BLCC Minutes and October police report
BONNYRIGG & LASSWADE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Agenda of meeting held on Thursday 8 November 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park at 7 pm
A G E N D A
Welcome and Introduction
Apologies
Visitor Matters
Minutes of Meeting of 11 October 2018
Matters Arising from the Minutes
Police Report
Anti-social Behaviour Issues/Research Project
Report from Midlothian Councillors
Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
Planning
HS11
Market Site Planning Consultation
Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
B704 speed restrictions
Grit Bag Locations
AOCB
Date of Next Meeting: 13 December 2018
Agenda of meeting held on Thursday 8 November 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park at 7 pm
A G E N D A
Welcome and Introduction
Apologies
Visitor Matters
Minutes of Meeting of 11 October 2018
Matters Arising from the Minutes
Police Report
Anti-social Behaviour Issues/Research Project
Report from Midlothian Councillors
Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
Planning
HS11
Market Site Planning Consultation
Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
B704 speed restrictions
Grit Bag Locations
AOCB
Date of Next Meeting: 13 December 2018
BONNYRIGG & LASSWADE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 8 November 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park
Welcome and Introduction
Chair Marnie welcomed the visitors to the meeting and everyone round the table introduced themselves.
In attendance
Community Councillors: [Chair] Marnie Crawford, Diane Easton, Ruth Scott, Bill MacDonald, Darius Namdaran, Jan Irvine, Ann Morrison;
Visitors
Steven Gough, Isobel Hessler, Gail Halley, Linda Kane, Martin Vevers, Pete Cain, Community Police Officers.
Apologies
Community Councillors: Sheila Metcalfe [Treasurer]; Owen Proudfoot, Rhona Matthews, Simon Tracey.
Councillors Derek Milligan, Dianne Alexander, Janet Ley-Douglas.
Visitor Matters
Waverley Park and the proposal for the obstacle course at Waverley Park; this was discussed later in the meeting.
Community Speed Watch initiative. This is a project which is gaining popularity in communities across Scotland. Visitors Pete and Martin believe it could be useful in changing driver behaviour in Bonnyrigg and Lasswade and asked the Community Council if they could use their reach to find out whether there would be wider participation interest from residents.
This is how Community Speed Watch works.
• The community fund raises to buy a speed gun which costs in the region of £2000.
• The speed gun is authorised by the police. The speed gun is securely stored by the police who will log it out and back in.
• Residents groups liaise with police to formulate a campaign for their local area.
• A typical speed campaign requires the involvement of three people at any one time.
• The campaigners hold the speed gun in a designated location and point it towards moving traffic. Drivers will be aware of the speed gun and should monitor and adjust their speed appropriately.
• Speed Watch campaigners will note the registration number and speed of cars being driven over the speed limit and pass this data to the police.
• Speed Watch campaigners are not permitted to have direct interaction with the traffic or drivers.
• The police will follow up the report as appropriate.
• Pete and Martin have already met with local Community Police Officers and have their support for the initiative.
The Community Council discussed the proposal and agreed it would be useful to have more information about it before posting a message about it on the local forums.
Actions. Pete and Martin will send an e-mail containing a clear description to CC Diane who will post it on Facebook.
Minutes of meeting of 11 October 2018
The minutes were considered a true report of the meeting and were adopted with CC Darius as the proposer and CC Bill as the seconder.
Matters arising from the previous minutes
Proposed Community Council boundary change. Currently the BLCC boundary reaches across the A7 towards Sheriffhall and includes the strip of land at McDonalds and Tesco at Hardengreen. The proposal is to move this boundary to the Eskbank and Newbattle Community Council. ENCC discussed this in early November and have agreed with the proposed change.
Action. Both Community Councils will write to Midlothian Council where it will be discussed at committee.
Post Office closure. Shortly after the last BLCC meeting Chair Marnie received an e-mail acknowledgement from the Co-operative administration advising that they would be in touch. However, she has heard nothing else since then. She will continue to pursue this.
Chair Marnie is arranging a meeting with the new Deputy Headteacher of Lasswade High School who would like to bring some of their students to a Community Council meeting.
Wreaths and traffic restriction orders are in place for the Remembrance Day Parade on 11 November.
Lasswade Park update. The Council are pursuing the owner of the illegal storage container to have it removed. With regards to parking issues, so long as people are parking their cars legally without causing an obstruction there is little the Community Council can do. BLCC will continue to monitor this.
Planning application for a hot food takeaway [formerly a newsagent shop] next to Gigi’s Restaurant. This is still under consideration by the Council Planning Department. Some Community Councillors present are concerned that traffic issues will not be properly considered with this application.
Police Report
The police ran through their criminal activity report. A full copy of their report is given at the bottom of this page.
Main issues.
Continuing reports of theft from the Co-operative supermarket, particularly young people stealing alcohol. It was noted that the staff in the Co-op are beginning to attach security tags on the most ‘popular’ items. The police also reported that a multi-agency meeting has been held with Co-op store management regarding the layout of the store in relation to local youth crime prevention. They noted that the local Co-op manager will not liaise with the Co-operative Head Office on the matter.
The police emphasised that this is not just a problem for the Co-op. The Tesco Express store also has similar issues, but the shop management appears more likely to pursue charges against offenders.
Various drug-related offences. Most of these have been picked up by the Community Action Teams.
Motoring offences.
Thefts of bicycles.
Vandalism towards the Roman Catholic Church in Hawthornden Avenue. The incident occurred sometime between 11pm on Monday 22 October and 7am on Tuesday 23 October. Police enquiries are ongoing.
Reports of bogus workmen in the area.
Anti-social behaviour at various locations, including the Co-op, Lasswade High School Centre and King George V Park. The police reported that Bonnyrigg has considerable issues with anti-social behaviour at present. They have adopted a robust approach in dealing with them, for example pressing charges when possible.
Report from Midlothian Councillors
There were no Councillors present therefore no report was given.
Anti-social Behaviour Issues/Research Project
CC Ann reported concerns that with recent ani-social behaviour issues, all young people are in danger of being tarred with the same brush. She gave an example of her own teenaged children being verbally abused by an elderly resident. She believes that as Bonnyrigg is not classed as an area of deprivation it lacks adequate resources for youth workers and consequently existing youth interest groups are heavily over-subscribed. CC Ann would like the Community Council to look at positive ways to deal with this.
CC Darius mentioned the cost to the Council of providing secure accommodation for a young person [£250 000] and perhaps this could be used more effectively by providing preventative measures for young people at risk of offending. CC Darius also commented that even if it were possible to get new groups up and running there is a serious lack of venues to accommodate them.
The Community Council will discuss this again at a later meeting and will follow up with the Deputy Headteacher of Lasswade High School as a starting point.
Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
Since the last Community Council meeting a consultation has been posted to the Facebook forums. The consultation gathered over 110 responses in the form of ‘likes’, shares and comments. None have been negative.
In addition, CC Bill has submitted a funding application to Viridor. This will be deferred to the end of January because two of the quotes for the project are now out of date and must be re-newed.
Three of the visitors at tonight’s meeting wanted to talk about their concerns over the proposed obstacle course as well as the proposed community asset transfer of the Waverley Pavilion to the Bonnyrigg After School Club. A summary of their concerns is below.
• The obstacle course is likely to become a focal point for youths gathering and engaging in anti-social behaviour.
• The obstacle course will probably attract additional traffic onto a residential road with limited access routes.
• Why Waverley Park and not somewhere else? The park was intended for children in the Waverley and Wimpey estates.
• The Bonnyrigg After School Club appears to have plans to take over the Waverley Pavilion and expand it to provide additional facilities for community groups. The visitors are worried that this will attract even more people and cars into the local area.
CC Bill was able to provide a response to the visitors’ third question about why Waverley and not another park was chosen for the obstacle course. Its location is the most convenient in terms of access on foot; it’s on the route towards Tesco and McDonalds therefore there is a strong likelihood that young people would be passing it either on foot or by bicycle.
Also, CC Bill is in discussions with the McDonalds manager who is interested in sponsoring some type of challenge event every month at the obstacle course.
The Community Council will continue to look at this taking into account the comments made at this meeting. The Community Council must be careful to balance views from all over the town before reaching a decision. The visitors’ e-mail addresses will be added to the Community Council mailing list for minutes to ensure they will be kept informed of progress.
Planning
HS11. Chair Marnie had requested a deadline extension from the Council planning department so the Community Council could have more time to look at this. The Community Council does not object in principle to this application but wants to make the point that the Bonnyrigg infrastructure is not strong enough to support the development. Chair Marnie would like to write a letter of objection on several grounds; after a discussion all in attendance were agreed.
