05/10/2020

Launch of SMI Neighbourhood Watch:

Working with Medway and National Neigbourhood Watch, SMIRA have now registered the SMI Scheme.

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Neighbourhood watch stickers for each home will be sent out shortly. 

Signage in three strategic areas of the island will be sited by CMT to promote that the island is part of a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. 

02/07/2020

Scam awareness:

A - Never Assume a caller, email or text is genuine.

B - Never Believe a caller, email or text is genuine.

C - Always Confirm by contacting a trusted number or team like Action Fraud, a family

member, friend or your bank’s fraud department to check if it’s genuine.

Please if you hear of someone that has become a victim of a scam encourage them to report it immediately at:

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www.actionfraud.police.uk or by calling:  

0300 123 2040

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For up to date information via twitter: @actionfrauduk

www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/advice/general-advice

www.kent.police.uk/fraud

www.actionfraud.police.uk/what-is-national-fraud-intelligence-bureau

02/07/20

Arrest of suspect in connection with vehicle thefts on SMI

A male has been arrested in connection with the thefts from motor vehicles that occurred last month on the Island and other locations in Medway. He has been charged and remanded in custody.

June 2020

Anti-Social Behaviour and Other Incidents of Note

Now that the weather has improved, the amount of youths swimming in Basin 2 has already started to increase. These have been picked up quickly, either by CCTV from the Trust and Ward security, or by residents reporting them. The youths have been given words of advice and moved on from the area. On each occasion, the youths have not been from St Mary's Island but from other areas in Medway. I will be keeping an eye on this and if we have repeat visitors, we will visit parents.

Shoplifting has decreased in Dockside and at the Co-Op, mainly I believe because of people having to be monitored in and out of the centre and shops.

There has been a theft reported on the Island. Four pushbikes were taken from a rear garden

overnight on the 25th June, unfortunately there is no CCTV in that area and the bikes have not been located. The rear gate to the property was not locked. Two of the bikes have been property marked so if they show up anywhere, they can be returned to the owner.

Two males were reported to be climbing on the Blue Crane along the River Walk. On arrival, one male was fixing a rope at the top of the crane and they said they were going to be abseiling down.

Words of advice were given and the males moved on.

Reports of anti social behaviour at Dockside car park have started to come in again, mostly from residents at The Dockyard and Marina Point West. On the 22nd June, as I was passing by, a driver was wheel spinning a car around the car park. On stopping the vehicle, it transpired that the driver only held a provisional license, was not displaying L plates and was not insured to drive the vehicle. A

patrol was called to the location and dealt with the offences accordingly.