SHOOTERS HILL SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM
Latest update from the team
During January, the Shooters Hill Safer Neighbourhoods Police Team were tackling a number of issues including an increased youth presence on Woolwich Common and making London's roads safer. With hard work and assistance from other agencies the team made great progress.
The issue of an increased youth presence on the Woolwich Common is being addressed by conducting patrols in the area, both in uniform and in plain clothes. This has resulted in a number of youths being stopped and spoken to and in some instances searched for drugs or weapons.
The team were involved in a London-wide initiative to help make roads safer. This was organised for the entire Borough of Greenwich by Sergeant Barry Edge and PC Richie Sale and run over seven sites, with over 50 PC's and other agencies working together. When the initiative was completed and the results collated, Greenwich Borough was in first place - a sure sign that people using the roads illegally in the borough have and will be targeted and caught.
The team have also been involved with several drugs warrants executed on the Shooters Hill Ward resulting in drugs being recovered and arrests made.
The team continue to try and make the ward a safer place to live but always need the help of residents and businesses alike in gathering intelligence and calling it in. The team need the community to continue being vigilant, reporting in anything that is suspicious or of a criminal nature.
The SHSNT cannot be on patrol 24/7 but with the help of Neighbourhood Watch Schemes and residents providing valuable intelligence, this helps the police to identify and deter criminals who are seeking to work in your area.
Please continue to contact the SHSNT via telephone (leave a message) or by email. Remember if your call is urgent please dial 999 or 101.
About the team
The Shooters Hill Safer Neighbourhoods Police Team was established in April 2006. The team have split the Shooters Hill police ward in to four micro beats, assigning special responsibility to reach beat. As at September 2011 the team consists of:
• Sergeant Barry Edge
• PC Richard Sale - special responsibility for the Shooters Hill and Woolwich Common micro beats
• PC Barry Cusselle - special responsibility for the Barnfield estate and Clothworkers micro beats
• PCSO Kevin Denney - special responsibility for the Barnfield estate and Clothworkers micro beats
• PCSO Adam Kear - special responsibility for the Barnfield estate and Clothworkers micro beats
• PCSO Giles Balestrini - special responsibility for the Shooters Hill and Woolwich Common micro beats
• PCSO Russell Chapple - special responsibility for the Shooters Hill and Woolwich Common micro beats
The team is responsible for policing the Shooters Hill and Woolwich Common areas, as displayed on this map. At least 80% of their time is spent visibly working in our communities to tackle our policing priorities.
The team's priorities are discussed and agreed on a regular basis at Ward Panel Meetings attended by local community representatives, Ward Councillors and guest speakers.
Their approach is to provide a personal service, getting to know the individuals that live within our communities, listening to our issues - all to help deliver long-term solutions.
The team is located at 200 Plumstead High Street SE18 1JY, and can be contacted by telephone, mobile, and email. The team are not a 24/7 service. If the matter is urgent dial 999. If you wish to provide information about a police issue that is not urgent, email is the best way to reach the team:
Email: shootershill.snt@met.police.uk
Mobile (local rates apply): 07845 065879, Office: 020 8649 3540
For details about the team's 'street surgeries' and more information,
visit: www.met.police.uk/teams/greenwich/shootershill
Don't forget - if the matter is urgent and taking place now, dial 999
For non-emergencies dial 101
