Home And Dry: Professionals Unite to Prevent Water Deaths
The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner and a range of other agencies, are uniting to drive a campaign to ensure people get home and dry. In the last year 430 people drowned across England. Student Tom Jones tragically lost his life in Worcester during Fresher’s Week 2018 and Shane Walsh, a 29 year old […]
Governments Front Line Review backs PCCs policing reform.
The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner has welcomed the Policing Minister’s Front Line Review, which echoes his own views. The government are proposing a systematic approach to transformation and demand reduction, which looks at best practice, is led by the frontline and ensures officers can focus on fighting crime. At a local level the […]
Home and Dry: Drowning prevention advice
West Mercia Police, the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, RLSS UK and Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service are asking for people to think carefully before they attempt to swim in lakes, quarries or any type of open water, following the unfortunate recent fatality of an18-year-old young man at the quarry in Shavers […]
PCC Outlines New Commitment to Tackling Serious and Organised Crime
John Campion is proposing a “relentless” new approach to tackling serious and organised crime in West Mercia. Download Serious and Organised Crime Strategy PDF. The Police and Crime Commissioner’s new proposals include: Measures to better protect the most vulnerable people in our communitiesEnsuring ‘relentless disruption’ and tough, targeted enforcement action against the criminals who seek […]
Life-saving throw lines installed near open waters
Specially designed display boards containing life-saving throw lines and instructions on their use are being installed next to three lakes in Telford. In a joint move involving the Police and Crime Commissioner, Telford & Wrekin Council and Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service, and as part of the ongoing Home and Dry campaign, the boards will […]
Volunteer Project Breaks Down Barriers
Green fingered volunteers have been brightening up Monkmoor Police Station, as part of a project funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner. The project, which the PCC invested in as part of his plans to make volunteering more inclusive within the police, involves eight sixth form students, with a range of learning difficulties, from Severndale […]
PCC Celebrates Armed Forces Day
The Police and Crime Commissioner is joining West Mercia Police to support this year's Armed Forces Day (AFD) celebrations, which begin today. Armed Forces Day is an opportunity to show our support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community – from currently serving troops to service families, reservists, veterans and […]
Herefordshire record low burglary crime figures
Herefordshire police have been working hard to reduce the volume of burglaries across the county. West Mercia's dedicated officers have been making in-roads into reducing the number of burglaries by targeting prolific offenders and proactive operations to clamp down on the crime. This problem solving approach has produced a reduction, over the past six months, […]
Have Your Say At The Highest Level on Rural Crime
Joy riding, poaching and the effects of county lines, are just some of the topics that will be raised in a live question and answer session hosted by the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner. The event which be streamed live on Facebook, this Monday evening (24th June) focuses on rural crime, and gives members […]
Police and Crime Commissioner works with Shropshire village to reduce speeding
Residents of Minsterley will benefit from a number of road safety measures after expressing their concerns to Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion. After a meeting was held with Minsterley Parish Councillor Susan Lockwood and Parish Council Chair Geoff Rogers, the PCC agreed to help fund some road safety measures with the aim of reducing […]
