Crimes and priorities
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Anti-Social Behaviour in the City Centre
This includes individuals who are involved in public space alcohol consumption, drug use, aggressive begging and the dangerous use of illegal E Bikes. Ebike operations joint working with traffic.Action taken:
The St Michaels Neighbourhood Team is working with the Coventry City Council and other partners to stop illegal use of E Bikes often driven dangerously in pedestrian areas. We are using powers under the Public Space Protection Order to require riders to dismount when riding carelessly. Two operations jointly working with Force Traffic have resulted in seizures of Ebikes and enforcement around no insurance.
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Business crime, rise in burglary business has been recorded with action taken and continues to identify and arrest offenders.
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Suspect identified in relation to crime patterns of burglary business. Proactive action relating to the arrest and charge of offenders. Further investigation & partnership working with business and coventry council & the bid to identify the BID.
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Local priorities also include Theft of Motor vehicle (motorbikes and scooters), VAWG – focusing on vulnerable females (domestic/sexual offences) and robbery
Action taken:
The team have worked alongside traffic and specialist trained officers to disrupt offenders, target repeat locations and safeguard potential victims. There have been numerous targeted days of activity during the day but also overnight during the nighttime economy.
Plain clothes officers are deployed to detect those perpetrators that are displaying concerning predatory behaviours. The Safer Summer plan seeks to ensure policing and partners focus on hotspot locations.