MISSING

 
Leanna Petrenko
 
Date Added: 22 September 2007
Age at disappearance: 15
 
Press Release:
Leanna, who was born in Latvia, is 5ft 4ins tall, with brown eyes and dark shoulder-length hair.
She has been missing from Hampshire, since 16 Sep. 2007.
Leanna is described as slim build, pale complexion with dark brown shoulder length hair. When last seen she was wearing blue jeans although details of other clothing is not known.
There is great concern for her due to her age and if she sees this she is urged to call the confidential service Runaway Helpline on Freefone 0808 800 7070 for advice and support.
 
Anyone having information should contact:
Hampshire Constabulary 0845-045 4545

or
Police National Missing Persons Bureau
freephone 0808-100 8777

Martin Shier was found safe and well by Neighbourhood Watch Search Team volunteers, just after 11am this morning.
 
Chief Inspector Chris Ball, Mid Sussex District Commander said: "We are all over the moon that Martin has now been reunited with his family, who have remained strong and positive over the last week. I would like to thank people who called police with information and also those who gave up their own time to distribute posters and to physically help search local areas.
The local media has played a vital role in helping to raise public awareness of Martin's situation, so thanks also for their support."
 
Martin Shier, was reported missing at around 9pm on Thursday 28th June. There had been no confirmed sightings of him.
 
"Over the past week, in atrocious weather, police trained search officers; police dog handlers; volunteers from Sussex Search and Rescue; North Downs Neighbourhood Watch Search Team volunteers; Lowland search dogs; as well as the Sussex Police helicopter, have all been working hard alongside local Neighbourhood Specialist officers, Martin's family and friends, and members of the public, in the hunt for the 42 year old. Everyone is delighted with the successful outcome." CI Ball added.

WANTED

John HORE, also known as John Hope

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Police Press Release:
Date Added: 14th Mar. 2007 8:14 am
Title: Duncton collision
Location: Chichester

At 1635 hours on Tuesday 13th March 2007, a collision occurred on the A285, at Duncton, involving a BMW motor car and a Compass local bus. There were 11 casualties.
As a result of this incident 8 people were conveyed to St Richard's hospital. 4 adults - 3 with serious injuries (including both drivers), and 1 minor injury. There were three adults in the car - all went to hospital.
4 students on the bus - 3 with minor injuries. 1 pregnant female for a check up (uninjured).
All of the students were released from the hospital during the evening.

Chichester road policing department is appealing for witnesses to this collision to contact PC Greg Harper on 0845 6070999.
Fire - Rescue - Ambulance report

15th January 2007
New police station for Petworth

Work has begun on a new police station for Petworth.
A smart new facility will replace the existing 19th century building which is no longer suited to the needs of modern day policing.
Ch Insp Mark Eyre, commander of Chichester policing district, wielded a sledgehammer to great effect at the ceremonial commencement of building work.

A grade II listed building in the grounds of the existing police station in Rosemary Lane is being converted to provide the new police station.

The building, originally constructed in 1835 as offices for the chief warden of the adjoining Petworth prison, now demolished, has stood empty for more than ten years. It has also served as a local police headquarters, accommodation and, most recently, as offices and recreational facility.
Now it is being given a new lease of life, providing improved facilities for the public and the police. It is anticipated that it will become operational in the summer.

Ch Insp Eyre was joined on the site by Sussex Police Authority members Mark Dunn and Alan Price, along with the Force's head of facilities, John Cartwright, and estate manager Peter Tyler who are responsible for the delivery of the new building.
Mr Price, Sussex Police Authority's Lead Member for Estates, said: 'The existing police station at Petworth has become expensive to maintain and no longer meets the requirements of modern day policing. The new station will provide an excellent cost-effective facility for policing the area with a new modern reception area for the public. Once the new station is operational in the summer the Authority plans to dispose of the existing building and adjoining land.'

Architect Terence Symmons said: This refurbishment will return this splendid old building to former glories. It isn't quite large enough to accommodate all the activities associated with policing Petworth, so it will be linked by a glass colonnade to a new pavilion building will be built to form the front office. The design of this will ensure that it does not conflict with the integrity of the listed building.'

1 February 2008
New Petworth police station opens

Pupils from Petworth Primary and Herbert Shiner Intermediate school helped at the opening ceremony of Petworth's new £650,000 police station. Elliot Thornley, aged 12, and Maisie Baker aged 10. They were aided by Brandon Konieczny aged 9 and Poppy Holden aged 12. Poppy and Elliot are members of Herbert Shiner's school council, Maisie and Brandon are school ambassadors from Petworth primary.
 
Present at the opening were, Sussex police authority chairman Lionel Barnard, Assistant Chief ConsTABLE Jeremy Paine, Lord Egremont and High Sheriff of West Sussex Colin Field with other members of West Sussex police authority and County Council.
The building has had links with Sussex police for 151 years Originally constructed in l835 as offices for the chief warden of the adjoining Petworth Prison which closed in 1878 and was later demolished. In l857 it became county headquarters for the new West Sussex constabulary.
 
see also
Petworth police 1960
Petworth prison

Email received from West sussex Police January 2007

Dear Community Partner the following press release has just been issued to announce the exciting new update to the Sussex Police website . The new pages will make it easier to contact your local officer and is another element of successful neighbourhood policing.

Joe Edwards QPM
Chief Constable

NEED to contact your local police?

