Your local team
I joined West Midlands Police in 1999 with the initial part of my service being a Response Officer in Wolverhampton. After being promoted I then became a custody Sergeant at Sandwell. Since being promoted I have worked on a number of policing areas and across a number of roles including Neighbourhood Task Force in Birmingham East. I have also led the partnerships team at Sandwell and supervised a large city centre team in Wolverhampton.
I have lots of experience around the challenges facing communities across the West Midlands and I am a passionate advocate of neighbourhood policing and the huge difference our officers can make to communities dealing with crime and anti -social behaviour. I have worked mostly in neighbourhood roles, working with our partners and communities to problem solve.
I have only very recently taken responsibility for the Dudley East constituency and am committed to ensuring we provide an accessible service to our community that listens and acts.
My staff work from three sites at Halesowen, Sedgley and Dudley and cover the following wards:
Sedgley, Coseley, Upper Gornal, Gornal and Woodsetton covering the north of the Borough.
Castle and Priory and St James covering Dudley Town Centre
St Thomas covering Kates Hill, Netherton, Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood and
Halesowen, Hayley Green, Cradley and Wollescote and Belle Vale.
Crimes and priorities
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Local residents and commuters around Cradley and Wollescote have told us about issues related to anti-social behaviour and off road bikes.
Action taken:
We have put in place a dedicated patrol plan for the area to ensure that we have officers in the area at the right time of day. We have issued several Anti social behaviour warning notices and Section 59 notices in relation to off road bikes. As part of a longer-term solution we are also working with the Dudley Council to combat anti-social behaviour. We are also conducting Off Road Bike Operations through the summer period when the activity increases
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Businesses and shoppers have told us that they are concerned about shoplifting and business crime in Halesowen area.
Action taken:
We are continuing to work alongside our partners and local business around Halesowen to deter shoplifting offences. This includes close partnership work with security staff and shop workers, targeted patrols by our local officers and crime reduction advice and support.
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We have recently received information from concerned residents around Escooters being used around the Cradley and Wollescote area.
Action taken:
The team are conducting regular patrols around the area to identify those who are using the escooters on the roads, to date we have recovered 4 Escooters from local youths.We have Off Road Bike Operations organised throughout the summer period when the activity increases.
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Community has reported on going concern around speeding vehicles at various locations within Halesowen
Action taken:
In response to concerns raised by local residents, our officers are actively conducting speed camera operations across Halesowen. We are increasing the number of checks to help keep our roads safe and reduce speeding in key areas.