Action. Chair Marnie to write a letter to Midlothian Council Planning Committee in response to the latest HS11 planning application.
Market Site Planning Consultation. The Community Council has received a planning consultation request, however it’s not clear what it refers to because permission already appears to be in place for this development. CC Darius shared his belief that the request concerns an unresolved issue with parking spaces in the lane next to Park Road. One resident has reclaimed their land in the lane for their own dedicated parking space. This means that the development has lost room for approximately two parking spaces. The planning conditions for the development stipulate that there should a parking space for each property. CC Darius asked Chair Marnie to respond to the new consultation request by asking the Planning Committee to reinforce their condition; that the developer cannot build the house that was provisional based on the parking space that is no longer available. The enclosed nature of this development dictates that there should be restricted numbered parking for each of the properties.
Action. Chair Marnie to write a letter to Midlothian Council Planning Committee in response to the latest Market Site planning consultation.
Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
B704 speed restrictions. This is the road from Bonnyrigg Toll to Newtonloan Toll; Midlothian Council is planning to reduce the speed limit from 60mph to 40mph. There are several factors to be considered as part of this proposal:
1. The speed of traffic passing the entrance/exit for Cockpen Church.
2. The proposed Council Resource Facility at Hopefield.
3. The proposed HS11 development.
4. Chair Marnie has also received an email from one resident detailing their reasons for believing the current speed limit is dangerous.
After their last meeting the Community Council posted a consultation on their Facebook forums and no one came forward to disagree with it. After discussion the Community Council agreed with the proposal.
Grit Bag Locations. Midlothian Council is following up the results of their winter survey and is making large bags of grit available in designated locations. The grit would be available to anyone who needed it for clearing roads and paths. A nominated individual will be responsible for communicating with the Council when a bag needs to be replaced.
The Community Council must work out appropriate locations in the locality for the grit bags. It was suggested that the Community Council creates a poll for the Facebook forums asking residents for suggestions and a commitment to be the designated responsible person.
Actions. CC Darius will create the poll and CC Diane will publish it.
AOCB
Chair Marnie attended the recent meeting of the Midlothian Federation of Community Councils.
Community Planning Day; Chair Marnie reminded all present that this event will take place on Saturday 24 November to discuss aspects of the Single Midlothian Plan.
Proposed change to the flight path from Edinburgh Airport. The proposed change to the flight path would have brought it closer to Bonnyrigg and other parts of Midlothian. The proposal has been rejected by the regulator on technical grounds.
Community Bonfire. CC Darius reported that this event was a great success with around 350 residents attending.
Date of next meeting
The next meeting will be on Thursday 13 December 2018 at 7pm. The venue will be the Sports Pavilion in King George Park.
Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 8 November 2018
In Sports Pavilion, King George V Park
Welcome and Introduction
Chair Marnie welcomed the visitors to the meeting and everyone round the table introduced themselves.
In attendance
Community Councillors: [Chair] Marnie Crawford, Diane Easton, Ruth Scott, Bill MacDonald, Darius Namdaran, Jan Irvine, Ann Morrison;
Visitors
Steven Gough, Isobel Hessler, Gail Halley, Linda Kane, Martin Vevers, Pete Cain, Community Police Officers.
Apologies
Community Councillors: Sheila Metcalfe [Treasurer]; Owen Proudfoot, Rhona Matthews, Simon Tracey.
Councillors Derek Milligan, Dianne Alexander, Janet Ley-Douglas.
Visitor Matters
Waverley Park and the proposal for the obstacle course at Waverley Park; this was discussed later in the meeting.
Community Speed Watch initiative. This is a project which is gaining popularity in communities across Scotland. Visitors Pete and Martin believe it could be useful in changing driver behaviour in Bonnyrigg and Lasswade and asked the Community Council if they could use their reach to find out whether there would be wider participation interest from residents.
This is how Community Speed Watch works.
• The community fund raises to buy a speed gun which costs in the region of £2000.
• The speed gun is authorised by the police. The speed gun is securely stored by the police who will log it out and back in.
• Residents groups liaise with police to formulate a campaign for their local area.
• A typical speed campaign requires the involvement of three people at any one time.
• The campaigners hold the speed gun in a designated location and point it towards moving traffic. Drivers will be aware of the speed gun and should monitor and adjust their speed appropriately.
