December 2023: Ulverston, Low Furness, High Furness & Grange

December 2023: Ulverston, Low Furness, High Furness & Grange

December 2023

Happy New Year and welcome to this month's newsletter which covers the activity our NPTs carried out in the final month of 2023.

December was an extremely proactive month for our teams, not just in the Ulverston area, but all across Cumbria. As part of our operation activity over Christmas, Cumbria Police made over 1000 arrests and over 700 stop searches.

This hard work will continue into 2024 and our teams will continue to be out and about offering a reassuring, visible presence in our communities.

Ross Woods
South Lakes Neighbourhood Policing Inspector

Pennington School Challenge Action Group Meeting

On 13 December, PCSO Helen Madden met with pupils to raise their concerns about community issues such as ASB in local parks and what we could do to address the problems.

Graffiti has been reported to the council and additional patrols in park areas have been identified.

Helen also explained to children how to stay safe when out and about in the community.

New Community Speed Watch signs

On 12 December new community speed watch signs were installed in Scales village near Ulverston.

This is to support and reinforce the speed limit in Scales.

Regular Community Speed Watch sessions are carried out with volunteers from the villages of Scales & Gleaston with PCSO Helen Madden.

Dickensian Festival

This two day event attracted thousands of visitors to Ulverston in late November.

PCSOs Helen Madden, Paul Harris and Janine Wade all attended the event as part of their community engagement and to support event organisers.

While there they were able to address concerns of ASB, assist with parades and conduct high visibility patrols.

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

Speed monitoring in Leece village

A Street Safe was carried out in December.

The result of questionnaires released raised concerns about speeding through the village.

We are monitoring this to ascertain extent of problem and will provide an update in coming newsletters.

A Street Safe is where we visit an area and go door-to-door to canvas opinions and experiences of communities in order to protect them from crime and anti-social behaviour.

Replacement of No Cold Calling Stickers

In December we replaced the 'No Cold Calling' stickers following the change in contact number for the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline.

The stickers were replaced in existing NCC zones on Moorgarth and Trinkeld Estate at Swarthmoor .

Please note the up-to-date number for Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline is:
0445 04 05 06 06

Have you ever thought about being a police officer, special constable, PCSO or staff member?

Could you be make a real difference to people in Cumbria and help keep them safe?

Recruitment is open now. We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people to apply now to join our teams.

For more information on the role of a police officer and the numerous entry routes, please visit www.cumbria.police.uk/careers.

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Scroll down the home page and you can browse different areas to see who your local team are - or enter your postcode.

Not only will you be able to find out who your named local officers and PCSOs are, you will also be able to view our local policing priorities and details of any meetings or events we will be attending.

More than 1000 arrests made in Cumbria as part of festive crackdown on crime

As part of efforts to keep people across Cumbria safe throughout December, police officers and staff have worked round-the-clock to target criminals and prevent crime.

A total of 1,032 arrests were made during December with 794 stop searches also carried out during the month.

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Barrow burglar jailed

A man who broke into his former partner’s home and took her dog has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Lee Baines, 57, of no fixed address, admitted burglary and was sentenced at Preston Crown Court.

>>Read more

Please report any incidents of crime or anti-social behaviour to us, to help us keep Cumbria safe.

If a crime is in progress always call 999.

You can report online at https://www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it

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