Your dedicated neighbourhood team
I joined Leicestershire Police in 2008 and have been fortunate to work across a wide range of departments and teams helping set up several teams (Missing from Home Team, Digital Hub and Cybercrime Unit) which are now a core part of the forces service delivery.
I was fortunate enough to be a dedicated neighbourhood officer in 2010 and having spent the last 11 years in a range of Detective Roles I am thoroughly enjoying being back in a public facing uniform role where I hope that my passion and drive to work with and serve the communities of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland helps build those necessary relationships to ensure we can all work together to make this a great place to live and work for our families and communities.
Landing in East Leicester in 2024 I took on responsibility for half of the area and six months later I took on the entirety of the Community Engagement and Neighbourhood Policing for East Leicester. A steep learning curve for sure but having had great support from the local command team and the communities we serve I have learnt plenty and identified plenty more I do not know.
East Leicester has one of the most diverse demographics in the country and it brings its own set of challenges that I will continue to strive to understand and deal with appropriately without fear or favour.
I would ask that the communities of East Leicester look to the police as a part of their community and allow us to do what we need to do locking up those who cause the most harm and safeguarding those who need it.
My motto will always be that when we have to “police to our community” it means we have failed. What we should aim to do is police as part of the community.
Crimes and priorities
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Road Safety - results from "my views" survey conducted by the local team, via Neighbourhood Link, indicate that this is a priority concern in Rushey Mead - with speeding, bad parking, use of mobile phones, drink and drug driving being a great concern to the public.
Key locations: Gipsy Lane, Gleneagles Ave, Peebles Way, outside local schoolsAction taken:
By working in conjunction with partner agencies and listening to the local community we are able to identify high-risk areas and develop longer-term solutions through traffic calming measures and more appropriate road signage.
You will see your beat officers providing patrols at local schools at key times to improve the safety of pupils, parents and road users. We will also try to educate and enforce the laws around child car seats and use of seatbelts.
Our team have planned speeding, road traffic offending and vehicle checks operations across the Rushey Mead area throughout the coming months, to catch those breaking the law.
The team will also be targeting motorbikes and those causing a nuisance and ASB. You will see signs being placed across the beat area warning against riding motorbikes on our green spaces.
We are also committed to identifying those who use vehicles without the correct documentation such as valid driving licences and valid insurance.
Please contact the team if you have any concerns.
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On 3rd June the local team completed a traffic enforcement operation whereby a number of identified locations were targeted.
Results -
23 x traffic offences reported including speeding (9), mobile phone usage (4), no seatbelt (6) and driving document offences (4)
2 x vehicles seized under the Road Traffic Act
1 x Stop and search conducted
1 x knife located and seized from vehicle where the investigation remains ongoing. -
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Reports of street drinking in the local area have been highlighted by residents.
Action taken:
Our Dedicated Neighbourhood Officers will look to focus on dealing with this rising trend and the types of anti-social behaviour which stems from it.
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The local team have completed work and patrols in identified areas and are looking to take appropriate action against those involved. This will involve the incremental process in line with anti-social behaviour. One individual is currently subject to this process having been identified by local officers.
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Green / open spaces - We have received reports of anti-social behaviour and criminality taking place within our green and open spaces across the beat. Targeted patrols, engagement and enforcement will be undertaken.
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No update available