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Two plates of goodies - 25th December 2017

These two plates were delivered to the Tauranga Police Station earlier this morning on behalf of the Bethlehem Community Patrol for the staff having to work on Christmas Day.

 

Foodbank Appeal - 5th December 2017

The driver and three young runners

 

Tauranga Xmas Parade - 2nd December 2017

 

White Ribbon Day - 24th November 2017

 

Police Training Night for BOP Patrols - 20th November 2017

 

Workwear and Safety 2000 Ltd - 1st August 2017

 

This morning one of our patrollers, Bruce Hatrick, presented a certificate of appreciation to Ross McGlone, Workwear and Safety 2000 Ltd, for their financial support of our Community Patrol. This is really appreciated and would like to thank them very much for it.

 

We would also love to hear from any businesses that could help out with some funds to assist with our vehicle running costs. It costs us about $150 per month to maintain our current level of patrols. This cost is mainly fuel to run our vehicle, so we are always on the lookout for more $$.

Meet Paul Wrigley, cool new community cop - 23rd July 2017

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11891281

 

Bethlehem Town Centre - 21st July 2017

 

This morning one of our patrollers, Peter Williams, presented a certificate of appreciation to Andrew Wadsworth, the manager of Bethlehem Town Centre, for their financial support of our Community Patrol. This is really appreciated and would like to thank them very much for it.

 

We would also love to hear from any businesses that could help out with some funds to assist with our vehicle running costs. It costs us about $150 per month to maintain our current level of patrols. This cost is mainly fuel to run our vehicle, so we are always on the lookout for more $$.

Volunteers- wanted !! - 25th June 2017

The Bethlehem Community Patrol needs some new members of any age and gender over 18 who can commit to at least one patrol per month to support their community. Full training is given, and experienced patrollers and Police provide on-going guidance.

We patrol the following areas - Bethlehem, Bureta, Bellevue, Brookfield, Judea, Matua, Otumoetai, Sulphur Point, Te Puna, and other areas when requested by Police.

We are only a small group of around 20 volunteers and have just lost a couple of the team. Ideally we would like our Patrollers to do one patrol per month but some have volunteered to do more than one during June. Our aim is to have 3 patrols each week - 2 nights and 1 daytime.

If you are interested in learning more about us or would like to volunteer, please contact us.

We would also love to hear from any businesses that could help out with some funds to assist with our vehicle running costs. Each month it costs about a $150 to run our vehicle so we are always on the lookout for more $$.

Our contact details are listed under "Organisations" on www.neighbourly.co.nz or email info@bcp.org.nz

 

Anything Auto Electrical - 30th May 2017

This morning some of our patrollers attended an incident at Judea. This great company have given our Patrols some financial support that will see us able to continue patrolling the area for quite some time. This we really appreciate very much and thank them for it. Thanks to Jason and Greg and the team at Anything Auto Electrical, 32 Waihi Road, Judea.

See photos below

 

April 2017 Patrol Hours - 4th May 2017

We are pleased to advise that our hours of patrols for April 2017 has increased by 61% over April 2017.

In the last month we have had 4 enquiries to join us.

So please contact us if you are interested in learning more about our voluntary group, or in applying to join - email info@bcp.org.nz .

AED (Defibrillators) - 4th May 2017

Neighbourly posted this on their website mid April 2017.

"Across New Zealand there are 7132 Automated External Defibrillators - also know as AED. Knowing where your closest AED is could save the life of a neighbour or someone you love.

An AED is a device that is used in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest and can increase someone's chance of survival by up to 80% if applied immediately.

Wer'e encouraging all Neighbourly members to take a moment to find out where their local AED is. It wll take less than a minute but could change the life of someone in your community."

Our group was lucky enough to attend a CPR instruction evening earlier this year which also covered Defibrillators.

One thing the St Johns personnel suggested that if you have a smart phone you can download an app and this will then display the locations of all AED in your locality no matter what area you are in.

 

March 2017 Patrol Hours - 1st April 2017

We are pleased to advise that our hours of patrols for March 2017 has increased by 26% over March 2016.

This is good news, but we have just lost 2 of our volunteers so we do need to replace them.

So please contact us if you are interested in learning more about our voluntary group, or in applying to join - email info@bcp.org.nz .

We are keen to carry on our momentum of increasing our patrol hours but do need more volunteers to achieve this,

Visit to Rotorua, BOP Police District Command Centre - 11th March 2017

Some of our patrollers went to Rotorua on a very wet rainy day and visited the District Command Centre at the Police Station. A fantastic briefing and lookaround and very informative for all of us. We had a debrief along with coffee before returning home

Patrol Hours and kilometres Year To Date - 8th March 2017

Our patrol hours for January and February 2017 are 66% up on the same period last year. Our patrol kilometres have also increased. Even though the patrol hours have increased we are still looking for further volunteers. If you are interested and want to find out more please email us and we will get back to you.