• Speed Watch campaigners will note the registration number and speed of cars being driven over the speed limit and pass this data to the police.
• Speed Watch campaigners are not permitted to have direct interaction with the traffic or drivers.
• The police will follow up the report as appropriate.
• Pete and Martin have already met with local Community Police Officers and have their support for the initiative.
The Community Council discussed the proposal and agreed it would be useful to have more information about it before posting a message about it on the local forums.
Actions. Pete and Martin will send an e-mail containing a clear description to CC Diane who will post it on Facebook.
Minutes of meeting of 11 October 2018
The minutes were considered a true report of the meeting and were adopted with CC Darius as the proposer and CC Bill as the seconder.
Matters arising from the previous minutes
Proposed Community Council boundary change. Currently the BLCC boundary reaches across the A7 towards Sheriffhall and includes the strip of land at McDonalds and Tesco at Hardengreen. The proposal is to move this boundary to the Eskbank and Newbattle Community Council. ENCC discussed this in early November and have agreed with the proposed change.
Action. Both Community Councils will write to Midlothian Council where it will be discussed at committee.
Post Office closure. Shortly after the last BLCC meeting Chair Marnie received an e-mail acknowledgement from the Co-operative administration advising that they would be in touch. However, she has heard nothing else since then. She will continue to pursue this.
Chair Marnie is arranging a meeting with the new Deputy Headteacher of Lasswade High School who would like to bring some of their students to a Community Council meeting.
Wreaths and traffic restriction orders are in place for the Remembrance Day Parade on 11 November.
Lasswade Park update. The Council are pursuing the owner of the illegal storage container to have it removed. With regards to parking issues, so long as people are parking their cars legally without causing an obstruction there is little the Community Council can do. BLCC will continue to monitor this.
Planning application for a hot food takeaway [formerly a newsagent shop] next to Gigi’s Restaurant. This is still under consideration by the Council Planning Department. Some Community Councillors present are concerned that traffic issues will not be properly considered with this application.
Police Report
The police ran through their criminal activity report. A full copy of their report is given at the bottom of this page.
Main issues.
Continuing reports of theft from the Co-operative supermarket, particularly young people stealing alcohol. It was noted that the staff in the Co-op are beginning to attach security tags on the most ‘popular’ items. The police also reported that a multi-agency meeting has been held with Co-op store management regarding the layout of the store in relation to local youth crime prevention. They noted that the local Co-op manager will not liaise with the Co-operative Head Office on the matter.
The police emphasised that this is not just a problem for the Co-op. The Tesco Express store also has similar issues, but the shop management appears more likely to pursue charges against offenders.
Various drug-related offences. Most of these have been picked up by the Community Action Teams.
Motoring offences.
Thefts of bicycles.
Vandalism towards the Roman Catholic Church in Hawthornden Avenue. The incident occurred sometime between 11pm on Monday 22 October and 7am on Tuesday 23 October. Police enquiries are ongoing.
Reports of bogus workmen in the area.
Anti-social behaviour at various locations, including the Co-op, Lasswade High School Centre and King George V Park. The police reported that Bonnyrigg has considerable issues with anti-social behaviour at present. They have adopted a robust approach in dealing with them, for example pressing charges when possible.
Report from Midlothian Councillors
There were no Councillors present therefore no report was given.
Anti-social Behaviour Issues/Research Project
CC Ann reported concerns that with recent ani-social behaviour issues, all young people are in danger of being tarred with the same brush. She gave an example of her own teenaged children being verbally abused by an elderly resident. She believes that as Bonnyrigg is not classed as an area of deprivation it lacks adequate resources for youth workers and consequently existing youth interest groups are heavily over-subscribed. CC Ann would like the Community Council to look at positive ways to deal with this.
CC Darius mentioned the cost to the Council of providing secure accommodation for a young person [£250 000] and perhaps this could be used more effectively by providing preventative measures for young people at risk of offending. CC Darius also commented that even if it were possible to get new groups up and running there is a serious lack of venues to accommodate them.
The Community Council will discuss this again at a later meeting and will follow up with the Deputy Headteacher of Lasswade High School as a starting point.
Obstacle Course for Waverley Park
Since the last Community Council meeting a consultation has been posted to the Facebook forums. The consultation gathered over 110 responses in the form of ‘likes’, shares and comments. None have been negative.
