The email said: “I simply repeat to you all what I said to Assistant Chief Constable Di Coulson yesterday, ‘We are heartbroken.'” “Removing the PCSO’s from our villages is incredibly short-sighted and seriously fails our communities.”Ĭouncillor Overton also shared an email from one PCSO who was affected. “Police action is often only effective because of the local intelligence gathered by the PCSO’s. “They are not tied to a neighbourhood, while the beauty of PCSO’s is that they are local and know the area, the people and the problems faced. They do not know the jitty children use, where they live or who the parents are. “A police officer cannot not replace a PCSO. “PCSO’s play a vital role in tackling anti-social behaviour, drugs and preventing crime, attending road traffic accidents to keep the traffic flowing safely, protecting vulnerable people and teaching children about how to stay safe,” she said. | Photo: Daniel JainesĬouncillor Marianne Overton, from the Lincolnshire Independents, said her party was “alarmed” by the news. “The new local policing model will of course be different but we are confident that these plans will look after people who are living in areas of the most vulnerability, threat, and harm.”Ĭouncillor Marianne Overton. “This stretches right through the organisation and our investments in areas such as the Force Control Room, which is the beating heart of Lincolnshire Police, and our safeguarding teams mean we are allocating resources to where they are most essential. “Of course, these decisions have been difficult, but we’ve made sure that we not only fully understand where our staff need to be, but also that we use our remaining resources wisely by setting their focus to make sure they deliver policing in Lincolnshire that looks after our communities. “While on paper their tasking might be different, their goals are universal – to keep people in this county safe,” he said. He said teams were not removed, but rebalanced and reiterated that there were other officers from different departments backing them up. Two PCSOs will each be allocated to the most vulnerable beats, which are:Īn additional 12 PCSOs will be based between Gainsborough, Skegness, Boston and Grantham.ġ3 Community Beat managers have also recently been hired.Ĭhief Constable Chris Haward said: “The bedrock and foundation of policing is built from our communities upwards, and this new model means that we have our officers in the areas where they are most needed.” Lincolnshire Police Chief Constable Chris Haward.
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