September 2023

Welcome to this month's newsletter.

I'd like to introduce myself, my name is Ross Woods and I am the new Neighbourhood Policing Team Inspector for South Lakes which covers Ulverston, Low Furness, High Furness & Grange.

I was previously the Neighbourhood Policing Team Inspector for Eden and I am excited to have made the move to South Lakes!

Have a read of the below news stories to see what the team have been up to over the past month!

Ross Woods
South Lakes Neighbourhood Policing Team Inspector

Lantern Night Festival

Many thousands of Ulverston residents enjoyed the annual Lantern Night Festival Parade which the community policing team enjoyed supporting.

The event was trouble free. 

Sexting and Sextortion advice for parents

Children can become victims of abuse on the internet through online games, social networking sites and apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, which they can access through devices including tablets, mobile phones and games consoles.

To help protect children while they're online, follow these steps:

• encourage them to talk to you about how they use the internet and show you what they do - make sure they know they can come to you for advice
• have an agreement in place and set boundaries for their internet use, such as when and where they can use their devices and for how long
• check age ratings that come with games, apps, films and social networks to confirm whether they’re suitable
• activate parental controls on your home network and all devices including mobile phones and game consoles
• safe settings can also be activated on sites such as Google, YouTube and iPlayer
• get to grips with the blocking and report functions on any gaming sites and make sure they know how to use them too
• make sure they're aware of the risks of sharing images online and that you both know how to remove content should you need to

Man charged after causing issued in Cartmel pubs

A man who pleaded guilty to be drunk and disorderly in a public place was charged and appeared before South Cumbria (Barrow) Magistrates' Court on 21 September.

Craig Ripley, 30 of Cartmel Fell, was arrested in August after causing issues in Cartmel pubs. He was charged and pleaded guilty in court.

He received a fine.

StreetSafe is a service that allows you to report safety concerns in public places without giving us your name.

This includes issues like poorly lit streets, abandoned buildings, or vandalism, as well as instances where you feel unsafe due to someone following or verbally abusing you.

Report an issue here: StreetSafe | Cumbria Police

Protect yourself from fraud with expert advice at library events this autumn

Expert advice to help protect people from fraud will be available at library drop-in events run by a specialist economic crime detective in Cumbria this autumn.

Detective Constable Claire Keyes will be holding presentations and giving out one-to-one guidance to those attending the sessions, held in partnership with libraries services in October.

DC Keyes, who works in Cumbria Police’s Economic Crime Unit, will be visiting libraries across the north, south and west of the county.

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Cumbria Police Rural Crime Team - Week 1: Arrests, charges and vehicles recovered

A week of action targeting rural crime has been a success with over 120 vehicles stopped in a week long proactive operation to disrupt criminality, and arrests made in vehicle stops across the county.

The week of 18 – 24 Sept was National Rural Crime week of action and the launch of a dedicated Rural Crime Policing Team in Cumbria.

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