Facebook - 4th March 2017

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New Members Required for Bethlehem Community Patrol - 31st January 2017

The Bethlehem Community Patrol (BCP) is a voluntary group of people giving some of their time to helping the Police make the areas of Sulphur Point, Matua, Bellevue, Brookfield, Judea, Otumoetai, Pillans Point, Bethlehem, and Te Puna communities a safer environment in which to live. Any resident who has a sense of responsibility towards the care of their wider neighbourhood may offer their services.

You may have seen the clearly marked BCP patrol vehicle about your streets - Community Patrollers act as 'eyes and ears' for Police. The Tauranga Police provide the BCP with specific "look and listen" tasks each week and these are included in the day and night patrols around neighbourhood streets, building sites, beach-access car parks, commercial areas, schools and reserves. The Patrollers add extra visibility to policing efforts and Police acknowledge that their random patrolling is a preventative measure against the activities of undesirable elements of the community.

During a patrol, patrollers note and record anything that could be suspicious but inform Police immediately of incidents requiring urgent attention. Patrollers are trained to avoid any possibility of a confrontation with members of the public and have the reassurance of live radio communications with Police at all times.

The BCP's patrolling has a positive impact on the community whether it be, late at night or at any time, keeping a lookout for stolen vehicles or helping Police with an operation e.g. a search for a missing person.

To maintain a full roster of patrols, the Bethlehem Community Patrol is in very urgent need of 'young at heart' new members of any age and gender who can commit to at least one patrol per month in support of their community. Full training is given and experienced patrollers and Police provide ongoing guidance.

We had a display at Bethlehem Shopping Centre on the morning of 19th Nov 2016 with the intent of recruiting more volunteers.

From this we have had some more volunteers but are still looking for more.

With our small increase in volunteers we have managed to double our patrol man hours and kilometres travelled in January 2017 compared to January 2016.

If you are interested in learning more about our voluntary group or in applying to join or can help out with some funding, please email - info@bcp.org.nz . All patrollers are volunteers.

We have to be financially self-sufficient, and are required to raise funds by appealing to the community and businesses to run our vehicle. The number of patrols that we perform is solely reliant on the amount of funds that are available.

6th December 2016 - Tauranga Foodbank Drive

 

Our car at the Tauranga Xmas Parade on 3rd Dec 2016

Here is a picture showing some other CP groups in the parade. Group from Waihi Beach and Te Puke were in the parade as well as local Tauranga groups.

 

2nd Dec 2016 - 'The membership of the Bethlehem (Tauranga) Community Patrol Group, extend to the family of Sergeant Mike Toon and also the wider Police Community, our deepest sympathy for the tragic loss of Sergeant Toon. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and all serving Police at this very sad time'.

 

"On the look-out for more community patrollers", The Weekend Sun 25th November by Ryan Wood

Bethlehem Community Patrol is looking for new members to help them fight crime.
They're the valuable 'extra eyes and ears' for the Police, helping to prevent crime by virtue of their presence alone.
Bethlehem Community Patrol coordinator Bryan McKenzie joined early last year, after a friend got him involved. He says they work with other patrols and the Police to keep neighbourhoods safe.
"We work very closely with Police. Our vehicle is based at the Tauranga Police station, so we pick it up from there for patrols," says Bryan.
"We get tasked by the Police to patrol areas of concern."
Bethlehem CP's coverage extends from the city centre out to all suburbs towards Te Puna, including Sulphur Point, Bureta, Cherrywood, Matua, Otumoetai, Brookfield, Judea, and Bethlehem.
"Currently, we're only patrol Friday and Saturday nights, normally from 9.30pm to 2am. So we're looking for more members in order to increase out patrols, and bring in some daytime patrols," says Bryan.
"We never get out of the vehicle, we just report on what we see, via our Police radio. Importantly, we never get sent to Police incidents, such as crashes.
"We're just the extra eyes and ears for the Police.
"The idea is our presence on the street should act as a deterent to would-be transgressors."
Bryan says police provide full training with new patrollers, and there are a set of training guides all newbies need to familiarise themselves with, Anyone interested in joining should get in touch with Bryan at info@bcp.org.nz.

 

Recruitment Day at Bethlehem Shopping Centre - 19th Nov 2016

"Bethlehem CPs New Crime Fighting Car"
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/138532-bethlehem-cps-new-crimefighting-car.html