Hello Resident,

It has only been a few days since our last report, but there are a few bits of information we would like to share with you relating to the ongoing work we have been completing to address drug issues and youth related incidents. 

Reported Crime and Appeals

Whilst officers were out and about on patrols, two people were arrested in Burbage for drug supply/possession. A section 32 search was also completed at an address on Saturday 15th. Recent targeted patrols around drug related activity have resulted in some very positive results over recent weeks and will also hopefully deter those involved from attending the area. As always, we encourage you to contact us with any information you may have around drug dealing, locations, times, vehicle details and those involved. Darren.stretton@leics.police.uk or you can report anonymously via Leicestershire - Community | Crimestoppers

Patrols, Police Activity and local engagement

We’re pleased to report that a 16-year-old boy has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) thanks to the effort of officers from the Hinckley and Blaby Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA). 

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was issued with the order at Leicester Youth Court on Monday 3 March after pleading guilty to one count of theft of a motor vehicle, one count of handling stolen goods, one count of harassment and driving without a license or insurance. 

The order was granted on conviction after officers were able to prove he was linked to numerous reports of antisocial behaviour in Hinckley and Burbage.

The order, which is in place for 12 months, includes a number of conditions including being prohibited from entering Hinckley town centre unless in the company of a family member over 20 years of age, wearing any item that covers the nose or eyes in a public place, behaving or associating with anyone action in a manner that may cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Breaching the order could lead to him being arrested.

In addition to the CBO, he also received a youth rehabilitation order and was ordered to complete 40 hours of unpaid work and fined £100. His driving licence was also endorsed with eight points.

Sergeant James Cross, from the Hinckley and Blaby NPA said: “The boy concerned was causing significant harm to our communities by engaging in antisocial behaviour and other offences.  

Our primary focus is protecting our communities, and I’m pleased to inform you that the CBO will assist in keeping you safe. 

We would encourage you to continue reporting incidents of antisocial behaviour to us. This can be done online by visiting Report antisocial behaviour | Leicestershire Police

We have completed our beat surgery at the SPAR this week. It was a very busy event and lots of follow up work completed relating to home security.

We have also been completing patrols and general door knocks to raise awareness around garden crime, drug activity, vehicle crime, burglary and theft from vehicles. Areas visited include the Three pots estates and Brookside area.

Crime prevention and issues to be aware of

Regarding parking complaints, if the offender is causing an immediate obstruction or danger, the incident needs to be reported in that moment to either 101 (non-emergency) or 999 (emergency). If the issue is not an emergency, you may be asked to ask the owner of the vehicle to move it, if you are comfortable doing this. You can also report these issues via the below links. Work we do locally as follow ups to complaints, such as words of advice, appears to have run its course and is not always manageable at a local level due to the increasing population and increasing visitors (businesses and schools). Whilst we will always do what we can to address inconsiderate parking, road safety is a multi-agency issue where councils have their own dedicated departments to deal with issues that Police do not have the powers to deal with. 

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Hinckley and Bosworth Council Report a vehicle causing an obstruction | Parking and car parks: report a problem | Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

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Thank you and take care. 

The Burbage Beat Team

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