Good evening Rutland North,

Just to update you on some of the work over the past couple of days 👇

The first pictured vehicle on the back of the recovery truck had no tax since July 2024! 😲 
The DVLA are usually the most appropriate authority and the ones who normally enforce untaxed vehicles, however they do give Police derived powers under certain circumstances and time periods. This vehicle was being driven with no tax for 9 months, furthermore it also had an expired MOT for nearly a month as well❗ That was certainly enough for us❗  Afterall, why should everyone else abide by the law and pay their road tax and comply with their MOT ⁉️

The second picture you may remember from a good news story earlier in the week; it is of the lovely gentlemen who were very pleased to receive their property and equipment back after it was stolen last week ⛳  The recovered property sadly isn’t everything that was taken, but amounts to around £1,000 worth. So is still a good news story. See the post earlier in the week for further details, but another well done to the watchful eyed member of the community and PC Hughes 👏

The third image - whilst completing enquiries out on my beat for my other ongoing investigations, PC Hughes and I took the opportunity to proactively utilise the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) equipment and speed monitor the A6121 in Ryhall in the evening 🚔

The fourth and fifth images were taken AFTER finding a high-risk missing person safe and well. PCSO Lyall and I were searching in a very rural and challengingly vast area of the county after repsonding on an emergency to the location for a concern for welfare 🚨 🗺️ The missing person was found safe and well by colleagues nearby, so on the short walk back to the car, we couldn’t resist taking literally 10 seconds to snap a couple of very quick photos to show you the beautiful countryside (and lambs), we are so privileged to live and work in. A real reminder of how lucky we are 🐑  😃

Lastly, PCSO Lyall and I attended Cottesmore Community Centre today for a beat surgery. Thank you to all of those who attended and discussed local issues with us 🤝  The main issue raised was road safety, which we are working on with our partners. We were pleased to hear from the community that reports of ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) in the area from youths have dropped off, which also supports our data ✅

This is just some of the things I, with the team, have been up to in the past couple of days that we can tell you about in a public forum, it’s not extensive and it’s not everything. I’ve also been progressing my ongoing case load of investigations and a few other things I can’t mention - it’s been a very busy couple of shifts and a packed week in all! 🚔

It’s nearly the weekend and I'm coming to the end of my set of shifts... so it’s a rare weekend off for me 🥳  but rest assured that other team members are on duty and working 👍 Then of course we’ve got our 24/7 response colleagues looking after you round the clock 365 🚨  

Wishing you a safe and enjoyable weekend whatever you are up to, fingers crossed for the forecast! 🌤️

PC 1049 Jake Spruce 👮🏻‍♂️

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