BLCC Minutes and November police report
BONNYRIGG & LASSWADE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Agenda of meeting held on Thursday 13 December 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park at 7 pm
A G E N D A
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Apologies
3. Visitor Matters
4. Minutes of Meeting of November 201
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
6. Police Report
7. Report from Midlothian Councillors
8. Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
9. Council Budget
10. Planning
11. Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
13. AOCB
14. Date of Next Meeting: 10 January 2019 [?]
Agenda of meeting held on Thursday 13 December 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park at 7 pm
A G E N D A
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Apologies
3. Visitor Matters
4. Minutes of Meeting of November 201
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
6. Police Report
7. Report from Midlothian Councillors
8. Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
9. Council Budget
10. Planning
11. Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
- Grit Bag Locations
13. AOCB
14. Date of Next Meeting: 10 January 2019 [?]
BONNYRIGG & LASSWADE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 13 December 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park
Welcome and Introduction
Chair Marnie welcomed the visitors to the meeting and everyone round the table introduced themselves.
In attendance
Community Councillors: [Chair] Marnie Crawford, Diane Easton, Ruth Scott, Bill MacDonald, Jan Irvine, Rhona Matthews.
Councillor Dianne Alexander; Community Police Officer Jordan Pow.
Visitors: Steven Gough, Isobel Hessler, Gail Halley, Linda Kane, Lynda Harvey, George McGlash.
Apologies
Community Councillors: Darius Namdaran, Sheila Metcalfe [Treasurer]; Owen Proudfoot, Ann Morrison; Simon Tracey.
Councillors Derek Milligan, Janet Ley-Douglas.
Visitor Matters
Tonight’s visitors were concerned about Waverley Park and the proposal for the obstacle course at Waverley Park; this was discussed later in the meeting.
Minutes of meeting of 8 November 2018
The minutes were considered a true report of the meeting and were adopted with CC Jan as the proposer and CC Ruth as the seconder.
Matters arising from the previous minutes
Community Speed project. There has been no update on this to date. However, Chair Marnie indicated the Community Council would consider providing a financial contribution of up to £200 if the project was to go ahead and funds were needed towards the cost of the speed gun.
The McDonalds outlet has opened at Hardengreen. Chair Marnie has written to PC Owen Findlay to ask if there have been any issues with anti-social behaviour along the railway walk.
Proposed Community Council boundary change. Chair Marnie has written to Midlothian Council where it will be discussed at committee in due course.
Post Office closure. Chair Marnie has written to the Chief Executive of the Cooperative with a formal request to locate a branch of the Post Office in the Bonnyrigg store. There has been no reply so far.
Chair Marnie will attempt to arrange a meeting with the new Deputy Headteacher of Lasswade High School in the new year.
The Remembrance Day Parade took place on 11 November.
Lasswade Park update. The illegal storage container has been removed.
Police Report
PC Pow read through the criminal activity report. A full copy of their report is given below the minutes.
The main issues seem to be incidences of vandalism against property and cars. Also, there are continuing issues with anti-social behaviour at various locations, including the Co-op, Lasswade High School Centre and King George V Park. These seem to be fuelled by extensive social media use and groups of young people from other areas coming into Bonnyrigg.
Report from Midlothian Councillors
Councillor Alexander reported that the main current activity concerned the Council budget. Councillor Ley-Douglas has notified Chair Marnie that she has been looking at the planning application for the extension to Gigi’s Restaurant which is at review, also at the events involving Waverley Park.
Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
A funding application has been submitted but this will be deferred to the end of January because two of the quotes for the project are now out of date and must be renewed. CC Bill has since secured one new quotation and is waiting for another. CC Bill has also been occupied with gathering interest in the obstacle course from external organisations such as Tough Mudder,
At the previous Community Council meeting three visitors stated their concerns about the obstacle course:
• The obstacle course is likely to become a focal point for youths gathering and engaging in anti-social behaviour.
• The obstacle course will probably attract additional traffic onto a residential road with limited access routes.
• Why Waverley Park and not somewhere else? The park was intended for children in the Waverley and Wimpey estates.
• The Bonnyrigg After School Club appears to have plans to take over the Waverley Pavilion and expand it to provide additional facilities for community groups. The visitors are worried that this will attract even more people and cars into the local area.
