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City weekly brief - January 9 to January 15, 2012
Posted on 18/01/12
City weekly brief - January 9 to January 15, 2012
It has been a busy week in the city with news that both the English Defence League (EDL) and Leicester Unite Against Fascism (UAF) plan to hold demonstrations in the city centre on Saturday February 4.
The Force has received official notification from both groups and we are now talking with their representatives. We are also working closely with Leicester City Council to consider the options for policing these demonstrations. These talks are in the early stages but we will provide regular information and update the community of any developments.
In addition to this, day-to-day business continued with officers in the city dealing with 2,138 calls for assistance and arresting 372 people for a total of 724 offences.
On Sunday my officers worked overnight in the area of Evington Road and Linton Street as the investigation into the murder of Mr Dogan continues. Officers worked from 6pm Sunday (January 15) to 4am Monday (January 16), speaking to local people and handing out flyers, in an attempt to find out more information about the death of Mr Dogan. I would like to thank those people who spoke to officers and I am grateful that you took the time to do so, especially as it was an extremely cold night to be stood around talking. More information on the murder can be found by following the link, http://www.leics.police.uk/news/5965_officers_investigating_murder_hand_out_leaflets/ .
On Thursday (January 12), I attended the first 2012 Meet the Chief Constable and Chair of the Police Authority event. This was held at Leicester Town Hall and started consultation around Force budget setting and informing stakeholders of some of our key achievements. I would like to thank those who attended and participated. For more information and to see the dates and locations of the other meetings, follow the link, http://www.leics-pa.police.uk/news-and-events/policing-in-2012-and-beyond-consultation/ . If you cant attend a session but would still like to take part there will also be a web chat on February 8 between 6pm and 7pm. You can take part in the web chat by clicking on the following link, http://www.leics.police.uk/advice/2_information_zone/111_chief_and_chair_web_chat/ .
I would also like to share with you the following good results:
- Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBO) have been served on three troublemakers in the city. The ASBOs have been imposed on a 17-year-old in New Parks, a street drinker and a prolific thief, who specialises in stealing from cars. Posters displaying their photos have gone out in the areas worst affected by their behaviour.
- Officers from Beaumont Leys police station discovered a cannabis factory on January 8, during an operation to tackle drug offences. Police discovered the cannabis factory while conducting a warrant at a property in Abbey Rise, Leicester.
- A 27-year-old man has been charged with producing cannabis. He is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates Court on January 24, 2012. It follows after police discovered what appeared to be cannabis plants at an address in Bath Lane, Leicester, on January 9.
The year has got off to a good start in terms of social media. As you may know, last year I started tweeting and have found this a very useful tool for engaging with members of the public and partner agencies. One of the aims for 2012 is to use social media more and to incorporate it into our daily business. All city officers will be given social media training over the next six months, so you should start to see an increase in our social media usage. To find out who is using Facebook and Twitter follow the link, http://www.leics.police.uk/contact/18_social_networks/ .
For those who would prefer more in-depth information on policing in their area I would encourage you to sign up to Neighbourhood Link, the police community messaging system. You can sign up by visiting www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk, to receive latest news, updates and event information. While we are moving towards using social media more we are still maintaining our beat surgeries and face-to-face contact with members of the public. Visit www.leics.police.uk and click on the Meet us tab for your local neighbourhood to view up and coming beat surgeries.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to read this weeks round-up. For regular updates about policing in Leicester, see Twitter @robnixoncity.
Chief Superintendent Rob Nixon
Leicester City BCU Commander
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