Three purses taken from festive shoppers
This week’s CrimeBeat column has been put together by local area commander Chief Inspector Ian Scott.
Anyone with any information that may be useful should contact Tayside Division on 101 or any police officer. Alternatively information can be passed anonymously via the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. YEAR OF YOUNG PEOPLE 2018
Police Scotland will play an active role in the YoUP 2018 by looking at how we contribute towards the key themes. This can be achieved in many ways visiting local schools and youth groups, providing educational inputs to young people to help them make positive life choices, speaking to young people about the role of Police Scotland, or organising our own events with local partners and young people to provide opportunities to hear their voice and listen to what matters to them.
Police Scotland will also challenge the negative perception of young people in society and work with partners to relieve this stigma whilst promoting the good work they do. The key themes are:
• Participation - looking at how young people can influence public services and decisions which affect their lives;
• Education - creating a stronger role for young people in shaping their learning;
• Health and wellbeing - supporting young people to lead healthier, active lives and have opportunities to learn about and improve their mental health and resilience;
• Equality and discrimination - celebrating young people’s role in innovation, entrepreneurship and the Scottish economy as well as making Scotland a greener and more pleasant place to live;
• Culture - celebrating young people’s talent and contribution to Scottish culture and arts.
For more information, visit the Year of Young People in Police Scotland’s Keep Safe section at www.scotland.police.uk. INCIDENT UPDATES
•A 41-year-old local man and a 46-year-old woman were traced at Kinnaird Bank, Perth in possession of heroin with an illicit street value of about £300. The man has been remanded in custody for a later court appearance (CR/29921/17).
•An 18-year-old man in Crieff has been arrested and appeared at Perth Sheriff Court in connection with drugs offences after a search warrant was executed at his home address in Leadenflower Road, Crieff (CR/30058/17).
•A 46-year-old Perth man was arrested after breaking into a bar within the Salutation Hotel, South Street, Perth. The man was kept in police custody to appear at Perth Sheriff Court where he was remanded in custody (CR/30436/17). RECENT INCIDENTS
•On Saturday, November 18, thieves stole three purses from handbags in Perth city centre whilst it was busy with shoppers. Please make sure you keep your handbags, purses and wallets safe to prevent you becoming the next victim.
•A glass door was smashed on Struan Road, Perth, overnight on Wednesday, November 15 (CR/30108/17).
•Between 9am and 10am on Friday, November 17, a thin man about 40-years-old entered the house of an elderly female in Manse Road, Perth, on the pretence of being a gardener and stole property (CR/30131/17).
•Overnight on Monday, November 20 three tyres were damaged on a red Skoda Rapid motor car parked in Ladeside, Perth (CR/30440/17).
•A window was broken at the Elim Pentecostal Church, Princes Street, Perth, between Friday, November 17 and Sunday, November 19 (CR/30484/17).
•A window was smashed on a white Volkswagen caddy van parked in the main car park at Perth College about 8pm on Sunday, November 19 (CR/30316/17).
•A window was damaged at a property on Murray Crescent, Perth, on the evening of Saturday, November 18 (CR/30416/17).
•A grey Jaguar X type had a window smashed whilst parked in Strathtay Road, Perth, overnight on Sunday, November 19 (CR/30416/17).
•A red Toyota Yaris motor car was vandalised whilst parked in Store Street, Stanley, between Tuesday, November 14, and Friday, November 17 (CR/30277/17).
•A white coloured mountain bike was stolen from Blairgowrie Recreation Centre at 6pm on Satuday, November 18 (CR/30198/17).
•About 7.30pm on Sunday, November 19, a satellite dish was stolen from a lodge at Blairgowrie Holiday Park, Hatton Road, Blairgowrie (CR/30413/17).
•Three males were seen in possession of ferrets and rabbit nets on Lochside Plantation, Wester Kinloch Farm, Blairgowrie about 2pm on Friday, November 17. They left the area when challenged by estate staff (CR/30297/17).
•A kitchen window was smashed at a house on Bank Head, Blairgowrie between Friday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 21 (CR/30487/17).
•The rear light cluster of a Citreon C4 motor car was damaged whilst it was parked in Provost Road, Blairgowrie, between Sunday, November 19 and Tuesday, November 21 (CR/30488/17).
•1200 litres of heating fuel was lost after a fuel pipe was cut on a storage tank at a property in Balhomais, Aberfeldy (CR/30195/17).
•About 1am on Saturday, November 11, a quantity of alcohol was stolen from a marquee at Moness House Hotel, Aberfeldy (CR/29950/17).
The car wash machine at Crieff Hydro Hotel was broken into between 8am on Saturday, November 18, and 10am on Sunday, November 19 and a quantity of cash was stolen (CR/30263/17).