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More than 600 young people have taken part in free football and basketball sessions across Havering this summer, as local
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Havering residents are being invited to come together for a day of family fun, community spirit and partnership working as
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Havering Police and council have joined forces to launch the next phase of the Clear Hold Build initiative that is helping reduce crime and improve safety across Harold Hill.
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The Metropolitan Police Service alongside Havering Council, Youth Unity, local partners and residents have officially launched the Build phase of the Our Harold Hill – Clear Hold Build project — marking the next stage in a twoyear programme that has significantly reduced crime and strengthened community resilience across Harold Hill.
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Harold Hill’s crime fightback has been hailed as national best practice after two years of relentless work by police, partners and volunteers that has transformed the area.
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Havering Police are once again bringing their highly popular United in Football and Basketball programme to local young people this February half term. The initiative, led by Chief Inspector Routley and his dedicated local officers, has been a huge success since it launched two years ago, giving children and teenagers a safe and positive environment to get active, have fun, and meet others.
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Residents, partners and community leaders are being encouraged to attend a key event on Saturday 28 February, titled Building the Future, which will highlight the progress made under the Clear, Hold, Build initiative in Harold Hill and set out what comes next.
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At a time when police forces across the country are working hard to rebuild trust and strengthen relationships with young people, one initiative in Havering is proving what real community engagement looks like.
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Quick work by police officers in Harold Hill has seen a shoplifter ‘banged up’ for 14 weeks after being caught redhanded with over £500 worth of goods.
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Shoplifting had spiralled out of control across Havering, with retailers describing the situation as the worst they’ve ever experienced.
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Well done to Chief Inspector Charlie Routley and his team of officers who have worked tirelessly to battle serious and organised crime across Harold Hill as part of the Clear Hold Build project.
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The ongoing success of the Clear Hold Build Initiative running in Harold Hill by our local police officers continues as another prolific shoplifter is handed a Criminal Behaviour Order.
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Clear Hold Build a police initiative that was launched two years ago across Harold Hill, has been praised by the local community for its ongoing success and the positive results it is achieving.
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As part of Havering Police’s ongoing Clear Hold Build initiative in Harold Hill, officers have now branded the project Our Harold Hill.
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Since the launch of Clear Hold Build in December 2023 we have seen a 50% reduction of reported crime in the Farnham Road area as well as a fall in reported Anti-Social Behaviour.
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Thanks to police officers in Harold Hill as part of the Clear Hold Build initiative, a special community day was organised where Primary and Secondary school children had the chance to play basketball and football all day free of charge.
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Executed as part of the Clear Hold Build initiative, targeting organised crime and drugs supply, officers gained entry to the warehouse and found it to contain a large-scale Cannabis factory. Inside officers found 1600 Cannabis plants, with a potential street value of £1m
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Thomas, 37, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Barkingside Magistrates Court on to the 12 weeks imprisonment after officers found him breaching the conditions of his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) last week.
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Last year the Havering Daily reported live on the ongoing prolific shoplifting blighting the streets of Harold Hill. Retail workers on Farnham Road had endured months of verbal and physical abuse, including being threatened by acid and attacked on their way home.
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This was another great success for the police’s Clear Hold Build initiative in Harold Hill this week with Heaton Safer Neighbourhoods team securing a Criminal Behaviour Order for 29 year old Candilee Farey.
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