crime across the Metropolitan District is on the decrease however, the “Fear of Crime” is still ever present and tackling this is seen as one of our greatest ongoing challenges. The Safer Neighbourhoods strategy continues to develop excellent communication links within the community, and reassure the public of the continued work of your SNT to combat crime/ ASB. To this end Merton Police have created a strategy with the objective of visiting every household and retail/business premises on the Ward over the next 12-24 months period. The aim is to increase awareness of the SNT’s and our ongoing work and success’s, enhance communication links and advise residents of the complete coverage of established NHW’s, and continue the CommunitySafe project.

By obtaining e-mails and the consent of that person, they will agree to receive further updates from their local SNT via CommunitySafe.

Lower Morden SNT will be starting this strategy shortly; during this time high visibility patrols across the ward will continue. Officers will also be linking this work in with our attempts to install an alleygate in every alley in Lower Morden to assist crime prevention. The team will attend and give residents an update on what stage there alleygate scheme is at or try to start a new scheme in that road.

In the forthcoming weeks the team will be rolling out the Meet the Street initiative in Salcombe Drive, Dunster Ave and the few houses on Stonecot Hill.

The next public meeting that the team are holding is with PCSO Duncan PECK at Wyevale Garden centre on 24th July 2010 between 1200 - 1400 hrs.

The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk

Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Communitysafe 19th July 2010
Today Merton Police will launch Operation Lockdown, a three month burglary initiative which will employ a range of tactics to disrupt burglary, gain intelligence and arrest and convict offenders in identified hotspots across the Borough.

Whilst the number of burglary offences across the Borough remain relatively low, there has been a recent rise in the number of opportunist burglaries where entry has been gained through open windows and unlocked doors. Many of these could be avoided. Residents are reminded to lock doors and windows when they go out, to keep ground floor doors and windows closed and secure when they go to bed and not to leave expensive and valuable items in view of passers by. Simple measures and some extra care will go along way to preventing you from becoming a victim of burglary.
NEW REPORTING LINE FOR VICTIMS AND WITNESSES OF HATE CRIME
Tackling hate crime is a priority for Merton, which is why Merton has teamed up with Stop Hate UK to provide emotional and practical support for anyone, who has experienced hate crime.
Whatever your age, race, disability, sexual orientation or whether you are transgender, no one has the right to intimidate, hurt or harass you because they perceive you to be different.
Merton defines a hate crime as a ‘criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion or disability’.
If you feel you have been a victim of this crime you can report it to Stop Hate UK 24 hours a day. Stop Hate UK are an independent charity and everything you tell them is kept confidential. You have the option to remain anonymous if you wish. Stop Hate UK can be contacted by phone, email, text, post and online. Stop Hate UK can speak to victims about hate crime in their preferred language if required.

Telephone: 0800 138 1625
Website: www.stophateuk.org
Email: talk@stophateuk.org

The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Dear Ms McDonagh,

In response to your letter dated 6th July 2010 (Re: Crime and Anti Social Behaviour at Phipps Bridge).

We pay particular focus to the content of our MPs letters and an audit of our system reveals that we are not in receipt of your earlier letter (dated 1st July 2010). If the matters raised in the letter still require a response please would you be so kind as to re-send a copy and I will ensure I give them it my prompt attention.

Within your letter (6th July) you feel that the ‘the tennis’ is not really the point. I disagree. You are aware that the headline within the Wimbledon Guardian; …‘MP hits out at Mitcham police after shooting and triple stabbing’ within the article you are quoted “Police are more bothered about policing the Wimbledon Championships than the troubled streets of Mitcham the area’s MP has claimed…” Such headlines and supporting comments do little to promote community confidence or reassurance. (I am meeting with the editor and the journalist next week to express my concerns).

I have no doubt you will be able to forward details of the officers who stated that they were - “too busy to help you because of the Wimbledon Championships.” You are absolutely right, and I agree with you, such a message is inappropriate and I am looking for your help to identify and understand who within my command would say something which is so blatantly incorrect. I have made local enquires and no one recalls having had such a conversation.

I am sorry that at the meeting you felt that the impression given by police was that the Mitcham area was a low policing priority, quite the opposite is true. As discussed, my initial assessment of the boroughs deployment and demand profile reveals a substantial amount of our (finite) movable resources are given to the East of the borough. As an MP you will be conscious that as part of the conditions attached to Safer Neighbourhood teams funding arrangements the last government dictated that they should be ring fenced in their designated wards. I have briefed you in relation to my frustrations as to not having been allowed to move this valuable resource around the borough (however see further paragraphs for recent update).

You contend that there was a history of community unease in relation to groups of youths associating in the area and that the community members were concerned about numerous criminal and anti-social acts. The adage “You only know what you know” is a truism in relation to policing. Unless the residents report these issues to police we are unable to build an accurate intelligence picture and take appropriate action. As you are aware under ECHR legislation everybody has the right to associate freely without state interference. Without proper intelligence it is difficult to justify enforcement interventions. I will direct my safer neighbourhood teams to encourage increased reporting in order to give greater justification to future disruption activity.

You feel that ‘if the police had identified that there was a problem and had dealt with ‘the group’ appropriately the stabbings would not have taken place’. I am disappointed that you hold this view. As discussed this incident was spontaneous without any pre-planning. The offender was not known to police in the London area and there was nothing we could have done to prevent the crime from happening. Hindsight is a wonderful gift. When incidents like this happen people are quick to go to the press and it’s easy to blame the police. I readily acknowledge that we are the lead agency in relation to enforcement activity; however the causational factors which lead to criminality are many and varied.

