Persons Present
Chris Hannington – Chairperson
Tim Rooke – Resident
REVD Geoffrey Seabrook – Parish of Hornsey
PS Dave Bullock – MPS
PC Paul Lancaster - PC
Matters arising from previous meeting
TR requested that a reminder was given to shop keepers in relation to their signs not blocking the footpaths as a health and safety point. DB states he will request the PCSO to keep an eye on the matter.
Police Update
DB – Circulated Ward Panel statistics from the last 3 months for the Ward priorities in comparison to the same period in 2008. DB gave an overview of police activity over the last three months.
DB - stated that he had initiated the sending out of regular updates to the N.W.C. with non-sensitive information on relating to crimes on the ward so that residents would be alerted to any trends as they happened.
Priorities
Burglary
DB – Informed the panel that recorded robberies were down in comparison to the same period in 2008 DB also informed the panel that patrols were on going and any vulnerable premises that were identified were visited and crime prevention advice given to the occupier.
DB – Explained that that all burglary victims are visited by SNT and advice offered
Motor Vehicle Crime
DB - Informed the panel that recorded motor vehicle crimes were down in comparison to the same period in 2008, DB Stated uniform and plain-clothes patrols were continuing, targeting car crime, the keeper of any vulnerable vehicles identified were located and given crime prevention advice.
Robbery/Pick pocketing
DB- informed the panel that recorded robberies were down in comparison to the same period in 2008 and that the team had recently arrested 2 offenders who had been charged with 5 robberies each and are currently going through the Criminal Justice system
Ratification of Ward Priorities
DB – Gave the results of the consultation
to the panel, it was agreed that the priorities should remain unchanged,
as they were the same 3 that came top of the consultation. It was discussed
and agreed that the following areas should be targeted for a concentration
of policing efforts and to be reviewed at the next meeting.
Burglary – Barrington Road / Palace Road
Vehicle Crime – St James Lane
Robbery – Muswell Hill Broadway
Any Other Business
CH – Introduced the 7 steps to problem solving, and said that at a meeting with more persons present then consideration should be given to requesting training in it.
CH – Stated there was a training date
at the Civic centre lasting 2 hours on 24th June run by the
CPCG if anybody wanted to attend, nobody present was available.
TR – Said he had had a complaint from a local resident about the parking of card by the MG restoration centre in Farers Mews, PL stated that these were carefully monitored and all the ones parked on roads had tax as required, all the others were parked on private land.
GS – Stated there is a problem with vehicles speeding on Cranley Gardens. CH stated that that was a matter for the local council to install traffic calming measures. DB suggested that they could ask for one of the speed related smiley faces could be installed similar to the one on Muswell Hill.
DB – Stated that they would look at conducting a speed camera operation at the location in the near future.
Next ward panel meeting is scheduled for Monday 14th September 2009 at 7:30 pm St Mary’s with St Georges Church, Cranley Gardens.
PS from chico
following the recent youth seminar - it was suggested that youth representatives be invited to Ward Panel meetings and assist in offering a young person's perspective eg help set Priorites
all those interested could email chico expressing their interest
