Hello all,

I'd just like to let you know what cuckooing is:

Cuckooing is a practice where criminals take over a vulnerable persons home. They use the property for illegal activities in many different ways. This could be drugs or financial abuse.

These criminals will pretend to to like or befriend the vulnerable person, they may act as someone you could trust but this is definitely not the case, these people will do anything until the vulnerable person has nothing!

Did you know Cuckooing  is actually a term derived from the behaviour of cuckoos which take over the nests of other birds.

So I highly advise you, if you have any loved ones, family members or friends that you consider to be vulnerable in any way and you think they may be taken advantage of in their own home then please contact the Police!

If you are reading this and this is happening to you and you are scared, get in touch with us, we are here to help.

We are seeing this happen more often and its very upsetting to see. We are doing everything we can to tackle this and won't give up. No-one should feel frightened in their own home.

So please look after yourself and one and other.