Fishburn

Fishburn has a large area of rural ground and farmland often home high value agricultural machinery and vehicles as well as the land yielding valuable crops. Officers are working with local farmers as well as landowners in completing extra patrols including throughout the night, to tackle rural crime under Operation Rurali. Stamping out rural crime and cross border criminality is high on our priorities. Our rural SPOC PCSO 30141 is on the Farmwatch group and keeping in touch with local farmers.

Officers have completed extra high visibility patrols across the area. Officers have also been completing operations in the area to deter Rural crime. If you're a local farmer and want to get involved contact Sophie to find out more.

Sedgefield Neighborhood Policing Team have completed an operation in December to combat rural crime. PCSO 30141 has attended a rural watch meeting.

Contrary to popular belief we do respond to Shoplifting under £200, We are committed to tackling theft in the Fishburn area, CO-OP and other local businesses to bring anyone that does shoplift to justice.

Officers are conducting more high visibility patrols. The neighborhood team are carrying several shoplifting cases and awaiting results at Court.

Sedgefield Neighborhood Policing Team have completed an operation in December to target shoplifting and more high visibility patrols have been completed.

Officers are currently dealing with shoplifting cases from Fishburn and there is now a Shopwatch for Fishburn.

During the darker nights, there has been an increase in vehicle thefts. The Sedgefield NPT are committed to investigating these crimes effectively and prevent further offences.

An extensive investigation is carried out for each theft, following any lines of enquiry; including CCTV and witness enquires, ANPR checks both locally and regionally and in cases where stolen vehicles are located, forensic recovery to be examined by CSIs.

Faraday bags/boxes are an effective way from preventing relay thefts - a technique of mirroring the signal emitted from car keys in order to gain access to the vehicle. If you have a car with keyless entry, pop into our office and we will be happy to provide you with a faraday bag, while stocks last!

PCSO's have been out and about looking for high priority targets and providing advice for target hardening their vehicles.

Two stolen vehicles were recently recovered from the area and NPT are working hard to stop vehicle crime.