Sussex police react after big rise in burglaries

11:20am Sunday 17th February 2013 in News

Sussex police react after big rise in burglaries Sussex police react after big rise in burglaries

Police officers have been diverted from their duties to crack down on burglaries.

The number of domestic burglaries in Brighton and Hove has risen consistently over the past 12 months, but a new tactic to crack down on the problem has resulted in more than 20 arrests since January.

The latest figures show that in the first ten months of 2012/13 there were 43% more burglaries in the city com- pared to the same months in 2011/12.

To try to deal with the problem, officers have been moved from other duties to patrol “hotspots” including Preston Park, Central Hove, Hove seafront and Kemp Town.

Uniformed officers have also been cold-calling the homes of suspected burglars and carrying out plain- clothed operations to target suspects.

Detective Inspector Nick Chambers, from Brighton and Hove Priority Crime Team, said: “It’s not immediately apparent why there has been such an increase in burglaries over the past few months but I think it would be fair to say that the current economic uncertainty and recession could be a factor.

“Burglary has always been a priority for our officers but with the recent marked increase, measures have been put in place to address the situation.”

There has also been an increase in all acquisitive crimes, which includes theft, handling stolen goods, burgla- ries and robberies, of 6% in the first ten months of 2012/13 compared with the same months of 2011/12.

Those charged as part of the operation include: Paul Eaton, 53, of William Collier House, North Road, Brighton, charged with two burglaries in Blenheim Place and Cheltenham Place on February 4.

Those arrested include Anthony Bowles, 31, of Preston Road, Brighton, arrested on suspicion of nine burgla- ries in Cleveland Road, Havelock Road, Springfield Road, London Road, Campbell Road and Preston Road.

Robert Keating, 33, of Warwick Mount, Montague Street, Brighton, was also arrested on suspicion of a burglary in Ditchling Rise, and a 14-year-old boy and an 18-year-old boy from Brighton were arrested on suspicion of burglary at Coolham Drive.

The 14-year-old was charged with burglary and with an unrelated robbery. Ermias Fekade, 31, of Sheridan Terrace, Hove; Darren Farrell, 31, of Cromwell Road, Southwick and Michael McKay, 22, from London were charged with burglary in Park View Road, Hove, and a further burglary in Burlington Street, Brighton.

They were also charged with conspiracy to burgle. John Moore, 43, of Grand Parade, Brighton, was charged with theft. He has since been convicted and recalled to prison by the Probation Service.

Comments(21)

Nathan AdIer says...
12:21pm Sun 17 Feb 13

5 things for Sussex Police to consider about reducing burglaries.

1. Get rid of PCSOs and replace them with REAL police.

2. Treat homophobic and hate crime the same as every other crime. All because I am gay or black should not give me extra resources!

3. Start arresting the filth who protest against everything in Brighton freeing up coppers to return to their beat as the great unwashed will reduce on numbers each time there is a demo.

4. Get the fat, lazy coppers who work a 9-5 back on night patrol to catch these villains. Do we really need "Disability Liaison Officers" "School Liaison Officers" and that whole van full of lazy coppers making sure the homeless are all warm??? Ridiculous.

5. Get traffic police on the beat tackiling burgling filth instead of zapping people doing 24 mph in Portslade!!

Simples!

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tinker111 says...
1:46pm Sun 17 Feb 13

REACT" RUN THE OTHER WAY " well creap

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hubby says...
1:52pm Sun 17 Feb 13

Wealthy,well fed people don't need to burgle.
It is no coincidence that we are in a Tory induced triple dip recession.

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AlanPare says...
2:20pm Sun 17 Feb 13

Nathan AdIer wrote:
5 things for Sussex Police to consider about reducing burglaries.

1. Get rid of PCSOs and replace them with REAL police.

2. Treat homophobic and hate crime the same as every other crime. All because I am gay or black should not give me extra resources!

3. Start arresting the filth who protest against everything in Brighton freeing up coppers to return to their beat as the great unwashed will reduce on numbers each time there is a demo.

