Here is your weekly newsletter from your NPA Commander
Inspector's Weekly Update
Introduction
Welcome to my monthly update for the residents and communities of the Melton & Rutland Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA). This newsletter will be circulated on a regular basis and will provide an insight into what is happening at the NPA.
Inspector Darren Richardson
#YouSaid - What matters to you
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of visiting the new CCTV control centre provision for Melton Town centre. This upgraded facility
enables 24/7 monitoring of the council’s CCTV system, significantly boosting the ability for police to respond swiftly to incidents and
deter criminal activity.
By ensuring continuous surveillance, the control room supports operational policing by providing real-time information to law
enforcement agencies. This partnership enhances situational awareness, accelerates response times, and aids in gathering critical
evidence to support investigations.
The new control room underscores Melton Borough Council’s commitment to public safety, fostering a safer environment for residents, businesses, and visitors while strengthening collaboration with the police to address crime and antisocial behaviour effectively.
Through the upgrading of the control provision, local police now have direct monitoring of the CCTV from the police station which
further strengthens our ability to assess incidents quickly and deploy the required resources.
Shown below are Inspector Darren Richardson and David Walker from Melton Borough Council.
#WeDid - What we are doing
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) awareness week:
Across Melton and Rutland our officers have been taking part in engagements to support ASB awareness week. These engagements include:
PCSO 6613 Andy Wylie attended the Uppingham Youth Space to discuss ASB with young persons aged 11-16 years old (picture shown below)
PC 4410 Ryan Hill and staff from Melton Borough Council attended a property on Badger Avenue; serving a community
protection notice on a resident involved in anti-social behaviour (Ryan and Katie shown in picture below)
Daily patrols of areas identified as ASB ‘Hotspots’ in Melton and Oakham
PC 1668 Rebecca Angel attended Whissendine Youth Space to discuss anti-social behaviour
PCSO 6131 Malc Durrant and PC 1836 Lucy Baxter met with Katie Zbaraska from Melton Borough Councils community Safety
team to discuss ASB in the town centre (shown below are Malc, Katie and Lucy)
Winter is coming:
The weather over the last couple of days has kept our officers busy dealing with Road Traffic collisions, broken down vehicles and road blockages. I want to take this opportunity to remind all road users to ensure they are suitably prepared for their journeys at this time
of year. Always allow extra time to clear windscreens etc. I would like to pass on my thanks to the Rutland 4 x 4 response team who
have been busy assisting stranded drivers and vehicle recovery over the last few days.
We continue to tackle the policing priorities that ‘YOU SAID’ were the most important issues in your communities. We continue to
target drug dealing and drug use in our larger towns, Road safety across the policing area and the reduction in anti-social behaviour.
Meet your Team - Upcoming public engagements
For details of upcoming events and where to meet my team please refer to the Leicestershire Police website.
