Sep 4th, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st – Responded to three calls of shoplifting to identify shoplifters from CCTV. • Assisted in a first aid incident, called ambulance, kept the casualty comfortable until medical assistance arrived. • Removed an aggressive male causing...
Aug 2nd, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st- Assisted in the collection of City Safe radios for servicing. • Removed a group of females who refused to move away from the doorway to a shop after being asked to leave store by staff. • Welfare check on an elderly female in the City...
Jun 4th, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month 1st- CPOs Conduct Welfare visits to Businesses around City Centre. CPOs catch up with well known offender who has been very active shoplifting, issued yellow card, advice given if individual continues to offend reference exclusion. 2nd- CPOs...
May 8th, 2019 | News, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st- CPOs assist Store by stopping male offender that had selected and concealed fragrances Value £76.00. Male was issued Yellow card and served ban notice from store. • 2nd- CPOs remove suspicious items with drug paraphernalia inside local...
Apr 3rd, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st- Welfare Concerns for female, CPOs attend and locate female on Kings Square, female appeared distressed. CPOs calm her down and pass over all relevant info of organisations for help (The Cavern). The female was very thankful of the help...
Mar 4th, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st- Criminal damage of a vehicle by youths on bikes witnessed by CCTV. CCTV informed CPOs- Stopped youth on bike in Southgate Street. Male was arrested. • 2nd- Youths causing issues in McDonalds, Westgate Street on an evening shift. CPOs...
Feb 8th, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st- CPOs not on duty (New Year’s Day). • 2nd- CPO injured whilst trying to detain shoplifter. Offender is known and got away, goods was recovered and given back to store. £120.00. • 3rd- CPOs assisted a male back to the bus station as he...
Oct 9th, 2018 | BID, News, Safety & Security
Highlights of the month Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) A vulnerable male known to CPOs for previous ASB has been brought to their attention multiple times this month regarding altercations with groups of youths. CPOs have dealt with this male and protected him each time...
Sep 4th, 2018 | BID, Safety & Security
The BID funded City Protection Officers (CPOs) have a very visible presence in the City, have formed close links with the police and known trouble spots. They help with a huge number of anti-social incidents as well as more serious matters. The BID also funds and...
Feb 28th, 2018 | BID, News, Safety & Security
The Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) have stepped in to fund the city’s taxi marshal scheme. Members of the BID board unanimously approved to grant £5000 to support taxi marshals in a meeting last month with Gloucester City Council contributing another...
Feb 28th, 2018 | BID, Community, Safety & Security
On a daily basis the CPOs are dealing with a wide range of issues from lost children to fly-tipping and shoplifters to street drinkers. We are getting feedback from shops to say their stock loss has reduced and the prolific shoplifters are very frustrated at being...
Jan 12th, 2018 | BID, Cost Reduction, Environmental, Events, Marketing & Promotion, Networking, Public Bodies, Safety & Security, Street Cleanliness
It’s been less than six months since 87% of businesses overwhelmingly voted to establish the Gloucester BID (Gloucester Business Improvement District). It is already showing successes, reducing instances of low level crime and helping increase footfall during the busy...
Jan 3rd, 2018 | BID, Safety & Security
Gloucester could soon be joining neighbours Cheltenham and Bristol in being recognised with a national safety award. The Purple Flag is awarded to cities or towns that show that they have a safe and thriving night-time economy, based on the following criteria:...
Nov 6th, 2017 | BID, Safety & Security
Gloucester’s new City Protection Officer (CPOs) are becoming a recognisable sight in Gloucester city centre, and have hit the ground running in a trial organised and funded by the Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) with the support from the Police and...
Oct 10th, 2017 | BID, News, Safety & Security
It is intended to deploy City Protection Officers (CPO’S) to provide a highly-visible uniformed presence that contributes to maintaining and improving community safety for businesses, their staff, customers, residents and visitors to the city. They will provide cover...