In addition, CC Bill has submitted a funding application to Viridor. This will be deferred to the end of January because two of the quotes for the project are now out of date and must be re-newed.
Three of the visitors at tonight’s meeting wanted to talk about their concerns over the proposed obstacle course as well as the proposed community asset transfer of the Waverley Pavilion to the Bonnyrigg After School Club. A summary of their concerns is below.
• The obstacle course is likely to become a focal point for youths gathering and engaging in anti-social behaviour.
• The obstacle course will probably attract additional traffic onto a residential road with limited access routes.
• Why Waverley Park and not somewhere else? The park was intended for children in the Waverley and Wimpey estates.
• The Bonnyrigg After School Club appears to have plans to take over the Waverley Pavilion and expand it to provide additional facilities for community groups. The visitors are worried that this will attract even more people and cars into the local area.
CC Bill was able to provide a response to the visitors’ third question about why Waverley and not another park was chosen for the obstacle course. Its location is the most convenient in terms of access on foot; it’s on the route towards Tesco and McDonalds therefore there is a strong likelihood that young people would be passing it either on foot or by bicycle.
Also, CC Bill is in discussions with the McDonalds manager who is interested in sponsoring some type of challenge event every month at the obstacle course.
The Community Council will continue to look at this taking into account the comments made at this meeting. The Community Council must be careful to balance views from all over the town before reaching a decision. The visitors’ e-mail addresses will be added to the Community Council mailing list for minutes to ensure they will be kept informed of progress.
Planning
HS11. Chair Marnie had requested a deadline extension from the Council planning department so the Community Council could have more time to look at this. The Community Council does not object in principle to this application but wants to make the point that the Bonnyrigg infrastructure is not strong enough to support the development. Chair Marnie would like to write a letter of objection on several grounds; after a discussion all in attendance were agreed.
Action. Chair Marnie to write a letter to Midlothian Council Planning Committee in response to the latest HS11 planning application.
Market Site Planning Consultation. The Community Council has received a planning consultation request, however it’s not clear what it refers to because permission already appears to be in place for this development. CC Darius shared his belief that the request concerns an unresolved issue with parking spaces in the lane next to Park Road. One resident has reclaimed their land in the lane for their own dedicated parking space. This means that the development has lost room for approximately two parking spaces. The planning conditions for the development stipulate that there should a parking space for each property. CC Darius asked Chair Marnie to respond to the new consultation request by asking the Planning Committee to reinforce their condition; that the developer cannot build the house that was provisional based on the parking space that is no longer available. The enclosed nature of this development dictates that there should be restricted numbered parking for each of the properties.
Action. Chair Marnie to write a letter to Midlothian Council Planning Committee in response to the latest Market Site planning consultation.
Road, Traffic and Footways/Pavements Issues
B704 speed restrictions. This is the road from Bonnyrigg Toll to Newtonloan Toll; Midlothian Council is planning to reduce the speed limit from 60mph to 40mph. There are several factors to be considered as part of this proposal:
1. The speed of traffic passing the entrance/exit for Cockpen Church.
2. The proposed Council Resource Facility at Hopefield.
3. The proposed HS11 development.
4. Chair Marnie has also received an email from one resident detailing their reasons for believing the current speed limit is dangerous.
After their last meeting the Community Council posted a consultation on their Facebook forums and no one came forward to disagree with it. After discussion the Community Council agreed with the proposal.
Grit Bag Locations. Midlothian Council is following up the results of their winter survey and is making large bags of grit available in designated locations. The grit would be available to anyone who needed it for clearing roads and paths. A nominated individual will be responsible for communicating with the Council when a bag needs to be replaced.
The Community Council must work out appropriate locations in the locality for the grit bags. It was suggested that the Community Council creates a poll for the Facebook forums asking residents for suggestions and a commitment to be the designated responsible person.
Actions. CC Darius will create the poll and CC Diane will publish it.
AOCB
Chair Marnie attended the recent meeting of the Midlothian Federation of Community Councils.
Community Planning Day; Chair Marnie reminded all present that this event will take place on Saturday 24 November to discuss aspects of the Single Midlothian Plan.
Proposed change to the flight path from Edinburgh Airport. The proposed change to the flight path would have brought it closer to Bonnyrigg and other parts of Midlothian. The proposal has been rejected by the regulator on technical grounds.
Community Bonfire. CC Darius reported that this event was a great success with around 350 residents attending.
Date of next meeting
The next meeting will be on Thursday 13 December 2018 at 7pm. The venue will be the Sports Pavilion in King George Park.
Police Report
Bonnyrigg, Lasswade and Poltonhall and District
[1-31 October 2018]
During the month of October 2018 in the beat area BD01 – Bonnyrigg, Lasswade, Poltonhall & District – there were 76 recorded crimes reported, of which 40 were solved (53% solvency).
During this time period, there were 347 calls to Police Scotland.
INCIDENTS OF NOTE
About 7pm Monday the 1st of October a youth stole alcohol from Co-operative. The youth was subsequently traced and charged.
Overnight between Monday the 1st and Tuesday the 2nd of October a blue and silver Mercedes Sprinter van parked on Cameron Crescent was broken in to and a number of tools stolen.
About 10:30pm on Tuesday the 2nd of October a small quantity of cannabis was recovered from a property at Andy Kelly View. A 30 year old man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
About 11pm on Wednesday the 3rd of October a vehicle was stopped on Lasswade Road and a small quantity of drugs were recovered from within. The 27 year old man driving has been reported for drugs offences.
About 8pm on Friday the 5th of October an 18 year old man was searched and found in possession of drugs and an offensive weapon after being seen acting suspiciously at Bonnyrigg Primary School. The matter has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Overnight between Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of October a grey Peugeot 308 car parked on Pryde Avenue was damaged.
About 10pm Sunday the 7th of October a 39 year old woman was found driving a vehicle without insurance at High Street. The vehicle was seized and the matter reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Overnight between Monday the 8th and Tuesday the 9th of October a Black Range Rover Sport was stolen from Andy Kelly View.
About 4:30pm on Tuesday the 9th of October a man stolen several items from Tesco Express. Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man.
About 11pm on Wednesday the 10th of October a 27 year old man was found sitting within a vehicle in possession of drugs at King George V Park. The matter has been reported the Procurator Fiscal.
About 5pm on Thursday the 11th of October 2 women stolen meat items from Co-operative. Enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible.
About 9am, Friday the 12th of October a warrant was executed at a property on Sherwood Court where a quantity of drugs were recovered. A 19 year old man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for drugs offences.
About 6pm Friday the 12th of October a 29 year old man was stopped driving a stolen vehicle at Peacock Parkway. The man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for various Road Traffic offences.
About 11pm on Sunday the 14th of October an off road bike was reported being driven on Polton Street and elsewhere in the Bonnyrigg area. A 21 year old man was subsequently traced and charged with various Road Traffic offences and the relevant bike seized.
About 9:20am on Monday the 15th of October a man stole beauty products from Lloyds Pharmacy. Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man.
Overnight between Monday the 15th and Tuesday the 16th of October a grey Vauxhall Corsa parked on Sherwood Loan was scratched and damaged.
Overnight between Monday the 15th and Tuesday the 16th of October the registration plate of a white Ford Transit parked on Polton Bank was stolen.
About 10pm on Tuesday the 16th of October an unknown person attempted to gain entry to Pittendreich Nursing Home.
2 female youths were identified and charged after a man was assaulted on Lothian Street on 17th of October 2018. The incident had been captured on a mobile phone camera and was being circulated on Facebook and other social media.
About 7:30pm on Friday the 19th of October a woman stole a quantity of soap powder from Tesco Express. Enquiries are ongoing to identify this woman.
About 8pm on Friday the 19th of October a 21 year old man was arrested after behaving in a threatening and abusive manner at Polton Street. The matter has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
About 7pm on Monday the 22nd of October the occupier of a property at Dobbies Road discovered that entry had been gained to the property, but nothing taken.
About 7pm on Tuesday the 23rd of October 2 men attempted to steal alcohol from Co-operative, but were stopped by staff and the alcohol recovered. Enquiries are ongoing to identify the men.
Overnight between Monday the 22nd and Tuesday the 23rd of October unknown persons used black spray paint to apply religiously motivated hate graffiti to the walls of Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Hawthorden Avenue. Enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible and police request any members of the public that possess information that may assist enquiries to come forward.
Overnight between Thursday the 25th and Friday the 26th of October a silver Mazda CX5 parked on Cameron Crescent was stolen and later recovered elsewhere in Bonnyrigg.
About 8:30pm on Sunday the 28th of October the window of a property a Gordon Avenue was smashed.
