News 22 November to 28 November
 Raising awareness around scams and frauds
Last week our Fraud Prevention Officer, Nikki Godfrey-Shaw, attended an event at St Nicholas Church, Long Road, Canvey Island organised by Barclays bank to raise awareness around scams and frauds to the public.
The event was well attended and we will be revisiting in early 2024.
Weekend round up from the Local Policing team
Between 24 & 26 November, the Local Policing Team (LPT) attended 16 emergency and 9 priority calls to assist with 5 domestics, 4 missing persons, 3 disturbances, a fight, 2 drink drivers, a burglary and a Road Traffic Collision across Canvey and Benfleet.
They also arrested 6 persons for a variety of offences, including domestic violence, aggravated burglary, fail to stop for Police and criminal damage.
To report a crime in progress, call 999. You can also contact us by calling 101 or visiting our website below.
Canvey - man arrested for a dwelling burglary
On Friday 24 November a 21 year old man from Canvey has been arrested on suspicion of a dwelling burglary that was committed in May 2023.
The man has been interviewed, charged and remanded to court. At court he was granted conditional bail conditions to return on 30 November 2023.
 Working in Partnership with British Transport Police
Working with our partners at British Transport Police, we have been conducting patrols around Benfleet railway station. During the operation on Friday 24 November we dealt with a number of fare evaders and found two missing children, both of whom were returned to their carers.
Appeal for help - burglary in Benfleet
We are investigating a burglary that took place on Underhill Road in Benfleet at approximately 03:30 on Monday 27 November 2023. If you live nearby and saw or heard anything unusual please get in touch. If you have CCTV or other video recording devices please check the footage between 02:30 and 04:00 on this date for any suspicious, unknown people or vehicles and upload any footage to link below.
Our reference is 42/210498/23.
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Upcoming community police events
Thursday 30 November 11am to 1pm
Hadleigh Cycle Park - Chapel Lane, Hadleigh, Benfleet
Thursday 7 December 11am to 12pm
Morrisons, 175 London Road, Hadleigh SS7 2RB
Thursday 7 December 2pm to 3pm
Sainsbury's Rayleigh Weir, Stadium Way, Benfleet, SS7 3UB
Friday 8 December 2pm to 3pm
Great Tarpots Library, London Road, Benfleet
Friday 8 December 2pm to 3pm
Canvey Library, 2 High Street, Canvey Island
Saturday 16 December 2pm to 3pm
Hadleigh library, 180 London Road, South Benfleet
Monday 18 December 11am to 12pm
Knightswick Shopping Centre, Foksville Road, Canvey Island, SS8 7AD
Monday 18 December 2pm to 3pm
Morrisons, Northwick Road Northwick Retail Park, Canvey Island SS8 0SW
 Keep burglars out of your property
Burglars will use a variety of ways to avoid being noticed.
They don’t want to be seen or heard by a neighbour or passer-by because they will feel exposed and identifiable.
Distraction burglars will pretend to be someone they are not, so it’s important you are aware of the common methods they will use to get you to let them into your property.
Visit our website for some useful advice, firstly on helping to keep burglars out by giving them no hiding place and, secondly, on how to prevent a distraction burglary.
Be fraud smart
Looking to book tickets for that special gift this year?
When you’re buying tickets remember to #Staysafe from ticket fraud.
Criminals may get in touch via text, email, DM or message to offer what turn out to be fake tickets. They create fake posts or pages on social media to scam those looking for tickets.
Contact your bank immediately if you think you’ve fallen for a scam and report it to Action Fraud.
 Is there anything I can do about my neighbour constantly playing their music or TV loudly?
In the first instance we would advise that you approach your neighbour directly in an attempt to resolve the situation. They may not be aware that the volume level is so high it can be heard by others. If you have already tried this you should contact the Environmental Health Department at your local authority - most departments have 24-hour cover so can be contacted at any time.
For long-term problems, you may be asked by your local authority to keep a diary of information about the noise, such as when it occurs, how loud it is etc., and in some cases you may be provided with some equipment to record the noise. These two steps are designed to gather evidence.
If the council then decides that someone is causing a statutory noise nuisance, they must issue a 'noise abatement' order (i.e. a chance for them to turn the noise down), which if broken can lead to a fine, although it is likely they will give your neighbour the opportunity to turn the TV / music down without further action. The whole process can take some time to complete.
The council may also issue warning notices in response to complaints about noise above permitted levels from 11pm to 7am. These warning notices can be used by councils for noise that’s not a statutory nuisance.
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