The service (in my opinion) has a disappointing history of failing to respond to unfair criticism when many of the crime related social problems we face today are the result of years of failed parenting, failed education, failed social inclusion policies, ineffective border/integration policies and a distinct lack of investment in diversionary or rehabilitation activity. These failures are the responsibility of many, (including those in government) not just the police.

In this role I have ownership of the borough’s criminal intelligence profile and have a good understanding of those believed to be involved in more serious and organised crime. You are right (and I agree) that whether those intent on crime are members of a gang or otherwise is really a mute point. The more important issue is what is being done about it. I hope that when we next meet I can reassure you that we are trying hard to service the policing needs of the borough (although as discussed due to the legacy of national debt; continuing current operational capability will be an increasing challenge).

You have asked for a copy of the boroughs deployment profile. This is a restricted document as it specifically details both our operational capacity and capability. I will of course share the details with you when we next meet. I can however brief you on Merton’s policing model:

The borough’s operational workforce profile can be split into four main areas Response, Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT), CID and Operational Support. The Response officers deal with calls from the public and answer calls anywhere within Merton. The CID investigates reported crimes and deal with crime related prisoners, Operational support include the Merton crime squad, the Merton task force and other distinct units (i.e. the Merton sex offenders unit). They are deployed where the intelligence takes them (as stated predominantly in the East of the borough). The SNTs as discussed are rigid in number and are equally distributed (ring fenced in relation to movement) throughout the borough to provide local contact, visibility and reassurance. Apart from the SNT the deployment of resources is intelligence led & reactive to where crime is taking place. You are correct in your view that our ‘demand profile’ reveals that the majority of crime takes place within the East of the borough

It is also worthy of note that Merton is one of the boroughs affected by low crime rates within the MPS. As of last week the MPS had suffered 204918 Crimes so far this financial year. Merton is one of 32 London boroughs and in comparison we experienced 3670 which equates to just 1.8% of all London’s crime. A more strategic view could be that in light of the low Merton crime rate many of the boroughs resources would be better placed in the high crime rate boroughs (Lambeth, Hackney and Southwark etc.). This of course is something I hope to avoid as it is my intention to keep Merton crime levels as low as possible.

In my short time here so far, I have worked hard to understand the demands and constraints associated with delivering effective performance on the borough. Historic and entrenched ways of working will not deliver the performance needed in the new economic environment. In order to justify the retention of our current officer/staff numbers we will need to demonstrate how we can be both dynamic and flexible in meeting policing demands ensuring that we re-focus our activities where the public needs us most.

As you are aware Merton borough consists of twenty wards. We have recently completed comprehensive analysis of the borough in relation to crime mapping. Based on historical annual trends supported by management information and recent up to date intelligence it is clear that 5 wards present a real opportunity to improve our borough crime performance: Abbey, Colliers Wood, Cricket Green, Figges Marsh & Lavender Fields.

Starting Monday 19th July the borough will commence ‘Operation Lockdown’ which will be focused on preventing priority crimes in these 5 wards. A headline for this operation is that I have secured central agreement that I can pilot the concept of SNT staff on the remaining 15 wards providing substantial assistance to the Lockdown wards (although still aligned to their local wards). I am very excited about this opportunity for the borough to demonstrate both dynamism and flexibility as the rest of the MPS watches to see how it will work.

Reading your letter I am obviously delighted that you are committed to, and demonstrate, such a strong desire to ensure that the police provide a good service for all Merton’s communities. I totally share this view. I hope that we will be able to rely on your continued support in the future. As requested I will copy both your letter and this response to the community safe email group for sake of both completeness and closure.

Yours Sincerely

___________________________
Dick Wolfenden
Merton Borough Police Commander

Dear Mr Wolfenden

Re: Crime and Anti Social Behaviour at Phipps Bridge

Thank you for taking the trouble to write to me on 3 July about some comments I made to a journalist who was at the meeting I arranged to help the police reassure local people about policing on the Phipps Bridge estate. I spoke to the journalist after the meeting, after the conversation I had with you, and after the letter of 1 July that I wrote to you expressing my concerns about the meeting, to which I have yet to receive a reply.

The journalist attended the meeting, and he clearly felt that the approach of officers at the meeting was not as good as it could have been. I mentioned, as I did to you, that in my dealings with your officers they had told me that they were rather too busy to help me, due to the Wimbledon Championships. I hope it will be clear to you now that this is a totally inappropriate message to give a local community representative. However, the tennis is not really the point.

My concern was not about the high priority given to the tennis – although I do regularly hear complaints about this – but about the impression that was given at the meeting that Mitcham was a low priority. Although we are all very happy that you have found the suspects involved in the stabbing, more than a hundred residents would not have attended the meeting if they were not concerned about far wider issues. Specifically, they were concerned about numerous criminal and anti-social acts in the area by the same group of young men, including a drive-by shooting, various acts of intimidation, and an assault on a drinker.

As I explained to you on the phone and in my letter of 3 July, the response of officers at the meeting was to argue about the semantics of whether the group committing these acts was a gang or not. However, the truth is that if the police had identified that they were a problem and had dealt with them appropriately, the stabbings would not have taken place. Arguing about semantics was, therefore, seen by people at the meeting as unnecessarily argumentative, and as complacent.

Moving to your point about your recent examination of the Borough’s deployment profile, I would be grateful if you could let me have a copy of this profile. I am pleased that you believe the East of the Borough is as well serviced as the West, and should like confirmation from you that the deployment of resources is linked to the rate of crime in each neighbourhood. As you know, the crime rate in the East is approximately twice the rate of the West, and the rate in Cricket Green is roughly three times greater than in most of Wimbledon. Therefore for you to be satisfied that Mitcham “suffers no detriment in resource allocation”, I assume your figures will show that deployment is roughly three times greater in Phipps Bridge than in the West of the Borough, and roughly double in the rest of my constituency. Can you confirm that this is correct?

