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Good Evening Resident, ✅ Good News from Your Local Policing Team ✅ Officers have arrested and charged a prolific shoplifter who has received a custodial sentence.Proactive patrols conducted around Princess Alice Retail Park to combat reports of anti-social behaviour.
📅 Upcoming Police & Community Engagements 📅 Event Name: Communitea Café Police Surgery- Date/Time: Wednesday 18th February 2026 at 11:00AM - 12:00PM
- Location: 78 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5TJ
- Details: Neighbourhood surgery for residents to speak to local PCSO
Event Name: Sweetfields Police Surgery- Date/Time: Thursday 19th February 2026 at 11:00AM - 12:00PM
- Location: 141 Sutton Road, Sutton Coldfield, B23 5TN
- Details: Neighbourhood surgery for residents to speak to local PCSO
🚨 Crime & Safety Updates — What You Need to Know 🚨 Some of this advice might seem obvious, but there are some simple things we can do to help other people feel safer when they're out in public. Keep your distance - When walking behind someone, particularly at night, try to leave a good amount of distance between yourself and the person ahead of you. Remember that the closer you are, the more threatening you might seem. Don’t stare - A stranger staring at you can be intimidating and unsettling. Focus on something else to show you’re not a threat. Look out of the window, message a friend, or read a book or newspaper. Cross the road - Somebody running up behind you, particularly at night, can be frightening. If you’re out for an evening run, or walk, and see someone walking ahead, cross the road, call out to let them know you’re about to run by them or make sure to leave a good amount of space when you pass them.Keep comments to yourself - What you might think of as just a bit of fun, or flattery, can be insulting, upsetting or even scary to someone else. Keep any comments or opinions to yourself.Keep your friends in line - If you're in a group of people where someone is harassing another person on the street, try to calm the situation. They may just need to be told that they're behaving inappropriately.Be an active bystander - If you notice someone is uncomfortable with another person's behaviour, show your support by being an active bystander. It can be as simple as standing between a person and their harasser to block their line of sight. Ask that person if they need any help, and back up anyone else who is intervening.
📞 How to Contact Us or Report Information 📞 Non-Emergency: 101Emergency: 999 / 112 (if crime in progress or immediate danger)Report Online: West Midlands PoliceAnonymous Reporting: Crimestoppers
🤝🏼 Thank you for working with us to keep Sutton Vesey safe and informed. See you out and about! 
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