CC Bill commented tonight that there are few facilities for young people in Bonnyrigg, particularly free to use, and this obstacle course can only benefit them. The long-term objective would be to establish an obstacle racing club. The age range for the stations would be 6 to late teens. Midlothian Council will look after it although they have no resource for maintenance at this time.
The visitors in attendance at tonight’s meeting stated that there is strong resistance among neighbouring residents to the draft plan to locate the obstacle course in Waverley Park. The consensus seems to be the idea is good but the location is unsuitable. They also commented that there is already anti-social behaviour going on in this area and this will make it worse.
Chair Marnie stated that the object of tonight’s meeting will be to decide whether the funding application should continue on behalf of the Community Council and with its focus on Waverley Park, or something else. The funding application will be considered at the end of February therefore it is imperative that this is discussed now.
After hearing the comments from the visitors, Chair Marnie asked each Community Councillor present for their opinions.
CC Jan asked the visitors to provide more structured evidence of their neighbours’ objections, perhaps in the form of a petition.
CC Ruth felt that the residents were worrying needlessly and that any anti-social behaviour was unlikely to be as bad as feared.
CC Diane made two points. Having run a Facebook survey which returned no objection to the proposals, she agreed with CC Jan that the visitors should provide further evidence of residents’ objections. She also commented that a more appropriate location for the obstacle course might be adjacent to the David Dunn Fitness Trail in King George V Park. Given the rate of shop, bank and Post Office closures in the town, it would be better to focus on improving the town centre.
CC Rona was concerned with the prospect of increased traffic through the Waverleys; the obstacle course could be attracting levels of traffic into a residential area not designed for it.
After further discussion the Community Councillors agreed to continue with the funding application in principle, and to discuss finer details of the proposed location at the next Community Council meeting, assuming they have the requested feedback from Waverley residents.
Traffic issues in the Waverleys. One of the issues raised by the visitors was the increasing volume and speed of traffic. Some felt that a lot of the traffic was caused by parents travelling to the child care groups and clubs in the Waverley Pavilion. Chair Marnie asked for ideas from round the table to address this, then suggested the visitors go away and think about it, then come back to the Community Council with a proposal for a scheme to deal with this.
Actions following the full discussion:
• The Waverley residents will talk to their neighbours and ask for feedback concerning the proposed obstacle course.
• CC Bill will provide the estimates required to support the funding application in principle.
• The Community Council will check with the Land Resource Manager at Midlothian Council as to whether there would be another site for the obstacle course, also whether the project would require approval from the Council.
Council Budget
The issue is whether the Community Council has any ideas to put to the Council to try and improve the situation. Chair Marnie asked all present to send any ideas to her and the Community Council will discuss them at a later meeting.
Planning
HS11. Members of the Community Council attended a photo call for an article in the Midlothian Advertiser to reflect concerns that the local infrastructure is not strong enough to cope with this development.
Market Site. At the last meeting Chair Marnie reported that the Community Council had received a consultation request after planning had been approved and she wasn’t sure what it was in connection with. It’s possible that after one resident reclaimed their land next to the lane towards Park Road, the issue was a lack of dedicated parking spaces for the development. Chair Marnie has responded to the consultation with the proviso that if there are not enough parking spaces the developer should remove one of the houses from the plan.
Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
Grit Bag Locations. Midlothian Council is following up the results of their winter survey and is making large bags of grit available in designated locations. The grit would be available to anyone who needed it for clearing roads and paths. A nominated individual will be responsible for communicating with the Council when a bag needs to be replaced.
The Community Council was asked for suggestions for grit bag locations. CC Darius created a poll via the residents’ forum on Facebook and 60 suggested sites were put forward. A list and map of the 19 most nominated sites has been produced. However, the Council still needs contact details for residents who are prepared to monitor the grit bags and notify the Council when they need replacing. The role of the ‘monitor’ is just to oversee the grit bag and notify the Council if empty – nothing else. The Community Council doesn’t have this information yet, so more work needs to be done on this. Perhaps the Community Council can publish the final list on the residents’ forum to ask people to e-mail the Community Council with suggestions.
CC Bill commented that he found the grit bins list on the Midlothian Council website but he knew of some bins not currently listed on the site.
Action: CC Diane to publish the link to the site on the residents forum and ask people to let the Council know if they know of a grit bin in their street which is not on the list.
