Police are appealing for help in tracing a Hollesley Bay prisoner who has absconded.

Dean Maguire, aged 26, was reported missing to police last night, Wednesday 17 October after being absent from a roll call at 8pm.

He is serving a three year, nine month sentence for burglary.

He is described as 5ft 8 tall, of a slim build, with brown eyes and brown hair, possessing an Irish accent and has a stubbly beard. (Picture attached)

Members of the public are advised not to approach him.

Enquiries are on-going to locate him and anyone who believes they may have seen Dean Maguire or who has any information regarding his whereabouts, is asked to contact Suffolk Police on 101.

A picture of Dean Maguire is attached to this email and can also be viewed via the Suffolk Police website  - http://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/wanted-persons/dean-maguire

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Framsden at the weekend.

On Saturday 6 October at approximately 12.10pm, a silver Renault Clio travelling east bound and a blue Ford Focus travelling westbound collided on the A1120 at the B1077 Winston junction.

A woman in her 20s was taken to Ipswich Hospital with serious injuries before being transferred to Addenbrooke’s.

Any witnesses to the manner of driving of either vehicle beforehand or anyone with dash cam footage of the area at the time of the collision should contact PC Jake Lees at the Roads and Armed Policing Team (RAPT) by email Jake.Lees@suffolk.pnn.police.uk or 101, quoting reference number 162 of 6 October.

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#StopKnifeCrime is the central message of the national week of action, Operation Sceptre, which is being actively supported by Suffolk Constabulary.

Taking place between Tuesday 18 September and Monday 24 September, the campaign aims to highlight the risks that carrying a bladed weapon can bring, as well as targeting offenders who use and carry knives in Suffolk.

Police are also urging parents and carers to talk to their children about the dangers of carrying knives and the terrible impact that knife crime can have on them, their friends, their family and their community.

Whilst the majority of young people do not carry knives, it is possible that children are in contact with friends who do so without parents/carers knowing. Often children will have talked about knives with friends or heard stories about those that carry them, but parents/carers should still consider having the conversation, setting out the facts. For more information and advice regarding #HavingTheConversation see http://www.suffolk.police.uk/advice/personal-safety/knife-crime/having-conversation

Police from across the force will be targeting offenders connected with knife crime.

Officers from local policing areas, alongside drugs teams and response officers will use intelligence-led deployments, weapons sweeps and high-visibility patrols to target and disrupt offenders who carry and use knives. This is part of ongoing work with partners to tackle crime gang and associated gang activity.

Suffolk Constabulary is also working closely with schools and colleges to educate on the dangers of carrying a knife. There is a revitalised programme of officers delivering knife crime awareness messages alongside advice and guidance to children and young people across the county.

Knife amnesty bins across the county give people the opportunity to dispose of knives and blades safely. Since the Bin a Blade campaign was launched in 2011, well over 20,000 bladed items have been deposited.

Superintendent Kerry Cutler, lead for Operation Sceptre at Suffolk Police, said:

"We take positive action to try and prevent offences by removing knives and offensive weapons before any harm is caused. We will continue to highlight the dangers of carrying knives, and other weapons, and the devastating consequences this can have on the lives of young people. If you are found illegally in possession of a knife you will be arrested, put before the court and brought to justice.

"Carrying knives or other weapons do not keep you safe. By carrying a knife you are putting yourself in much greater danger, and more likely to become involved in a violent situation and get injured yourself. This is a key message which we emphasis in our awareness-raising work with children and young people across Suffolk.”

"This week of activity is also part of our ongoing commitment to disrupt criminal gangs and take as many knives and weapons off our streets as possible. There are a number of knife amnesty bins across the county in place across the county and I would encourage people to use them and help us to keep Suffolk safe.

Two new knife amnesty bins have been installed in Queen’s Way and Bramford Road in Ipswich. In addition there is also a knife bin outside Ipswich Fire Station and at police stations in Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall, Sudbury and Haverhill.

Suffolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore said: "If there is a message that is very pertinent in Suffolk right now, it is please #StopKnifeCrime.

"Since the last Operation Sceptre earlier this year, a young man sadly lost his life on a residential road in Ipswich.  The tragic stabbing of Tavis Spencer-Aitkens must focus our attention on this terrible, terrible knife issue and act as a step change for the behaviour of our young people.

"We need to do all we can through education, peer pressure, policing and sentencing to make it absolutely clear that it’s never acceptable for a person to carry a knife or weapon. I find it really disappointing that anyone carries a blade of any kind.  I would implore all parents to talk to their children about the dangers of knife crime.  This growing trend has got to stop, carrying a knife just doesn’t make you safe, it can lead to dreadful consequences.

"I fully support the Constabulary’s campaign and would encourage anyone who has a knife or any other weapon to dispose of them responsibly and immediately. Ultimately it is about making Suffolk as safe as possible.”

Anyone with information on knife crime in their local community is asked to contact Suffolk Police on 101, or pass information to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. In an emergency, always dial 999.

For more information and advice about knife crime do look at our website -

www.suffolk.police.uk/advice/personal-safety/knife-crime

For further advice see

http://noknivesbetterlives.com/young-people/nkbl-campaigns  

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Always call 999 in emergencies, or if an immediate police response is required.
Police Connect Team

18 Sep 18

Suffolk Constabulary’s Rural Policing Team, working together with other police forces across the Eastern region in Operation Galileo, had a successful day of action highlighting and disrupting rural crime, focusing on hare-coursing.

The rural team were joined by additional officers and also a police volunteer on 14th September for a proactive day of enforcement against hare-coursers. Using intelligence and information from the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system officers were able to target specific vehicles known to be used by offenders for hare-coursing. A new all-terrain vehicle (ATV), both marked and unmarked vehicles, as well as a drone were used during the operation.

A number of vehicles were stopped as a result and the occupants spoken to. Two people were reported for various offences in connection with the carriage of scrap metal. In addition several reports of people trespassing on land with dogs were investigated but found to be legitimate dogs walkers.

Following reports that some youths on mini motorbikes were riding on footpaths and were engaged in anti-social behaviour, having previously chased sheep, officers seized two mini motorbikes and reported the riders to be summoned to court.

Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore said, "Well done to everyone involved in this day of action focused on hare-coursing.

"Suffolk is particularly vulnerable to this type of crime due to our big open spaces and population of brown hares, so it is very important to make it clear that this despicable behaviour will not be tolerated in Suffolk.

Nick Stonehouse, Head of the Rural Policing Team said, "It was a successful day and while there were no reports of hare-coursing that day, this may well be due to the overt presence of officers in marked rural vehicles deterring offenders. I would ask to the public to assist us by reporting suspicious activity in the countryside by calling police on 101. If a crime is in progress do call 999.”

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