Beach Haven and Birkdale Community Watch

  Hello Community! Firstly, we want to say a big thank you to you all for continuously sending us messages to report suspicious activities in the area. This collective effort allows us to plan our patrol routes in a way to maximise our deterrent effectively. A FRIENDLY REMINDER: Ring 111 (ask for Police) for immediate attention and 105 to report an incident for the police to follow-up on later. We do not work for the NZ Police, we are just volunteers working in partnership focused on prevention. We also want to give thanks to all the people that believe in what we are doing for our Neighbourhood Crime Prevention Project. We have been received an overwhelming amount of supporting comments on our social media accounts recently. It is 100% your trust what fuels our efforts to constantly look for ways to improve our practices therefore always providing a better service for all who live here. Our coordination with our local Police Officers has made a remarkable movement during these ...

   "QUITE A MORNING WE HAD. We cleared up the clothes that were just dumped in the car park at Sheppards Park. We found it difficult to ignore, and we blame the influence of our kaumatua Whaea Jo who cannot tolerate a mess being left behind in our public places 😏 We also helped 2 cars that broke down on Rangatira Road only 1 meter away from each other. One of the drivers needed petrol ⛽ and couldn't walk due to ankle injury, so we drove her to the Caltex ourselves. A really nice lady who shares our passion for the volunteering lifestyle. We hope she finds her perfect new home here and we will see her again. "BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN. NOT NEGOTIABLE. HOW WE DEAL WITH IT....IS" - Keanu Reeves. We hope to bump into all of you again soon. Kia pai tōu rā ❤️ (Have a great day)" Tania - BHBCW Patroller

  Tonight, we enjoyed a very fruitful meeting with recently appointed Sargent Hanfei Yue, officer in charge of Glenfield Police Station and Constable Devon Wright, community constable assigned to our area. We were discussing how to improve our communication with Police, we opened a new channel to share our findings and got advise about how to improve our patrols. To keep an effective cooperation with NZ Police is one of our highest priorities and tonight we found a very supportive local Police team. We look forward to strengthen ties with them. Remember: Beach Haven and Birkdale Community Watch efficiency depends on the number of patrols we deploy. The more patrols, the less opportunity for crime. Get in touch now to give us a hand protecting our Community.

 Know your patrollers!

       A big thank you to all the people present in the "Community Connections Event" organised by our local MP Shanan Halbert. Our volunteers established very productive contacts with other like minded organizations like Kainga Ora, Community Patrols New Zealand, Maori Wardens and, of course, NZ Police. Together we care.

     Come along this Saturday to meet our community Police team, North Shore Community Patrol, Kainga Ora, Whānau Ora, Beach Haven & Birkdale Community Watch and others and find out more information about what work is going on in our Beach Haven/Birkdale Community.

    Cold and rainy nights are a big opportunity to those offenders trying to take advantage of empty streets and rain noise to conceal their activities. Knowing that, Beach Haven & Birkdale Community Watch is trying to deploy as many patrols as possible during these nights. We hope our presence might dissuade those looking for a chance for wrongdoing.      Thanks to your generous donations, our patrollers are getting petrol vouchers to partially cover the gas expenses. Your donation keep our patrols running, please visit our Give a Little page: https://givealittle.co.nz/.../beachhavenandbirkdalecommun...      We are always looking for more volunteers to join our initiative, please get in touch today to get more information.

  Beach Haven & Birkdale Community Watch is pleased to announce that our website is up and running. This one contains updates about our activities and safety news related to our Community. It is possible to get in touch with us, join in, donate and learn more about our group using this site. Please, share the address with all your neighbours. Together we care.

  Thanks to the donations we got from our generous neighbours, we've been able to buy a first set of petrol vouchers.   This is not just an essential help to keep our patrol cars running, but a valuable token of trust. We greatly appreciate our Community members support, but we also acknowledge the responsibility involved. We will be out there, patrolling to make our neighbourhood safer. Thanks.   Together we care.

  An online survey, aimed to know how crime is affecting our Community, was created by our local MP. Please, take a few minutes to fill it out, it would help to identify the issues so the authorities can assign resources to sort them out. Here's the link: https://www.labour.org.nz/shananhalbert_survey

      Police will maintain an increased presence in the Beach Haven area to provide reassurance to residents amid unease following a recent drive by shooting. “We understand the community’s concern and our increased visibility is part of our commitment to ensuring everyone is safe and feels safe,” says Area Commander Inspector Stefan Sagar. There has been considerable work and effort over the last week to investigate the shooting in order to hold those responsible to account. If members of the public have any information that can help the investigation, please contact Police by calling 105 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

  We're still out there, patrolling our area. We do this because we feel that our presence is dissuasory for those that want to commit a crime in our neighborhood. Criminals don't want to be seen while going, doing or being coming back from their "bussinesses". We still need more volunteers to give a better coverage to our Community. Please, get in touch with us if you can invest 2 hours of your time improving the safety of your neighbours.

  Night patrols are our most important commitment. Donations from our generous neighbours are helping us to keep our cars running through the night while looking for suspicious activities to report to authorities. With fuel prices skyrocketing this help is more necessary than ever. Please, visit our GiveaLittle page or ask for our bank account details if you'd like to help. GiveaLittle: https://givealittle.co.nz/.../beachhavenandbirkdalecommun... Keep in mind that the best donation you can give is your time, two hours can be extraordinarily useful to keep your Community safe, join us now.

  Kia ora! Our volunteers are always around patrolling streets and public places, taking note of anything suspicious or out of place and contacting the authorities if needed. We're always looking for new patrollers to improve our visibility and dissuasive effect. Get in touch and join today. A 2 hours patrol can make a big difference reducing the opportunity for crime.

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