By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East residents will get their chance on May 2 to vote in the election for the county’s next Police and Crime Commissioner.
The job of the PCC is to hold the police to account.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire Police are using facial recognition technology to track down offenders who threaten shopworkers and target retail stores in the county.
Police commissioner John Dwyer said the technology was being used to safeguard retailers against reported crimes.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire residents will have to pay 4.99% more in the police precept from April, adding an extra £12.50 to the annual bill for a band D property.
The £12.50 increase to the policing element of the Council Tax bill amounts to an extra £1.04 a month for a band D household.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors being threatened and harassed on social media or in person are being urged to speak directly to Cheshire’s police commissioner if complaints to local officers aren’t being followed up.
Police and crime commissioner John Dwyer has said he will be speaking to the Chief Constable about the growing problem.
Dear Editor,
Cheshire Police are totally out of touch with the residents of Crewe.
Crewe residents want crime detected and criminals taken off the street.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner has warned anyone riding a privately-owned e-scooter on the roads or in a public space faces having the vehicle seized.
E-scooters are classed as motor vehicles and riders need to have a licence and insurance.
A charity supporting victims of cyber crime in Cheshire has had an extra post funded by the Police & Crime Commissioner.
The Cyber Helpline, launched five years ago, supports victims of online crime by connecting them to volunteer IT and cyber security experts.
Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner dropped in on Jabbin Dabber boxing club in Nantwich to find out how the Community Action Fund grant had been spent.
Owners Simon and Claire Jones were awarded the funds to create a safe space for local young people to keep active.
Two Cheshire Police officers have secured life-saving defibrillators to be kept in their policing vehicle.
The machines were bought via the Police Innovation Fund launched by Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’s police and crime panel has asked for clarification of the deputy commissioner’s role after no-one stood in for the commissioner at an official meeting to answer questions about policing.
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire John Dwyer says he has submitted more bids to the Government’s Safer Streets Fund.
The bids are aimed at securing more funding for tackling crime and supporting victims in the county.
Dear Editor,
Cheshire Police are proposing to close 11 helpdesks at stations around the county, including the one in Nantwich.
Only five will remain open. Each will serve a population of over 200,000. This is a crazy idea.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire’s police commissioner could cut the number of PCSOs by slashing £1.3m off that part of the budget and using the cash to fund other police officers.
PCC John Dwyer stressed there would be no redundancies and losses would be through “natural wastage”.
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