Issue - meetings

Councillors and members of the public are invited to raise ‘Neighbourhood Policing’ issues with the local Neighbourhood Policing Team.

It was reported that a representative of Greater Manchester Police had been unable to attend the meeting, although a written update was provided and the Chair drew particular attention to the following matters:

·         The arrest and subsequent conviction of prolific shoplifter targeting supermarkets across the Offerton and Great Moor area had taken place. The male in question had been convicted of over 30 shoplifting offences. As a result of this work, the theft shoplifting rate in the area had decreased significantly.

·         A local female juvenile had been granted a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) from the courts due to numerous complaints made by members of the public and local businesses. The female in question was now forbidden to associate in a group of three or more or attend McDonalds and KFC Hazel Grove following convictions for several offences over the past 12 months.

·         Officers from the East Neighbourhood Team made an arrest for possession of class B drugs with intent to supply after they searched a male in the Hazel Grove area at the beginning of February. Officers located and seized a considerable quantity of cannabis and cash in connection with the arrest.

·         The Neighbourhood crime team continued with their work in tackling burglary crime in the area. As a district the overall burglary detection rate was very good.

·         The next Police and Communities Together (PaCT) meeting was scheduled to take place in May 2024 for the Hazel Grove, Offerton and Stepping Hill area.