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Gloucestershire Police
http://www.gloucestershire.police.uk
From PC2125 Fraser MACKIE
All,
Time has come again for a police panel meeting. This one is on Wednesday 1st February, 1900hrs at Police Headquarters, Waterwells. Same room as all previous meetings there, I'm hoping you'll know the way by now.
We will be discussing a community survey which was carried out last weekend, as well as some previous comments I had at the last meeting. One comment was, could we have a bigger survey of residents to work from. So, nearly 200 households have given replies this time, and I'm still working through the results, which I will forward to you soon in preparation. I'm very grateful to the chair of the parish council Mr Ian Butler, and to the neighbourhood wardens from Stroud who assisted me, as well my fellow officers from the Community Engagement Team.
The meeting will also be my last as Hardwicke Beat Manager. I will be moving to nearby Podsmead, but still working from Quedgeley police station, and still covering Severnvale school for now. I will be sad to leave, as I've built up some good contacts throughout the village, and some people I would honestly call friends. But I leave you in the very capable hands of PC Emma MacDonald and PC Samuel Jones who will want to discuss how they can take Hardwicke forward from here.
emma.macdonald2@gloucestershire.police.uk
samuel.jones@gloucestershire.police.uk
Please put the date in your diary, hope to see you soon.
Gloucestershire Constabulary has recently launched a new phone number in order to contact us on, for use in non-emergency situations, telephone 101.
But what is a non-emergency situation.
999 - The traditional phone number for getting in touch with the emergency services, the Fire & Rescue service, Paramedics or Police.
In terms of the police, you should use this number if a crime is about to happen, is happening right now, or has just happened (within the last 5 to 10 minutes).
About to happen? How can you know a crime is about to happen? A suspicious male in your next door neighbour’s garden peering through their windows should always get a 999 call. Two men squaring up to each other in the street, raised voices, friends telling them to "Leave it, he isn't worth it." should get a 999 call. In both circumstances its reasonable to suspect a crime is about to happen. Lastly, the cold-calling salesman who won’t take no for an answer, or the un-uniformed water board official asking if he can come in and check the water flow. These are all examples of when you should call 999, and get the police on route as quickly as possible. We may be able to get there and prevent a crime from happening. Prevention is always better than cure.
Hardwicke, because of its position next to the motorway, allows us all to travel quickly to other places in the country quickly and easily. Safely to, motorways are the safest roads we have. It also allows anyone in a car to get away quickly too. Even travelling within the legal limits, it’s possible to cover 10 miles in ten minutes from Hardwicke post office. You could get to Bamfurlong going north, or Dursley going south, in that time. It’s always better to get us on our way as soon as possible, because a culprit could be covering a mile a minute to get away (60mph = 60 miles in 60 minutes). If you are wondering whether to call 999 or not, from the viewpoint of the attending officer, we would rather you did.
101 - The new phone number to contact police and police officers for non-emergency situations. It replaces a lengthy 0845 number, and is charged at 15p a minute. For on-going enquires previously reported, for getting an update from your investigating officer, or to report something which has happened a while ago. For example, saw a dangerously driven vehicle, but it wasn't safe to call at the time, pass us the registration number when its safe and legal. Other examples would include you wishing to pass more, additional information about your crime to the investigating officer.
112 - A well-kept secret this one, but one well worth knowing. It’s an EU-wide number for emergency services, in addition to a 999 call. All nations in the EU will recognise this number as well as their own equivalent of 999. It also allows the emergency services to locate you if you were calling from a GSM enabled phone like most iPhones or Android phones. Very useful if you have crashed your car but don't know where you are, by ringing 112 we will be able to tell where you are. There are occasions where this locator service has saved people’s lives.
If in doubt, please ring us.
PC 2125 Fraser MACKIE
Hardwicke, Elmore & Longney Beat Manager
fraser.mackie@gloucestershire.police.uk
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