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Crimes and priorities
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Action taken:
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Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
Swiftly responding to incidents of ASB and effectively using policing powers available to intervene - including powers of dispersal where the actions of individuals or groups impact their wider surroundings; which can lead to wider harm, including the misuse of public spaces or buildings, criminal damage or vandalism, for example graffiti or damage to public buildings.
Action taken:
• Targeted ASB patrols will continue in the coming months across the the town centre, with officers also visiting local parks, and open green spaces in the area to address and take action against reports of ASB in the form of nuisance caused by youngsters in the area, as well as nuisance ASB in the form of begging in the town centre, with officers working with local councils to address recent concerns.
•Officers continue working alongside youth officers, partners and youth organisations, including schools and colleges where our Neighbourhood Youth Officers regularly visit to identify opportunities for early intervention with individuals at risk of causing ASB.
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Business Crime
Supporting local businesses in targeting repeat offenders, and working to reduce business crime through collaborative work, through both increased patrols, and police and partner led operations to tackle business crime, and bring those responsible to justice.
Action taken:
•Additional town centre patrols to offer reassurances and deter crime in the town centre, including patrols aimed at identifying those involved in recent shoplifting reports.
•Officers continue to visit local businesses to not only offer advice and support following around business crime/business theft, but also to support and encourage reporting of incidents at the time.
•Continued use of the Lewes and Eastbourne Business Crime Reduction Partnership Disc system; which offers local businesses a more streamlined way of reporting incidents, as well as suspect galleries and in App messaging/alerts to share details with other businesses signed up; aimed at helping build on the already strong relationship between police and local businesses in the area to ultimately reduce business crime in Lewes.