Finally, I can assure you I am absolutely determined in my efforts to ensure the police provide good public services for all of Merton’s communities. This is why I arrange regular opportunities for officers to promote their work at events I organise in Mitcham and Morden. Sometimes this is in response to particular crimes, but I have also arranged numerous meetings to introduce residents to their Safer Neighbourhood Teams, or to publicise the police’s ability to help deal with crime and anti-social activities in certain hotspots.

In this spirit, I will be contacting you separately in order to arrange a meeting in the Armfield Crescent area, where residents are worried that gang activity (or something very similar to gang activity) led to a separate shooting incident just over a week ago. It would be really good if the local police service could use this opportunity to show that they desperately care about our local residents and have a proper plan to ensure residents feel safer in their own neighbourhoods.

I hope that this is helpful, and look forward to your reply to this letter and that of 1 July. Since you have copied your correspondence to the Merton Community Safe email group, I am happy for you to circulate this letter to the same recipients on my behalf, or for you to let me have their details in order for me to email them all separately. I will, of course, only use those details for this purpose and not for any other reasons.

Yours sincerely,




Siobhain McDonagh

Lower Morden Communitysafe July 2010

It has been brought to the team’s attention that the garage burglaries are still occurring across the Ward. The main property being stolen by offenders at present would appear to be pedal cycles. Can the team emphasis to residents that if pedal cycles are being stored in sheds and garages that they are padlocked whilst being stored. The team also would ask residents that they record frame numbers of the pedal cycles. This then allows police to trace stolen property when in the hands of suspected offenders.
A useful website for residents to register the IMEI number of their mobile telephone and frame numbers of pedal cycles is the Immobilise website. www.immobilise.com. The details can be recorded and when necessary can be lost or stolen. When police come into contact with people with phones/ pedal cycle that cannot be accounted for or suspicious the IMEI/ frame number will be run through this system. When there is a phone/pedal cycle found on the system this allows police to contact loser’s and ensure offenders are prosecuted.
The team are trying to set up as many Alleygate Schemes as possible across the ward. This is to prevent access by allowed to opportunist thieves into these areas. Anyone interested in an alleygate scheme can email the team and officers will contact you and discuss these schemes.
The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Dear Ms McDonagh,

I am writing to you in order to express my concern in relation to the quotes apparently attributed to you within Thursday’s (1st July) Wimbledon Guardian: Headline “MP hits out at Mitcham Police after shooting and triple stabbing.”

Within the article you are quoted:- “Do they [the police] care at all? It seems they’re more bothered policing the All England Club than they are about the lives of people in Mitcham. Three people have been stabbed and less than a year earlier; a teenager was seriously injured in a drive-by-shooting. But the police want to argue over the semantics of what gang means.”

First and foremost our efforts are specifically directed at trying to keep ‘all’ Merton residents and those who frequent the borough as safe as possible. As you are aware London can present logistical challenges in relation to policing large and significant events. Over the course of any calendar year this borough will be expected to supply officers to help police these events which are held at various locations off the borough. The All England Tennis Championships are no different and we rely on reciprocal arrangements where significant numbers of external resources from other boroughs are drafted in to assist. The planning and preparation for the event is both thorough, detailed and takes into account the ongoing policing needs of the borough to ensure our day-to-day borough policing commitment is always maintained.

Within the article you make reference to instances of serious assaults which have been committed within your constituency. The police responded quickly and have charged an individual. I have met the victims and the family members who (contrary to the article) feel that Merton police have done a good job. For some time now we have been considering the intelligence picture which informs our deployment of resources. An examination of the borough’s most recent deployment profile reveals that the East (Mitcham) side of the borough is well serviced by deployable proactive resources (extra officers) and suffers no detriment in resource allocation when compared to the West side of the borough (Wimbledon).

I must confess that I am struggling to understand what point you are trying to make in relation to the ‘semantics of gangs’ issue, suffice to say that (no doubt like yourself) I have no time for men of violence. Whether or not individuals are ‘gang’ affiliated, I can assure you that the police are doing what they reasonably can to prevent and detect such instances of serious harm.

Although I am immensely proud of the work that is conducted on a daily basis by the officers on Merton borough, I don’t for one minute think that the police get it right on every occasion and there are always improvements that can be made. Rest assured that (contrary to your comments within the article) we actually do care very much and it’s because we care that irresponsible & sensationalised media coverage such as this can have a significant impact on staff morale.

Finally I welcome the views, challenges (and hopefully) support of other key public officials and hope that we are all united in our efforts to try and provide good public services for all of Merton’s communities.

Yours Sincerely

__________________________________
Dick Wolfenden
Merton Borough Police Commander

July 2010
DRIVE OUT VEHICLE CRIME
Come and get your free ‘Secur-I-Disc’ tamper proof tax disc holder as part of an ongoing campaign to drive out vehicle crime in the Borough. The ‘Secur-I Disc’ tax disc holder prevents the re-use of a tax disc, thereby making it pointless to steal.
Merton Police Crime Prevention Advisor PC Greg HUNT said, "This is our final intervention of the ‘Drive Out Vehicle Crime’ campaign which has been a real success in getting the message out to the public to take valuables with them and to secure their vehicles. We hope the Merton residents will continue in this trend to keep ‘theft from vehicle’ statistics down”. Your local Safer Neighbourhood Teams will continue to run smaller more local crime prevention events within the Community”.
The ‘Secur-I-Disc’ tamper proof tax disc holder are available free of charge at the vehicle crime road shows run by your local Safer Neighbourhood Teams or by contacting your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. For further crime reduction advice contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team.
For any further information please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team via the main Met Police website by telephone or by e-mail. If you wish to become a member of Community safe and sign up to free crime alerts and news of what your local safer Neighbourhood Team is up to please contact them direct or join via www.communitysafe.gov.uk

