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Bristol district > Redland and Lockleaze neighbourhood area > Cotham beat

This beat covers the whole of the Cotham Ward and is a large residential area of mainly privately owned houses. Cotham School is the local secondary school. The beat/ward also covers parts of the retail areas of Whiteladies Road and Chandos Road.

The nearest police stations are shown below. The station providing policing for this beat is Redland Police Station, Lower Redland Road, Bristol.

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Local Authority

Bristol City Council

Nearest police stations

Redland police station
New Bridewell police station
Newfoundland Road police station (1.1 miles)

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Cotham beat news

PC 942 Dave Gill
Due to PC 1860 Stephen Harding being on a long course of treatment for his shoulder, he is unable to tackle front line policing duties. Therefore, a replacement has been found and Cotham is now fully operational. PC 942 Dave Gill has taken over from Steve, until Steve is back to full operational duties. Dave has been a PC for 17 years so has lots of experience. He has worked in different departments throughout the force so comes to the Cotham beat with a huge range of knowledge. Dave is very proactive and keen to get out and tackle crime and local issues. Dave is very approachable, so if you see him out on the beat, please say hello to him.
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Partners and Communities Together

Partners and Communities Together (PACT) gives you the opportunity to influence what happens in your neighbourhood. It is a mechanism whereby neighbourhood issues, identified through local meetings, are taken to a partnership panel, where courses of action are agreed. Find out more.

If you are unable to attend a meeting but would like to make your views known, please Register your local priorities.

Current public priorities

Agreed 1st July 2010

1. Burglary
We agreed to keep burglary as a priority due to the ongoing high levels of burglaries within the ward. The following areas of work will continue.
* Information to residents and streets focusing on property marking.
Lead officers: PCSO Nadine Horton.
* Police action in line with the five year plan focusing on identifying vulnerable properties and identifying offending.
Lead officer: PC Dave Gill
* Ensuring that all actions on zone action plans are completed in a timely fashion
Lead officer: Georgie Bryant, Community Safety Officer.

2. Car crime
Due to the high level of car crime at the moment, we agreed to add this as a Neighbourhood priority.
* Car crime packs to be delivered to victims of crimes, giving crime prevention advice.
* Patrolling the identified hot spot area streets at specified times of the shift - according to the patrol plan.
* Stop check anyone acting suspiciously and take details to submit an intelligence report.

3. Wheelie bins on pavements on Chandos Road and surrounding roads
* PCSO Nadine Horton to contact the Council Street Waste team, with a view to "problem solve" wheelie bins on the pavement.

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Next public meetings

All members of the public are welcome to attend

9 September 2010 at 6:30 PM lasting 2 hours (In 42 days)

at Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road.

This is a Neighbourhood Forum (PACT) meeting.

25 November 2010 at 6:30 PM lasting 2 hours (In 119 days)

at Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road.

This is a Neighbourhood Forum (PACT) meeting.

You can contact your neighbourhood team if you wish to have the opportunity to meet with them prior to the next meeting date

Bristol district and Redland and Lockleaze neighbourhood area news

Police appeal for information following robbery of elderly man (Bristol)
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Appeal for witnesses after assault (Bristol )
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Michael is described as white, 6' tall, stocky build with dark brown curly shoulder length hair. He has a full beard.

Have you seen Michael Wood? (Bristol)
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Offenders brought to justice

False representation

Name: Aaron Smith

Robbery and attempted robbery

Name: Mohammed Jama

Possession with intent to supply (cocaine) and production of a Class B drug (cannabis)

Name: Jacel Edwards

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Neighbourhood Watch newsletter (Bristol)
Download the latest edition of the Newsletter here.

Neighbourhood Newsletter (Redland and Lockleaze)
Download your local Neighbourhood Newsletter for Summer 2010 here.

Telephone scam
Police are warning residents to be aware of a scam which promises the recipient a council tax refund :-

Avon Fire & Rescue Service
Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) provides emergency and protection services to the communities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Visit their website at www.avonfire.gov.uk/Avon/.

Beat surgeries at Clifton Down Shopping Centre (Cotham)
PCSOs and Beat Manager' from Clifton and Cotham beats hold regular beat surgeries at the Clifton Down Shopping Centre every Thursday from 10am - 1pm, just outside Sainsbury's. At the surgery we have a wide range of crime prevention leaflets to give out and can discuss crime prevention initiatives that we are undertaking in the area. We encourage members of the public to come and speak to us about any crime related issues or concerns they may have. We also offer a range of road/personal safety books for the younger members of the community to take away.

Is your home at risk of burglary? (Redland / Cotham / Bishopston / Montpelier)
Avon and Somerset police with Bristol City Council are currently running a scheme called the "Bobby Van" :-

Personal safety advice (Bristol)
On foot / Cars / Car parks / Public transport / Taxis / Suzy Lamplugh Trust website :-

Avoid becoming a victim of Rogue Traders (Cotham)
Link to the Trading Standards website :-

Access to Bristol (Bristol)
Useful contact telephone numbers for Bristol City Council :-

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (Bristol)
What can you do if you know or think a vulnerable adult is being abused? What's happening in Bristol to stop abuse?

Neighbourhood team

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Neighbourhood Team Inspector

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Neighbourhood Police Team Sergeant

Constable Dave Gill
Neighbourhood Beat Manager

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Police Community Support Officer

Mike Hall
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Police staff vacancies

Resource Unit Co-ordinator
Newfoundland Road Police Station, Bristol

Diversity and Recruitment

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Diversity and Recruitment

Wanted

A white man with short light brown hair.

Theft by employee

Can you help us find Paul Mason who we think may be able to help with our enquiries into an offence of theft by employee between 9.00am and 5.00pm on 7 June 2010.

Sexual Assault

We are trying to trace a man who we think may be able to help with our enquiries into a case of sexual offence that took place on a No. 49 bus in Old Market Bristol on Friday 7 May 2010.

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