Crime

Runnymede Safer Neighbourhood Inspector, Roger Nield, has hailed the Section 30 dispersal order operating in Pooley Green as a success.

The order which forms part of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, allowed officers to disperse groups of youths believed might cause a disturbance. I

nsp. Nield stated there had been a reduction of reported anti-social behaviour incidents by as much as 30%. The order will finish at the end of January, but an enhanced police presence will continue in the area.

Arsonists torched a dereclict bungalow neighbours say was a den for drug users and homeless people.

The property, in Chertsey Lane, Thorpe, suffered 80% damage during the blaze, which was first reported to emergency services by a member of the public at around 5.50pm.

A motorcyclist was killed after being involved in a collision with a car on Tuesday (January 19) morning.

The incident took place on Stroude Road, Egham, near the Great Fosters Hotel, around 8.09am when a blue Mercedes A-class car was in collision with a Triumph motorcycle.

The rider of the bike, a man in his fifties, sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Residents have expressed continuing concerns over anti-social behaviour in the area at a recent meeting with neighbourhood police officers.

The panel meeting was held at the Hythe Centre, Thorpe Lea Road, last month where residents raised concerns to their local policing team about anti-social behaviour of youths in the area.

A Section 30 dispersal order was brought into effect in August last year to counter such incidents.

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Residents have the chance to meet their local policing team and raise any issues or concerns at a panel meeting on Tuesday, January 19.

The meeting takes place in the Literary Institute in the High Street at 7pm and will provide a chance for a general discussion on any current issues residents feel the police should be addressing.

There will also be a vote on what will be the key issue for the coming months.

A man has been charged with drink driving after a road traffic collision at Runnymede roundabout involving a gritting truck.

The two vehicle collision took place at the roundabout on the A30 around 11.48pm on Tuesday, December 22, when a blue Volkswagen Golf was in collision with a white Ford Transit that was gritting the roads.

Surrey Police are looking into the feasibility of installing CCTV cameras overlooking Manorcroft Park after reports of noise disturbances.

The local Safer Neighbourhood policing team had received complaints from residents that large groups of youths were gathering in the park after dark and that underage drinking might be taking police.

An extra 200 police officers could be seen walking around the streets of Surrey in the near future.

Chief constable of Surrey Police Mark Rowley has said the force are looking to close police stations, make cuts of senior officers and lower bureaucracy as part of radical plans due to be discussed on December 10 with Surrey Police Authority.

Two homeless people who have been harassing commuters at Ashford and Egham train stations for the past year have been given anti-social behaviour orders.

Trevor Davison, 29, and Kerri Turner, 20, had been begging, drinking, and causing a nuisance at the stations, in Station Road respectively.

Firefighters extinguished a caravan which had caught fire at Padd Farm on Saturday, November 7 around 6.25pm.

Surrey Fire & Rescue, who have called the blaze suspicious, said a car was also caught burned in the incident at the Hurst Road estate.

Two hose reels and firemen in breathing apparatus put out the fire.