The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Communitysafe June 2010

CRIME ALERT
Over the last couple of days there has been an increase in lead and copper being stolen from properties across the ward. Lead has been stolen from porch roofs and bay windows and some copper from the church roof.
I have spoken to the Crime Prevention Officer for the Borough and he has made the following suggestions.
Properties can be protected by the use of anti climb paint which can be purchased from a decent hardware store.
Selectamark DNA grease and it is designed to protect outdoor material such as lead roofing and copper piping. 100ml according to the company literature will mark approximately 25 linear metres using a 3cm wide paintbrush.
The lead can be replaced using a lead substitute. The following website shows the type of products available. http://www.decra.co.uk/Products/Decra%20FormFlash.aspx.
The team would ask that if anyone does see people acting suspiciously then police can be contacted on 999 whilst the person is present.
The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Communitysafe 23rd June 2010

There was a Ward Panel Meeting on Thursday 17th June 2010. The Ward Panel has decided that the team will work on the following Ward Priorities.
1) Non Residential Burglaries including garages and industrial units
Although there has been a small number of recent reports to Police of crime, the Ward Panel feel that some more work in this area would assist with reassurance. The team will look to identify areas that are being targeted and where possible offer more crime prevention advice to the industrial units.
2) Residential Burglary
There has been an increase of burglaries throughout the ward. This is minimal but as always the entry by perpetrators is via rear alleys. However these offences appear to be concentrated around Garth Road. The long term plan for these alleyways is the erection of alleygates where requested and agreed by residents.
3) ASB in Open Spaces
Due to the coming of summer and the hanging around of youths and underage drinking it has been decided that this will be a priority. This will consist of the High Visibility Patrols and robust enforcement of the law. This will clearly be a priority during the longer days of July, August and September.

A useful website for residents to register the IMEI number of their mobile telephone is the Immobilise website. Email- www.immobilise.com. The details can be recorded and when necessary can be lost or stolen. When police come into contact with people with phones that cannot be accounted for or suspicious the IMEI number will be run through this system. When there is a phone found on the system this allows police to contact loser’s and ensure offenders are prosecuted.
Have Your Say on Policing in London
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is consulting on London's policing priorities and is interested in the opinion of people in your ward.
The MPA would be grateful if you could disseminate details of the consultation to your ward contacts including Key Individual Networks (KINs), ward panel members and anyone else who you think might like to take part.
People can take part in the consultation by completing a short questionnaire online (www.mpa.gov.uk/publications/policingplans/haveyoursay/) or calling 020 7202 0063 for a paper copy or telephone questionnaire.
The Have Your Say on Policing in London consultation closes on Friday 26 November 2010.
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer with the consultation.
The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Newsletter 12th June 2010

The next Neighbourhood Watch Meeting is being held on Wednesday 16th June 2010 at 19:30 hrs in Morden Baptist Chuch, Lower Morden Lane, Morden. There will be a talk from the Crime Prevention Officer Greg Hunt.

The next Ward Panel meeting will be held on Thursday 17th June 2010. At the meeting the SNT team will be given some more priorities to work on.

Some good work by the team to report this month.

The team have recently assited St Helier SNT with patrolling of the Fillipino festival in Morden Park on the weekend of 5th and 6th June. A good spirited family event attracting large crowds on both days.

On 28th May 2010, PC Stewart and the Met Status Dog team seized and destroyed an illegal pitbull dog from an address in Lynmouth Avenue, Morden. These came from reports from PCSO Peck and PCSO Sanders of a dog they believed was being treated badly. The RCSPA attended the address to find a pitbull illegal under the Dangerous Dogs Act at the location.

The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Merton - Driving out vehicle crime

June 2010

DRIVE OUT VEHICLE CRIME Get your free car air freshener as part of an ongoing campaign to driveout vehicle crime in the BoroughMerton Police and Safer Merton are handing out free car air freshenersto motorists in the Borough with a crime prevention message written onit. The message on the air freshener is clear - STOP - All valuableshave been removed whilst on the other side the message reminding motorists to remove all valuables appears. Merton Police Crime Reduction Advisor Pc Greg HUNT said, "ThePartnership is committed to keeping crime low by reducing vehicle crime.Theft from motor vehicle is on the increase and all too often the thiefsteals property left out on open display in the vehicle. These airfresheners serve 2 purposes, firstly that all items of value have been removed from the vehicle whilst secondly acting as a reminder to removeitems of value from the vehicle. Taking a few seconds to remove anyvaluables from your vehicle may save you hundreds of pounds in repairing a broken window and replacing your valuables. This runs alongside thevulnerable vehicle scheme already being run by your Safer Neighbourhood Teams. If officers out on patrol discover something of value left out onopen display in a vehicle they will contact the registered keeper andwarn them of the likelihood of returning to their vehicle and findingthat property stolen. This will either be in person at the time or bythe Teams writing to the registered keeper if not local. Thisinformation may well be shared with insurance companies in the event ofan insurance claim which may affect that claim" The air fresheners are available free of charge at the vehicle crimeroad shows run by your local Safer Neighbourhood Teams or by contactingyour local Safer Neighbourhood Team. For further crime reduction advicecontact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team.For any further information please contact your local SaferNeighbourhood Team via the main Met Police website by telephone or bye-mail. If you wish to become a member of Community safe and sign up tofree crime alerts and news of what your local safer Neighbourhood Teamis up to please contact them direct or join viawww.communitysafe.gov.uk.

