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Policing
Cambridge
Anti-social
behaviour
What works?
Your views
needed
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Your neighbourhood
Your police Page 7
National importance
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to local action
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Creating a safer
Cambridgeshire

SAFER CYCLING
WHILST IN CAMBRIDGE WHILE the number of
Cambrige has the highest level of cycling in
the country. Cycling is a quick, cheap and
ﬁres in the home are
pollution-free method of travel and
decreasing year on year,
a great way to exercise.
the number of kitchen
Cycling can also be fun,   long as
ﬁres in Cambridge is
you follow these simple rules.
at a ﬁve-year high.
It’s easy to let your attention slip while cooking the evening
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meal, or after a couple of drinks, but the consequences could
mean that your kitchen looks like the photograph above. If this
✔  Cycle in single ﬁle on roads and dedicated path
happens you are putting your own life and those your family at
  ways.
serious risk.
✔  Be aware of pedestrians and trafﬁc around you.
The most common reasons for a kitchen ﬁre include leaving
cooking unattended, cooking with hot oil and leaving a build
✔  Take extra care when approaching parked cars
up of fat on the grill. We all know these are ﬁre safety risks, but
  and when overtaking.
people continue to think that it won’t happen to them - but it
does.
✔  Use your bell to warn pedestrians and trafﬁc of
  your presence and intentions.
In the last ﬁve years, there have been 1,379 kitchen ﬁres in
Cambridgeshire, two residents have been killed, 69 residents
✔  Use approach hand signals when turning.
have been injured and 11 residents had to be rescued from
their home by ﬁreﬁghters.
✔  Use your lights between sunset and sunrise.
The city of Cambridge has the second highest rate of kitchen
ﬁres, accounting for 23.5 per cent of all the kitchen ﬁres in
Don’t
Cambridgeshire.
Don’t let your family become another statistic.
✖  Cycle on the pavement, unless it is designated

shared use (there will be a round blue sign with
For further information on how to stay safe in the kitchen,
  a bicycle and pedestrians on it).
or book a visit from the Fire Service and have a free smoke
alarms ﬁtted if needed, contact 01480 444666 and quote
✖  Jump red lights or cycle along one-way streets the
code POL1 or visit wwwcambsﬁre.gov.uk
  wrong way (it’s equally
dangerous - and illegal
Remember, ﬁre starts when attention stops.

for cyclists as it is for car drivers).
The Cambridge Community Safety Partnership; help-
ing to make Cambridge a safer place to visit, work
and live in.
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Our
Julie Spence
Keith Walters
(Chief Constable)
(Chairman)
priorities
Policing in
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Policing Summary
cambridgeshire constabulary have been
2006-7
2008-9
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working hard to meet national and local
Welcome to the 2008 local Policing
priorities this year, which include:
15000
Summary. on the following pages you will
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Reducing overall crime by 15% -
find news from your neighbourhood team

target met
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about community action on local issues,
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Bringing more offences to justice –
5000
information about how the cambridgeshire
19,285 offences were investigated
constabulary is performing and what we

and prosecuted. this is 1,449 (8%)
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are involved in locally and nationally. this

more than in 2006-7.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary have incr
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publication is a summary of our work over
offences brought to justice by 1,449 since 2006-7
tice by 1 449 since 2006 7
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enabling people to feel safer in
the past year. If you are looking for more

