Meet your local team
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PI Sue Maxwell
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PS Jim Walker
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PC Ian Graham
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PC Richard Brownlee
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PC Donna Davanna
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PC Ross Falconer
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PC Gary Dinwoodie
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PC Gavin McKevitt
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PC Liam Cronin
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SC Lachlan Maclean
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SC Fraser Virtue
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SC Niall Bonnar
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SC Chris Jamieson
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The Neighbourhood Policing team at Edinburgh Waverley has been
greatly enhanced to serve the needs of the railway community and
the travelling public. 11 Police Constables, a Sergeant and
Inspector are based within the station itself. These dedicated
officers are responsible for maintaining a highly visible police
presence at Waverley and Haymarket stations. The team is often
supported by additional officers for key events or during
particularly busy periods such as the Edinburgh Festival or for
rugby or football days.
The Neighbourhood Policing Team also perform a liaison role with
“stakeholders” engaging with Network Rail, Train Operating
Companies, retail outlets, and all other members of the railway
community.
This close working partnership is vitally important to ensure
free-flow of information is maintained between stakeholders. This
is to give stakeholders ownership of identified problems at the
earliest opportunity. This joint-approach to tackling the causes of
these problems greatly improves the chances of a successful
outcome.
Each officer will attend regular meetings and make themselves
available to hear concerns and give an update on current
activities. The team will also work together with the relevant
stakeholders in guiding, planning and implementing an agreed course
of action best suited to remedy the situation.
The Neighbourhood Team encourages stakeholders, passengers and
members of the public to contact us with any concerns big or small.
We will respond promptly. We are here to help.
Current neighbourhood policing
priorities
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1. Anti-social behaviour
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Actions
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This is an ongoing priority for
us.
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We have increased our high visibility
patrols on late night trains between Edinburgh and Glasgow at
weekends.
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We are dealing with the issue of rowdy
behaviour of stag and hen groups travelling on the East Coast train
services at weekends.
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We are continuing to deal with anti social
behaviour offences including beggars at the station entrances,
smoking and litter complaints.
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We will continue to provide a high
visibility profile on the main concourse, gateline and platforms to
offer reassurance to both passengers and rail
staff.
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| 2. Theft Shoplifting |
Actions
- Theft from retail outlets at Waverley station remain a
concern.
- We are committed to tackling theft offences through
detection and prevention.
- Officers will conduct high visibility patrols at
shops.
- We are working in partnership with Network rail to make
effective use of CCTV systems to prevent offences.
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| 3. Theft of Passenger
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Actions
- Theft of passenger property is an ongoing crime at Waverley
station.
- Officers will carry out station and train patrols giving crime
prevention advice to passengers.
- Passengers are advised to keep their luggage and belongings
with them at all times both on the train and when travelling.
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| 4. Trespass and line of route
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Actions
- There have been several reports recently of people
cutting across the tracks between platforms at Waverley
station.
- Officers are working with stakeholders to tackle this
issue.
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| 5. Incidents of objects being
thrown from North Bridge |
Actions
- A couple of culpable and reckless incidents have been reported
recently with objects from nearby roadworks being thrown from North
Bridge.
- Talks have been placed with the council to ensure the works are
secured properly.
- Officers and environmental wardens will be carrying out
enhanced patrols monitoring the area particularly over
weekends.
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6. Public Reassurance
Issues: High visibility Policing and
Improved Public Contact
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Actions
- We will aim to increase public reassurance and drive forward
quality of service by doing the following:
- Direct patrols using intelligence led policing to be visible at
key times and key locations.
- Through use of Neighbourhood policing newsletters,
BTP websites and other media sources, publicise our work and
engagements within the community.
- Keep victims of crimes updated of the progress of
enquiries.
- Hold regular PACT meetings to fully integrate our community in
the future planning processes of problem solving and publicise the
findings of those meetings.
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Stations we cover
Click on a station from
this team for detailed crime information (opens in a new
window).
Current issues
Taxes at Waverley Station
There has been a recent rise in complaints
from Network Rail staff, and other tenants within the station
regarding taxis. At present Network Rail have suspended several
permits regarding rank misuse, drivers causing obstructions and
drivers being abusive to staff when asked to move on. Network
Rail seem to be adopting a zero tolerance stance to these issues,
and are fully supported by City Cabs in this matter. It has been
suggested that the taxi rank will relocate to Market Street
sometime in June 2012 but consultation is still ongoing.