Lower Morden Communitysafe 15th May 2010

Update on Ward Priorities.
1) Garage Burglary near Dunster Avenue, Morden
Uniform patrols of the alleyways and roads in this area continue. There have been no further offences. The team are looking into new long term solutions to bolster security of premises where access is gained from rear alleyways. This work is being undertaken by PC Keith Stewart.
2) Criminal Damage to Motor Vehicles in Lynmouth Avenue, Morden
Patrols continue and at present no new offences have been reported.
3) ASB in Four Acres Estate
I have recently spoken Merton Priory homes that are responsible for the estate. They are looking into the issues re alcoves at the rear of some of the blocks and also the unfenced area near the brook. These are areas that have routinely attracted ASB.
4) ASB in Beaver Close
The team continue to patrol this area of the ward but there have been no recent complaints. Merton Council has agreed with the Housing Trusts to erect Dog Fouling Bins. This will be done in the next few weeks.
As part of our continuing fight against burglaries, can I just inform everyone that the price of gold has just rose significantly. Therefore the team would advise anyone who has a lot of gold jewellery in their homes to consider the use of a floor mounted safe (available from most hardware stores) or alternatively a safety deposit box.
The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Communitysafe 5th May 2010

Update on Ward Priorities.
1) Garage Burglary near Dunster Avenue, Morden
After the recent arrest of four youths, the offences in this area have been reduced. There have been no new offences reported to the team recently.
2) Criminal Damage to Motor Vehicles in Lynmouth Avenue, Morden
Patrols have continued in the area affected by this issue. As above no new offences have been reported.
3) ASB in Four Acres Estate
The team continue to patrol the estate. Anyone with no obvious reasons for being there is spoken to. No issues mentioned by the numerous residents spoken to by the team. PCSO Hammond and PCSO Austin will be at the junction of Derwent Road and Conniston Close on 6th May between 1800-2000 hrs for residents who may have issues that they need to speak to police about.
4) ASB in Beaver Close
There have been no new reports of ASB. The team continue to speak to London Quadrant Housing and Crabtree Housing to assist with issues of ASB and dog fouling on this private estate.

One piece of good news, during the year 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010 there was only 20 residential burglaries (where the home is broken into). This compares to the period 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009 when there was 37. This is nearly a 50% reduction. This reduction is down to work of the team and also the increased vigilance of residents on the ward.

The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Communitysafe 15th April 2010

Update on Ward Priorities.
1) Garage Burglary near Dunster Avenue, Morden
Patrols continue and no further offences have been reported in the area. Police have recovered a blue Raleigh pedal cycle that may be the proceeds of crime. Anyone with any information please contact the team.
2) Criminal Damage to Motor Vehicles in Lynmouth Avenue, Morden
There has been one historic report of damage reported from earlier in the year. Since the leaflet campaign there has been no new crimes. The team continue to patrol the area and reassurance provided to local residents.
3) ASB in Four Acres Estate
Two youths have recently been stopped at the location. Both where searched by officers but nothing illegal found on them. This is the only interaction with youths on the estate by the team. Speaking to local residents they have not been suffering ASB in the location as much as in previous years. The SNT team have arranged for PC Hunt to attend the location and make suggestions around the design of certain locations in an effort to minimise the attraction of the area to the youths.
4) ASB in Beaver Close
The team spent two days in Beaver Close along with Merton Council, Crabtree Housing and London & Quadrant Housing. The Reassurance Bus was at the site and all parties spent the two days discussing the issues affecting residents. The main concerns being children playing in areas where vehicles are parked and also dog fouling. The council will provide a dog fouling collection bin in the worst area. The police and Housing associations are looking into the possibility of a separate play area for the children.
Just as a side note, some useful information sent out by Lee Roberts to the Neighbourhood watch Co- Coordinators around burglary.
TEN THINGS A BURGLAR WON’T TELL YOU - Ten more to follow next time…….

1. Of course I look familiar, I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.

2. Thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

3. Love the flowers. That tells me you have taste and taste means there are nice things inside. Those toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming system they have.

4. I really do look for newspapers piled up in the porch and I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it.

5. If it snows while you're out of town, ask a neighbour to create car and foot tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a dead giveaway.

6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it's set.

7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink and the windows on the first floor, which often access the master bedroom and your jewellery. It's not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there too.

8. It's raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door. Understandable, but understand this: I don't take a day off because of bad weather.

9. I always knock first. If you answer, I'll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. Don't take me up on it.

10. Do you really think I won't look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.

The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

April 2010
DRIVE OUT CAR CRIME
Get your free ‘Don’t Bother’ kit as part of an ongoing campaign to drive out vehicle crime in the Borough
Merton Police and Safer Merton are handing out free ‘Don’t Bother kits’ to motorists within the Borough. Theft from vehicles accounts for 66% of all recorded vehicle crime. The don’t bother kit helps educate the vehicle owner to remove valuables. It also tells a would be thief that valuables have been removed from that vehicle.

