Crime

A middle aged menace has been slapped with a two year ASBO following a string of drunken misdemeanour's.

Andrew Walker, 47, was given the anti social behaviour order at Staines Magistrates Court on Monday, January 4 after constant loutish behaviour in the Cobham area.

Under the order he is now prohibited in Elmbridge from using abusive, offensive or threatening language, being in possession of any open container containing intoxicating liquor and being drunk.

A police officer based at Esher Police Station was charged with one count of theft of found property on Wednesday December 23.

It is believed PC Julian Lovegrove, 32, took £75 which was property handed in to the police station.

He has been suspended from duty and bailed to appear at Aldershot Magistrates Court on February 4.

Over £2,000 worth of mobile phone's was stolen by a group of four men from a Carphone Warehouse in Esher.

The theft took place at the shop, in High Street, on Thursday, December 10 between 5.15pm and 5.23pm.

The suspects walked into the shop and spoke briefly to the two members of staff who were working at the time.

Three of the suspects stayed in shop while one of the men went into a store room at the back and stole a number of Apple iPhones believed to be worth over £2,000.

Esher was brought to a standstill on Wednesday (16) as Portsmouth Road was closed due to a roof fire above a shop in the High Street.

The blaze, above Clarke's Interiors, started just before midday and as a result employees were evacuated from the building and nearby shops.

Fire engines from Esher, Walton, Chertsey and Leatherhead attended the scene.

Four men robbed a Cobham betting shop on Thursday (November 19) taking about £500 with them.

Four men robbed a Cobham betting shop on Thursday (November 19) taking about £500 with them.

EMPTY wards at Cobham Cottage Hospital could be turned into a centre for rape victims in nine months time residents and members of The Friends were told on Friday (November 6).

Surrey Police is appealing for the public's help in identifying two men caught on CCTV carrying out a series of fuel thefts from petrol stations including one in Cobham.

Elmbridge borough has reached its 500th Neighbourhood Watch, with residents in Burwood Road, Hersham becoming the latest to introduce the scheme.

The news of the latest borough Neighbourhood Watch, comes at a time when the Association of Chief Police Officers reports that areas with a watch scheme suffer from 79% less incidents of crime than the rest of the UK.

The objectives of a Neighbourhood Watch are to prevent anti-social behaviour and crime, reduce the fear of crime and to improve the quality of life for tenants and residents.

A youth action group has been set up in Cobham to enable youngsters to enjoy weekly activities and have their say.