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The death of Sarah Everard has prompted a national outcry around womens safety - Credit: PA Suffolk police say they are committed to keeping everyone in the county "as safe as possible" amid the outrage after the death of Sarah Everard. The 33-year-old went missing from Clapham. Human remains found in Kent have now been identified as hers. When asked by this newspaper about the national case, Suffolk Constabulary spokesman said: "Suffolk Constabulary is committed to keeping everyone as safe ...

BOOST: Dan St Quintin, Detective Inspector for Safeguarding at Cumbria Police DRUGS crime and antisocial behaviour are among the issues being better targeted as a result of a dramatic expansion in rural policing across Cumbria. Over the last year, dozens of officers have been relocated to rural communities such as Brampton, Longtown, and Keswick, strengthening police links with rural communites. The initiative was funded by Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall through an...

READERS have given their opinion after it was revealed that dedicated police officers are due to be deployed in a Furness town. New rural officers will be stationed in Ulverston in a scheme bringing extra police to a number of areas in the county. Cumbria Police said officers would come to Ulverston later this year. The expansion, announced in March 2020, resulted in officers who would previously have been deployed from a large, area police station returning to being based out of the to...

DEDICATED police officers are due to be deployed in a Furness town.

Merseyside police and crime commissioner Jane Kennedy A PROPOSED £10 a year rise in Council Tax precept to help put more bobbies on the beat in Merseyside was backed by more than half of those who took part in a recent survey, according to figures. Merseyside crime commissioner Jane Kennedy says the additional money would help balance the police budget for 2021/22 and ensure 160 more officers can be recruited in the year ahead. The increase equates to approximately 19p a week or £10 a y...

MORE than 60 new officers have joined Gwent Police in the last few weeks. On January 4, 28 student police officers began their careers with Gwent Police as part of the national Operation Uplift initiative. They were joined one week later by 36 community support officers, forming part of Gwent Polices annual recruitment drive. Welcoming the officers, deputy chief constable Amanda Blakeman said: “Welcoming new faces in the police service, each with a variety of skillsets and talents, is...

Published: 7:00 PM January 29, 2021    Tim Passmore, Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner,is frustrated at the failure of the Maple Park bid. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN - Credit: Archant Suffolk households can expect to pay more towards funding the police following approval of plans to increase the constabularys share of council tax. The countys Police and Crime Panel rubber-stamped proposals for the precept to rise by 6.71% – a few pence short of the governments mandated £15 maximum f...

Published: 7:00 PM January 29, 2021    Tim Passmore, Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner,is frustrated at the failure of the Maple Park bid. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN - Credit: Archant Suffolk households can expect to pay more towards funding the police following approval of plans to increase the constabularys share of council tax. The countys Police and Crime Panel rubber-stamped proposals for the precept to rise by 6.71% – a few pence short of the governments mandated £15 maximum f...

Published: 5:18 PM January 28, 2021    Suffolk Constabulary has been allocated 51 officers in the second phase of Operation Uplift recruitment - Credit: Archant � 2005 An extra 51 police officers will be allocated to Suffolk over the next financial year as part of the governments drive to boost the national workforce by 20,000. The additional recruits will be on top of an extra 54 officers hired over the last year – in the first of a three-phase £750m Operation Uplift campaign announce...

Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore - Credit: Archant Suffolk taxpayers have until Thursday morning to have their say on the police and crime commissioners latest proposed hike in annual household bills. Tim Passmore will go to the countys Police and Crime Panel on Friday to request approval for an increase to the constabularys share of council tax in the forthcoming financial year. Members of the public have been asked for their opinions on the proposed increase, which equates...