Chair Marnie asked for a volunteer from the Community Council to take on the grit bags project. None was forthcoming at this meeting.
Finances End of Year
The Community Council’s financial year ends on 31 December. This would usually be when cheques are issued for services rendered. However, CC Sheila is unable to continue in her role as Treasurer to the Community Council and a replacement will have to be found. The Treasurer must be a Community Councillor and will be responsible for:
• Basic bookkeeping
• Completing grant application forms
• Looking after the Community Council chequebook
• End of year accounting.
AOCB
CC Bill reported that the annual Duck Race will take place on 20 January at Hopefield Burn. Proceeds raised will go to the Children 1st charity. Tickets are available from CC Bill at £2 per duck. The top prize will be a book entitled ‘Farewell King Coal; from Industrial Crime to Climactic Disaster’ by Professor Anthony Seaton, a leading expert in lung diseases and environmental medicine. Professor Seaton has signed and dedicated a copy of his book to the Bonnyrigg community.
CC Diane has created posters to advertise future Community Council meetings. The posters will be displayed in the library, the Co-op supermarket and the charity shop.
CC Ruth asked about the yellow junction box at the top of Dundas Street because this has still not been re-painted. Councillor Alexander asked if people could e-mail her about this.
CC Ruth complained about the disruption caused by recent roadworks at Bonnyrigg Toll and some appeared to have no traffic order to notify residents in advance. The most recent took place in early December; the temporary traffic lights got stuck on red at one point during evening rush hour leading to serious traffic disruption for many residents. At the moment notices about traffic orders are posted on the residents’ forum but CC Ruth felt there should be a better way to publicise them.
CC Jan reminded all present that the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster will take place on 21 December.
Date of next meeting
The next meeting will be on Thursday 17 January 2019 at 7pm. This has been rescheduled from its original date (10 Jan). The venue will be the Sports Pavilion in King George Park.
Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 13 December 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park
Welcome and Introduction
Chair Marnie welcomed the visitors to the meeting and everyone round the table introduced themselves.
In attendance
Community Councillors: [Chair] Marnie Crawford, Diane Easton, Ruth Scott, Bill MacDonald, Jan Irvine, Rhona Matthews.
Councillor Dianne Alexander; Community Police Officer Jordan Pow.
Visitors: Steven Gough, Isobel Hessler, Gail Halley, Linda Kane, Lynda Harvey, George McGlash.
Apologies
Community Councillors: Darius Namdaran, Sheila Metcalfe [Treasurer]; Owen Proudfoot, Ann Morrison; Simon Tracey.
Councillors Derek Milligan, Janet Ley-Douglas.
Visitor Matters
Tonight’s visitors were concerned about Waverley Park and the proposal for the obstacle course at Waverley Park; this was discussed later in the meeting.
Minutes of meeting of 8 November 2018
The minutes were considered a true report of the meeting and were adopted with CC Jan as the proposer and CC Ruth as the seconder.
Matters arising from the previous minutes
Community Speed project. There has been no update on this to date. However, Chair Marnie indicated the Community Council would consider providing a financial contribution of up to £200 if the project was to go ahead and funds were needed towards the cost of the speed gun.
The McDonalds outlet has opened at Hardengreen. Chair Marnie has written to PC Owen Findlay to ask if there have been any issues with anti-social behaviour along the railway walk.
Proposed Community Council boundary change. Chair Marnie has written to Midlothian Council where it will be discussed at committee in due course.
Post Office closure. Chair Marnie has written to the Chief Executive of the Cooperative with a formal request to locate a branch of the Post Office in the Bonnyrigg store. There has been no reply so far.
Chair Marnie will attempt to arrange a meeting with the new Deputy Headteacher of Lasswade High School in the new year.
The Remembrance Day Parade took place on 11 November.
Lasswade Park update. The illegal storage container has been removed.
Police Report
PC Pow read through the criminal activity report. A full copy of their report is given below the minutes.
The main issues seem to be incidences of vandalism against property and cars. Also, there are continuing issues with anti-social behaviour at various locations, including the Co-op, Lasswade High School Centre and King George V Park. These seem to be fuelled by extensive social media use and groups of young people from other areas coming into Bonnyrigg.