4. Get the fat, lazy coppers who work a 9-5 back on night patrol to catch these villains. Do we really need "Disability Liaison Officers" "School Liaison Officers" and that whole van full of lazy coppers making sure the homeless are all warm??? Ridiculous.

5. Get traffic police on the beat tackiling burgling filth instead of zapping people doing 24 mph in Portslade!!

Simples!
If only you were the Police & Crime Commisioner Nathan. I could sleep safely in your grandma's bed.

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AmboGuy says...
3:47pm Sun 17 Feb 13

hubby wrote:
Wealthy,well fed people don't need to burgle.
It is no coincidence that we are in a Tory induced triple dip recession.
Ahh so burglary is the politicians fault. You can't blame the Torys for everything.

Seeing as a hell of a lot of burglaries are carried out by drug addicts I wonder if you'd like to ex

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AmboGuy says...
3:48pm Sun 17 Feb 13

....explain the link between the Tory government and drug use in Brighton.

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Purple55 says...
4:08pm Sun 17 Feb 13

If “Burglary has always been a priority for our officers", then what duties have they been diverted from? "Police officers have been diverted from their duties to crack down on burglaries."
I thought burglaries were their 'duty'.

If always been a priority, the 'measures' they mention should have already been in place, so clearly hasn't been a priority. ("measures have been put in place to address the situation.”)

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Morpheus says...
4:20pm Sun 17 Feb 13

At last we have it confirmed that dealing with burglaries is not classed as one of their duties.

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itsnotme says...
4:49pm Sun 17 Feb 13

Could it be that some officers were investigating burglary and now more are doing the same? Or is that just too sensible?

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Fercri Sakes says...
5:49pm Sun 17 Feb 13

AmboGuy wrote:
....explain the link between the Tory government and drug use in Brighton.
The Tories are cutting back spending on the poor so poverty increases. Poverty leads to more drug abuse. Simples!

Got to feel sorry for the coppers too as their funds are being slashed. Well done on catching those crooks though.

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AmboGuy says...
6:26pm Sun 17 Feb 13

Fercri Sakes wrote:
AmboGuy wrote:
....explain the link between the Tory government and drug use in Brighton.
The Tories are cutting back spending on the poor so poverty increases. Poverty leads to more drug abuse. Simples!

Got to feel sorry for the coppers too as their funds are being slashed. Well done on catching those crooks though.
I don't think you can really blame the government for causing more drug use though.

I'm no fan of the Torys at all but to say it's all their fault that more people are taking up drugs is ridiculous and shows a lack of understanding of what is a very complicated problem. Nobody put a gun to their heads and told them to start doing drugs and breaking into houses.

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PorkBoat says...
7:07pm Sun 17 Feb 13

Purple55 wrote:
If “Burglary has always been a priority for our officers", then what duties have they been diverted from? "Police officers have been diverted from their duties to crack down on burglaries."
I thought burglaries were their 'duty'.

If always been a priority, the 'measures' they mention should have already been in place, so clearly hasn't been a priority. ("measures have been put in place to address the situation.”)
There's a sign in the front office at John Street that spells out what the priorities of Sussex Police are. It isn't burglaries, it's mumbo-jumbo about "diversity" and "inclusiveness".

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pc?notme says...
11:24pm Sun 17 Feb 13

Nathan AdIer wrote:
5 things for Sussex Police to consider about reducing burglaries.

1. Get rid of PCSOs and replace them with REAL police.

2. Treat homophobic and hate crime the same as every other crime. All because I am gay or black should not give me extra resources!

3. Start arresting the filth who protest against everything in Brighton freeing up coppers to return to their beat as the great unwashed will reduce on numbers each time there is a demo.

4. Get the fat, lazy coppers who work a 9-5 back on night patrol to catch these villains. Do we really need "Disability Liaison Officers" "School Liaison Officers" and that whole van full of lazy coppers making sure the homeless are all warm??? Ridiculous.

