Over the last 7 days the following arrests took place:

2x Common assault
2x Assault actual bodily harm
2x Drink Driving positive breath test.
1x Making threats to kill
1x Causing harassment to another
1x Wanted on warrant

Crimes of note recently reported...

• At approximately 11am Tuesday June 3rd a male was challenged whilst attempting to steal cosmetics and high value face creams from Boots valued at £140. All the items were recovered -including the jacket of the male.

• Overnight Friday 6th June a burglary occurred at ‘The gallery of secrets’ shop in South Street. A window was smashed and a display containing ‘spiritual styled’ jewellery was stolen. If anyone has been offered similar style jewellery for sale or has any information relating to this burglary please contact PC 724 Dave Bird at Bridport.

• At approximately 8.30pm on Saturday June 7th a ‘S’ registration green Range Rover was stolen from the area of East Beach Car Park in West Bay.

• At about 3pm on Sunday June 8th a blue Vauxhall Astra was broken into and valuables stolen from within whilst it was parked in the vicinity of Eggerdon Hill. 

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.

West Bay

At approximately 4pm on Saturday June 7th Officers were called to the area of East Cliff in West Bay after youths were seen endangering people on the beach by throwing rocks onto the beach below. 3 youths were apprehended police and public incensed by their actions.

This incident could have been reminiscent of a similar situation, which occurred last year, when a woman sat with her young family had to be airlifted to hospital after a rock thrown over the cliff caused her significant injury.

Pc Nigel Case beat officer for that area said “ If anyone persists in acts such as this which could endanger or cause injury to innocent members of the public- then expect to be dealt with in a robust manner”
  
Bridport Town Pact Panel

Residents across Bridport are invited to attend the next Partners and Communities Together (P.A.C.T) meeting to find out what can been done to address community problems and then vote on the priorities they wish to be tackled for the next 3 months.
The next P.A.C.T meeting will take place at 7.30pm Thursday 26th June at Bridport Town Council Offices, Mountfield, P.A.C.T panel members, made up of representatives from the councillors, social housing provider- Magna and police, will hear concerns from the community who attend and then vote on issues and the top 3 concerns at the last meeting in March were;

• Lighting in Foundry Lane
• Dog Fouling – St Mary’s Playing Field
• Traffic Management – Redesign considerations for the town.

Any concerns you raise them and deemed a priority will be passed to relevant agency for their organisation deal and report on.
The aim of PACT meeting is to encourage more engagement with the community.

To have your say and raise any concerns you have about where you live, please come along to the next Bridport PACT meeting.

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