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Over the Halloween period there were only 3 calls
regarding nuisance youths. I dealt with a group of approximately 30 youths on Halloween
evening causing problems at the top of the King George V playing field.
These youths were soon dispersed when 2 police units and a dog unit
attended.
Nuisance youth incidents over the October period have
been dealt with by both Wivenhoe and Colchester officers.
At one incident 2 youths were arrested for being drunk and
disorderly. The message we
want to send out is that anti-social behaviour and drunkenness will not be
tolerated and will be dealt with accordingly.
On 14th November, the first public
meeting of the Neighbourhood Action Panel (NAP) took place at the
Congregational Church. The
short meeting was followed by a closed meeting of the Panel (this will be
the format of future meetings - the next one is on 9th January at 2pm in
the Wivenhoe Congregational Church Hall).
The NAP is led by Essex Police in partnership with
Colchester Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership. The panel consists of representatives from the community, voluntary
and statutory groups. These
include County, Borough and Town Councillors, representatives from the
University, Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator,
Executive Director of Colchester Borough Council, Community Safety
Officer as well as Essex Police. The
aim of the panel is that members work positively and effectively together
to identify and resolve community identified neighbourhood problems or
issues that impact upon crime, anti social behaviour and the quality of
life for the local community. Public
meetings will be held every other month and will alternate between daytime
and evening meetings which will give the opportunity for all members of
the community to attend and raise concerns.
We look forward to seeing you there.
PCSO Louise Neville
November 2006
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