Merton Police Crime Reduction Advisor Pc Greg HUNT said, "The Partnership is committed to keeping crime low by reducing vehicle crime. Theft from motor vehicle is on the increase and all too often the thief steals property left out on open display in the vehicle. The ‘Don’t Bother Kit tells the thief that everything of value has been taken from the vehicle. Taking a few seconds to remove any valuables from your vehicle may save you hundreds of pounds in repairing a broken window and replacing your valuables. This runs alongside the vulnerable vehicle scheme already being run by your Safer Neighbourhood Teams. If officers out on patrol discover something of value left out on open display in a vehicle they will contact the registered keeper and warn them of the perils of their actions. This will either be in person at the time or by the Teams writing to the registered keeper if not local. This information may well be shared with insurance companies in the event of a claim which may affect that claim”
The don’t bother kits are available free of charge at the Partnership Road shows through the year or by contacting your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. For further crime reduction advice contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team.
For any further information please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team via the main Met Police website by telephone or by e-mail. If you wish to become a member of Community safe and sign up to free crime alerts and news of what your local safer Neighbourhood Team is up to please contact them direct or join via www.communitysafe.gov.uk.

Lower Morden Communitysafe 1st April 2010
As you may be aware the team have recently had the Priorities changed. Here is an update on the work that we have been doing to resolve them.
Garage Burglaries in roads bordering STONECOT HILL, SUTTON.
After receiving a call on the Ward mobile phone PCSO Sanders and PCSO Peck assisted local response units in the identification of four youths involved in the theft of a metal boiler from a garden in the area being affected. These males have been arrested and being investigated for this matter.
The team continue to carryout High Visibility Patrols in the area. PC Stewart and PC Everd have also completed a number of night duty shifts recently as the crimes where happening overnight as well.
Criminal Damage to Motor Vehicle in LYNMOUTH AVENUE, MORDEN.
As mentioned above the PC’s have completed some night duty patrols. There has been one more report of criminal damage to tyres. Various methods are being employed to catch the offender.
ASB on FOUR ACRES ESTATE, MORDEN
The team are continuing to patrol the area. There appears at this time to be no reports of an ASB in the area. The Crime Prevention Design Advisor is going to attend the location and access what changes could be made to design out the areas suffering ASB. These recommendations will then be discussed with Council and Housing Association.
ASB in BEAVER CLOSE, MORDEN
Residents that have been making complaints have been spoken to by the team. Two days of action and advice are planned on the 6th and 7th April 2010. The team will be there with the Reassurance Bus and representatives from Merton Council and Crabtree Housing Association. This will give residents an opportunity to air any issues to the appropriate agency.
The Reassurance Bus will be in Beaver Close at the following times:
Tuesday 6th April 2010 between 1pm - 5pm.
Wednesday 7th April 2010 between 10am - 4pm
The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Communitysafe 24th March 2010

Meeting of Ward Panel
The Ward Panel meet last week and have decided that the team will work on the following priorities. Over the next few weeks we will update you on actions we have taken to deal with these issues.
Garage Burglaries in roads bordering STONECOT HILL, SUTTON.
There has been an increase in garage break-ins in the area. The team are carrying out extra patrols in this area, in plain clothes and HVP. The team have also changed their shifts to cover more hours in the day to prevent/ arrest the offender.
Criminal Damage to Motor Vehicle in LYNMOUTH AVENUE, MORDEN
Recently a number of vehicles in this road have had their tyres slashed. It is unclear the reason for this. The team will patrol the area and endeavour to utilise any proactive tactics available to them to detect the offender.
Anti Social Behaviour by youths in FOUR ACRES, MORDEN
At this time of the year this is an increase in the youths that hang about near the brook on the estate. The team are looking to patrol the area and engage with this people to deter this activity. The team will also consult with the council in an attempt to design out areas that are attractive to the individuals on this estate.
Anti Social Behaviour on BEAVER CLOSE, MORDEN
The team have received a number of emails about various issues in regards to various degrees of unsocialable behaviour in this area. The team will work with the Housing Association and Council to identify individuals involved. The team will also in the next few weeks be spending two days with the mobile reassurance bus. This is to allow residents an opportunity to speak to officers about issues.

CRIME ALERT
Can all elderly residents be made aware that at present the Morden area is suffering a spate of burglaries by a female stating to be from Social Services. The female then gains access to the property before stealing money and valuables. Please can elderly and vulnerable residents be made aware to be extra vigilant with unexpected visitors to their home address.

Press Release

New recruit to Merton Borough
PCSO Steve has arrived as a permanent attachment to the Borough, kindly funded by Safer Merton’s Joint Tasking Group. He will be based at Mitcham Police Station and will be available for guest appearances at local schools and events in the Borough. In the past PCSO Steve’s valuable time had to be shared by a large number of London boroughs making his availability limited.
PC Louise Vickers successfully applied for funding to Safer Merton’s Joint Tasking Group which now enables PCSO Steve to be in Merton Borough on a full time basis. Inspector Jon Phillips stated “This will give the children of Merton more opportunities to meet PCSO Steve and for important messages to be delivered in a fun and friendly way, as well as introducing pupils to their local Safer Neighbourhood Team thereby building stronger community links.”
If you would like PCSO Steve to visit your school then please contact your local Safer Neighbourhoods Team.
The teams next Community Bus is on 25th March 2010 between 6pm and 8pm. The team will be in Lynmouth Avenue, Morden near the alleyway to Garth Close. If you have any issue or concerns about crime please come and talk to us.
The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Communitysafe 14th March 2010
In recent weeks the team have assisted St Helier SNT in the execution of a drugs warrant. A quantity of controlled drugs where seized and four people arrested. The team continues to work with other wards to help make Morden in general a safer place.
On Friday 12th March PS Wiltshire and PC Evered dealt with an argument in the street between two drunken people. This resulted in the arrest of a male for breaching his court bail conditions. The male involved was sent to court the next morning.
There have been a number of burglaries of garages in Dunster Avenue. The team continue to patrols these areas and relevant crime prevention advice.
A Property Marking day was held outside the Co- Op, Grand Drive on the 13th March 2010. A number of residents where spoken to and people appear happy with police actions and the low levels of crime on the ward.
This is just to let you know that Met Tracks (free professional athletic coaching for 10-17 year olds) is being re launched in the borough on Thursday 25th March at 4pm until 530pm at The Hub, Tooting and Mitcham FC, Bishopsford Road, Morden. We have sent posters to all the SNTs, STT and SSOs to display on their wards or in their travels and I have also attached the link to their website. At this stage, we are not too sure what format the launch will take but I would be very grateful for any publicity. The sessions are aimed at a group of 20 in total and run every Thursday 4-530pm including school holidays…and is free!
The team continues to work with the local community and visitors to Lower Morden Ward to ensure public safety and Lower Morden continues to be one of the safest wards in London. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk
Thanks
Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Face the Public

