I was pleased to be able to join and The Havering Park Safer Neighbourhood Team on an operation last Sunday in the ward. (Pictured above with Sgt Andy Barnes, left and PCSO Hitesh Kamboj, on right) The team were out and about in Bedford’s and Havering Country parks in an operation designed to crack down on the illegal use of motorbikes in the parks.
The team were backed up with a colleague from the Mawneys team and one of Havering Councils mobile patrols, and of course me, well for a couple of hours at least anyway. The idea was for a high visibility patrol of the parks and surrounding areas to show both residents and those intent on tearing around the park that the Police will take action.
One of my biggest complaints at the moment is illegal bikes in and around the parks, it is dangerous to residents and the horse community that use them, and believe it or not, to the people actually using the bikes, but they do not seem that bothered.
The team kicked off at 11.00 last Sunday and spent the whole day until darkness fell across North Romford, out and about in the Ward. Although no arrests were made, a number of people were stopped and spoken to. The main objective was to stop the bikes and the high profile presence of the team done just that, maybe the bikers stayed away this week.
But, if you are a motor bike rider reading this, don’t worry, the team will be coming back soon, but maybe next time they will not be so high profile. My advice to you is simple, if you plan to use you bike illegally in one of our parks, DON’T, because you will be caught and I for one will be pressing for the maximum penalty in the Courts.
The team were backed up with a colleague from the Mawneys team and one of Havering Councils mobile patrols, and of course me, well for a couple of hours at least anyway. The idea was for a high visibility patrol of the parks and surrounding areas to show both residents and those intent on tearing around the park that the Police will take action.
One of my biggest complaints at the moment is illegal bikes in and around the parks, it is dangerous to residents and the horse community that use them, and believe it or not, to the people actually using the bikes, but they do not seem that bothered.
The team kicked off at 11.00 last Sunday and spent the whole day until darkness fell across North Romford, out and about in the Ward. Although no arrests were made, a number of people were stopped and spoken to. The main objective was to stop the bikes and the high profile presence of the team done just that, maybe the bikers stayed away this week.
But, if you are a motor bike rider reading this, don’t worry, the team will be coming back soon, but maybe next time they will not be so high profile. My advice to you is simple, if you plan to use you bike illegally in one of our parks, DON’T, because you will be caught and I for one will be pressing for the maximum penalty in the Courts.
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