Crimes reported to us over the last 7 days include

• On Tuesday 22nd January criminal damage occurred to a property to an address in Court Orchard when the doorframe was discovered damaged.

• At approximately 11pm Tuesday 22nd January a ground floor window was smashed at a property in East Street near Homebredy house.

• During lunchtime on Thursday 24th January wheel trims were stolen from a parked vehicle in area of St Michael’s Trading Estate.

• Overnight Sunday 26th January the roof at a food kiosk in West Bay sustained of damage.

• In the early hours of Sunday 27th January damage occurred to a property West Bay road when an outer pane of glass of double-glazing window was broken.

• Overnight Sunday 27th an insecure grey ‘ridgeback’ hybrid style bicycle was stolen from the rear of a premise in St Michael’s Trading estate.

• During Sunday 27th an outer pane of glass of a double glazed window was broken at a premise in the area of North Allington.

Other crimes have been reported over the same period of time, however in the interests and wishes of the victims and not to prejudice any investigations these will not be reported on.

Over the last 7 days the following arrests took place:

1x public disorder causing an affray
3x common assault
2x theft of cash from fruit machines
4x burglary
1x making threats to kill
2x criminal damage

P.A.C.T Meeting

The next date for the Partners and Community Together [P.A.C.T] meeting will take place at 7.30pm Thursday 13th March 2008 in the marriage room at Mountfield in Bridport.
This again will be an opportunity for the Bridport community to raise issues of concern within the town and vote for the priorities to be tackled by the relevant lead agency.

The public who attended and braved the cold temperatures at the previous meeting voted on the following top 3 priorities:

• Underage drinking / responsible drinking
• Parking / traffic management in Victoria Grove
• Feasibility of CCTV in the area of St Michael’s Lane

If you have issues that the P.A.C.T panel consisting of the WDDC, Town Council, Police and Youth services. Other agencies are key members of the process and will be involved should a priority be deemed a responsibility for their organisation.

If you have any information regarding the above offences or any other crimes, then please come forward and help us with our enquiries:  it may be your evidence, which successfully secures a conviction.  Instead of accepting that crime is part of the Bridport society, let’s give the courts the facts and allow them to decide.

Contact the police station direct, or speak to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 – all calls will be treated in confidence

PC 2232 Scott McGregor
Community Beat Officer