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Boxer dog owner warned during Greenford crime swoop (PR 903)

An aggressive dog was investigated, two people were arrested and 28 tonnes of rubbish were removed during a crackdown on crime and grime in Greenford last week.

Ealing Council’s community safety team led the operation alongside envirocrime and trading standards officers, Transport for London (TfL) and other agencies.

One person was arrested for being drunk and disorderly, while another was caught armed with equipment typically used for carrying out burglaries.

Meanwhile park rangers investigated reports of a dangerous dog during a patrol of Ravenor Park. Rangers spoke to the owner of the boxer cross dog, warned her that fellow dog walkers felt threatened by its aggressive behaviour towards other dogs, but found the animal to be properly controlled with a muzzle and a lead.

Police and community safety officers also handed out more than 2000 crime prevention leaflets to students, shoppers and commuters.

In other action:

Five untaxed vehicles were seized
An alley by Windmill Lane was cleared under the Community Payback initiative
One person was caught with no car insurance
One person was reported for fraudulently using a Disabled Blue Badge
Park Rangers patrolled Ravenor Park, Oldfield Recreation Ground, Dayton Green and Paradise Fields, and reported one dangerous dog and advised dog owners about the proper disposal of waste
200 personal attack alarms and 1400 leaflets were handed out at a crime prevention surgery at Woolworths
500 crime prevention leaflets were handed out to Tesco customers
Community safety officers visited Brentside High School and handed out 250 phone tags and 400 leaflets urging pupils to register their phones so they can be immobilised if they are stolen. Pupils also received 250 crime prevention bookmarks
Robbery posters were hand delivered to businesses on Greenford Broadway
Plain clothes police officers patrolled 10 bus routes, travelling through Greenford Broadway
Two plain clothes police officers patrolled Greenford Broadway, paying special attention to ATM machines
Trading standards visited 20 commercial premises
Five fixed penalty notices were issued by the council’s envirocrime team and TfL
Envirocrime officers and police stopped 26 commercial vehicles to check their waste carriers registration and waste transfer notes. Drivers were informed they needed to be registered as waste carriers with the Environment Agency, and warned that they could be fined if stopped in the future
Two faulty lights reported to the street lighting team for repair
Two parking tickets were issued

Council Leader, Jason Stacey, said: “Council officers, police and partners were out in force and the coordinated efforts produced great results.

“This was one of our most successful partnership days yet and I hope our presence showed residents and traders that we are committed to protecting Greenford from crime, grime and anti-social behaviour on all fronts.”

Ian Jenkins, Ealing Borough Police Community and Partnership Superintendent, said:
“The activities undertaken in Greenford are typical of the work the Safer Ealing Partnership carries out regularly throughout the borough to help reduce anti-social behaviour and help improve our communities. The excellent results achieved will assist our vision of ensuring Ealing borough becomes a place where people from all backgrounds and walks of life choose to live and work, and where parents want to bring up their children: where there is less crime and where everyone, including the most vulnerable can feel safe and protected.”

The Greenford Partnership Task Force Day took place from 10am-7pm on Tuesday 9 January. Partnership task force days are staged regularly across the borough and support the council’s priorities of safer communities and cleaner streets. The council’s third priority is providing value for money services.