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Perth & Kinross Local Area Commander’s Bulletin
Wednesday 20th March 2024
JOINT OPERATION – POLICE SCOTLAND AND SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE
Officers have been carrying out high visibility patrols around the perimeter and surrounding areas of HMP Perth to help deter and detect any illegal activity.
As a result, an 18 year old man was arrested and charged on Thursday, 14 March, in connection with possession of a weapon outside the prison grounds. He is due to appear in court at a later date.
Two further men who were visitors to the prison, were ejected due to concerns over drug use.
Specialist resources, including SPS’s National Tactical Search Unit (dog unit), the Operational Support Unit and officers from Road Policing were deployed along with the local Community Policing Team throughout the week.
Police Constable Scott Birrell, Prison Liaison Officer, said: “The work this week builds on our continued routine policing we conduct in conjunction with prison staff colleagues as we work to tackle drug misuse, and associated criminality, within prisons.
“Further high visibility and covert operations will be carried out in the future without warning and we will continue to use all available tools and tactics to remove illegal substances from our prisons.
"We depend on the continued support from our partners and our local communities and I would urge anyone who has any information, or concerns surrounding drugs, to contact police immediately so that we can investigate. Information can be passed to us via 101 or to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
An SPS Spokesperson said: “The SPS is committed to tackling the harms caused by misuse of contraband substances in our prisons.
“We have invested in technology to better detect suspicious substances, working closely with partner agencies to gather relevant intelligence.
“Rapiscan machines which specifically detect substances that may be concealed in items of mail and personal property, are now in use in all of Scotland’s prisons.
“Individuals will use various methods, including drones, in an attempt to introduce contraband to our prisons.
“We deploy a range of robust security measures to prevent this and work closely with Police Scotland to investigate and identify any perpetrators.” UPDATES A 30-year-old man was charged with drug driving offences, driving whilst disqualified and driving with no insurance after an incident near Blairgowrie. A 40-year-old woman was charged with other driving offences during the same incident. A 54-year-old man was charged with sheep worrying following an incident in Bankfoot. The circumstances will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal. A 32-year-old woman was charged drug offences and driving offences following a traffic accident in Perth. Reports will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal regarding the following: 18 drivers will be reported for speeding, 5 for driving whilst using mobile phones and 12 for other driving offences.
RECENT INCIDENTS Tools were stolen overnight on 13th March from a vehicle in Invergowrie. A window at a Primary School was smashed overnight on 12th March 2024 in Perth. There was an attempted theft of fuel oil from a property near Blairgowrie on 13th March 2024. A window was broken at a residential property in Blackford on 13th March 2024.
Regards, Greg Burns Local Area Commander Perth and Kinross
FURTHER INFORMATION AND INTERNET LINKS
As we receive reports of crime, the information is shared on https://www.pkcommunitywatch.co.uk/
I would encourage you to sign up for notifications.
Guidance on how to protect your property is available via Community Watch as well as on the Police Scotland Website, just click or copy and paste the following link:-
https://www.scotland.police.uk/advice-and-information/
Keep up to date with everything we are doing and all appeals by visiting the following sites:- https://twitter.com/policescotland https://www.facebook.com/PoliceScotland http://www.scotland.police.uk/ http://www.pkcommunitywatch.co.uk
Your Community Policing Teams
Locality Inspectors
If you wish to make contact with your local community officer please use the following e-mail addresses:
Perth TaysidePerthCityCentreCPT@Scotland.police.uk TaysidePerthCityNorthCPT@Scotland.police.uk TaysidePerthCitySouthCPT@Scotland.police.uk
North TaysideStrathmoreCPT@Scotland.police.uk TaysideBlairgowrieGlensCPT@Scotland.police.uk TaysideHighlandCPT@Scotland.police.uk TaysideStrathtayCPT@Scotland.police.uk TaysideCarseofGowrieCPT@Scotland.police.uk
South TaysideKinross-shireCPT@scotland.police.uk TaysideStrathallanCPT@scotland.police.uk | ||||
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