Last week, my office joined Trading Standards South West and Devon & Cornwall Police in a major operation targeting the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes. This nationally funded initiative was part of Operation CeCe, a coordinated effort to disrupt the availability of dangerous and unregulated tobacco products across the Southwest. The operation focused on […]
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The fight against drugs in our communities is something I take incredibly seriously. And as the recent Operation Scorpion week of action has shown, when we work together, both as police forces and as a community, we can make a huge impact.Last month, officers across the South West carried out a major crackdown on large-scale […]
Listening to the people of Torquay is the backbone of our Street Focus project and I’m committed to ensuring that your feedback leads to real action. You’ve told us what matters most at engagement events, through surveys and in conversations. I’ve taken that feedback on board and worked with our partners to make meaningful improvements […]
Last week I had the great pleasure of officially opening three more police stations to the public.On Thursday, Chief Constable James Vaughan and I visited Ivybridge Police Station, where we met the police enquiry officers who help members of the public at the front desk. We were joined by MP for South West Devon Rebecca […]
Sexual violence and abuse are crimes which need more attention and to be raised in the public consciousness. ‘Sexual violence’ is a term we use to describe any sexual activity that happened without consent. This week is Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week (February 3-8), and a crucial time to shine a spotlight on […]
Anyone interested in policing in Devon and Cornwall over the past few years will know that my focus has been on restoring neighbourhood policing and connecting residents of the force area with the police who serve them.I’ve raised money to invest in frontline policing so there are more sworn officers in the force area than […]