Success

Crimestoppers – Strong results for the third quarter

Crimestoppers continues to show good results in Gloucestershire. Third quarter figures show that from April – end December 2011 691 pieces of actionable information were recorded, with 262 (38%) of these coming via the new secure online form. Use of the form increased dramatically during the August riots when people found it difficult to get through to the national call centre due to the 300% increase in calls.

Between April and December, 64 people were arrested and charged and 63 detections were recorded as a result of information passed to Crimestoppers.

In addition to arrests, Crimestoppers information has also led to the recovery of drugs and property, including cash, worth over £200,000.

This means that in Gloucestershire every week over two crimes are solved as a result of Crimestoppers information.

Success

Drugs

• Information was received on drug trafficking from 2 addresses in Gloucester. After a warrant was obtained to search the premises, one person was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and one was given a caution for the possession of cannabis.
• Information came in on a family that had just moved into a road in Cheltenham and started to commit crime. A Section 8 Warrant was obtained to search the address, and drugs and stolen goods were found. One person was arrested and charged for the possession of and supply of cannabis, and handling stolen goods. Some jewellery was recovered.
• Within 10 days of receiving intelligence from a Crimestoppers caller, police had visited an address near Stroud and arrested and charged an individual for the cultivation of cannabis plants. A number of plants and all the hydroponic equipment were seized.
• A caller gave information about cannabis plants that he/she could see through a window growing in a house in Gloucester. Claiming the drugs were for personal use, the occupant was arrested and cautioned for the production of cannabis.

Burglary

• A caller rang with information on two males (repeated offenders) that were committing burglaries in houses, cars, garages and garden sheds. They were arrested and charged with theft and 35 crimes were solved.

Drink Driving

• A call came in to Crimestoppers about a persistent drink driver. Within 49 minutes the driver had been arrested and charged with drink driving.

Murder

• Reports were received naming an individual for attempted murder. The offender was arrested and charged, and bail was refused.

Deception & Theft

• Information came in on the handling of stolen goods. The offender was charged with theft from a motor vehicle, and possession of drugs and 7 other crimes were detected as a result.
• Information was received giving details of the people responsible for deception and attempted theft from a Government Building. CCTV footage was also examined to confirm the identification. One person was arrested and charged with the offence, and the other was arrested for attempted theft and a separate offence after a search warrant was issued. Weapons were also found at the address.