Forres police report lists community work as well as crimes committed in March
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COMMUNITY officers in Forres have been busy visiting local groups.
In his report to the Moray West Community Council, local police inspector Andrew Meikleham said community officers PCs Yvonne Squair and Aaron White had made several school visits in the last month.
He said: “PC White attended a careers event at Forres Academy where he spoke to pupils about the police whilst inspiring them to consider policing as a career.
“He also attended Pilmuir Primary School and took part in ‘Sweaty Church’– run by local minister Stuart Finlayson – which encourages young people to be active and teaches them different values. Both events were beneficial in engaging with young people and breaking down barriers.”
He added: “PC Squair also welcomed 1st Forres Cubs to Forres station for a visit where they learned about a day in the life of a police officer, visited the cell block and tried on a police uniform before having their fingerprints taken.
“In conjunction with our colleagues at Arrows, PC Squair also carried out visits in the Forres and Lossiemouth area to individuals who may be vulnerable to cuckooing.
“This is a practice where people take over a vulnerable person’s home and use the property for some form of exploitation. A common form of cuckooing is where drug dealers use the premises to store, prepare or distribute drugs.”
There was one domestic incident reported during March.
There were a number of acquisitive crimes over the month too.
Heating fuel was stolen in Forres - enquiries are ongoing.
Also, a urinal that was due to be re-purposed was stolen from outside a property in Kinloss.
Online shopping continues to cause problems for people who have paid for items then do not receive goods.
The buyers are then blocked by the sellers, making further contact impossible.
A crypto currency scam was reported, involving the victim being enticed to transfer a three figure sum to a named bank account. Again, enquiries are ongoing.
A motorbike stolen from a car park outside a Forres address was later recovered and enquiries are ongoing into this theft.
On a pleasing note from a safety point of view, there were no reported road traffic incidents of note in Forres during March.
