Cheam police has issued an update of the recent issues in the area:

The Drive, Cheam
Suspects have forced entry via the rear of the venue

Springclose Lane

Suspect has entered via an unlocked front door and removed property from within the address

West Drive Cheam

Suspects have entered via the rear of the property forcing entry via a glass door. Alarm has been ripped from the wall and items stolen

High View
Suspects have forced entry via the rear of the venue, alarm activated, neighbours called police, suspects removed property from within before fleeing.

Burdon Lane
Access gained via the rear of the venue forcing entry via a window. It appears that they have gained access via an empty neighbouring properties garden

Higher Drive
Forced entry to rear of venue via conservatory window, alarm activated appears suspects fled without taking any property

Theft From/Theft of Motor Vehicle

Jubilee Rd
Moped stolen from outside venue, recovered a short while later in Nonsuch Park

Matlock Crescent
No signs of forced entry to motor vehicle, however items stolen from van over night

Lumley Rd
Motor vehicle interference, window smashed overnight, no property taken

Gainsborough Terrace, Manor Rd
Motor vehicle stolen overnight from road outside victims home address

Local operations
There have been a number of arrests by the team for varying offences from public order, theft, burglary and GBH along with Drug offences.

Some good news stories.

The team are currently busy delivering Smart Water to selected properties on the Northern end of the Ward. This will be ongoing until all venues have been attended and target number completed

Our community engagements
The team assisted with the event CHEAM HOP, this was it’s first year. An event created/organised by local businesses where over 500 children took part in an Easter Egg Hunt throughout Cheam Village, an eggcellent turnout.

Church Services have been attended when working on a Sunday.

Street briefings outside Waitrose, and drop in surgeries at Cafe in the Park, Cheam, have taken place.

A coffee morning and Crime Prevention Advice talk was given to members of Cheyham Park assisted living accommodation, there was a good attendance.

We attend The Point Cafe (Mencap) whenever possible.

A meeting group for Senior residents takes place at The Point on a Wednesday afternoon, we were invited to attend and introduce ourselves, a very well attended group, which we hope to return to.

Attended Bethel Court Mini Market, which is held once a month, in order to raise funds for residents to all go on a day trip to the coast.

Other business
The team continue to deal with their ward priorities

Burglary…… regular High Visibility patrols, changing shifts in line with current trends and MO’s also offering crime prevention advice at Drop in surgeries

Theft From motor Vehicles… Crime prevention advice at Drop in surgeries, the message is simple, remove all valuables from your vehicle, leave locked and secure.
ASB…. Currently assisting Nonsuch Safer Neighbourhood team with ongoing ASB issues Churchill Rd. Section 35 dispersal notice applied for at weekends, reviewed weekly.
Neighbourhood Watch
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http://www.suttonneighbourhoodwatch.co.uk/JoinUs.aspx
Email: [email protected]

Volunteers
Please get in touch with us if you would be interested in helping us distribute this newsletter. Our contact details are at the top of this email. We are looking for residents to become members of our ‘virtual’ ward panel which would involve completing a short online questionnaire every three months to tell us your issues and concerns in your neighbourhood. Your views would be collated with those of other virtual members and submitted to our ward panel to help set our policing priorities for the area.
Contact
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