Criminal damage to community trees…

Dear Resident,

There have been several incidents of criminal damage to trees in Newport.

Today (Wednesday 16 April), we received a report that 25 trees across Strine Park and Victoria Park in Newport were vandalised overnight. It was reported that the trees had been pulled over and snapped.  These trees are part of the Covid Memorial Woodland and the King Charles Orchard.

Similar incidents have also occurred on Fishers Lock in February, and on High Street in March.

The Safer Neighbourhood Team have increased patrols in the area and have secured CCTV footage relating to some of that damage. Further enquiries are being undertaken in respect of those offences.

These trees had been planted for the benefit of our local community, and we are looking to identify to those responsible for the damage.

If you can provide any information which might help us with our enquiries into the incidents, please inform us by emailing Newport.snt@westmercia.police.uk.

If you have information that you wish to provide anonymously, you can do so through the Crimestoppers website Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers, or telephone number 0800 555111.

Kind regards,

Rich

PC 3988 Rich Edward

Newport Safer Neighbourhood Team