Category: Tackling Crime And Anti-social Behaviour
Police Officer Numbers in Barnsley
Last year we increased overall police officer numbers in South Yorkshire – including the Barnsley District - for the first time since 2010.
Response to Arbourthorne Shooting
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has condemned the shooting of a 12-year-old over the weekend and has pledged to work together with Sheffield City Council and other partners to end violence in the city.
On Duty at Christmas
Christmas Message 2019
I am writing this on a cold and wet Sunday afternoon in December. But my spirits were raised immeasurably earlier today by the Barnsley Concert Band - whom I had never heard before - playing Christmas songs and carols at my local supermarket.
Rotherham Town Centre
I spent a little time recently walking through Rotherham town centre with PC Paul Jameson from the central neighbourhood team.
Community Meeting in Wombwell
At a recent community meeting in Wombwell, residents spoke about how blatant some shop-lifting was in some of the local shops. One person had seen a thief scoop up small but high value items into a bag and run out of the store – in broad daylight.
Sheffield Police Awards
It is always something of a privilege to go to police awards evenings, and this year's Sheffield Awards was no exception. You get some sense of the excellent work carried out by police staff and police officers across the city in the various categories:
Remembrance Sunday
On Remembrance Sunday I attended the annual service and wreath laying in Barker's Pool, Sheffield. There seemed to be larger crowds than usual and many children and young people came, not least the cadets - army, navy, Air Force and, of course, police.
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Half of life’s troubles seem to come from unintended consequences. Some years ago a colleague of mine bought a diesel car because she believed that diesel fuel was less polluting than petrol.
CLP MEETING IN BRANTON, DONCASTER
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, spoke on Friday, 25 October about the future of policing to members of the Don Valley Constituency Labour Party in Kilham Community Hall, Branton.
CELEBRATING OUR FIR VALE ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER
Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner was the guest of honour at the ‘Celebrating our Fir Vale’ event at the Fir Vale Community Centre on Wednesday, 30 October.
COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH IN ROTHERHAM
Policing in this country is always most effective when the police and the local community are working together. This is obviously true when it comes to tackling crimes such as burglaries.