Police Scotland reported the following update at tonight’s Westhill & Elrick Community Council meeting.

There were two reports of vandalism in the Westhill area within the last month, both of which have enquiries ongoing. One of these incidents involved someone smashing a window and the other relates to damage to property with paint. All enquires are currently ongoing to detect any suspects.

Two were detained regarding production and possession of a controlled drug resulting in one being reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

There has been one report of fraud via a computer. Enquiries are ongoing.

There were three reports of theft of diesel. The MO (that’s modus operandi to you and I) involved person(s) forcing open the fuel cap of three vehicles. Enquiries are ongoing into these incidents.

Two assaults were reported. One of these has been detected and there was insufficient evidence to report the other.

With regards to Road Traffic Offences, persons have been reported for the following crimes in the Westhill area; No Insurance, Disqualified Driving, Fail to Stop, Fail to comply with requirements with regards to a trailer, Registered keeper fail to ID the driver and Unauthorised Removal.

In relation to the speed sign,(this is an iniative between Police Scotland and the community safety partnership) we have a number of places in mind to deploy this, however please let us know if there is anywhere in particular you would like to see Police attend.

Police Scotland continues to emphasise the importance of security both in respect of commercial and domestic properties as well as vehicles as the region continues to see instances of theft. It is found that homes are still left insecure and householders should be ensuring that their property is locked especially at night as vehicle keys have been stolen by offenders sneaking into insecure houses whilst occupants slept. It has to be stressed that this crime type has also been taking place during daylight hours also. Members of the public are encouraged to report any instances of suspicious behaviour or activity.

Throughout this month Police units in the Garioch area have been set aside specifically to tackle anti-social behaviour type incidents and to proactively patrol their beats with a view of stopping and speaking with youths, attending all licenced premises and tackling road traffic offences. These patrols have been successful and a number of offences were identified and intelligence gained.