If it's an emergency, or to report a crime as it's happening, dial 999 and ask for the police ' the same way as ever.
For other crimes and urgent matters, there's still the central 0845 60 70 999 number to call Sussex Police.
However if the matter's not urgent and you'd like to find out who the officers for your neighbourhood are, along with how to contact them, there's now a whole new way to get in touch.
Go to West sussex Police Website, type in your postcode and you'll now find the names and photographs of all your local neighbourhood officers. Click on their pictures and you'll see their personal profiles and contact details.
You can contact them either by sending an email or by leaving them a voicemail message, simply by phoning the 0845 60 70 999 number and using the individual extension number provided.

The new system is the result of a six-month project by Sussex Police's in-house web team to give every Neighbourhood Specialist Team across Sussex its own web page.

In addition to photographs and contact details for every Police Community Support Officer and Neighbourhood Specialist Constable in Sussex the pages also contain a monthly What's happening in your area' community update, regular news flashes for the district, details of upcoming street briefings, up-to-date information about how local police are doing and details about your nearest police station.

Supt Robin Smith, who has been leading Sussex Police neighbourhood policing project, said: We are using friendly technology that could, over time, revolutionise the way that people keep in touch with us.
We want to make it as simple as possible for people to develop a two-way conversation with their local police that's what genuine neighbourhood policing should be all about.
If it works as well as we hope, it should ultimately lead to safer, more confident communities - and lower crime.

Friday, July 16, 1999
Police refuse lost purse
A woman who told police she had found a purse in the street was advised by police to put it back in the gutter where she found it. Peggy Horsley was "amazed" when she rang Chichester police station after finding the purse, expecting them to take it for safekeeping.
She said: "I took their advice and put it back in the gutter. The point is that if someone has lost something, even a library card, they will want it back, and everyone goes to the police station."
The advice follows the launch of a cost-cutting scheme, under which three Sussex police stations - Chichester, Bognor Regis and Midhurst - will only accept certain lost property such as firearms, some credit cards and drugs. Ms Horlsey was not the first person to fall foul of the six-month trial.
Joy Crawshaw walked into Chichester police station after finding a wallet containing cash and credit cards. She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she was "astonished" to be told to take it home with her. "I said: 'You're suggesting I do something dishonest!'"

'Increase in bureaucracy'
Ms Crawshaw had been told that anyone finding lost property should keep it but inform police, she added. Officers would then send the finder a letter of indemnity, in case the original owner accused them of theft.
"I pointed out this was a massive increase in bureaucracy," she said. "But they just said they're not a lost property office".
A Chichester police spokesman said officers were investigating the incident involving Ms Horsley.

He said: "She should not have been told to take it back where she had found it, and we can only apologise to the lady concerned. "This is not to say we are not going to be interested in found property but we are asking members of the public to enter into partnership with us to achieve savings. "If someone finds something like an umbrella we will record and log it. If someone comes along to claim it we will put them in touch with the finder." The spokesman added that people should hold on to property of little value for a period of one month and could keep it if the owner did not come forward.
source:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/396046.stm

Jewellery stolen from Kirdford and Plaistow
Police report - 01 May 2007
Two break-ins occured in one afternoon at Dunsfold Road, Plaistow, and Plaistow Road, Kirdford, on Tuesday April 10.
Several items of value were taken, including various distinctive jewellery and medals.
These include a gold locket with a heart on the front and a black and white picture inside of a woman wearing a high necked blouse and a wedding 'puzzle style' ring with a message . Also taken in the robberies were a wind-up gold watch with a light brown, lizard skin strap, a large gold oval brooch with the head of a female cut into the ivory, a silver baby christening tankard which is engraved with identifiable initials, and a World War II service medal.
Anyone with information about these items is asked to contact PC Steven Turner at Chichester on 0845 60 70 999
or use the anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.

As from 21 May 2007 the well known sight of the mobile police station, manned by PC Mark Hillman, parked at strategic points throughout the area will disappear.
The message below was received 16 May 2007 from Chief Inspector Mark Eyre.

In order to progress the roll out of Neighbourhood Specialist Teams across Chichester Police District, the redeployment of PC Mark Hillman who undertakes the role of mobile police station officer will take place with effect from Monday, 21 May 2007.
 
Having assessed the needs of parishes and wards across the district in recent months, I am now satisfied that with twenty PCSOs now being deployed across the three Neighbourhood Policing Team areas of the district that it is no longer necessary to routinely deploy the mobile police station.
 
In particular, on Manhood NPT with five Police Community Support Officers all posted within the area, deployment is certainly no longer routinely required, particularly when consideration is given to access points being available to the public for police at both Selsey Police Station and East Wittering Fire Station. PS Sanzen-Baker and PC Roy Hodder are also now implementing a Neighbourhood Specialist Team on the NPT in support of the existing resources.
 
On Chichester NPT a total of twelve PCSOs are deployed amongst the parishes and wards (including one officer based at Chichester College and one at Chichester High School for Boys and High School for Girls). Again, local contact through the PCSOs has now been established. This is now also supplemented with the Neighbourhood Specialist Team headed by Police Sergeant Spencer Roberson.
 
Midhurst NPT currently has three PCSOs. It is my intention that PC Mark Hillman will transfer his existing mobile police station duties to undertake a role within Midhurst Neighbourhood Specialist Team. In effect the outcome of my decision will mean that PC Hillman becomes dedicated to Midhurst NPT as opposed to the totality of the district.
 
I am aware that there are a number of long term initiatives and projects that PC Hillman has been involved with in his former role. His transfer does not mean that these will cease. To the contrary with his role requiring him to specialise in long term problem solving matters his new responsibilities will complement a significant number of his outstanding commitments.
 
Chief Inspector Mark Eyre
Chichester District Commander