Analysis of RIPA Authorised Investigations - 1 January 2010 - 31 August 2010
Case No |
Month |
Investigator |
Nature of Alleged Crime or Disorder |
Authorised activity |
Result |
990 |
January |
ES |
ASB and Noise |
DRD |
Insufficient evidence |
991 |
January |
ES |
ASB and Noise |
DRD |
Insufficient evidence |
992 |
January |
YHN |
ASB and criminal damage |
Camera |
Insufficient evidence - improved behaviour |
993 |
January |
ES |
ASB and Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Insufficient evidence |
994 |
January |
ES |
Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Insufficient evidence |
995 |
February |
ES |
Witness Intimidation |
Camera |
No further incidents until trial |
996 |
February |
ES |
Noise |
DRD |
Insufficient evidence |
997 |
March |
Parking |
Fraudulent use of visitor permit |
Officer obs. |
Evidence obtained & enforcement action taken |
998 |
March |
ES |
Noise |
DRD |
Complainant non-cooperative - DRD not installed |
1001 |
March |
YHN |
ASB and criminal damage |
Camera & HDD recorder |
Evidence obtained but perpetrators move away |
1002 |
March |
YHN |
ASB and Noise |
Camera & HDD recorder |
Evidence obtained but perpetrators move away |
1003 |
March |
ES |
ASB and Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Insufficient evidence |
1004 |
March |
YHN |
ASB |
Camera & HDD recorder |
Complainant moves away |
1005 |
April |
YHN |
ASB, criminal damage & racial harassment |
Camera & HDD recorder |
Insufficient evidence |
1006 |
April |
ES |
ASB and Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Evidence obtained & enforcement action taken |
1007 |
April |
ES |
ASB and Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Insufficient evidence |
1008 |
April |
Street |
Fly-tipping |
Comms. Data - phone subscriber info |
No info provided |
1009 |
April |
Street |
Fly-tipping |
Comms. Data- phone subscriber info |
Info obtained - investigation on-going |
1010 |
April |
Street |
Fly-tipping |
Comms. Data- phone subscriber info |
Info obtained - investigation on-going |
1011 |
May |
Parking |
Fraudulent use of visitor permit |
Officer obs. |
Evidence obtained & enforcement action taken |
1012 |
May |
Trading S |
Sale of Counterfeit DVDs |
CHIS |
No evidence |
1013 |
May |
Trading S |
Sale of Counterfeit DVDs |
Officer obs. |
CHIS protected |
1014 |
May |
ES |
ASB, Noise and drug dealing |
DRD & officer obs. |
No evidence |
1015 |
May |
YHN |
ASB, noise, threats & violence |
Camera & HDD recorder |
Evidence obtained & enforcement action taken |
1016 |
May |
YHN |
ASB, criminal damage & threats |
Camera & HDD recorder |
No evidence |
1017 |
June |
ES |
Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Insufficient evidence |
1018 |
June |
Trading S |
Counterfeit goods |
Comms. Data - e-mail subscriber info |
No info provided |
1019 |
July |
Street |
Illegal fly-tipping |
Comms. Data - phone subscriber info (x2) |
Info obtained (x1) - investigation on-going |
1020 |
July |
ES |
Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Evidence obtained & enforcement action taken |
1021 |
July |
ES |
Noise |
DRD & officer obs. |
Complainant non-cooperative - DRD not installed |
1022 |
July |
Parking |
Fraudulent use of blue badge |
Officer obs. |
On-going |
1024 |
August |
YHN |
ASB, noise, threats & criminal damage |
Camera & HDD recorder |
On-going |
1026 |
August |
YHN |
ASB, noise & indecent behaviour |
Camera & HDD recorder |
On-going |
Index: ES - Environment & Safety Team, Regulatory Services and Public Protection Division
YHN - Your Homes Newcastle, City Council's arms length housing management organisation
Street - Street Enforcement & Environmental Crime Team, Regulatory Services and Public Protection Division
Parking - Parking Services Team, Regulatory Services and Public Protection Division
Trading S - Trading Standards Team, Regulatory Services and Public Protection Division
ASB - Anti-social behaviour
DRD - Audio digital recording device to monitor noise levels
HDD - Hard disk drive recorder
Officer obs. - Personal observations by officers
Comms. Data - Communications data
CHIS - Covert human intelligence source