Road Safety.
You said: Speeding vehicles on Rutland roads is a priority you want us to address, specifically the lack of adherence to 30mph zones.

We provide a frequent high visibility policing presence to the affected areas with marked vehicle patrols and regular monitoring. We will deploy the speed gun device and deal with offenders robustly where appropriate. We also continue to work with partner agencies, such as the Road Safety Partnership mobile speed camera van, to identify areas of concern and request deployment of that resource. We will then continue to publish the enforcement statistics on the Neighbourhood Link messaging service.

The beat team have conducted ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) and speed monitoring at various locations on the beat. We have also recently been refreshed in the speed gun training, meaning that we can now take this device out again and enforce on the results.

Furthermore, in relation to road safety a driver was arrested recently by officers for drink drive and provided a roadside breath sample of twice the legal limit. They will appear in court.

PC Spruce has been attending more incidents of road traffic collisions on the beat area, but notably we have seen a reduction of the amount of injury collisions on the beat area compared to the previous month, this is good news. Further to this, the beat team have conducted multiple school visits and parking patrols, engaging with parents and children on road safety issues.

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Vehicle Crime.
You Said: Vehicles being broken into, items being stolen and damage caused to vehicles is a concern to you.

Develop our intelligence picture around those who commit this type of crime so we that we can effectively target our resources in the right areas, at the right time, with the aim of deterring, disrupting and bringing offenders to justice.

The beat team have installed crime prevention advice signage around the A1 corridor due to reports of theft of fuel from HGVs overnight. Operation Barrick is a specific policing operation into this type of crime and we are looking into what other proactive work we can do to prevent and catch offenders. Other than the HGVs, the beat has seen a slight reduction in vehicle crime over the past month, which is good for our communities.

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Farm Equipment Thefts.
You said: Reports of criminals stealing plant equipment and machinery from farms and building sites is a concern for you.

Work closely with the Rural Policing Team, proactively patrol at all times of day and night. Robustly deal with offenders. Visit victims of crime and provide target hardening advice. Make efforts to locate and reunite stolen equipment.

The beat team have also been out and about after dark stopping farm vehicles and ensuring that they haven’t just been stolen. Thank you to those involved for your understanding.

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