At last month’s Stoke Bishop and Sea Mills Neighbourhood Forum, Councillors John Goulandris and Henry Michallat were delighted to be joined on the panel by Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford. He provided details of his role, a policing update and answered questions from local residents.
He reported, rather worryingly, that nearly half of all crime committed across Avon and Somerset concerns cyber crime, ranging from social media scams, fake courier delivery messages and banking fraud. Advice on this issue can be found here: https://www.avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk/working-for-you/economic-and-cyber-crime/.
Residents made their concerns known to Mark Shelford and inevitably anti social behaviour, unlawful encampments and burglaries featured prominently in the Q&A session. If you were unable to attend and/or have a question or a point of view on policing, Mark would very much like to hear from you. His e mail address is :[email protected]
Commissioner Shelford issued the following statement after the meeting: ‘Avon and Somerset Police are committed to working with local communities to continue our work in successfully tackling anti-social behaviour, as well as other crimes such as vandalism and burglaries. I am happy to pledge that all those who are unfortunate to have their home burgled will receive a visit from the police force. May I take this opportunity to say a special ‘thank you’ to all Neighbourhood Watch participants and to the Community Speed Watch volunteers, who monitor drivers’ speed from 14 authorised sites in Stoke Bishop, Westbury and Henleaze.’
Henry Michallat adds “If you are interested in helping with Neighbourhood Watch or becoming a community speed watch volunteer, please contact John or Henry who will pass your details on.
