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Minutes:
Sergeant Stevenson presented a report which outlined the
policing and safer neighbourhood trends and outlined actions taken since the
last reporting period.
Local areas for concern were as follows:
i.
Anti-social driving
ii.
Cycle theft, and
iii.
Drug dealing and the protection of local young
people – child criminal exploitation.
In response to questions and comments from the Committee Sergeant
Stevenson said the following:
i.
If an electric scooter was not part of a hire
scheme they should not be used on the public highways. Legally, private owned
electric scooters are not approved to be on the public highway. Those scooters
part of a hire scheme were GPS monitored and tracked.
ii.
Mobility scooters were permissible on the
highways.
iii.
The road safety operations undertaken each month
did police electric scooters.
iv.
Technically, cycling on a pavement which had not
been identified as a cycle path was not allowed but there was a level of
tolerance from some members of the public.
v.
Electric mopeds which had pedals should be on
the highways and not the path.
vi.
The 20mph enforcement was taken very seriously
by Police.
vii.
There was varying enforcements which could be
used when dealing with anti-social driving such as section 59, which could be
issued to both vehicle and users. If more than one section 59 was issued to
either the vehicle or the user then the vehicle could be seized.
viii.
Had received reports of anti-social driving
regarding mopeds in one of the East Area wards and would be sending Police
Officers out to try to witness those committing the crimes.
ix.
All information reported to the Police was
valuable and would be investigated; details of vehicles recently reported for
anti-social driving had links to organised crime and one should not be on the
road so would be seized when found.
x.
Noted the comments regarding speeding on
Riverside particularly around Beche Road.
xi.
Would continue to observe roads in Abbey ward
such as Wadloe Road, Whitehall Road, Ditton Road, Davey Road etc as highlighted
in the report.
xii.
Confirmed that Newmarket Road roundabout was on
the road safety operation list; regarding stationary vehicles in this area
keeping their engines idling particularly when the ques built up around the
primary school, this was more of a highways issues rather than enforcement.
xiii.
A fixed penalty notice could be issued when
dealing with speeding.
xiv.
There was a number of issues which could be
classed as anti-social driving such as constant over revving of engines,
‘donuts’ on public green spaces, vehicles on pathways that should be on the
highway.
xv.
Verified there was separate legislation
regarding noise.
xvi.
Confirmed that as the Police had objected to the
recently considered and approved premises licence application on Mill Road that
they would support an appeal.
xvii.
Details of the public who reported incidents
direct to the control room were logged.
xviii.
Street surgeries had been on hold due to the
pandemic. These had been an opportunity for the public to talk to directly to
the Police on a range of issues. These also provided opportunities for the
Police to provide feedback on the work that had been undertaken. It was hoped
that these street surgeries would be able to start again when restrictions had
been lifted.
xix.
Noted the comment that the Dudley Road
recreation ground was a hotspot for drug dealing.
The Chair thanked Sergeant Stevenson for his report and
advised that the Committee had noted the content and the continued priorities.