Incidents of burglary and theft of lead from premises on Grays
south ward have increased dramatically this month, we have had 14
reports of metal thefts from premises and 18 reports of
burglary.
Raised on 01/12/2011
We are looking at both high visabilty and covert patrols as a
first response, and creating an operation to tackle these issues.
Theft of metal has spiked across the board as the price of scrap
metal has risen, and we are currently working with the scrap yards
in the area to gain intelligence of people selling scrap on a
regular basis. The burglarys reported are both dwelling and other,
which include places of business, sheds, garages etc. 10/10/2011 We
have only had 1 reported incident of Burglary this month and this
was a garage burglary. We are remaining to keep our patrols and
high visability policing at the highest level as practicable, and
will incorporate this with our Halloween and fireworks night
patrols. 28/11/2011 This matter continues to be a priority although
incidents seem to be reducing to a "normal" level.There have been a
number of operations and "days of action" to assist with the
targetting of known offenders and burglary suspects.We will
continue to target individuals known to be involved in this kind of
offence. 18/01/2012 We have not had further increases in burglary
offences although they are still a concern.Lead is still being
stolen and Churches are still a target as they have significant
amounts of lead on the buildings.We continue to gain intelligence
and make arrests and this will remain a priority. 19/03/2012 The
increase in offences seems to have subsided, with regard to
burglaries and metal theft.It appears the price of some metals has
gone down and this has affected which metals are being stolen.
Updated on 19/03/2012