Three men jailed following city centre day of action

Three men have been swiftly jailed and others charged after police held a day of action in Nottingham city centre.

Neighbourhood officers patrolled local streets, including the Sneinton Market area, to seek out criminality on Tuesday (6 August).

The proactive operation – which was also attended by the city’s Knife Crime Team – resulted in six arrests for a variety offences.

Five suspects were subsequently charged and as a result we can now report that three have already jailed after entering guilty pleas at court. The sixth suspect has been bailed pending further investigation work and as such cannot be named at this time.

The charged individuals include:

• Leo Commons, aged 35, of no fixed address – charged with possession of a Class B drug, racially-aggravated harassment and possession of a knife blade in a public place. Jailed for 42 weeks after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates Court on August 8.
• Jonathan Sweet,  aged 54, of Whitebeam Gardens, Bulwell – charged with six counts of failing to comply with a community protection notice and criminal damage. Jailed for 13 weeks after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 7 August. 
• Connor Barrowcliffe, aged 27, of no fixed address, charged with burglary of a commercial premises. Jailed for 28 days after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 7 August.
• Chantay Finch, age 31, of Staunton Drive, Sherwood, – charged with possession of a Class B drug, theft by finding and breach of bail. Fined £120 after pleading guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 7 August and told to pay £85 court costs and a £80 surcharge. 
• Thomas Crampton, aged 34, of Bentinck Court, charged with assaulting an emergency worker and breaching bail conditions. Bailed with conditions and is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 4 September.

Sergeant Jono Pothecary, of the City Centre neighbourhood policing team, said:

“The aim of this positive day of action was to take a coordinated approach to targeting suspected offenders and disrupting suspected illegal activity as well as engaging with the people we serve, listening to any concerns and informing them about the work we’re doing to tackle crime.

“It shows we are committed to on acting on concerns that matter to local people and making the city centre a safe place to live, work and visit.

“We will continue to carry out proactive patrols. That said, we also rely on information received from the public and I would urge anyone who sees something suspicious or has information that could aid our efforts to crackdown on crime to report it to us on 101 or speak to an officer on patrol.”