Archive for the ‘Crime’ Category

Yesterday evening I attended the latest Open Public Meeting of the Fox Hollies Green Neighbourhood Forum. This Forum covers Acocks Green Ward to the south of the Warwick Road and the east of the Fox Hollies Road. Dave Swingle gave an update on the work of the Fox Hollies Community Association (I sit on the […]

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There was a special police tasking meeting this evening (Weds 28th August) about a recent pick up in some types of crime on the Gospel Estate over the summer. It was led by Inspector Jim Goodrich, with PC Ian Davis and PCSO Chelsie Beardmore from the neighbourhood policing team there too. There was a good […]

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Acocks Green Policing Update July 2013

by Roger Harmer on 4 July, 2013

Yesterday evening I attended the Lakey Lane Police Tasking meeting. PCSO’s Hayley Tierney and Chelsie Beardmore attended on behalf of our local police team and briefed us on the latest month’s crime figures. There were: * 9 burglaries from dwellings in Acocks Green – a fall of 4 on last month * 13 thefts from […]

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Distraction Burglar Alert for Acocks Green

by Roger Harmer on 27 March, 2013

Although crime is generally relatively low in Acocks Green ward, we do suffer from spates of distraction burglary from time to time. These involve con artists pretending to have a legitimate reason to come into your home and then while in, stealing from you. Examples of the distractions used in Acocks Green in recent years […]

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United Streets of Birmingham: Action in Tyseley

by Roger Harmer on 29 February, 2012

This morning I attended a Pro-Lazer event organized by West Midlands Police as part of the United Streets of Birmingham “All out Day”. This was a great chance for people to come and have a chat with their local officers as well as to see how things are done. Local residents and myself were given […]

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Acocks Green Police Residents Meeting: 13th February 2012

by Roger Harmer on 14 February, 2012

This evening I attended the Police Residents Meeting in the 260th Scout Group Hut off Spring Road. The meeting was attended by Sgt Mark Fellows, our Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant and Police Community Support Officer John Ludford, who brought the latest figures for crime on the Yarnfield Estate which were; Since the last meeting in December […]

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Crime in Acocks Green keeps falling

by Roger Harmer on 5 February, 2012

On Wednesday I attended the residents’ police meeting at Lakey Lane School, which brought more good news on crime numbers for Acocks Green. Our new Neigbourhood Policing Sergeant, Sgt Mark Fellows attended and gave the latest monthly crime figures, which show the following year on year changes at the end of January: Total Recorded Crime: Down 16.9% (or […]

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Acocks Green Police Station – Street Meeting

by Roger Harmer on 22 January, 2012

Today (Sunday 22 January 2012) there was a well attended street meeting outside Acocks Green Police Station to discuss the issues raised in my recent post (see January 17th). This photo was taken immediately after the meeting: The photo shows just some of those who attended, including Ann Clarke from the Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum, […]

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Acocks Green Police Station modernisation proposed

by Roger Harmer on 17 January, 2012

A £2.3m modernisation of Acocks Green Police Station is being proposed by a report going to the West Midlands Police Authority (WMPA) on Thursday (19th January). The report which led to headlines in today’s Birmingham Mail (focussing mainly on the possible closure of Steelhouse Lane Police Station in the city centre), which alarmingly seemed to […]

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As I said in my entry of 5th January, I am concerned that someone is submitting thousands of entries for the Lea Hall / Garrets Green entry in the Proceeds of Crime Act vote in the Yardley Constituency – to the detriment of the Acocks Green entry, which would provide much needed funding for the […]

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