An overview of the crimes committed between July 5th and July 12th in Bridport and the surrounding area, can be seen below.

1] Overnight Tuesday 4th tents and camping equipment were stolen from a display in the Groves Nurseries. 

2] At approximately 1pm on Wednesday 5th July an insecure mountain was stolen from the vicinity of Parkdean Holiday homes in Bridport. Overnight Friday 7th July another bicycle was stolen from rear of Somerfield stores. [See below regarding bicycle coding].

3] At 11am on Friday 7th July a disabled parking permit was stolen from a parked vehicle on the area of North Allington.

4] Overnight Friday 7th July a blue Vauxhall Vectra sustained significant damage when it was parked in East St car park.

5] Overnight Saturday 8th July tools were stolen from a storage shed in the vicinity of Mountfield in Rax lane.

6] At approximately 2.30am on Saturday 8th July an incident of dangerous driving occurred in West Street when the driver of a silver Citroen drove the vehicle onto the pavement and injured a pedestrian.

7] During the early hours of Monday 10th July a telephone kiosk in Court Orchard suffered significant damage when an attempt was made to steal the cash box.

8] In the evening of Sunday 9th July a window was smashed of a property in the Whetham House Gundry Lane.

9] An incident of vehicle interference occurred, when a BMW was parked in the vicinity of the Medical centre over the weekend of Saturday 8th July. A number of wheel nuts removed from a front wheel station.

Other crimes have been reported around the Bridport town area over the past 7 days. However, in order to maintain sensitivity to the victims and not to prejudice ongoing investigations, these will not be included. 

11 Arrests were made during the same period: -

3x theft shoplifting
2x warrant for failing to appear in court
1x possession of a class A drug
1x criminal damage
1x breach of bail conditions
1x assault actual bodily harm
1x common assault
1x possession and trading with counterfeit goods
 
SUMMARY

Bogus Callers

There have been a number of suspicious incidents around the area regarding door-to-door sellers and individuals purporting to be officials engaged in work. I ask that simple precautions be taken to confirm identity from individuals calling at your door. Use a chain on your door, demand to see identity, and unless you can verify details do not allow entry. If in doubt close the door and report this to us at the Police station.

Bicycle Coding

In light of the recent spate of bicycles being stolen from locations around the town and in a planned undertaking by the Crime prevention panel and Bridport Police, cycle coding will take place in the front desk area of Bridport Police station on Saturday 15thth July. This will be done by volunteers of the crime prevention panel for a price of £1 per bicycle throughout the day from 10.30am until 3.30pm.
When a bicycle is stolen and recovered often it isn’t reunited with its true owner, as it can’t be accurately identified. When details like home postcode and house number are engraved or stamped on the frame it does help. Even if a thief has taken steps to permanently deprive the rightful owner by repainting a bike this can prove invaluable in identifying it as stolen property.

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