Twyford

Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Jon Stanley gives the latest news from the Twyford Neighbourhood team;

Since the Christmas period we have been concentrating on the graffiti problem, especially the FMS tag which has been popping up around the Twyford area. We have also been focusing on anti-social behaviour and parking issues.

PCSO Jackie Daniels has been working with the community wardens to have the Twyford graffiti removed from the area with successes including JW Greens, a closed down public house that had been severely vandalised and was an eyesore for local residents.

We have also been looking to identify the offenders using their “tagger” names. With local intelligence we have made good progress with this and continue to pursue all avenues.

Since we conducted the letter drop regarding reporting every incident with as much detail as possible, the level of anti-social behaviour has decreased.

As with the last update, parking issues have been keeping us all busy. The main Twyford problem is still people exceeding the permitted waiting times and parking on double yellow lines. Fixed penalty notices are being issued on the spot for these and similar offences. Double yellow lines mean NO waiting at any time; this includes dropping people off, posting letters, collecting your take-away and all other such tasks.

The newest member of our growing team is PCSO Chris Caldwell, he is currently at the police training centre and will be joining us on the 28 April 2008. PCSO Caldwell will cover Sonning, Charvil and Hurst areas.

“For more information about your Neighbourhood team or to speak to an officer you can call the Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8505505 or alternatively you can visit the website via www.thamesvalley.police.uk

Thames Valley Police ~ Twyford