31 January 2018
Winchmore Hill Police (@MPSWinchmoreH) reported earlier today on Twitter that they had conducted a weapons sweep this morning in Tatum Park, where they "found this knife conveniently hidden away in the bushes".
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24 January 2018
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03 December 2017
Winchmore Hill police have issued the following warning via Twitter:
@MPSWinchmoreH Tell everyone about a scam phone call targetting the elderly asking them to ring a number ending in 361877. Says 'You've been named in a criminal prosecution and your home is under police surveillance....' DO NOT DIAL THAT NUMBER! It is a SCAM! Pass the message on please.
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14 November 2017
A multiagency "clampdown" on A10 speeding is planned, including the use of a PSPO to break up "car cruising meets"
Public responses to the proposed package of PSPO measures have been highly supportive and they are likely to be introduced
A10 anti-speeding measures
Enfield Council, the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London (TfL) have agreed a coordinated package of measures designed to address the problem of motorists speeding and driving dangerously along the A10, starting with the.......
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13 September 2017
A meeting on 20th September will discuss the Mayor of London's consultation on changes to the way that the public can access and engage with the police.
As a result of Government funding cuts, since 2010, the Met Police have had to find £600m of savings and must save a further £400m by 2020.
Mayor Sadiq Khan is determined to protect the front line from cuts, and he has published draft plans to: close costly and underused police front.......
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31 August 2017
In an attempt to reduce certain forms of "anti-social behaviour" Enfield Council is proposing to introduce a borough-wide Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO). The proposed PSPO would prohibit a wide range of activities or behaviour considered to be "unacceptable". A public consultation is under way until 18 September 2017.
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09 August 2017
Residents are being warned about ‘something for you’ cards arriving through letterboxes designed to look like they have come from Royal Mail.
The cards which lack the Royal Mail logo look almost identical to the ‘something for you’ slips that are posted through homes when a delivery can’t be made.
To organise a redelivery the cards urge recipients to call a 0208 number, which is not registered to Royal Mail. After ringing the number the automated.......
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18 July 2017
Enfield Council is urging residents not to sign up for home improvements on the doorstep to ensure they are not scammed and conned out of thousands of pounds for unnecessary building work.
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17 May 2017
This week there have been two instances in Palmers Green of cars mounting the pavement and causing damage. Fortunately, it seems that in neither case were there any injuries to people walking along the pavement - but if there had been, they would probably have been killed or seriously injured.
The first incident happened in Fox Lane on Sunday evening. After hitting and wrecking a parked car, the car that was out of control ended up damaging railings adjacent to the railway bridge. .......
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13 May 2017
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30 April 2017
Bogus TPS (Telephone Preference Service) callers targeting the elderly.
The police are urging residents to be on their guard after receiving reports of bogus telephone calls where the caller claims to be from the “Telephone Preference Service / Agency” (TPS).
The callers claim they can now help block calls from outside the UK as part of a new campaign they are running for elderly residents.
The caller claims they would like “to confirm details of your TPS registration”.......
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17 April 2017
In an emergency, always dial 999.
For non-emergencies you can:
call 101 and report by phone
attend a police station and report at the station office
report online at the new website www.met.police.uk.
How to report a crime online
Go to www.met.police.uk and click on Report
Click on one of the options that appears
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19 March 2017
A new national police website, police.uk, recently went live. Local information can be found at the links listed below:
Metropolitan Police
Palmers Green
Bowes
Southgate Green
Southgate
Winchmore Hill
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11 January 2017
The local authorities umbrella body London Councils has launched Circle, a new smartphone app (Android and iPhone) designed to help people avoid threats to their personal safety when out and about in London - for instance, when travelling home from a night out.
Despite the impression given by the marketing for Circle, it could prove useful to those of us who don't fit the category of attractive young woman!
Interestingly, one information source refers to Enfield and Southwark Councils being.......
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07 December 2016
Enfield Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have been using Twitter to advertise online surveys for each of the wards in the borough. Each survey is different, asking whether residents are concerned about specific reported hotspots where there have been reports of "anti-social behaviour" and crime.
Surveys for wards in and around Palmers Green
Palmers Green
Bowes
Southgate Green
Winchmore Hill
Southgate
Cockfosters.......
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02 December 2016
The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is consulting on a draft London Police & Crime Plan with the title A Safer City for all Londoners. This is the second, statutory, phase of the consultation - the first phase was carried out using a survey on the Talk London website.
You can respond to the consultation either by completing a 14-question online survey, by email or by post.
Links
Introductory information and survey link
Current draft document.......
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14 November 2016
A resident of Park Avenue in Palmers Green has set up an e-petition on the Enfield Council website asking for a barrier to be fitted at the entrance to an area of lock-up garages at the bottom of Park Avenue, near the footpath across the New River which gives access to Hazelwood Recreation Ground.
The petitioners are asking for a barrier to prevent access by flytippers and drug users to the area behind the brick wall
The petition reads:
We the undersigned petition the Council.......
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11 November 2016
Palmers Green is pioneering the use of a Swedish smartphone app to help residents work together with Police and community groups to support each other and increase safety and security in the area, as well as decrease criminal activity. But don't worry if you haven't got a smartphone - you can also join in using any computer that's connected to the Web.
The Metropolitan Police have selected Enfield to pilot the Trygve app, which is now in use by the Palmers Green Ward Safer.......
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02 November 2016
Enfield Council has funded 16 new police officers to work as an additional resource to tackle crime on Council housing estates.
The officers, who began patrolling at the start of September, will be based on estates where residents have reported higher levels of criminal activity and will be a clear visible presence that any crime or anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.
The extra officers are fully funded by Enfield Council and have been supplied by the Metropolitan Police and MOPAC.......
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12 October 2016
Bogus "guttering and roofing" firms are continuing to prey on householders in various parts of Enfield. Residents are warned not to be taken in, but to report any suspicious approaches to the police or Citizens' Advice Bureau.
We first passed on a message from the police about these criminals in July, but it was clear from a briefing given at last week's Palmers Green Ward Forum that the problem is ongoing and that the criminal gangs are not simply picking houses at random, but are.......
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