Report from Midlothian Councillors
Councillor Alexander reported that the main current activity concerned the Council budget. Councillor Ley-Douglas has notified Chair Marnie that she has been looking at the planning application for the extension to Gigi’s Restaurant which is at review, also at the events involving Waverley Park.
Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
A funding application has been submitted but this will be deferred to the end of January because two of the quotes for the project are now out of date and must be renewed. CC Bill has since secured one new quotation and is waiting for another. CC Bill has also been occupied with gathering interest in the obstacle course from external organisations such as Tough Mudder,
At the previous Community Council meeting three visitors stated their concerns about the obstacle course:
• The obstacle course is likely to become a focal point for youths gathering and engaging in anti-social behaviour.
• The obstacle course will probably attract additional traffic onto a residential road with limited access routes.
• Why Waverley Park and not somewhere else? The park was intended for children in the Waverley and Wimpey estates.
• The Bonnyrigg After School Club appears to have plans to take over the Waverley Pavilion and expand it to provide additional facilities for community groups. The visitors are worried that this will attract even more people and cars into the local area.
CC Bill commented tonight that there are few facilities for young people in Bonnyrigg, particularly free to use, and this obstacle course can only benefit them. The long-term objective would be to establish an obstacle racing club. The age range for the stations would be 6 to late teens. Midlothian Council will look after it although they have no resource for maintenance at this time.
The visitors in attendance at tonight’s meeting stated that there is strong resistance among neighbouring residents to the draft plan to locate the obstacle course in Waverley Park. The consensus seems to be the idea is good but the location is unsuitable. They also commented that there is already anti-social behaviour going on in this area and this will make it worse.
Chair Marnie stated that the object of tonight’s meeting will be to decide whether the funding application should continue on behalf of the Community Council and with its focus on Waverley Park, or something else. The funding application will be considered at the end of February therefore it is imperative that this is discussed now.
After hearing the comments from the visitors, Chair Marnie asked each Community Councillor present for their opinions.
CC Jan asked the visitors to provide more structured evidence of their neighbours’ objections, perhaps in the form of a petition.
CC Ruth felt that the residents were worrying needlessly and that any anti-social behaviour was unlikely to be as bad as feared.
CC Diane made two points. Having run a Facebook survey which returned no objection to the proposals, she agreed with CC Jan that the visitors should provide further evidence of residents’ objections. She also commented that a more appropriate location for the obstacle course might be adjacent to the David Dunn Fitness Trail in King George V Park. Given the rate of shop, bank and Post Office closures in the town, it would be better to focus on improving the town centre.
CC Rona was concerned with the prospect of increased traffic through the Waverleys; the obstacle course could be attracting levels of traffic into a residential area not designed for it.
After further discussion the Community Councillors agreed to continue with the funding application in principle, and to discuss finer details of the proposed location at the next Community Council meeting, assuming they have the requested feedback from Waverley residents.
Traffic issues in the Waverleys. One of the issues raised by the visitors was the increasing volume and speed of traffic. Some felt that a lot of the traffic was caused by parents travelling to the child care groups and clubs in the Waverley Pavilion. Chair Marnie asked for ideas from round the table to address this, then suggested the visitors go away and think about it, then come back to the Community Council with a proposal for a scheme to deal with this.
Actions following the full discussion:
• The Waverley residents will talk to their neighbours and ask for feedback concerning the proposed obstacle course.
• CC Bill will provide the estimates required to support the funding application in principle.
• The Community Council will check with the Land Resource Manager at Midlothian Council as to whether there would be another site for the obstacle course, also whether the project would require approval from the Council.
Council Budget
The issue is whether the Community Council has any ideas to put to the Council to try and improve the situation. Chair Marnie asked all present to send any ideas to her and the Community Council will discuss them at a later meeting.
Planning
HS11. Members of the Community Council attended a photo call for an article in the Midlothian Advertiser to reflect concerns that the local infrastructure is not strong enough to cope with this development.
Market Site. At the last meeting Chair Marnie reported that the Community Council had received a consultation request after planning had been approved and she wasn’t sure what it was in connection with. It’s possible that after one resident reclaimed their land next to the lane towards Park Road, the issue was a lack of dedicated parking spaces for the development. Chair Marnie has responded to the consultation with the proviso that if there are not enough parking spaces the developer should remove one of the houses from the plan.
Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
Grit Bag Locations. Midlothian Council is following up the results of their winter survey and is making large bags of grit available in designated locations. The grit would be available to anyone who needed it for clearing roads and paths. A nominated individual will be responsible for communicating with the Council when a bag needs to be replaced.
The Community Council was asked for suggestions for grit bag locations. CC Darius created a poll via the residents’ forum on Facebook and 60 suggested sites were put forward. A list and map of the 19 most nominated sites has been produced. However, the Council still needs contact details for residents who are prepared to monitor the grit bags and notify the Council when they need replacing. The role of the ‘monitor’ is just to oversee the grit bag and notify the Council if empty – nothing else. The Community Council doesn’t have this information yet, so more work needs to be done on this. Perhaps the Community Council can publish the final list on the residents’ forum to ask people to e-mail the Community Council with suggestions.
CC Bill commented that he found the grit bins list on the Midlothian Council website but he knew of some bins not currently listed on the site.
Action: CC Diane to publish the link to the site on the residents forum and ask people to let the Council know if they know of a grit bin in their street which is not on the list.
Chair Marnie asked for a volunteer from the Community Council to take on the grit bags project. None was forthcoming at this meeting.
Finances End of Year
The Community Council’s financial year ends on 31 December. This would usually be when cheques are issued for services rendered. However, CC Sheila is unable to continue in her role as Treasurer to the Community Council and a replacement will have to be found. The Treasurer must be a Community Councillor and will be responsible for:
• Basic bookkeeping
• Completing grant application forms
• Looking after the Community Council chequebook
• End of year accounting.
AOCB
CC Bill reported that the annual Duck Race will take place on 20 January at Hopefield Burn. Proceeds raised will go to the Children 1st charity. Tickets are available from CC Bill at £2 per duck. The top prize will be a book entitled ‘Farewell King Coal; from Industrial Crime to Climactic Disaster’ by Professor Anthony Seaton, a leading expert in lung diseases and environmental medicine. Professor Seaton has signed and dedicated a copy of his book to the Bonnyrigg community.
CC Diane has created posters to advertise future Community Council meetings. The posters will be displayed in the library, the Co-op supermarket and the charity shop.
CC Ruth asked about the yellow junction box at the top of Dundas Street because this has still not been re-painted. Councillor Alexander asked if people could e-mail her about this.
CC Ruth complained about the disruption caused by recent roadworks at Bonnyrigg Toll and some appeared to have no traffic order to notify residents in advance. The most recent took place in early December; the temporary traffic lights got stuck on red at one point during evening rush hour leading to serious traffic disruption for many residents. At the moment notices about traffic orders are posted on the residents’ forum but CC Ruth felt there should be a better way to publicise them.
CC Jan reminded all present that the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster will take place on 21 December.
Date of next meeting
The next meeting will be on Thursday 17 January 2019 at 7pm. This has been rescheduled from its original date (10 Jan). The venue will be the Sports Pavilion in King George Park.
Police Report
Bonnyrigg, Lasswade and Poltonhall and District
[1-30 November 2018]
During the month of November 2018 in the beat area BD01 – Bonnyrigg, Lasswade, Poltonhall & District – there were 79 recorded crimes reported, of which 32 were solved (40% solvency).
During this time period, there were 333 calls to Police Scotland.
INCIDENTS OF NOTE
On Saturday 3rd November a youth seen trying to enter a property, thereafter traced and arrested for attempted housebreaking.
On Saturday 3rd November two youths seen pushing a moped down street, challenged by a resident and ran off leaving the moped. It was found to be stolen and located a short distance away by officers. No suspects identified as no CCTV or forensic opportunity.
On Saturday 3rd November about 0900 a car collided with another vehicle on Dobbies road causing and drove off without leaving details.
On Saturday 3rd November male stopped on Dundas Street and searched under misuse of drugs. Drugs were seized and report submitted to Procurator Fiscal.
On Monday 5th November 2018 a push bike was stolen from Lasswade High School. Enquiries made to identify suspect.
On Wednesday the 7th of November youths reported as smashing bottles on Dalhousie drive, Bonnyrigg. Area searched but no trace of suspects.
On Friday 9th November youths set fire to a salt store near to Waverley park pavilion. No suspects identified.
On Friday 16th November youth arrested on Bonnyrigg High Street for public order offences.