Police and council join forces to answer your queries

Merton Council and the Police are joining forces next week (Wednesday 10th March 2010 from midday - 2pm) with the second 'Face the Public' event aimed at listening to your views and giving answers to your community safety questions.

As part of their statutory duty to speak to the public about these issues, Merton Council's chief executive Ged Curran and Merton Police Borough Commander Chris Bourlet are going around the borough over the coming months inviting people who live, work or visit Merton to come along and ask them their questions about community safety, crime and anti-social behaviour.

They will kick start the events next Wednesday 10th March 2010 in Wimbledon Town centre on the Piazza near to Morrison's Supermarket from midday until 2pm and will have the local Safer Neighbourhood teams on hand to speak to you too. Just look out for the reassurance bus and come and get involved.

Further events will follow throughout the year .

We look forward to seeing you

Thanks

Tony Oram Ps24 ( hillside)

Lower Morden Newsletter for 4th March 2010

Crime Alert

There again have been a number of garage burglaries with access via the alleyways. The individuals responsible are targeting older garage doors. This is because they are able to bend the door back and gain access. Anyone with concerns re crime prevention can contact the team on any of the means listed below.

As part of the Justice Seen, Justice Done campaign two males where arrested by the team for robbery and criminal damage to motor vehicle. On Thursday 25th February, officers from the team where called to an incident in Dudley Drive, Morden. Where a local businessman had been attacked by two clients. He was attacked and had his vehicle damaged. PC Stewart and PS Wiltshire obtained details of his attack. Meanwhile from information given by the victim, PCSO Peck spotted the attackers returning to the home address. PS Wiltshire and PC Stewart joined PCSO Peck and then attended the home address of the attackers concerned. They where apprehended and arrested for the offences. The arrested males are currently being investigated by the Case Progression Unit at Wimbledon Police Station for these offences.

The team continue to deal with any crime that occurs on Lower Morden Ward, efficiently and proactively. We all strive to ensure that individuals committing crime are brought to justice.

The team will be holding a Property Marking/ Motor Vehicle Crime Clinic on Saturday 13th March 2010 o/s the Co-op, Grand Drive, Morden. This will run between 12pm - 3pm.

The team continues to provide an effective police response to issue concerning the residents/ visitors to Lower Morden Ward. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk

Thanks

Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

March 2010
WIPING OUT CAR CRIME
Get your free sat nav dusters/screen wipes as part of an ongoing campaign to drive out vehicle crime in the Borough
Merton Police and Safer Merton are handing out the complimentary wipes and dusters to wipe away the suction marks left by a satellite navigation system on your car windscreen. Even if you have taken your ‘sat nav’ with you, thieves spotting a suction mark may break in to see if it has been hidden in the glove box.
Getting rid of the marks will hopefully deter criminals looking for the tell tale signs and reduce the risk of unnecessary damage and cost to your vehicle.
Supt Pete DOBSON Partnership lead for Merton Police said, “I fully support this scheme and I urge the public of Merton to secure their vehicles, keep them free of valuables and remove suction marks to help reduce vehicle crime”.
Merton Police Crime Reduction Advisor Pc Greg HUNT said, "The Partnership is committed to keeping crime low by reducing vehicle crime. The theft of satellite navigation systems is one of the highest crimes at the moment, so taking a few seconds to get rid of the suction mark on your windscreen may save you hundreds of pounds in repairing a broken window and paying for a new sat nav”.
Screen wipes and sat nav dusters are available free of charge at the Partnership Roadshows through the year or by contacting your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. For further crime reduction advice contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team.
For any further information please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team via the main Met Police website by telephone or by e-mail. If you wish to become a member of Community safe and sign up to free crime alerts and news of what your local safer Neighbourhood Team is up to please contact them direct or join via www.communitysafe.gov.uk.

Anyone with any queries can contact the Lower Morden Safer Neighbourhoods team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.snt@met.police.uk.

Lower Morden Newsletter for 19th Feb 2010

Updates on Ward Priority

1) Burglary
High Visibility patrols continue in and around the alleyways and roads that have been targeted. Parts of Lymouth Avenue and Carlingford Road, Morden have had officers from the team carryout Home Security Surveys. These surveys are to inform residents of any vulnerability in their security. Duncan and Clare attended a meeting with the Council and residents of Tudor Drive and Dudley Drive re the starting of a committee in the implementation of the alleygate in this location.

2) ASB by Youths
The youth club in King George’s Playing Field held a disco on Friday 12th Feb 2010 and there were no reported issues from the venue. The numbers of youths on the ward are still low. However the team continue to patrol locations historically known to attract youths. Ie Four Acres Estate and Tudor Drive

3) ASB by Motorists
Drivers using their mobile phones where targeted on the 10th Feb 2010 in Hillcross Avenue, Morden. During this two hour operation only a small number of vehicles where stopped and two tickets given for offences. On Thursday 18th Feb 2010, Lower Morden team assisted with an Automatic Number Plate Recognition operation in Morden. Over 20 vehicles where stopped for various offences.

