Anti Social Behaviour in Thame

THAME’S Community policing team have been kept busy over the past month dealing with Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) in Thame and Chinnor, as reported in their latest monthly Crime update.

Thame’s Neighbourhood Policing team

The team has apparently been receiving reports of ASB in Southern Road recreational ground car park area, in Thame, involving the smashing of bottles and noise, and at Whites Field, Mill Lane, Chinnor, involving cannabis smoking and littering. The team is asking that local people please tell them immediately by calling the police non-emergency number 101, and they will deal with it firmly.

Cannabis and alcohol has been seized from persons near the river at Priest End, Thame and alcohol has also been seized from persons drinking inside the exclusion zone of Southern Road recreational ground. Officers say they will continue to monitor the areas of concern pro-actively.

Traffic issues/Parking

The team has continued to monitor illegal parking in the area and have been issuing parking tickets to offending vehicles. Parking on double yellow lines carries a fine of £30 and parking on zigzags at crossings is £60, plus three penalty points. Don’t get caught! Tickets have been issued in Thame and Watlington for both parking on double yellows and parking in a disabled bay without displaying a valid badge.

Offenders brought to justice

A 15 year old male will appear in court after being charged with handling stolen goods and causing criminal damage in Chinnor.

Following a spate of plant thefts including hanging baskets and box shrubs, the suspects were identified and arrested. The items have now been returned back to the rightful owners.

Two neighbourly disputes have been managed and resolved by local PCSOs in Thame and a vehicle seized in Chinnor.

You can read PCSO Jacky Madden’s full update here: LINK

NB

‘Have Your Say’ meetings are an ideal opportunity for local residents to speak to their local police officers and PCSOs about any local issues, no appointment is necessary just turn up and speak to your local officers. Upcoming Have Your Say meetings are:–

Saturday, 20 June 2015, 3pm – 5pm at the Co-Op Cafe, High Street, Thame with PCSO Diane Jackson.