5. Get traffic police on the beat tackiling burgling filth instead of zapping people doing 24 mph in Portslade!!

Simples!
exactly,well said.And anyone with a brain in the head will agree with you 100%

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saraman says...
5:31am Mon 18 Feb 13

My thoughts at at the start of the recession were that the number of police officers should be increased as there will bound to be an increase in crime. If there are more fires you do not reduce the fire brigade, you increase it. Burglary is the worst of all non violent crimes, although violence does sometimes accompany it. To have ones personal space invaded and often your home trashed for a few bob to support a drub problem is soul destroying. Let's build as many prisons as required to house these evildoers, which would help kick-start the economy. Ten years minimum hard labour, that should do it.

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Hoarder12345444 says...
9:53am Mon 18 Feb 13

The recession is just an excuse. People order items that need to be stolen. Or this could be people wanting to steal from the weathier folks, given the locations under scrutiny.

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anonymous coward says...
10:22am Mon 18 Feb 13

Wow, Nathan, you're so clever. I wonder why nobody's put you in charge! Hmmmmmm. Nope, baffles me.

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bikerjimbo says...
10:45am Mon 18 Feb 13

Burglary has always been a policing priority but it is known that in times of recession this type of offence increases. The police have therefore reacted to this by using intelligence to target locations and individuals. This does take time and huge effort to achieve arrests and convictions. I do agree that minor groups do influence what the police do and what areas they have to respond to taking them away from the more serious crime fighting. Please remember police numbers have been cut, their pay has been cut and it follows their morale will be low BUT they still provide successes. PCSOs have a role but they do not possess the same powers as constables. However they are on the ground and provide useful intelligence for staff and officers to research and they do have a useful function to perform. This is in effect policing on the cheap but society cannot afford police constables to replace them. Oh! and the point about road policing officers is not made correctly because they arrest many criminals ( ie thieves, violent offenders) as most travel by car, they also have ANPR to assist them. Unfortunately it not 'simples'.

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whereisthe...? says...
11:16am Mon 18 Feb 13

Number 1. Yes.

Numbers 2 and 3.

You're a complete psycho and I hope I never have to even see you in this city.


You, my friend, are part of the problem.


"Arrest all protesters" What a nutter!!

Guessing you want hanging/ lock up gays/ voted Tory, etc.


Protesting is a human right - YOU are doing it by posting on this forum! Duh!

Classic case of one rule for you and a million for those you disagree with.


Get out of our city. Emigrate. Anything, just GO.

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qm says...
12:48pm Mon 18 Feb 13

AlanPare wrote:
Nathan AdIer wrote:
5 things for Sussex Police to consider about reducing burglaries.

1. Get rid of PCSOs and replace them with REAL police.

2. Treat homophobic and hate crime the same as every other crime. All because I am gay or black should not give me extra resources!

3. Start arresting the filth who protest against everything in Brighton freeing up coppers to return to their beat as the great unwashed will reduce on numbers each time there is a demo.

4. Get the fat, lazy coppers who work a 9-5 back on night patrol to catch these villains. Do we really need "Disability Liaison Officers" "School Liaison Officers" and that whole van full of lazy coppers making sure the homeless are all warm??? Ridiculous.

5. Get traffic police on the beat tackiling burgling filth instead of zapping people doing 24 mph in Portslade!!

Simples!
If only you were the Police & Crime Commisioner Nathan. I could sleep safely in your grandma's bed.
Brilliant but a bit subtle ;)

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nocando says...
6:58pm Mon 18 Feb 13

Headline edit...police forced into doing their jobs.
Can they solve burglaries and still keep their fat backsides glued to their car seats?

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AmboGuy says...
9:37pm Mon 18 Feb 13

nocando wrote:
Headline edit...police forced into doing their jobs.
Can they solve burglaries and still keep their fat backsides glued to their car seats?
New headline edit....bored student nocando makes another 'controversial' comment in The Argus website to try and show everyone how he's one of the new generation of ultra left wing socialist students who will fight to bring down authority and make the world a fairer place and bring down the bankers etc etc etc

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