St Pancras & Somers Town Safer Neighbourhood Team Newsletter

Hello all,

Please see details below of your St Pancras & Somers Town Ward;

Your Team

Police Sergeant Lesley Chitty

Police Constable William White

Police Constable Chay Dummett

Police Constable Matthew Cox

Police Constable Zhane St Hilaire

Police Constable Imran Mulla

Police Constable Mark Pywell

Police Community Support Officer Kelvin Tahulla

Police Community Support Officer Bradley Emery

Police Community Support Officer Ardy Madla

Your local policing team have been targeting addresses across the ward that are associated with crime. In the last month we have made multiple arrests as well as seizures of quantities of Class B drugs. 

We continue to conduct joint patrols around the community, working with Camden Council and Housing Officers to look at buildings and areas flagged by residents regarding anti-social behaviour. 

We have been made aware of people tail gating residents who are going into blocks of flats, for the purpose of drug taking or anti-social behaviour. Can we remind all residents to not let anyone into the block who does not live there, as they are causing issues. Also please ensure that the doors are closed behind you. 

If you are aware of drug users or dealers congregating in your area, please let us know the times and places (see end of newsletter for contact details).

Focus on Cuckooing in St Pancras & Somers Town
In “Cuckooing”, professional criminals target the homes of adults with care and support needs, to use their property for drug dealing. Victims are often lonely, isolated, and frequently drug users themselves. Dealers approach the victim offering free drugs in exchange for use of the home for dealing. 

In this way, criminals operate from a discreet property, out of sight. They can use the premises to deal and manufacture drugs. The inhabitants can feel afraid to go to police for fear of being suspected of involvement or identified as a gang member. 

If you feel you are living in or near a property being used to deal drugs, or if you are concerned about your property as a landlord or property manager, below are some signs to look out for:

The local policing team works to safeguard and protect victims, as well as other residents by stopping the anti-social and criminal activity occurring. If you think it is happening in any address, then please let us know. 

Events coming up within the community:

We will be advertising upcoming events on Met Engage – please see below on how to sign up.

How to report crime: 

If a crime is taking place now then call 999 for an emergency or 101 for a non-emergency. 

You can also report crime on the Met Police website www.met.police.co.uk

If you want to contact the team you can sign up to the new media platform Met Engage -  www.metengage.co.uk or via our email sntek-st.pancras&somerstown@met.police.uk. Be aware that this inbox is not monitored 24/7 and an officer will respond when the team is next on duty. 

We rely on information from members of the public – if you have any information regarding criminal activity then please do not hesitate to contact us. This can be given anonymously to us or via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

Giving information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)