their communities by establishing
detailed information, you can either log on

a dedicated, visible, accessible and responsive neighbourhood policing team in
to the police website (details on page 8), the
every area by April 2008 – target met
Police Authority website www.cambs-pa. •
Strengthening public protection by tackling serious and organised crime – details
gov.uk or contact us by telephone, email
on page 8
or post. Details can be found on page 8.
•
Protecting the country from both terrorism and domestic extremism – details on
We hope you will find the this magazine
page 8
both interesting and informative. If you have  •
Improving our understanding of and engagement with the complex
any comments or suggestions about the
communities of cambridgeshire
kind of information you would like to see
included in future publications, please give
For full details on the extent to which cambridgeshire constabulary achieved its
us your views.
targets for 2007-8 and information on aims for the year ahead please visit
Putting our communities at the heart
www.cambs-pa.gov.uk/policies.cfm and click on ‘cambridgeshire Policing
of what we do is key to our continuing
Plan 2008-2011’. Alternatively, contact cambridgeshire Police Authority for a copy.
success. We rely on your involvement to
help inform us. Your ongoing support and
co-operation is vital to the service we aim to  Growing population:
deliver.
Minister visits Cambridgeshire
the chIeF coNStABle attracted headlines in September
2007 when the constabulary and the police authority
launched a campaign for fairer funding from the home office
Julie Spence
Keith Walters
linked to the county’s significant population growth.
(chief constable)   (chairman:cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire is one of the fastest growing counties

Police Authority)
in the country and is proud of its diverse range of communities. Some of our
neighbourhoods are among the most varied and more than 100 languages are
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Anti-social behaviour - we need your views
tAcKlING ANtI-SocIAl BehAVIoUR (ASB) is very important to
us and from your feedback it is also very important to you. We
would like to hear your views on how we can continue to tackle
ASB together. If you have experienced ASB first hand, or tackled
an ASB related issue in your neighbourhood, we want to hear your
views on what works and what doesn’t.
Your views will help us plan for the next 12 months. Please
send your responses by post to cambridgeshire Police Authority,
FREEPOST RRZB-JHLG-SSLR, hinchingbrooke Park, huntingdon,
Pe29 6NP by 16th January 2009. Alternatively, you can fill in the
survey online at www.cambs-pa.gov.uk
the information you supply will be used for no other purpose
than analysing the results of this survey. Results will be published
online and in next year’s local Policing Summary.
Your postcode: .......................................................................
Your age:
Under 18

