Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has launched the second phase of her Street Focus project in Camborne, bringing partners together to intensify “outstanding” efforts that reduce crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB), support local businesses and invest in opportunities for young people. At a packed launch session in Camborne, the Commissioner heard from Safer Camborne, […]
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Rapidly evolving advances in technology have done wonders to improve the power of CCTV in capturing vital evidence when crimes occur and deterring offences from being committed. I am proud to have invested nearly half a million pounds upgrading CCTV systems since I was appointed Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in […]
Organisations, charities and voluntary groups in Devon have revealed how being recipients of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) Community Grant Scheme is tackling drug and alcohol related antisocial behaviour, reducing crime, and helping victims. Each year, the OPCC awards funding to projects that support the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan priorities and […]
Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has spoken out after stalking victim Claire Chick’s killer was handed a life sentence at Plymouth Crown Court today.Paul Butler, 52, admitted the murder of former partner Claire Chick in on the night of Wednesday, January 22.He attacked 48-year-old university lecturer Claire Chick outside her home in West Hoe […]
More police officers will be on the beat in Devon and Cornwall thanks to a £4.7m grant from the Home Office. The neighbourhood policing grant, which aims to help rebuild the connection between police and the public that is key to securing their trust and confidence, will see 45 more police officers deployed into neighbourhood […]
Throughout the nine years I have been Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly, one of the top priorities highlighted in our public engagement surveys is people wanting more police resources targeted towards addressing antisocial behaviour (ASB). The impacts of ASB in all its many forms are detrimental to the quality […]