Round-up from your local Neighbourhood Team

Round-up from your local Neighbourhood Team

Evening Walsall, 

During our hot spot patrols, Officers found a suspicious car 🚗with a male in possession of Cannabis 🪴.  This was recorded and the male dealt with. Oh, we seized his car🏗️ ; Crime doesn't pay.

We have arrested a male for sexual touching in a premises toilet.  Your Town Centre Officers acted quickly to arrest the offender and obtain CCTV evidence.  This offence was passed to our specialist Officers, who will offer support to the victim and will robustly investigate the matter, seeking full justice.  We have increased patrols around this area and continue to offer reassurance that we take any sexual offence seriously. This is also a reminder that if you see something that doesn't appear right to ACT.  The action of witnesses prevented a more serious offence and led to the quick arrest - THANK YOU 🙏🏽to the members of public who do the right thing - tell security, tell management or call Police 🚔.

A male was found in a building that was wanted for failing to appear at Court; he was arrested and sent back to Court.  He was also dealt with for possessing Cannabis - Yes it is a crime and you will be dealt with for this.

Officers continue to focus on patrols around Park Street Arcade in the Town Centre, having been identified as a community concern.  Updates around this will be on the WMP website.  We are seeking a long term solution including upgraded lighting and CCTV.  We will also be using the civil powers granted under the PSPO (Public Space Protection Order). Public Spaces Protection Order - Walsall Town Centre | Walsall Council

No person shall remain in a bus station, a bus shelter, at the cenotaph or in the doorway of any building so as, without reasonable excuse, to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.

We completed an engagement in Park Street Arcade. Crime prevention advice given.

During another hotsopt around Bath Street, we searched two males:

One was wanted and had drugs on him = Straight to our free air B&B - Oldbury Custody! 🚧

We have conducted joint patrols with our Operation Guardian Officers around the Town Centre, this led to several arrests.😹