On Friday 16th November report of fireworks being set off at Lasswade high school. Areas was searched by officers but no trace of persons reported.
On Saturday 17th November car parked in King George V park had its windscreen smashed. Enquiries made to trace suspect but were inconclusive.
On Saturday 17th November a male stole a quantity of alcohol from the Co-op store in Bonnyrigg High Street. Enquiries still ongoing.
On Sunday 18th November male at Bonnyrigg Toll given anti-social behaviour warning regarding manner of driving.
On Sunday 18th November report of person drink driving having left a licensed premised. Vehicle traced and driver charged with drink driving with report submitted to Procurator Fiscal.
On Monday 19th November 4 youths smashed window to property in Chester’s view. Enquiries are ongoing to trace suspects.
Friday 23rd November 2018 window smashed at address in Auld Coal Road and ink thrown over property. No suspects identified in enquiry.
About 1300 hours, on Sunday 25th November Window smashed to property at Polton Street. Enquiries ongoing to trace potential suspects.
On Thursday 29th November stolen property warranted carried out at address in Sherwood crescent and one male arrested.
On Friday 30th November call to Lasswade centre regarding youths taking fire extinguishers and refusing to leave. Officers attended and noted details with enquiries ongoing to identify culprits.
Throughout the month Police received numerous calls regarding youths causing a nuisance around the Bonnyrigg area. This is known to be a continuing issue and there is dedicated patrols carried out in response to these from both Community and MCAT officers.
In November Bonnyrigg had the Christmas lights event which passed without any significant issues.
In November regular speed checks have been carried out at various points in the Bonnyrigg area due to ongoing speeding issues. These will continue into December where a festive initiative is in place to tackle road traffic and other antisocial offences.
If any person has any information about the incidents listed above, or indeed any other crime, please contact your Community Policing Officer PC Jonny Cassidy or Pc Owen Findlay via 101 or email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Additional Information
Hate crime and domestic abuse can now be reported online via the official Police Scotland website at www.scotland.police.uk or by visiting a Third Party Reporting Centre – details of which are also on our website.
Information regarding crime can be passed to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through an Online Form - both of these routes are completely anonymous and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Police Scotland use social media to circulate the latest news, events and information to the public via Twitter (@LothBordPolice and @MidLothPolice) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/LothiansScottishBordersPoliceDivision and www.facebook.com/MidlothianPolice).
Your View Counts
Police Scotland consults with the public every year on what their priorities are for policing in their community.
In the past this has always been by hard copy consultation questionnaires which were distributed by police officers within the community.
This year, Police Scotland's consultation process is widening and becoming more flexible. The consultation process is moving online to a digital format and consultation will be open all year.
The public consultation is for you to tell us what is important to you in your community. Your opinion is valued – we need your opinion to inform our policing.
Having your say in the decision making process of Police Scotland is a vital tool for residents of Scotland to be able to shape the way their public services should operate.
Everyone's views across Scotland will be taken on board at a national and local level. We want you to help us focus on the priorities that will help communities most. There is no 'one size fits all' approach to local policing and all the needs and wants of individual communities will be considered.
This is the first time Police Scotland’s public consultation is being hosted on a digital platform. This allows us to reach a much wider audience than ever before, ensuring that everyone can have their say.
The online consultation is open all year which allows you to take part when it suits you but also gives the flexibility of being able to re-submit the consultation if your priorities change.
It's a very simple process that should only take a few moments of your time but will shape the way that policing is coordinated across Scotland and in your local community. We will keep you updated on our quarterly results. The consultation will be a completely transparent process as it's all about your priorities. Find out more by visiting www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts
Bonnyrigg, Lasswade and Poltonhall and District
[1-30 November 2018]
During the month of November 2018 in the beat area BD01 – Bonnyrigg, Lasswade, Poltonhall & District – there were 79 recorded crimes reported, of which 32 were solved (40% solvency).
During this time period, there were 333 calls to Police Scotland.
INCIDENTS OF NOTE
On Saturday 3rd November a youth seen trying to enter a property, thereafter traced and arrested for attempted housebreaking.
On Saturday 3rd November two youths seen pushing a moped down street, challenged by a resident and ran off leaving the moped. It was found to be stolen and located a short distance away by officers. No suspects identified as no CCTV or forensic opportunity.
