Twelve hours in the life of Trafford South – GMP publishes their role call of crime

Police covering the Sale area have taken the unusual step of listing all the jobs they have responded to over a 12 hour period.

In what is seen as a departure from the normal publicising of fewer individual incidents, the post on the GMP Trafford South Facebook page goes into detail of the call-outs officers attended  yesterday.

They include a burglary at Ashton on Mersey School yesterday morning just after 10.30 am when a man, who stole property from the school, was captured on grainy CCTV walking near the buildings.

His is described as white, six feet tall, wearing a grey hooded top with black stripes down the arms, black trousers and black trainers.

There then follows a round up of incidents from 11 am to 11 pm yesterday covering the Sale area and parts of Timperley and Hale Barns,

This is how it reads:

We received 9 concern for welfare calls,
Suspicious male in Broadheath,
Abandoned vehicles in Timperley, Sale and Ashton on Mersey,
Males smoking drugs on Park Road in Timperley and Manor Road in Sale,
We assisted the ambulance service in gaining access to a property in Timperley, the occupier is safe and well,
Criminal damage in Sale and another incident in Hale Barns,
Dangerous driving reported in Timperley,
A drunk driver reported,
Youths causing antisocial behaviour at Altrincham interchange, Sale Water Park and on Marsland Road in Sale,
Off-road bikes on Broad Road in Sale,
A black Carrera Vulcan mountain bike was stolen from Sale Grammar School,
An aggressive dog and a dog attack in Sale,
We received 4 reports of domestic incidents,
Threats to harm reported in Sale,
Attempted burglary/suspicious circumstances on Derbyshire Road South in Sale,
and the deliberate ignition of a vehicle on Clay Lane in Hale.

Throughout August there was at least one burglary, attempted burglary, or break in where a car has been stolen just in the Sale area.

Police admitted they were dealing with what they called a spike in burglaries and warned the public to be vigilant, and that they would focus on what they called hotspots.

One Sale resident became so concerned she wrote directly onto the police Facebook page complaining about a lack of proper police patrols.

 

Laura Jane Waudby asked how many incidents there had been over the last two months, and she asked what the police were doing to prevent the crimes happening.

She said:”Clearly these perpetrators are becoming increasingly brazen and acting with impunity, now forcing entry through front doors of properties. Their crimes are escalating because they are getting away with it.

“As you are very aware, fear of being a victim of crime is one of the most paralysing emotions and leaves people feeling fearful – especially the vulnerable – of being alone in their own home. ”

We have asked the Division to comment about the list and we will update the story when we receive their response.