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Youths causing anti-social behaviour around Jaunty Park and Frecheville Ponds
Drinking and rowdy behaviour
6pm onwards
Update 03.09.10
On the 2nd September, PCSO's stopped two youths near Frecheville Pond aftr reports of antisocial behaviour. Names were taken and Parental Advisory letters will be sent out.
Updated 01.09.10
Friends of Frecheville Park and Pond met on 17th August. PCSO Fred Burgess attended the meeting and reported that problems around the pond and play area had been significantly reduced over recent months.
Nightly patrols have continued in this PACT area although very few incidents are now being reported. Local Community Support Officer, Roger Shalome makes daily contact with local residents to discuss their issues. Despite the school summer holidays, Roger reports that the people he has spoken too appear satisfied with how the area is currently being policed.
Jaunty park and surrounding area continues to be patrolled nightly with no reported incidents.
Update 23.08.10
Three people were stopped in the Frechville Ponds area on Friday 20th August, letters will be delivered to their parents at their home address. No other stops were made during patrols both this evening and over the last weekend.
Update 160810
Officers answered promptly to a call on Friday 13 August 2010 at 6.35pm that youths were causing problems in the car park of the Frecheville Community Centre. On arrival a number of youths ran from the area but 3 were spoken to. An amount of alcohol was seized from the youths as well as further alcohol that was abandonned by the youths who ran.
As a result of this 3 Parent Advisory Letters have been requsted from the central Antisocial behaviour team.
Update 12.08.10
Continued patrols in and around the Frechville area have continued into the early hours of the morning, although no stops were completed.
Updated 09.08.10
Recently, a Crime Reduction Officer met with Friends of Frecheville Park group to discuss location of possible mobile camera. Links are being made with Parks and Countryside with regards to cutting back suitable trees and bushes to allow better visibilty for the camera.
Update 07.0810;
Officers last night attended to a report of nuisance youths on Fox Lane. At this time 5 youths ran from the area when officers attended but alcohol was seized that had been left behind by the youths.
In general the number of incidents reported within the PACT area has declined. The longer term issues have been discussed at the Neighbourhood Action Group and the Community Safety Group. These groups are attended by partners as well as interested members of the public.
Whilst the Street Based Teams were running on Friday evenings during the month of July, a number of hours were spent around the pond area.
Update 19.07.10
Between 12am and 3am the Special Constabulary conducted dedicated high visibility patrols in the Frechville area on Friday 16th July and Saturday 17th July; no youths were seen, possibly as a result of these patrols.
Update 15th July
Regular patrols are being conducted by police officers from a range of departments and at all hours of the day to engage with the youths in this area. There will also be work conducted to encourage young people to help improve their area and take responsibility for it.
Update 8th July -
PCSO Roger Shalome attended a Community Conversation meeting at Fox Lane youth Club. The meeting was attended by staff and children from both Birley Community College and Birley Community Primary School. Also in attendance were local residents and councillors. Issues that were discussed included how both schools are now working with residents on issues such as litter and looking after the pond area. The police and other agencies will continue to attend and support these meeting in the future.
Hackenthorpe/Birley TARA was attended by PCSO Fred Burgess, PCSO Roger Shalome & Steve Vinson, Arson Intervention Officer. They gave advice on local issues and discussed fire related issues with the group.
Two street based teams have been working in the Frechville, Birley and other areas over several Friday evenings. Each team is working from 5-30pm - 8pm. Team one consists of South Yorkshire Police Officers, Sheffield Futures and South Yorkshire Fire Service. Team two consists of South Yorkshire Police Officers and the Youth Offending Service. Over 40 young people have engaged with these teams on the evenings they have been present.
On the 21th June, four Parental Advisory Letters delivered in the Birley area by PCSO Roger Shalome.
Nightly patrols have taken place at Jaunty Park- Quarry Vale Road/Jaunty Cresent/ Fox Lane. Hopedale Road, Frecheville Ponds, Churchdale Road. There have been several visits to these areas on some nights and there have been very few reports of any incidents in the last month.
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PCSO Roger Shalome continues to work with Friends of Frechville Ponds which cotinues the work of improving the area, this work will now be completed in conjunction with representatives from the Parks and Countryside department from Sheffield City Council. Arrangements have also been made to lock the play ground at night.
The children in area are also being spoken to by the teams from the youth service of Sheffeield Council to help them with any problems they may have and to offer a range of activities to engage in.
