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Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 18th to 24th April:

A1307 Westbound Slip Road, Galley Hill – Police and an ambulance were called to a collision between two cars on the sliproad onto the westbound A1307 at Galley Hill on Tuesday morning, 20th April. Serious injuries were reported but at the moment there are no further details. (Ref CC-20042021-0097)

Grove End, Hilton – Police were called to Grove End, Hilton, on Wednesday morning, 21st April, where a car had left the road and crashed into the ditch. Fortunately no-one was hurt and the driver was able to arrange recovery of the vehicle themselves. (Ref CC-21042021-0063)

Police Appeal for Witnesses:

At around 1:15 pm on Tuesday 20th April there was a traffic incident on Fen Road, Pidley, in which a car left the road and ran into trees on a steep roadside bank. Very sadly, the driver, Robert Chasse of King Street, Somersham, died in the incident. No other vehicles were involved and there were no passengers in the car.

Police are asking anyone who saw the crash to contact them, using any of the methods listed at the end of this report, quoting Incident Number 195 of 20th April.

And Finally … Action on Hare-Coursing:

The Rural crime Action Team (RCAT) have published the following statistics on hare-coursing incidents over the past year (April 2020 to March 2021):

1,196 incidents reported

93 vehicles seized

138 Community Protection Warnings issued

17 Community Protection Notices issued

165 Dispersal Notices issued

23 people summoned to Court

20 dogs seized and rescued

More information is on the police web-site at:

This consultation will be open until 9th June 2021 and can be found on their website – https://eastwestrail.co.uk/consultation

This consultation covers the overall customer experience and railway operations for East West Rail, as well as a range of infrastructure proposals – such as route alignments, stations and level crossings. The below map shows the shortlisted routes for the section between Bedford and Cambridge which includes the new Cambourne North or Cambourne South station, depending on which route is chosen.

Shortlisted-five-route-alignments-overview

Very happily, there are no offences or incidents affecting your community to mention in our Policing Summary this week, covering the period 28th March to 2nd April. My apologies for the non-appearance of last week’s Policing Update – this was due to a combination of technical and other factors that conspired together.

And Finally – Hoax Emergency Calls:

Two Ramsey teenagers were responsible for repeated hoax 999 calls to the Force Control Room this week, initially calls consisting of laughing and swearing down the phone, but finally making a call alleging that they had been chased by two persons with knives.

Police responded but also tracked the phone used to make the call. When officers arrived at the scene, the two suspects were located, one of whom was in possession of the phone. When challenged about the hoax calls, they appeared unconcerned about their actions or the police resources that they had needlessly tied up.

Hoax calls take police time away from people who really need their help. Just one minute can make all the difference in an emergency. Misusing the 999 system and using it for non-emergency matters to report crimes or emergencies that do not exist can cost lives. If you are found to be making a hoax call, you could be fined or even sent to prison.

More information on hoax calls is on the police web-site at: