New police officer in charge of policing
Residents in Basingstoke and Deane have a new officer in charge of policing the district as Chief Inspector Cliff Williams takes over the role of District Commander. Ch Insp Williams who replaces Ch Insp Jill Baldry is already familiar with the area as he has served at Basingstoke as both an Inspector and as a Sergeant. With 21 years of policing experience, Ch Insp Williams is bringing a wealth of knowledge to the role having served in Andover, Basingstoke, Romsey, Eastleigh and Portsmouth. He has also spent time on secondment to national police training and his most recent post has been at the force headquarters heading up the community safety department. In this role, Ch Insp Williams was the force’s Safer Streets lead, launching campaigns around alcohol harm reduction, underage drinking and crime and disorder. Ch Insp Williams was the force lead for the knife crime reduction campaign and led the amnesty which saw more knives removed from the streets of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight than in any other force area in the country. He has been involved in developing partnership work across the constabulary, was the force representative on the Wessex Youth Offending Team Management Board and the force lead for the Special Constabulary. Ch Insp Williams said: “I plan to build on the strong and successful partnership work that my predecessor has been engaged in. “It is clear that our policing teams have the support of the community and do their upmost to deliver a quality service, often in difficult circumstances. “However, we cannot do this alone and in order to continue this success we need the support of the public and our partners to ensure Basingstoke remains a safe place to live. “The development of our Safer Neighbourhoods Teams has been crucial in working with communities to resolve ongoing issues of crime and disorder. “We will also continue to make Basingstoke and Deane a hostile environment for anyone considering coming to the area to commit crime.” North and East Operational Command Unit Commander, Chief Superintendent Mark Chatterton said: “We are delighted that Ch Insp Williams has taken over as District Commander of Basingstoke and Deane and I am confident he will continue to deliver an excellent level of policing service for all communities within the district. “We also wish Superintendent Baldry all the best in her new role and thank her for her dedication and commitment over the past three years.” Your OpinionsBe the first to add a CommentNew police officer in charge of policing has received votes and currently has a rating of Hits to date: Top Rated NewsResidents are being urged to work with the council to ensure that travellers sited illegally on land in the borough move as quickly as possible if the...MoreAround 4.30pm, a group of five youths entered Hackwood Stores in Hackwood Road. A girl in the group picked up a case of cider and walked towards the d...More Alternative NewsThe Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane's annual Charity Golf will be held at Sandford Springs Golf Club on Friday 17 July 2009 with a tee off time of 1pm....MoreResidents and visitors will once again be treated to a fantastic fireworks display this year thanks to the continued support and sponsorship of the an...More Related News and Weather LinksSometime during that period City Wall House in Basing View was broken into and items including fire exit doors, light fittings, fans and a hand rail w... MoreThe Mayor's Remembrance Sunday Service will take place on Sunday 9 November 2008. The service will commence at 10.57am with a fly past over th... More At around 5.25am an attempt was made to force open the cash machine at Tesco Express in Great Binfields Road. However the attempt failed and nothing w... More At around 9.10pm two teenagers were walking along Willoughby Way when they were approached by a group of five men. Both teenagers were threatened by t... More Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust has recently completed a modernisation project to replace x-ray equipment in two of their rooms.... More At around 3.40pm a 17-year-old girl noticed a man committing an indecent act in the bushes next to the Moose Centre in Churchill Way.... More Related Categories |
|