Patrols ae also being concentrated in this area with powers of exclusion under S27 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act being used. This prohibits return to a specific area within a specified time, usually 12 hours. These patrols will continue and after speaking to numerous residents the overall number of incidents has decreased.
Further update following PACT meeting;
Decision made to keep this as a PACT until the next meeting on 080710. The time is slightly extended from 1am to 3am to take in to account fresh information received.
Update 280610
PCSOs and police officers have continued regular patrols in the area particularly around Frecheville Ponds
Update 150610
PCSOs Fred Burgess and Roger Shalome carried out patrols with South Yorkshire fire and rescue's arson intervention officer Steve Vinson. Part of Steve's rol;e is to talk to young people to try and prevent some of the grass fires bin fires rubbish fires and more serious arson incidents which are a source of danger to people and propertyand a drain on emergency service resources
Update 100610
A mounted patrol took place in and arond the Jaunty Park and adjoining areas while engaging with youths in the area; no anti-social behaviour was seen.
Update 080610
Parks and Countryside have recently cleared the tennis courts at Frecheville ponds of trees allowing youths to be more visible from the streets.
A further 10 Parental Advisory letters have been generated and quantities of alcohol seized in the Frecheville Pond and Jaunty Park area over recent weeks.
Following a second meeting of the Friends of Frechville Ponds and Park Group, the assistant community partnerships officer reported a pot of money has been made available for use on the ponds area. PCSO Roger Shalome will be working with the group to help identify areas that require improvements.
Update 070610
Over the last four days 11 letters have been sent to youths and their parents warning that their behaviour around Frechville Ponds is unacceptable. If the behaviour continued it could ultimately lead to ASBOs being issued. A total of 23 Parental Advisory letters have been generated from youths involved in anti social behaviour over the recent school holiday period.
Update 030610
Staff at Woodhouse and Mosborough Safer Neighbourhood Area carried out Operation KCOALITION on the afternoon of the 02.06.2010. A total of 36 addresses were visited within the PACT area, where residents were updated on the work the SNA and partner agencies have done to tackle the issues reported. Local newsletters and posters advertising the PACT meetings were also handed out to residents and anyone not home when we visited. As a result of the feedback from residents a request has been sent to Sheffield Council to evaluate the lighting on the Birley estate and to look at relocating a bench on Jaunty Park where youths are known to congregate.
Update 250510
The friends of Frechville Ponds Group was estabished yesterday with a further meeting planned for next week.
Update 240510
The shrubs and trees around Frechville Ponds, where youths had previously congregated, have been cut down by the Parks and Countryside Department from Sheffield Council. This will mean that youths in this area can no longer use this area without being clearly seen.
Update 240510
Over the weekend of the 21st to the 23rd May one person was arrested for a public order offence in the Frechville Ponds area while a further five were stopped. In a separate incident one person had alcohol seized from them, a warning letter will be sent to the respective parents.
Update 200510
Incident reported of large group gathering on Fox Lane cricket fields at 5pm last night. Large quantities of alcohol disposed of. Youths required to clear the site of litter and were then moved on. A large number of Parent Advisory Letters will be hand delivered as a result of this incident.
A further group were then moved on from Birley Ponds Road. The local off-licence were spoken to and asked to work with officers by refusing to serve alcohol for the remainder of the night. Further alcohol was confiscated on Birley Lane.
Update 140510;
6 youths were stopped at Frechville Ponds, Hopedale Road with alcohol being seized from them. 6 Parent Advisory letters will be hand delivered to the home adddresses of the young people in relation to this incident.
A further 5 letters will be hand delivered to the parents of 5 youths who were located on Jaunty Way acting in an antisocial manner.
Update 130510;
Several checks made of the location last night with 5 local youths being spoken to. The youths were merely talking together, there was no suggestion of antisocial behaviour or consumption of alcohol. During the evening there were no calls received from residents in relation to the location.
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Update 120510;
Notification received from resident that following work between SNT, Sheffield Futures, South East Community Assembly and Parks/Countryside, the youth shelter that was central to antisocial behaviour in Jaunty Park was removed yesterday. This has been arranged as part of the ongoing efforts to address the antisocial behaviour in the area.
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Regular patrols have been conducted and a final warning given for possession of cannabis in relation to one youth who was found in possession of cannabis.
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This was decided as a PACT priority on 060510. All SNT and response staff have been made aware of the priority.