Good afternoon all, 

I hope you had a nice Christmas break,

On Wednesday 8 January warrants were carried out at two addresses – one on Nutshalling Close, Calmore and another on Burnt House Lane, Bransgore.

Officers executed the warrants at approximately 6am. At the Burnt House Lane property, a 48-year-old man from Bransgore was arrested on suspicion of conspire to steal a motor vehicle / conspire to steal from a motor vehicle / conspire to commit a burglary with intent to steal / conspire to receive stolen goods / and participate in the criminal activities of an organised crime group.

Meanwhile, at the Nutshalling Close address, a 21-year-old man from Bransgore was arrested on suspicion of conspire to steal a motor vehicle / conspire to steal from a motor vehicle / conspire to commit a burglary with intent to steal / conspire to receive stolen goods / and participate in the criminal activities of an organised crime group.

Also at the Nutshalling Close address, a 22-year-old man and 21-year-old man, both from Bransgore, were arrested on suspicion of conspire to steal a motor vehicle / conspire to commit burglary dwelling with intent to steal / and conspire to receive stolen goods.

All four men currently remain in police custody.

Among the items also seized were mobile phones, suspected stolen tools and weapons - prohibited knives.

Among those involved in the operation were officers from New Forest Priority Crime Team, Ringwood, Fordingbridge and Waterside Neighbourhood Policing Teams, the Dog Support Unit, and District Policing Teams.

I have also charged a shoplifter for 2 recent offences and had some recent guilty pleas in court for similar thefts. 

We continue to manage our workloads and respond to incidents dynamically as well as holding our beat surgeries to keep in touch with you, the public. Please keep providing me (us) with the valuable information that leads to these results. 

Kind regards

PC Bigland 28455