Park Langley Residents' Association
To promote and protect the interests of the residents of Park Langley
Neighbourhood Watch has become a sub committee of the Residents' Association, providing input to the committee at its monthly meetings. It also meets on its own to discuss matters and initiatives relating to the Park Langley area.
Our Shortlands Safer Neighbourhood Police Team (SSNT) are based in an office in Albemarle Road, Beckenham (near the Bath Store).
Safer Neighbourhood Policing was set up a few years ago to bring policing closer to the public. It has been a great success but with budget cuts, its future is uncertain.
Shortlands by its residential nature is a quiet policing area where burglary and theft of motor vehicles predominate. This being so, our dedicated Sergeant has now to be shared with Copers Cope Ward. This makes sense as long as the Sergeant maintains the police presence in Park Langley.
Shortlands Ward is the safest (lowest recorded crime rate) of the 630 odd wards in London. We want to maintain this enviable position. Your Association will have a comment on any police changes in the name of budget cuts that may happen in the future. Residents -Please support us.
We need your help. November 2011
Over the past week Park Langley has suffered from a spate of thefts from cars and gardens. A couple of them have been theft of plants in large containers. These are difficult to prevent unless you are able to secure the pot by means of concrete or chains but something to make your residents aware of.
More worryingly we have had a couple of thefts of high value items that are being left in cars overnight. Again could you please advise your residents that such items would be safer in the house and that thieves are more than happy to smash into the car.
I have also been made aware that someone has been advising your residents to leave their unwanted items out the front of their houses. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. Scrap metal thefts are on the increase and by doing this you encourage these types of people into your area. We have had reports of bikes etc being taken from the front of peoples houses. Again please encourage your residents to dispose of items through the Council services, let's not encourage the thiefs.
In connection to the above there is a vehicle we are interested in it is a white Vauxhall car derived van registration BW02 JFJ. If any of your residents see this vehicle hanging around Park Langley please ask them to call it in on the 101 non-emergency number.
The Safer Neighbourhood Police team is in place to provide community policing.
APS Kay Leslie
PCSO Debra Peirce
PCSO Mark King
Mobile no: 07920 233 848
Email: Shortlands.SNT@met.police.uk
Of course if it is serious, you still dial 999.
