Police bid for more Community Officers
Saturday, October 2nd, 2004 by Geoff Wilding
Warwickshire Police have submitted a bid to the Home Office for an additional 40 Police Community Support Officers to join the existing 47 they already have in post. If successful this will boost the number of PCSO’s visibly patrolling Warwickshire’s towns and villages
to 87.
David Shirley, Community Support Officer Coordinator explained
“PCSO’s are already making a positive contribution in much of the county not only by enabling us to provide a greater visible police presence but by getting actively involved in resolving matters that are causing concern to the local community.
“This can include issues such as graffiti, abandoned vehicles, anti-social behaviour, and nuisance youths. PCSO’s also play an active part in monitoring Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBO) and Agreed Behaviour Contracts (ABC) to ensure they are being complied with.”
Warwickshire Police was one of the pioneer forces to take on PCSO’s in December 2002 and was the second force in the country to have PCSO’s patrolling the streets.
Warwickshire now has PCSO’s making a positive contribution to the local communities of Coleshill, Atherstone, Bedworth, Nuneaton, Rugby, Corley Services, Kenilworth,
Leamington, Warwick, Southam, Stratford and Alcester.
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