Police & Crime Commissioner Visit

We welcomed Police & Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews to our recent Parish Council meeting. Mr Matthews gave an update of issues the Police have been dealing with within the village.

• Drug dealing at Sileby Memorial Park – regular patrols are being carried out at the park to deter drug dealing and is having a positive impact.

• Burglary patrols – when the clocks go back there can be an increase in burglaries. To combat these additional patrols are being carried out.

• Speeding – speed checks have been carried out on Barrow Road and Seagrave Road and further checks will be carried out in due course.

• Illegal and dangerous use of E Scooters and E Bikes – this has been flagged to the police as an increasing issue. A review is being carried out in the Spring and Mr Matthews stated that in order for Sileby to be flagged as a E Scooter and E Bike 'hotspot' all incidents need to be reported to the police.

• We were reminded that the new Government has promised funding for extra Police Officers and PCSOs.

Mr Matthews reiterated the importance of reporting every single instance of crime and anti-social behaviour. Only by doing this can we hope to be allocated the resources needed to ensure that our village remains a safe place to live and work.

Please sign up to Neighbourhood Alert alert@neighbourhoodalert.co.uk to keep up to date with the latest information and advice from the Police. Crime and Anti-social Behaviour can be reported via the 101 phone line for non-emergency issues and online at www.leics.police.uk. Reports can be made anonymously via Crimestoppers at www.crimestoppers-uk.org and, of course, 999 is there for emergency situations.