19-25
26-35

36-45
4. If you answered ‘other’ in question three, please specify the
46-55

56-65
other activity the money should be spent on: .............................
65+
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male
Female
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Your nationality: .....................................................................
5. of the following tough action, please tick all those you think
1. What do you think is anti-social behaviour? tick all that apply.
work. Please cross all you think don’t work.
Nuisance neighbours
Anti-Social Behaviour orders (which restrict what
Intimidating behaviour/ harassment by large groups
troublesome people can do)
Vandalism and graffiti
eviction of problem neighbours
Dealing/ buying drugs in public places
Dispersal zones (removal of large groups of people from
Fly-tipping/ abandoned vehicles
certain areas)
Begging
Prosecution and jail term for offenders
Drinking on the street/ other public places
Fine for offenders
Reckless use of mini motorbikes
community service (working unpaid for community benefit)
other (please state)..............................................................
other (please state and tick/ cross)..........................................
..................................................................................................
2. other than the police and local councils, which other
organisations do you think could do more to tackle anti-social
6. of the following preventative action, please tick all those you
behaviour in your area? tick all that apply.
think work. Please cross all you think don’t work.
Neighbourhood Watch/ residents associations
more local activities/ facilities for young people
Pubs and off-licences
Acceptable Behaviour contracts
housing Associations
liaison with schools
transport providers
liaison with parents
trading Standards
liaison with alcohol vendors
Schools
liaison with accommodation/ housing providers
None
Neighbour mediation
other (please state)..............................................................
other (please state and tick/ cross)..........................................
..................................................................................................
3. If there was more money in your area to deal with anti-social
behaviour which activity should it be spent on?
Thank you for your feedback.
tough action against people committing ASB
Preventative action to deal with the causes of ASB
Please send your responses by post to cambridgeshire Police
Both
Authority, FREEPOST RRZB-JHLG-SSLR, hinchingbrooke Park,
other
huntingdon, Pe29 6NP by 16th January 2009. Alternatively, you
Nothing
can fill in the survey online at www.cambs-pa.gov.uk
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We’re using new
technology to improve
the service we give
to you…
We’Re AlWAYS StRIVING to deliver a better service and using
neighbourhood now has a team of officers dedicated to policing
technology to help us do just that.
the local area. Would you like to find out more about your
Do you want to find out the latest news? check on the
local neighbourhood policing team and how to contact them?
progress of your crime? Find out what chief constable Julie
Do you need crime prevention advice on schemes such as
Spence is saying this week? Find out more by visiting the
Neighbourhood Watch and Immobilise? For more information
cambridgeshire constabulary website. Go online to get latest
visit www.cambs.police.uk
news, listen to the chief constable’s podcasts, or check on the
progress of an incident you reported.
•
Reporting a crime? how about receiving your crime
We have introduced neighbourhood policing teams across
reference numbers by text? this means you will receive your
the county to strengthen our community policing. every
crime number quickly, which will speed up any insurance
claims. If you don’t have a mobile, simply provide us with a
landline number and we’ll phone you back.
•
Do you have an email address? If so you can keep in touch
with your neighbourhood officers by signing up to our
e-cops email scheme. We will keep you informed by sending
regular updates from your local policing team to your inbox.
You can use e-cops to tell us about any problems or crime
in your area by emailing your team direct. With more than
12,000 residents already subscribed to e-cops throughout
cambridgeshire you can simply subscribe online at: www.
cambs.police.uk/signup/ecops
Funding – did you know..?
The total Cambridgeshire police
Cambridgeshire has 1,395 police
contacting cambridgeshire Police
budget for 2008/09 is £120.6m
officers, 947 police staff and
Authority. cambridgeshire county
this amounts to £3.02 per household
195 Police Community Support
council and Peterborough city council
(Band D) per week. cambridgeshire
Officers (PCSOs)
each produce a leaflet containing a
constabulary is responsible for policing
Around 79% of the police budget is
breakdown of how your money is spent
a population of at least 750,000
spent on the costs of employing our
on local services, which is sent out
people.
workforce.
in April each year.
We have two main sources of
Details of income and
funding
expenditure for policing in
We receive an annual payment from the  Cambridgeshire are contained in
home office and the remainder (the
your annual Council Tax bill
shortfall in our budget) is paid for by
copies are available either online
local taxpayers.
at www.cambs-pa.gov.uk or by
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Neighbourhood Policing Teams
The Cambridge City Team is led by
Sector Inspector Steve Kerridge
Cambridge City North Neighbourhood Policing Team
Cambridge City West Neighbourhood Policing Team
Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant - Jason Wragg
Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant - James Sutherland
Neighbourhood Policing Constables - Rachel Ball,
Neighbourhood Policing Constables - Paul Adams, Wendy
Karen lewis, tom Gallagher and Denise Brown
Payne, carole langton, carolyn chambers, John hopper,
Police Community Support Officers - lauren carey,
Simon Railer and Steve hinks
luke Upcott, matt Phillips, oksana Sultanova, louise
Police Community Support Officers - Alicia Parker, lee hurley,
Walbank and Robert Dawson.
Jo Andow, helen Zhang, John Ackerley, cheryl carter and
laura Gallagher
Cambridge City South Neighbourhood Policing Team
Cambridge City East Neighbourhood Policing Team
Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant - Gordon morgenthaler
Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant - Shane Fasey
Neighbourhood Policing Constables - Phil Grime, Karen corp
Neighbourhood Policing Constables - Andy Badcock,
and John Sutton
michael Basford, Debbie Pearl, Julian haynes, chris Dicks
Police Community Support Officers - Sally mitchell, David
and marc thomas
Jackson, Daniel Richardson, Sarah Finbow and Shahana
Police Community Support Officers - tony marriott, Jenny
Ravenscroft
Rouse, michael Stribling, John carter, chris Adkin, Peter
Smith and mandy turnell.
Your teams are based at Parkside Police Station and you can contact them on 0845 456 456 4
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Your neighbourhood,
your city
NeIGhBoURhooD PolIcING is about
•
Reducing anti-social behaviour in east
ensuring you have a dedicated and visible
chesterton
team of officers. thirty-one neighbourhood
•
Reducing business burglaries in cherry
policing teams have been established across
hinton and Queen edith’s ward
cambridgeshire. Based in your community,
•
Building the role of Neighbourhood
your neighbourhood team has a wealth of
Watch and other voluntary groups
local knowledge and is working hard with
across the whole neighbourhood
you and our partners, such as local councils,
•
Reducing anti-social behaviour involving
to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in
young people on the green spaces in the
your neighbourhood.
east of the city
You now have the opportunity to
•
In the west of the city the focus is
influence the local policing priorities that
on violent crime associated with
affect your community. So why not have
revellers; robberies across the
your say and attend one of the many
neighbourhood, and issues surrounding
public meetings, call and speak to your
anti-social use of vehicles and promoting
neighbourhood team or send us your
responsible cycling
comments by email. Visit our website and
•
cycle crime across the whole city.
see your local newspaper for full details.
to find out more about your team visit
Results
www.cambs.police.uk and click on ‘my
cambridge city crime and Disorder
neighbourhood’.
Reduction Partnership (cDRP)
performance 2007/08 compared to
Your team in the past year has been
06/07:
tackling local issues that concern you.
•
3.3% ReDUctIoN in all crime
over the past three months, cambridge
•
19.6% ReDUctIoN in burglary
city neighbourhood policing teams and
dwelling
partners have been focusing on the following
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4.0% ReDUctIoN in criminal
priorities:
damage
Promoting responsible cycling
•
tackling anti-social behaviour connected
•
9.1% ReDUctIoN in theft of
with underage drinkers and older street
pedal cycles.
drinkers at Arbury court
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National importance
to local action
WhIle NeIGhBoURhooD PolIcING teAmS make local
people trafficking and firearms.
communities safer, the force relies heavily on its core services
We seek to prosecute anyone making money from drug
to tackle serious and organised crime. this work has county-
dealing by using all tactics available and diverting users of
wide, regional and national importance and you can help us by
drugs into treatment services. A multi-agency approach is
reporting anything suspicious locally. Whether it’s metal theft,
considered for all drug operations.
drugs or terrorism, your information is vital to us.
Numerous cannabis ‘factories’ have been identified and
closed and street dealers in heroin and crack-cocaine have
Help tackle metal theft menace
been arrested and convicted. the force’s detection rate for
operation Saruman was launched last year to tackle metal
drugs offences is exceptionally high at just under 98 per cent,
thefts in the county, which often involves organised crime
sending a clear message that cambridgeshire will not tolerate
groups. We are working in partnership with other organisations
drugs.
to reduce this crime which costs hundreds of thousands of
pounds and can leave people vulnerable, for example when
If you suspect terrorism, report it
phone cabling is stolen.
cambridgeshire is no more
You can help us tackle this disruptive crime by:
or no less at risk of terrorism
•
Reporting suspicious vehicles - metal thieves will often
than anywhere else in the
check out sites in advance to see if there’s anything worth
UK. cambridgeshire remains
stealing.
a safe place in which to
•
Report anyone knocking on doors asking for any metal
live and work, but we ask
you don’t want.
residents to stay vigilant.
•
mark property with products like SmartWater
help us combat the threat of
•
look out for your neighbours - metal thieves often target
terrorism. terrorists have to
a whole street or row of houses
live somewhere. they store
•
Report anything suspicious to cambridgeshire
their equipment and materials
constabulary by calling 0845 456 456 4
somewhere. they need
vehicles and they have people
Cracking down on
who help them. these
drugs
people might come and go at strange times of the day and
Drugs ruin lives, damage
night. they make unusual financial transactions or use false
communities and can
documents. they may be behaving differently to how you’ve
lead to burglary, theft,
known them to behave in the past.
robbery and other
serious crimes. the
If you think you may have seen something
drugs trade is linked to
suspicious, however insignificant it may seem,
serious organised crime
call the Anti-Terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321.
including prostitution,
Your call could be vital.
In an emergency 999
Visit the Police Authority website
When life is in danger or a serious crime
www.cambs-pa.gov.uk
is being committed, always call.

to give information anonymously
to obtain a copy of this report
For all non
about crime
in a different language contact
emergencies
Online
cambridgeshire constabulary marketing
0845 456 456 4
Visit the cambridgeshire constabulary
team on 0845 456 456 4.
For calls not requiring immediate police
website
attendance, or any other enquiry
www.cambs.police.uk

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Commendations for some
of the force’s finest
AN oFFIceR who gave first aid to the victim of a serious assault was among a group of police
officers and staff who recieved commendations this year. A number of officers and staff from
southern division which includes cambridge and from partner organisations were awarded
divisional commendations for work over and above the call of duty.
Divisional commander chief Superintendent Rob Needle presented the commendations at
Parkside Police Station. commendations were received by:
•
Civilian Detention Officer Edward
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marianne crozier for her commitment
Smith for his positive action and
to Neighbourhood management,
administering first aid after a man
tackling anti-social behaviour in
made an attempt on his own life.
partnership with the police.
•
Pc martin lloyd for using effective
•
Detective Sergeant Andrew Crocker
tactical communications to disarm a man
for his professionalism, leadership
making threats to kill with a knife.
and organisational skill in a
•
Sergeant Andrew lunn for his
potential fatal incident.
professionalism and excellent leadership
•
mrs Sarah cole for her professionalism,
displayed at the scene of a stabbing at
enthusiasm and commitment to
the locomotive Pub in cambridge on
providing a first class service to southern
June 11.
division.
•
Civilian Detention Officer Ian Miller
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Mr John Fuller for his innovative and
for his professionalism, enthusiasm
dedicated approach to community
and commitment to providing a first
engagement and commitment during
class service over the last ten years.
the last five years.
•
Pc clare list for administering first aid
•
Detective Sergeant Phillip Richardson for
that prevented a young man from losing
his professionalism and leadership in east
his life.
cambridgeshire during an operation to
•
Katie Wood for her commitment
tackle community issues.
to Neighbourhood Management,
tackling anti-social behaviour in
partnership with the police.
The award winners
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Meet
Name: Mike Brown
your local
Years in the force:
20 years altogether
including Essex,
Norfolk, and the last 11
commanders
in Cambridgeshire
Area/Ward: The new
Deputy Divisional
Commander for Southern
division including
Cambridge and the
surrounding area.
Name: Rob Needle
Work passions:
Pride and professionalism. Working with our
Years in the force: 27 years
partners and the community to solve policing
Area/Ward: Southern division,
problems and ensure justice is done. Above
covering the areas of Cambridge
all, providing a service that meets citizens’
City, South Cambridgeshire and
expectations.
East Cambridgeshire.
Social passions:
Work passions:
I love sailing and motorcycling. I usually
We have made great strides in
sail from the south coast, sometimes crossing
establishing neighbourhood
the channel to France. This year I sailed
policing and community engagement
with a group of friends around the islands of
across the division. The
Croatia. Every year I tour thousands of miles
challenge now is to develop this
across Europe on two wheels with my partner
further and broaden our engagement with groups that
Lynn and some friends.
do not usually engage with the police.
What was your inspiration to become an officer?
What was your inspiration to become an officer?
I wanted to make a difference and go home at
As with most other officers and police staff I wanted
night thinking I’ve done something worthwhile.
to make Cambridgeshire a safer and better place. The
I never imagined I would find myself second in
good thing about working for the police is that we
command of a whole division, including one of
can do this in a job that is full of variety and has
the most significant and famous cities in the
plenty of excitement.
world.
Likes about being a divisional commander:
What are you most looking forward to in your
new role as deputy divisional commander?
I started work as a young constable at Cambridge
I’ve spent the last few years as Head of
police station 27 years ago. I am very proud to have
Criminal Justice and Head of Learning &
returned as the divisional commander. In between, I
Development. Those jobs are crucial to
have served in various ranks and roles in Cambridge
successful policing, but I’m really happy
city, the rural areas of southern division, St
to be back at the public facing end of the
Neots, Huntingdon and at force headquarters in
service. I’m looking forward to working on
Huntingdon. I like Cambridge city and the area
southern division again. I’m really fond of
around it; it presents unique policing challenges,
Cambridge city; I worked here before as an
owing in part to its international status and the
Inspector and I’m very glad to be back.
influence of the university.
The main challenge for me as a divisional commander
is to balance and prioritise the limited resources I
have to address the many and varied policing needs
Superintendent Simon Megicks,
of the area.
former deputy divisional commander
What are your priorities for improving Cambridge in
“I have been the deputy divisional commander for the past
the next 12 months?
three and half years over which total crime in the city has
The priority for the future is to work better
with communities and our partners to address both
fallen by 23 per cent as well as commanding the policing
traditional crime issues such as burglaries and
response to the past three
vehicle crimes and those incidents of anti-social
Strawberry Fairs. my time on
behaviour that can spoil people’s quality of life.
southern division has been
What would you say local people can do to help the
very enjoyable and I’m looking
police create a safer Cambridge?
A particular area of focus for us and our partners
forward to my new role as head
is to work together to ensure that Cambridge city
of learning and development.
centre remains a safe and pleasant place to visit
mike Brown will be a good,
and to socialise in during the evening.
Local people could help us by becoming involved in
capable successor.”
the neighbourhood panel process and signing up to
e-cops, a system which is great for communication
between residents and their local policing team.
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Name:

Inspector Steve Kerridge
Years in the force: 8
Area/Ward:

Cambridge City Sector
Commander
Work passions:
I especially enjoy working
in partnership with other
agencies to resolve crime
and community safety
What would you say local people can do to
issues. Often solutions
help the police create a safer Cambridge?
from that way of working
I would encourage people to attend their local
are innovative and
“area committees”. These are public meetings
effective, resulting in different perspectives
attended by police and other local agencies
on a problem.
to present and discuss crime and anti-social
Social passions:

behaviour issues and set priorities for
My personal time away from work is extremely
action. The value of these meetings is the
important to me and I spend a great deal of my
real opportunity to consult individuals that
time reading to relax. As a Cambridge resident,
live and work in the communities we police
I am also an avid cyclist.
and allow them to contribute towards setting
It is essential for me to maintain a good level
local priorities. It is important for us to
of fitness both for my day job and also as a
get true representation and gain a wide range
specialist Public Order Inspector (a role that
of views.
has seen me police major disorders around the
Those interested should contact their local
country).
policing team or local ward councillors for
I dedicate lots of time to staying fit and
more details.
healthy.
What was your inspiration to become an officer?
I have always wanted to be a police officer and
as I got older I was attracted to the breadth
of opportunity within policing. Since joining
Cambridgeshire Police I have been fortunate to
work in numerous roles with some very diverse
and exciting ideas and goals at the heart of
them.
Likes about being an Inspector:
It is a role that allows influence over ideas
and strategy, but is still close enough for
hands-on operational activities.
Dislikes about being an Inspector:

The national overtime agreement agreed long
before I became an Inspector, removing
Inspector overtime payments for a small

increase in annual pay!

What do you believe are the main problems
The sole aim of Cambac is to help businesses reduce the cost of crime, fraud and anti-
Cambridge is facing?
social behaviour and to make it difficult for thieves to carry on offending.
Cambridge remains a safe city in a national

context. The issue of alcohol-related violence
The sole aim of
Call now
CAMBAC is to help
for more information or to join the scheme on 01223 457468
and disorder is one that blights most city
CAMBAC, c/o The Guildhall, Cambridge, CB2 3QL.
centres and is a huge drain nationally on
businesses reduce the cost of crime,
policing and health resources in particular and
Cambridge is no exception. The Local Authority,
fraud and anti-social behaviour and
Police and other key partners are working hard
to address such matters in Cambridge city to
to make it difﬁcult for thieves to carry
make the “night-time economy” as pleasant and
enjoyable as possible. Work will continue to
on offending.
tackle this broad and far-reaching issue.
What are your priorities for improving
Cambridge in the next 12 months?
It is important to me to continue to work
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towards ensuring that offenders are brought to
or to join the scheme on
justice and crime reduced. However, this needs
to be delivered by a police service that truly
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understands the individual impact of events and
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the expectations of those we serve, ensuring
wherever possible we deliver in response to
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