On Saturday 3rd November about 0900 a car collided with another vehicle on Dobbies road causing and drove off without leaving details.
On Saturday 3rd November male stopped on Dundas Street and searched under misuse of drugs. Drugs were seized and report submitted to Procurator Fiscal.
On Monday 5th November 2018 a push bike was stolen from Lasswade High School. Enquiries made to identify suspect.
On Wednesday the 7th of November youths reported as smashing bottles on Dalhousie drive, Bonnyrigg. Area searched but no trace of suspects.
On Friday 9th November youths set fire to a salt store near to Waverley park pavilion. No suspects identified.
On Friday 16th November youth arrested on Bonnyrigg High Street for public order offences.
On Friday 16th November report of fireworks being set off at Lasswade high school. Areas was searched by officers but no trace of persons reported.
On Saturday 17th November car parked in King George V park had its windscreen smashed. Enquiries made to trace suspect but were inconclusive.
On Saturday 17th November a male stole a quantity of alcohol from the Co-op store in Bonnyrigg High Street. Enquiries still ongoing.
On Sunday 18th November male at Bonnyrigg Toll given anti-social behaviour warning regarding manner of driving.
On Sunday 18th November report of person drink driving having left a licensed premised. Vehicle traced and driver charged with drink driving with report submitted to Procurator Fiscal.
On Monday 19th November 4 youths smashed window to property in Chester’s view. Enquiries are ongoing to trace suspects.
Friday 23rd November 2018 window smashed at address in Auld Coal Road and ink thrown over property. No suspects identified in enquiry.
About 1300 hours, on Sunday 25th November Window smashed to property at Polton Street. Enquiries ongoing to trace potential suspects.
On Thursday 29th November stolen property warranted carried out at address in Sherwood crescent and one male arrested.
On Friday 30th November call to Lasswade centre regarding youths taking fire extinguishers and refusing to leave. Officers attended and noted details with enquiries ongoing to identify culprits.
Throughout the month Police received numerous calls regarding youths causing a nuisance around the Bonnyrigg area. This is known to be a continuing issue and there is dedicated patrols carried out in response to these from both Community and MCAT officers.
In November Bonnyrigg had the Christmas lights event which passed without any significant issues.
In November regular speed checks have been carried out at various points in the Bonnyrigg area due to ongoing speeding issues. These will continue into December where a festive initiative is in place to tackle road traffic and other antisocial offences.
If any person has any information about the incidents listed above, or indeed any other crime, please contact your Community Policing Officer PC Jonny Cassidy or Pc Owen Findlay via 101 or email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Additional Information
Hate crime and domestic abuse can now be reported online via the official Police Scotland website at www.scotland.police.uk or by visiting a Third Party Reporting Centre – details of which are also on our website.
Information regarding crime can be passed to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through an Online Form - both of these routes are completely anonymous and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Police Scotland use social media to circulate the latest news, events and information to the public via Twitter (@LothBordPolice and @MidLothPolice) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/LothiansScottishBordersPoliceDivision and www.facebook.com/MidlothianPolice).
Your View Counts
Police Scotland consults with the public every year on what their priorities are for policing in their community.
In the past this has always been by hard copy consultation questionnaires which were distributed by police officers within the community.
This year, Police Scotland's consultation process is widening and becoming more flexible. The consultation process is moving online to a digital format and consultation will be open all year.
The public consultation is for you to tell us what is important to you in your community. Your opinion is valued – we need your opinion to inform our policing.
Having your say in the decision making process of Police Scotland is a vital tool for residents of Scotland to be able to shape the way their public services should operate.
Everyone's views across Scotland will be taken on board at a national and local level. We want you to help us focus on the priorities that will help communities most. There is no 'one size fits all' approach to local policing and all the needs and wants of individual communities will be considered.
This is the first time Police Scotland’s public consultation is being hosted on a digital platform. This allows us to reach a much wider audience than ever before, ensuring that everyone can have their say.
The online consultation is open all year which allows you to take part when it suits you but also gives the flexibility of being able to re-submit the consultation if your priorities change.
It's a very simple process that should only take a few moments of your time but will shape the way that policing is coordinated across Scotland and in your local community. We will keep you updated on our quarterly results. The consultation will be a completely transparent process as it's all about your priorities. Find out more by visiting www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts