Meet your local team
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PI Richard McCartney
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PS Nicola Phillips
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PC David Shirley
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PC Jim Gray
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PC Elaine Johnstone
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PC Iain Fulton
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PC Alasdair
McWhirter
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PC Sue Russell
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PC Claire
Taylor
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SPC Craig Marshall
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Current neighbourhood policing
priorities:
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1. Fare Evasion
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Actions:
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We have been
working with ScotRail Fraud and Security staff to combat fare
evasion and we will continue our partnership working throughout the
year ahead.
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We are continuing
to conduct high profile uniform and plain clothes patrols at
targeted times of the day and have encouraged staff and passengers
alike to tell us what they know about this problem.
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Since the establishment
of a Neighbourhood Policing Team there has been a significant
increase in the detection rate for fare evasion and we will
continue to deal robustly with offenders.
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2. Anti-social Behaviour
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Actions:
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| 3. On Train Patrols |
Actions:
- As part of our daily duties we are carrying out
high-visibility, on-train patrols.
- Specifically, we aim to get more officers engaged in on-train
patrols every day after 8pm.
- During these on-train patrols our goals will be to provide
re-assurance through a highly visible police presence and
also to deter, disrupt and detect offenders.
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4. Community Engagement
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Actions:
- We will continue to work in partnership with Home Office Police
Forces, our local authorities and train operators to enhance our
engagement with all communities in our neighbourhood.
- We have planned targeted operations during the months
ahead, details of which will be published soon.
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Stations we cover
Click on a station from
this team for detailed crime information (opens in a new
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Current issues
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
Please check back for updates.
Recent events
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.”
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