Overnight between Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of October a gate and fence at a Property on Sherwood Court was damaged.
On Monday the 29th of October suspect bogus workmen were active in the Bonnyrigg area offering gutter clearing/repairs and roof repairs driving what was believed to be a red Ford Transit Connect. Members of the public are reminded to be vigilant to door step crime and cold callers.
Overnight between Tuesday the 30th and Wednesday the 31st of October black spray paint was used to graffiti the walls at St Mary’s Primary School. Enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible.
About 8:30pm on Wednesday the 31st of October 2 youths refused to leave Co-operative and were threatening and abusive to staff. Both were traced and have been charged.
About 9pm on Wednesday the 31st of October the window of a property at Durham Grove was damaged.
There were a number of calls made to police regarding youths causing a nuisance, particularly around the town centre, King George V Park, Lasswade Centre and the building site at Hopefield. Prior to Halloween police worked closely with shops and premises that supply eggs urging them not to sell eggs to children and youths. Despite this there were still several calls made to police regarding youths throwing eggs. Police patrols were targeted accordingly.
A multi-agency licencing meeting was held with management at Co-operative regarding the lay out of the store and several recommendations were made regarding crime prevention. Local Co-operative management will not liaise with their head office.
If any person has any information about the incidents listed above, or indeed any other crime, please contact your Community Policing Officers PC Jonny Cassidy or PC Owen Findlay via 101 or email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Additional Information
Hate crime and domestic abuse can now be reported online via the official Police Scotland website at www.scotland.police.uk or by visiting a Third Party Reporting Centre – details of which are also on our website.
Information regarding crime can be passed to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through an Online Form - both of these routes are completely anonymous and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Police Scotland use social media to circulate the latest news, events and information to the public via Twitter (@LothBordPolice and @MidLothPolice) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/LothiansScottishBordersPoliceDivision and www.facebook.com/MidlothianPolice).
Your View Counts
Police Scotland consults with the public every year on what their priorities are for policing in their community.
In the past this has always been by hard copy consultation questionnaires which were distributed by police officers within the community.
This year, Police Scotland's consultation process is widening and becoming more flexible. The consultation process is moving online to a digital format and consultation will be open all year.
The public consultation is for you to tell us what is important to you in your community. Your opinion is valued – we need your opinion to inform our policing.
Having your say in the decision making process of Police Scotland is a vital tool for residents of Scotland to be able to shape the way their public services should operate.
Everyone's views across Scotland will be taken on board at a national and local level. We want you to help us focus on the priorities that will help communities most. There is no 'one size fits all' approach to local policing and all the needs and wants of individual communities will be considered.
This is the first time Police Scotland’s public consultation is being hosted on a digital platform. This allows us to reach a much wider audience than ever before, ensuring that everyone can have their say.
The online consultation is open all year which allows you to take part when it suits you but also gives the flexibility of being able to re-submit the consultation if your priorities change.
It's a very simple process that should only take a few moments of your time but will shape the way that policing is coordinated across Scotland and in your local community. We will keep you updated on our quarterly results. The consultation will be a completely transparent process as it's all about your priorities. Find out more by visiting www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts
Bonnyrigg, Lasswade and Poltonhall and District
[1-31 October 2018]
During the month of October 2018 in the beat area BD01 – Bonnyrigg, Lasswade, Poltonhall & District – there were 76 recorded crimes reported, of which 40 were solved (53% solvency).
During this time period, there were 347 calls to Police Scotland.
INCIDENTS OF NOTE
About 7pm Monday the 1st of October a youth stole alcohol from Co-operative. The youth was subsequently traced and charged.
Overnight between Monday the 1st and Tuesday the 2nd of October a blue and silver Mercedes Sprinter van parked on Cameron Crescent was broken in to and a number of tools stolen.
About 10:30pm on Tuesday the 2nd of October a small quantity of cannabis was recovered from a property at Andy Kelly View. A 30 year old man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
About 11pm on Wednesday the 3rd of October a vehicle was stopped on Lasswade Road and a small quantity of drugs were recovered from within. The 27 year old man driving has been reported for drugs offences.
About 8pm on Friday the 5th of October an 18 year old man was searched and found in possession of drugs and an offensive weapon after being seen acting suspiciously at Bonnyrigg Primary School. The matter has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Overnight between Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of October a grey Peugeot 308 car parked on Pryde Avenue was damaged.