4) Motor Vehicle Crime
The team continue to complete High Visibility Patrols throughout the Ward and highlighting vehicles with valuables left in them. A Motor Vehicle Clinic was held outside the Co-op on Grand Drive, Morden. Motorists and passers by where given leaflets with crime prevention and also number plate screws and cleaning clothes to remove marks from their windscreens caused by sat nav holders.

The team continues to provide an effective police response to issue concerning the residents/ visitors to Lower Morden Ward. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk

Thanks

Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

Lower Morden Newsletter for 31st January 2010

On Thursday 21st January 2010 the Lower Morden Ward Panel met and after lengthy discussion it was agreed that the team will continue to work on the priorities they have already been set.

Updates on Ward Priority

1) Burglary
The team continue to canvas for support for alleygate schemes. Two of these schemes in Dudley Drive are close to completion. For the team burglary is the priority that we work the most on. Patrols of areas that have historically or currently being targeted are increased.
New Home Security scheme has started where the team will patrol a road and homeowners informed of any security issues that may make their property vulnerable.
In the period of June 2008 - Dec 2008, Lower Morden had 27 residential burglaries. In the same period in 2009 this has fallen to 9.

2) ASB by Youths
Patrols have continued in the areas of Four Acres Estate and the alleys of Tudor Drive. A couple of youths have been stopped in these areas. At the time of interaction with police they have not be causing any anti social problems. Patrols will continue in this area.

3) ASB by Motorists
The team assisted by officers from other Safer Neighbourhoods team carried out an Automated Number Plate Recognition Operation in Hillcross Avenue. During this operation 27 vehicles where stopped for various reasons. Five drivers where reported for offences including driving whilst on a mobile phone and no insurance. Another driver had their vehicle seized from them due to not having the appropriate driving licence. These operations will continue throughout the year.

4) Motor Vehicle Crime
For this priority we are attempting to work on education towards vehicle owners. If valuables are not left in a vehicle then it will not be stolen.
Members of the team are currently (until 2pm) at the Co- Op in Grand Drive handed out crime advice leaflets re car security. They are also handing out number plate’s screws and handy reminder air fresheners.
The Drive Out Vehicle crime campaign continues and the February instalment should have been delivered to your email early this week.

The team continues to provide an effective police response to issue concerning the residents/ visitors to Lower Morden Ward. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk

Thanks

Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW

DRIVE OUT VEHICLE CRIME
In the second of seven planned vehicle crime reduction interventions under the ‘Drive out Vehicle Crime’ campaign, Police across Merton are handing out free security screws to motorists for securing number plates.
Merton Police and Safer Merton are advising motorists to secure their number plates using security fixings to prevent them from being stolen. Once fitted, they cannot be removed using a normal screwdriver.
There has been a significant increase in the theft of vehicle number plates across the borough in the last few years with 11% of all recorded thefts in Merton being theft of number plates.
Acting Sergeant Dan WHEATLEY from the Raynes Park Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "Merton Police is committed to keeping crime low by reducing vehicle crime. The theft of a vehicle number plate may appear to be a minor crime but it is an inconvenience and causes a financial cost to the car owner. In some cases stolen plates are then used to facilitate further offences. The use of security fixings can prevent your number plate from being stolen. Merton Police are also investigating all such reports and speaking to all victims of this type of crime to ascertain the circumstances behind the theft. If reports are found to be false to avoid parking fines and congestion charging then robust action will be taken against those making that report.
Security screws are available free of charge at the Partnership Roadshows through the year or via your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. Lower Morden SNT are carrying out Motor Vehicle Clinics on Grand Drive on Sun 31st Jan between 11am - 2pm and Tuesday 16th Feb 11am - 2pm.
For any further information please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team via the main Met Police website by telephone or by e-mail. If you wish to become a member of Community safe and sign up to free crime alerts and news of what your local safer Neighbourhood Team is up to please contact them direct or join via www.communitysafe.gov.uk.

PS3VW Stuart WILTSHIRE
Lower Morden SNT
0208 721 2456
LowerMorden.snt@met.police.uk

Burglary & Motor Vehicle Crime.

Garage Burglary
Due to a recent increase in burglaries involving sheds and garages across the Borough, Supt Patterson and I are requested that residents ensure that their garages and sheds are locked. I would also ask anyone to ensure the valuable items are not visible and any suspicious behaviour is reported to the police either via 999, Ward mobile or 0300 123 1212. I would especially request residents in Lynmouth Avenue and surrounding streets to take ten minutes and secure their premises. There have been a small number of garages broken into since the New Year.

Motor Vehicle Crime
During the summer the Ward Panel asked the SNT to take on Motor Vehicle Crime as a priority that we looked to solve. By a number of different tactics including advertising of security in car parks, crime alerts and letters to registered keepers leaving valuables in their vehicles we have seen a decrease.
The team would like to continue to reduce this crime. We clearly need the assistance of vehicle owners.
I would ask vehicle owners to ensure they remove valuable articles from their vehicles when they are unattended. This includes sat navs/ mobile phones or anything they may indicate one may be in the vehicle.
The team will also be holding at Motor Vehicle clinic on the 31st January 2010 @ Wyevale Garden centre between 11am - 3pm. We will be giving out advice and also marking any valuables i.e. sat navs with UV marker pens.

The team continues to provide an effective police response to issue concerning the residents/ visitors to Lower Morden Ward. If you have any concerns re crime or Anti Social Behaviour please contact the team on 0208 721 2456 or email LowerMorden.SNT@met.police.uk

Thanks

Stuart WILTSHIRE PS3VW