Community safety a priority for Scunthorpe people, says Humberside police and crime commissioner candidate Matthew Grove
Conservative candidate Matthew Grove visited the Safer Neighbourhoods team in Scunthorpe as part of his campaign to become the region’s first police and crime commissioner.
Mr Grove said community safety was something he would make a priority, if elected.
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Matthew Grove who visited the Safer Neighbourhoods HQ in Scunthorpe
He also commented on the continued investment by North Lincolnshire Council in making the area safer.
“I am keen to speak to as many front line officers as possible and this visit enabled me to do just that,” he said.
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"I am pleased that North Lincolnshire Council have continued to increase their investment into making the area safer. Community safety is clearly a priority for residents and I am keen to strengthen support for this area, if elected.
“Clearly a great deal of work is going into catching offenders and most importantly providing suitable justice to reassure the victims of crime.
In my view, there is a long future in ensuring that local authorities work closely with the police, this ensures that we remove duplication and a deliver value for local taxpayers."
The other candidates standing for the role are Godfrey Bloom (UKIP), Simone Butterworth (Liberal Democrats), Paul Davidson (Independent), Neil Eyre (Independent), Lord John Prescott (Labour) and Walter Sweeney (Independent).
Comments
by Pizik
Thursday, September 27 2012, 11:57AM
“Does anyone want an elected police commisioner? I am not entirely sure who it is who actually campaigned for such a thing.
It would seem more sensible if the person in control of police priorities was a serving (or retired) police officer with the wealth of experience gained actually doing the job. I have slight concerns that police priorities, when directly controled by someone whose job is at risk if they do not satisfy the public's wishes, will lead to police actions being targetted at aspects of criminality, that whilst inconvenient or annoying, do not actually have a high risk of harm. Bad parking, dogs defecating on pavements, grafitti and littering are extremely annoying but they should not be a police priority. Due to the highly visible nature of such actions the public rightly get annoyed by them; the big problem is that the crimes that really do matter are not visible, purely because people don't want to get caught because they are a police priority.
Focus on those criminal acts that the public see everyday (minor) and consequently those that happen covertly (serious) will be more likely to go undetected and unpunished.”
by ewbfchamp
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 3:02PM
“HAS to be an improvement on the other "person" !!!”
by ewbfchamp
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 3:02PM
“HAS to be an improvement on the other "person" !!!”
by Sister_Wendy_
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 2:44PM
“Oh, look at that jacket! I didn't know you could still get them. Very charity shop.”