With Inspector Mark Lund
As summer draws to a close and the darker months fast approach I just want to say thank you for the community in supporting not only the police but the wider partnership to help us deliver in your community.
We need you, the people, to report and help us so that we can tackle the issues quicker and correctly, using the correct interventions for longer term problem solving.
I have been working on a new communications strategy along with the Councillors so that we can better inform residents on what we are doing and have done, along the ‘you said, we did’ principles.
South Leeds has a strong community with lots of people and groups doing lots of things to support the wider area as well as the local people, seeing and hearing about the good work that goes on is still humbling. Highlighting the good work, supporting one another will only make the communities stronger.
As we head towards October and November we will all see an increase in firework related incidents. Your local neighbourhood team is currently undertaking a number of initiatives to educate young people about fireworks, conducting test purchases on shops as well as targeted high visibility patrols.
Please report incidents of anti-social behaviour relating to fireworks, this gives us more specific times and locations of repeat offenders.
Fireworks are liked by some and hated by others, if you are having you own small display, please stay safe and use them correctly, consider your neighbours and the wider community and how they may be affected, as a general rule times are between 7am and 11pm apart from actual bonfire night, Diwali, New Years Eve and the Chinese New Year.
You are now able to contact local officers via this link: bit.ly/NPTcontact
Thank you again for your support, Please continue to report either utilising the 101 system on the phone or online, Crimestoppers, or 999 in an emergency.
This post was written by Inspector Mark Lund of the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team
Main photo: Police engaging with the public at Beeston Festival
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