This is another message I got via E-Cops, requesting for volunteers for Speedwatch:
"Whittlesey and District residents have raised the concern of Speeding in the area making it one of your local neighbourhood policings priorities. Police officers are already going to these locations but more can be done with your help using Speedwatch.
Speedwatch is a community based initiative designed to harness public support of Neighbourhood Policing by volunteers monitoring speeds of vehicle in concern areas with PCSOs from your local Policing team. It provides the opportunity for the public to safely influence and contribute to the education of drivers and assist the police in any enforcement activity thereafter.
The equipment used is a free-standing Speed Detector Unit marketed by Radarlux. We do not use hand held radar devices (a "speed gun") for Speedwatch
Speedwatch is not an enforcement activity. The aim of Speedwatch is to provide advice to speeding motorists to improve driver behaviour and to prevent collisions by encouraging drivers in Speedwatch areas to slow down. The results of Speedwatch operations will be monitored by the neighbourhood policing teams to inform enforcement action by officers.
If anyone is interested in getting involved with Speedwatch then please get in touch with me. A meeting will take place with the group at Whittlesey Police Station at the beginning of July."
The contact point for this is PCSO Melanie Bull who is available via:
melanie.bull@cambs.pnn.police.uk or
0345 456 456 4 extension 6517
Martin represents Whittlesey at Cambridgeshire County Council, a Fenland District Council and sits on Whittlesey Town Council.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
E-Cops Message about non-Rape in Whittlesey
You may have seen on this blog an article about an alleged rape in Whittlesey. I did update that message to reflect a change in position which suggested this may not have happened. Today I got this message via E-Cops:
Dear resident,
You may have seen or heard recent media coverage of a police investigation into a rape in a park off Station Road in Whittlesey, on Thursday night (June 16).
As with all reports of serious crime, we set up a crime scene and have been carrying out investigations in the area, including door-to-door enquiries.
As a result of our detailed investigations, I can reassure you that no rape, or any other crime, took place that night in the circumstances reported.
Two men who were arrested will have no action taken against them.
Whilst I am disappointed that I put out information about something that never happened - I was responding to a genuine request for information at that time. Moreover, the fact that it turns out that such a hideous crime was not committed is good news because I know the concern that this would have created, particularly among women in Whittlesey.
Dear resident,
You may have seen or heard recent media coverage of a police investigation into a rape in a park off Station Road in Whittlesey, on Thursday night (June 16).
As with all reports of serious crime, we set up a crime scene and have been carrying out investigations in the area, including door-to-door enquiries.
As a result of our detailed investigations, I can reassure you that no rape, or any other crime, took place that night in the circumstances reported.
Two men who were arrested will have no action taken against them.
Whilst I am disappointed that I put out information about something that never happened - I was responding to a genuine request for information at that time. Moreover, the fact that it turns out that such a hideous crime was not committed is good news because I know the concern that this would have created, particularly among women in Whittlesey.
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Police request for information following rape in Whittlesey
Rape is a devastating crime, it is dreadful to think that something like this has happened in Whittlesey.
Please, please, please if you think you may know something about this horrific incident, know someone else that might or if you know someone that may have been around Station Road rec at 10pm on Thursday evening please call Cambs Police on 0345 456 456 4 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
UPDATE: It seems that this may never have happened.
UPDATE: It seems that this may never have happened.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Waterlees Play Area again
Some comments from our local constabulary have led to Waterlees play area being on the front page of the Daily Express today and have got a mention in the Daily Mail.
I am not going to comment on what the police have said, I think their communications team have a big enough problem to deal with as it is. I just want (once again) to reinforce the point that these are not new incidents. The vandalism to the barges and the stone throwing incidents happened months ago and (to the police's credit) I believe there has been an arrest related to the vandalism to the barges.
The Daily Mail have a nice photo up of the "building site", but fail to mention how long ago it was taken.
I am not going to comment on what the police have said, I think their communications team have a big enough problem to deal with as it is. I just want (once again) to reinforce the point that these are not new incidents. The vandalism to the barges and the stone throwing incidents happened months ago and (to the police's credit) I believe there has been an arrest related to the vandalism to the barges.
The Daily Mail have a nice photo up of the "building site", but fail to mention how long ago it was taken.
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