STOP PRESS - Dorset Police has arrested 63 drivers in the first 17 days of the Summer 2008 drink and drug driving campaign

Over the last 7 days the following arrests took place...

1x Causing an affray
1x Breach of bail conditions
1x Criminal damage
1x Child neglect
2x Drink Driving.
2x Disorderly behaviour
1x Obtaining property by deception
2x Theft
2x Wanted on warrant
1x Possession controlled drugs

Crimes of note recently reported

• Criminal damage occurred to a number of flats in Princess Road overnight Monday June 9th. Locks were damaged this prevented access of the occupants using their keys.

• On Wednesday June 11th scrap lead was stolen from the vicinity of a property in the Allington Area of Bridport.

• A moped was damaged after it was daubed with paint whilst it was parked overnight June 12th in the area of Alexandra road.

• Overnight Friday June 13th criminal damage occurred to the Bridport Lighting Centre when a large plate glass window was smashed.

• Overnight Saturday 14th June plants and other garden items were stolen from Swallowdale nurseries.

• Again overnight Sunday June 15th diesel fuel was syphoned from a number of local authority vehicles from their depot in Bridport.

• In the early hours of Tuesday June 17th a waste bin was set alight at the rear of retail premises in West Street. This was quickly extinguished and the bin was only slightly damaged.

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.

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
Community Beat Officer