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Hello I am Inspector Claire Jones and I am currently responsible for Selly Oak and Edgbaston Constituencies .
I have twenty years of policing experience the majority of which I have spent in neighbourhood policing. I am extremely passionate about neighbourhood policing and I enjoy serving my community. I thrive off making a difference and improving the day to day quality of life for people in our communities.
I am proud to have a Diamond Award winning team for our service delivered to our communities with the Neighbourhood Team Excellence Award 2022. This was awarded for the high arrest, stop search and knife recovery rate, as well as diversionary visits to youth suspected of being involved in serious youth violence.
We also had a huge footprint in the community in terms of positive engagement for recruitment and holding community events. I am humbled to have also achieved Police Officer of the Year at the Women in Policing Awards for my tenacity towards tackling youth violence and gang activity.
I am a mother and a foster carer with three additional boys living with me at home and so it is more than fair to say that I really want to make a difference in communities but in particular I am drawn to helping young people. I have demonstrated this in my work in terms of serious youth violence and my time working on the organised crime and gangs team.
I have worked in Winson Green and Handsworth areas my whole career; they have a special place in my heart as I grew up and went to school in these areas.
I’m also one of the stop search leads for Birmingham. As part of this portfolio I hold Stop Search Scrutiny panels with the public to show some of the stop searches conducted and have the opportunity to obtain feedback from the public and use it constructively in order to make improvements to our practices.
I am a strong advocate of partnership work and really value the relationships developed with all our partners in order to make a real difference in our community. I thank you all for your continued efforts and support.
When I’m not at work I enjoy watching reality TV shows, (I know it’s not for everyone!) I also love going on holiday exploring new places, learning about new cultures and sampling the food they have to offer!
University Of Birmingham PCSO
University of Birmingham PCSO
Crimes and priorities
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Force Priority - Operation Stance
We are currently engaged in tackling the criminality seen at shops in the Selly Oak area, specifically around the retail parks and 'high street' locations. We are working with other departments, utilising disruption efforts and enforcing legislation. We are looking to hold those responsible for owning, managing or utilising these stores who are intent on crime.
Action taken:
Over the last 4 weeks, the local team have identified a further 3 people committing regular thefts in the Selly Oak area, specifically around the high street. Proactive work is taking place around these individuals. They have further arrested 4 known nominals who were identified stealing from Sainsburys local store and charged them to appear at Birmingham Magistrates court.
We have worked closely with Birmingham City Councils enforcement officers on the high street to deter shop theft offenders from the are. -
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Community Priority - Speeding in the Selly Park area alongside Parking issues
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We have patrolled Selly Park over the last 4 weeks. We have issued a further 2 enforcement notices to vehicles parked illegally in the area. We will monitor this over the next 4 weeks and will consider amending the areas for patrol to incorporate other areas having similar issues.
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Local Priority - Residential burglary.
Residential burglary in the student area of Bournbrook and surrounding roads.Action taken:
Over the last 4 weeks, PC Jones, the dedicated neighbourhood officer for Selly Oak and UoB has identified 2 nominals for several Burglary Dwelling offences. They were arrested over the weekend and charged with 9 burglary offences between them. Both men have been remanded into custody awaiting trial with one who was on a managed release from prison being returned to serve out the remainder of his sentence. A further 2 males have been arrested in the area over the last month and both have been remanded into custody awaiting a trial charged with Burglary offences.