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Following the flash flood in the Rasuwa district and the Nepal-China border area on 26 August, the Nepalese government has established a toll-free emergency Nepalese language number (1234), and a dedicated hotline (1144) accessible in Nepal. If you're affected and need assistance from the UK government, call:
Your dedicated neighbourhood team
I have recently joined Leicester Police and am delighted to be working in Rutland. I aim to be visible within the community and will be working closely with partners to tackle issues that concern the public.
I have been a police officer since 2006. I started my service in Leicester City, working out of Spinney Hill Park police station.
Whilst there I worked on response, before moving to a proactive team, targeting primarily drugs and ASB. In 2014 I did my first stint as a neighbourhood officer for Evington and Goodwood.
In 2016 I moved to Melton Mowbray, and worked on the response team up until September 2023, where I started to work on the Melton Town North Beat with PC 4517 Adam ATKINSON
I joined Leicestershire Police in 2012 and since then have worked in a number of roles including Response, Neighbourhood Investigations, Proactive Policing and also Neighbourhood Management. I became the Neighbourhood Sergeant in Rutland in May 2023. I have responsibility for local priorities and partnership working to develop an effective policing response across Rutland
Hello, I’m Inspector Rowan Paterson Bell the Neighbourhood Policing Area Commander for Melton and Rutland.
I’ve been a police officer for 22 years, with a varied career largely spent in the north of the county, starting my career at Syston and then moving to Loughborough when the area became Charnwood. I’m a qualified detective and have worked at East Leicester in CID and the force Domestic abuse investigation team.
As a resident of the Borough, I have a real personal stake in rural policing and effective crime prevention. You can expect a strong focus on visibility, engagement, and tackling the issues that matter most to you.
Crimes and priorities
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Rural crime:
You said: The issue of theft of agricultural equipment and other plant from commercial farming locations, equipment being used to commit other offences, and livestock offences and other wildlife crime has been highlighted as a priority you want us to work on.Action taken:
what are we going to do:
Our patrols will be planned around the more vulnerable properties and areas to ensure there is a high police presence. Aswell as this we will be encouraging the public to mark their machinery/equipment and install CCTV to prevent thefts. -
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Theft and Burglary:
you said: The issues of theft and burglary, commercial burglary, but also dwelling breaks and theft offences are a priority you want us to work on.Action taken:
what we are going to do:
Through crime analysis we will target our high visibility patrols during peak offending times. Through neighbourhood link and community engagement we will continue to encourage residents to lock doors use alarms and CCTV systems. we will also gather intelligence through reports, partner agencies and local residents. -
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Road safety:
you said: speeding vehicles in Rutland is a priority you want us to address across the country, but in particular the A47 corridor. Along a wider problem of traffic management, parking problems and associated issues on the A606 in and around Rutland Water and it's village and its tributaries.Action taken:
what we are going to do:
by engaging with the community through beat surgeries, reports and foot patrols we are able to target our patrols focusing on speed monitoring with speed guns and giving appropriate tickets to those disregarding the speed limits.