About 10pm Sunday the 7th of October a 39 year old woman was found driving a vehicle without insurance at High Street. The vehicle was seized and the matter reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Overnight between Monday the 8th and Tuesday the 9th of October a Black Range Rover Sport was stolen from Andy Kelly View.
About 4:30pm on Tuesday the 9th of October a man stolen several items from Tesco Express. Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man.
About 11pm on Wednesday the 10th of October a 27 year old man was found sitting within a vehicle in possession of drugs at King George V Park. The matter has been reported the Procurator Fiscal.
About 5pm on Thursday the 11th of October 2 women stolen meat items from Co-operative. Enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible.
About 9am, Friday the 12th of October a warrant was executed at a property on Sherwood Court where a quantity of drugs were recovered. A 19 year old man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for drugs offences.
About 6pm Friday the 12th of October a 29 year old man was stopped driving a stolen vehicle at Peacock Parkway. The man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for various Road Traffic offences.
About 11pm on Sunday the 14th of October an off road bike was reported being driven on Polton Street and elsewhere in the Bonnyrigg area. A 21 year old man was subsequently traced and charged with various Road Traffic offences and the relevant bike seized.
About 9:20am on Monday the 15th of October a man stole beauty products from Lloyds Pharmacy. Enquiries are ongoing to identify the man.
Overnight between Monday the 15th and Tuesday the 16th of October a grey Vauxhall Corsa parked on Sherwood Loan was scratched and damaged.
Overnight between Monday the 15th and Tuesday the 16th of October the registration plate of a white Ford Transit parked on Polton Bank was stolen.
About 10pm on Tuesday the 16th of October an unknown person attempted to gain entry to Pittendreich Nursing Home.
2 female youths were identified and charged after a man was assaulted on Lothian Street on 17th of October 2018. The incident had been captured on a mobile phone camera and was being circulated on Facebook and other social media.
About 7:30pm on Friday the 19th of October a woman stole a quantity of soap powder from Tesco Express. Enquiries are ongoing to identify this woman.
About 8pm on Friday the 19th of October a 21 year old man was arrested after behaving in a threatening and abusive manner at Polton Street. The matter has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
About 7pm on Monday the 22nd of October the occupier of a property at Dobbies Road discovered that entry had been gained to the property, but nothing taken.
About 7pm on Tuesday the 23rd of October 2 men attempted to steal alcohol from Co-operative, but were stopped by staff and the alcohol recovered. Enquiries are ongoing to identify the men.
Overnight between Monday the 22nd and Tuesday the 23rd of October unknown persons used black spray paint to apply religiously motivated hate graffiti to the walls of Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Hawthorden Avenue. Enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible and police request any members of the public that possess information that may assist enquiries to come forward.
Overnight between Thursday the 25th and Friday the 26th of October a silver Mazda CX5 parked on Cameron Crescent was stolen and later recovered elsewhere in Bonnyrigg.
About 8:30pm on Sunday the 28th of October the window of a property a Gordon Avenue was smashed.
Overnight between Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of October a gate and fence at a Property on Sherwood Court was damaged.
On Monday the 29th of October suspect bogus workmen were active in the Bonnyrigg area offering gutter clearing/repairs and roof repairs driving what was believed to be a red Ford Transit Connect. Members of the public are reminded to be vigilant to door step crime and cold callers.
Overnight between Tuesday the 30th and Wednesday the 31st of October black spray paint was used to graffiti the walls at St Mary’s Primary School. Enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible.
About 8:30pm on Wednesday the 31st of October 2 youths refused to leave Co-operative and were threatening and abusive to staff. Both were traced and have been charged.
About 9pm on Wednesday the 31st of October the window of a property at Durham Grove was damaged.
There were a number of calls made to police regarding youths causing a nuisance, particularly around the town centre, King George V Park, Lasswade Centre and the building site at Hopefield. Prior to Halloween police worked closely with shops and premises that supply eggs urging them not to sell eggs to children and youths. Despite this there were still several calls made to police regarding youths throwing eggs. Police patrols were targeted accordingly.
A multi-agency licencing meeting was held with management at Co-operative regarding the lay out of the store and several recommendations were made regarding crime prevention. Local Co-operative management will not liaise with their head office.
If any person has any information about the incidents listed above, or indeed any other crime, please contact your Community Policing Officers PC Jonny Cassidy or PC Owen Findlay via 101 or email:
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