Lower Halstow Police Newsletter February 2024

Incidents of note: There were an unusual number of road traffic collisions on 10/01/2024 in Lower Halstow on Sheerness Road, three in total. These were all attended by police and investigated and only one minor injury reported. These incidents were all attributed to there being black ice on the road.

Good work story/stories: Whilst conducting a police surgery at an UpARA event in Upchurch in January, a Lower Halstow resident approached me and stated that he was concerned of speeding vehicles along The Street. On Monday 5th February, I conducted some speed checks. Having checked numerous vehicles in a fairly short period of time, the majority of vehicles were travelling between 17mph and 22mph, however there were two vehicles travelling at 30mph. These vehicles were both pulled over and the drivers given words of advice. One driver was local to the village; one uses it daily as a cut through to and from their place of work. Please advertise the fact I will be conducting random speed checks each month in Lower Halstow and if required, I will take enforcement action.