Pasted below are the notes of the Kings Heath Police Neighbourhood Tasking Meeting of
27 September 2007. I am pleased to see police making good use of information
supplied by the public and also to hear about the success in catching graffiti vandals.
NB Date/ Time/ Venue of next meeting:
Wednesday 24th October 7pm @ The Hub, Vicarage Road
Neighbourhood Tasking Meeting Feedback
Neighbourhood: Kings Heath South / Stirchley
Date
of meeting: Thursday 27th September
2007
Allens Croft
School
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New Issues Raised – for action
by police and partners
Stirchley:
*Youth provision for under 11s or lack of.
*Graffiti in Harvest Close
*Shops believed to be selling spray cans to be
visited.
Kings
Heath South:
*Anti Social Behaviour on Sainsburys Car Park /
All Saints Road
*Parking
on grass verges outside Kings Heath Boys School
*Fly tipping in Holly Bank Road
*Vehicles being driven the wrong way along one
way street..All Saints Road
*Invasion of Japanese knotweed on waste land in
Kings Road
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Answers – feedback and
solutions
Feedback from Last Meeting
Garages
in Oxford Street. Issues of poor security and repairs required.
PCSOs and Crime Prevention Officer have visited location. Several
recommendations made..to be followed up with environmental warden and garage owners
*V ehicles jumping red lights under railway
bridge at Bournville Lane:
Officers and PCSOs have paid attention but have not witnessed any
offences. Passing attention to continue.
*Continued issue of drug dealing in Haunch Lane
outside shops:
Police operation on Thursday 20th
September resulted in 4 arrests for drug related offences, and three for subsequent public
order offences in the street. Two persons charged with being concerned with supply in
cannabis. One remains in custody, the other has a bail condition not to be outside his
address with another person between 6pm and 6am. Quantity of cannabis seized from address.
This area remains an OCU high priority for police patrols.
Walkabout took place with police, environmental
warden, ward support officer and Councillor Axford on 21st September. Long term
measures of gating and environmental improvement are being considered.
*Grafitti in Featherstone Road and Livingstone
Road area:
Young man who uses the tag ‘Flert’
has been arrested and is currently on bail to Birmingham Youth Court. He is also being
dealt with by Solihull officers for offences in Shirley area. A CRASBO has been applied
for to prevent him carrying pens and spray paints in public.
Young man who uses the tag ‘FAKE’
& SOBER has been arrested and is currently on bail pending further enquiries. He has
admitted to tagging in the Kings Heath, Yardley Wood and Stirchley areas and has agreed to
take part in an environmental clean up when his case is dealt with.
We are currently following up leads to identify the young man who
uses the tag ‘EMOTE’. PCSOs have been visiting premises to advise on cleaning
and removal of graffiti. Red Lion PH have recently painted their wall as a result of our
visits.
*Litter in Kings Road / Millbrook Road/ Partons
Road and graffiti in Hartons Way:
Walkabout of police and environmental warden to
take place on 9th October.
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Other
updates (issues from previous meetings):
PC Fothergill and PCSO Barlow are working with
the young people at the Den Youth club on a young leaders project.
Liz Jones introduced Liz Freeth who will take
over at The Den Youth Club for six months.
Ardencote
Road Garages:
Walkabout with Councillor Axford, Ward Support
Officer, Environmental Warden and police took place on 21st September. All
garage uses now have keys to the new gates although not all are keeping them locked!
Garage survey has been done and the poorest condition garages have been reported for
repairs. Others have had locks changed and will be re-let. A ‘dump the junk’ day
is to be arranged with skips to be provided and garage owners encouraged to clear out
their rubbish. One person has objected to the
removal of the fence in front of the garages at Marcliffe Grove. Police to follow this up.
Holly
Bank Road:
Select and Save have applied to extend their
licence to sell alcohol from 7am every day. Police have objected.
Three
Horse Shoes:
A meeting has taken place between
representatives of the PH and police. A number of conditions have been agreed to
including: Closing time of 12 midnight Fridays and Saturdays, use of polycarbonate
glasses, taxi marshalling, better radio link between door staff and baar staff, use of
high visibility vests by door staff, better supervision of clients leaving at closing
time, early notification to police of potential disorder. The agreement will be reviewed
in December. A strip of land has been identified in Umberslade Road which may be suitable
for a taxi rank.
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Panel
members present:
Chairman:
Dave Jee Hazelwell Neighbourhood Watch
Co-ordinator).
Councillor
Huxtable (Bournville Ward)
Councillor
Gregory (Billesley Ward)
Sergeant
Knowles / PC Ranger
Liz
Jones (The Den Youth Club)
Apologies:
Councillor
Summerfield (Brandwood Ward)
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List
of Members present from Partner Agencies
Roy
Dawson (Brandwood Environmental Warden)
Carol
Edge (Bournville Environmental Warden)
John
Burke (City Services Lifford Lane)
Approx 29 members of public present
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