Forged Bank Notes in
Circulation
Information received from Lothian and Borders
Police advised that there is an increase in forged Clydesdale and
Royal Bank of Scotland £20 notes in circulation. All
shopkeepers, shop assistants and members of the public are asked to
be on their guard and be extra vigilant and make full use of
respective detection devices.
The attached link provides a short film
produced by the Violence Reduction Unit entitled “Have You Got The
Bottle?” http://www.actiononviolence.co.uk/content/have-you-got-bottle
It forms a key part of the unit’s strategy
that recognises that violence is a chronic problem in Scotland that
is inextricably linked to alcohol misuse. The Violence Reduction
Unit acknowledges that alcohol has consistently been one of the
most difficult issues to achieve since it needs to challenge the
whole attitude of a nation towards excessive alcohol consumption
and the associated public health risks. The film is thought
provoking and promotes responsible drinking by highlighting the
devastating impact it has on society.
Passenger Property -
Protect your property when travelling by train
Copper and Metal
Theft - Prevention by BTP
Upcoming events
LINK Quiz Night – 24 February
2011
LINK – British Transport Police’s Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Support Network are hosting its
annual Quiz Night in support of LGBT History Month on Friday 24
February at 7pm. Full details can be found on the attached
poster - LINK Quiz
Night
Police and Communities Together (PACT) - 28 March
2012
The next PACT meeting is set for Wednesday 28 March
2012.
Recent events
Court results – Football Related
Offences
Four Hearts supporters have been fined a total
of £4,500 – and one of them issued with a 3 year football banning
order - after they admitted racial and sexually aggravated
behaviour as they travelled between Aviemore and Perth, following
their team’s SPL match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in
September last year. During the journey they had subjected
passengers – including women and young children – to sexually
abusive remarks and sectarian chanting. Officers on the train had
been made aware of their behaviour and arranged for the train to be
met at Perth by colleagues from BTP and Tayside Police and all four
were arrested.
Hibs fans fined too
Two Hibs fans were each fined £720 when they
appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court recently. They were found
guilty of football related breach of the peace on a train returning
from a pre-season match against Berwick Rangers in July 2011.
Chief Superintendent Ellie Bird said: “This underlines the message
that this sort of behaviour is unacceptable on our rail network.
The officers involved dealt with the situation exactly as they
should have and are to be commended for their actions.”
Approval for religious hatred
legislation
The Offensive Behaviour at Football and
Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act has received Royal
Assent, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Community Safety
announced. The Act will give Scotland's police and prosecutors
the additional tools they have asked for to extract poisonous songs
of hatred from Scottish football and threats of harm being posted
on the internet.
The new laws create two new distinct offences,
punishable through a range of penalties up to a maximum five-year
prison sentence:
- The first offence targets any offensive and
threatening behaviour expressed at and around football matches
which is likely to cause public disorder.
- The second offence relates to the
communication of threats of serious harm or which are intended to
stir up religious hatred on the internet or other
communications.
The Scottish Government will now lay a
commencement order to bring the new laws into force on March 1,
2012.
Minister for Community Safety and Legal
Affairs, Roseanna Cunningham said: “The passing of this Act sends
out an important message about the kind of Scotland we want to live
in and tells the bigots in no uncertain terms that this behaviour
will not be tolerated in a modern Scotland. “By all means
enjoy the banter and passionate support for your football teams,
even passionate opposition of other football teams – it is the
lifeblood of football. But sectarianism and other expressions of
hate are not acceptable and it is time for it to stop. Those
engaging in it will face the full force of the law”
PACT meeting – 9 January 2012
On Wednesday 9 January 2012 a PACT meeting was
held with the tenants at Waverley station. The priority crimes for
Waverley station remain as Theft Shoplifting and Anti Social
Behaviour. The number of these offences remain low which is
due to tenants taking the necessary actions in preventing and
reporting of offences.
Due to an increase of trespass within the
station over the past year this also has been included as a
priority crime. A problem solving plan has been drawn up with
Neighbourhood officers and Station stakeholders working together to
tackle the issue.
With work continuing on the flooring within
the station which has now reached the main concourse, tenants were
asked to be more vigilant to discourage the would be
opportunist.
We welcome to our Neighbourhood Policing team
four newly appointed Police Constables, three will be based at
Edinburgh Waverley and one will be based at Bathgate. We also
have three new Special Constables based at Edinburgh who work
voluntarily beside regular officers and are a vital part of the
NPT.
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