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Tackling crime, down your way “The walkabouts are proving a real success. They enable the council and partners to understand how community safety issues differ across the borough’s various neighbourhoods.” deputy mayor cllr ohid ahmed Don’t put up with it To report anti-social behaviour, call the police 24-hour freephone number 101. In an emergency, dial 999. News WARD walkabouts gave councillors, police officers, council officers and other professionals the opportunity to explore crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) issues and how best to address them. The second series of walkabouts was launched last October in East India & Lansbury, following a successful first series earlier in the year. Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “Tackling crime is a top priority for me and partnership working, such as the walkabouts, has resulted in making the borough safer.” Deputy Mayor Cllr Ohid Ahmed added: “The second series of walkabouts is proving a real success and we are taking direct action as a result of the issues people raise. The walkabouts enable the council and partners to understand how community safety issues differ across the borough’s various neighbourhoods.” By February 3, eight walks out of the 17 planned have been completed Clockwise from top left: Deputy Mayor Ahmed on a walkabout in Bethnal Green South with Cllr Lesley Pavitt and cabinet member Cllr Shafiqul Haque; Sergeant Bentley on the Shadwell walkabout; CCTV cameras in Wyllen Close, Bethnal Green; Sgt Tony Burton with borough commander Dave Stringer on the Aberfeldy estate; Ch Sup Stringer with a fire brigade officer in Mile End East; an officer in Brick Lane during the Spitalfields & Banglatown ward walkabout Walking the walk on crime St Katharine’s & Wapping NEW lighting has been installed in Wapping Woods, Dellow Street and Dellow Street alleyway, the slopes from Garnet Street have been cleared of bushes and two new lights have been put up on each side. New CCTV cameras will be installed in the same area in early 2014. Bromley-by-Bow THEneighbourhood policing team, THEOs, and drug outreach teams have extended their patrols to the railway arches on Rounton Road to help deter drug dealing and taking in the area. In Lester Court, offensive graffiti has been removed, and two youths have been arrested and bailed for possession of cannabis. In Stroudley Court the drug outreach team has met with street drinkers to assess them for support and detox. The next walkabout will take place on February 7 in Bow East. Local residents are welcome to join the walkabouts, details of which are advertised on page 20. A series of walkabouts organised by the council across the borough is helping to tackle community safety issues, as Poppy Turner reports. and action taken. This includes: East India & Lansbury REGULAR patrols have been conducted by the Poplar Harca policing team leading to a significant reduction in reports of youths congregating and dealing drugs in stairwells. A family living in Jura House and causing anti-social behaviour has been removed from their property. A Shop Watch initiative with the Special Constabulary has reduced levels of theft in Chrisp Street market. Bethnal Green South ANTI-CLIMB paint has been applied to deter youths from congregating around Bancroft House on the Bancroft Estate, creating an immediate deterrent. Tower Hamlets enforcement officers (THEOs) have given evidence for a successful anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) application by Tower Hamlets Homes, and also given evidence to support enforcement of an anti-social behaviour injunction (ASBI) which led to an individual being sentenced to 56 days in prison. Mile End East THE CCTV camera on the corner of Hamlets Way and Southern Grove has been fixed along with broken lighting. Regular patrols of Ackroyd Drive and Shelmerdine Close by the neighbourhood policing team and Poplar Harca police team are continuing, and areas particularly prone to antisocial behaviour have been fenced off. Secure barriers have been installed to stop people accessing the roof of Wilcox House, and police and council patrols are continuing, leading to a reduction in anti-social behaviour. 12 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 3 – 9 FEBRUARY 2014


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