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Leicestershire Police - Melton Rural South Neighbourhood

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Melton Rural South Neighbourhood

The Melton Rural South Neighbourhood covers the villages of Asfordby, Grimston, Nether Broughton, Old Dalby, Saxelby, Shoby and Welby to the West of Melton Mowbray as well as the villages of Burrough on the Hill, Burton Lazars, Cold Overton, Eye Kettleby, Great Dalby, John O'Gaunt, Knossington, Leesthorpe, Little Dalby, Pickwell, Somerby, Thorpe Satchville and Twyford to the South of Melton Mowbray.

Contact Details
Leicestershire Villages - Melton
https://www.leicestershirevillages.com/melton/
Melton Borough Council
https://www.melton.gov.uk/
Melton LPU Blog
https://leicspolice.wordpress.com/category/lpu-blogs/melton/

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Neighbourhood Map - Melton Rural South

Senior Officer Details

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Neighbourhood Officer Details

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Ben Tranter (PC 3009)

I have been a police officer for over 14 years, most of that time as a response officer and more recently as a local beat officer. I have a background in firearms licensing and worked mainly in rural communities.

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Andrew French (PCSO 6575)

I have been a PCSO with Leicestershire Police for over 3 years. Prior to this I was a qualified Funeral Director and Bereavement Councillor for 25 years. I was then a writer for 10 years and am the author of a 7 book spy thriller series.

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Darren Richardson (Inspector - Melton & Rutland NPA Commander)

I joined Leicestershire police in 2008 and since then have worked in numerous roles including response policing, the neighbourhood investigation team, the road policing team, criminal justice and neighbourhood policing. I became the Melton & Rutland area Commander in September 2023 with a responsibility for managing the local priorities and working with partners to develop an effective policing strategy.

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James Porter (Sergeant 4105)

I am Sergeant James Porter, I have worked across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in a number of roles. I am now the supervisor for NR30, NR31, NR32, NR33 and NR34 beats.

Locations

Melton Mowbray Police Station

Address:

King Street Melton Mowbray Leicestershire, LE13 1EE

Priorities

6 Mar 2024

RURAL THEFTS Through feedback from beat surgeries and community engagements the community have raised the issue of Farming Equipment Thefts on the Melton Rural South Beat.

Response (6 Mar 2024)

Rural thefts and burglaries remain the biggest threat to the Rural South beat.
Following some great results and arrests from our neighbouring forces and Leics Police Rural Policing Team there has been a reduction in burglaries and thefts in our beat area.
The rural crime team are currently working late shifts to deter and catch offenders.
PC 3009 and PCSO 6575 will continue to patrol, we have darker and longer nights now which may attract rural criminality.
There has been small rise in rural thefts across the beat, vehicles have been taken but thankfully recovered.

6 Mar 2024

ROAD SAFETY Through Neighbourhood Link, and Social media accounts the community have raised the issue of Road Safety issues on the NR30 beat area. Specifically speeding vehicles and collisions.
The B6047 route from Melton out towards Market Harborough is identified as a hot spot for poor driving and speeding

Response (6 Mar 2024)

The beat team continue to make regular high visibility patrols in marked police vehicles along routes identified as at risk; B6047 south of Melton, The Ab Kettleby/Nether Broughton A606 and the area of the A6006 and Six Hills Lane.
The beat team have conducted extra traffic patrols in the diversion routes for the A606 closure at Burton Lazars - enforcing speed and weight restriction.
PC Tranter has conducted rural patrols across the beat targeting suspicious vehicles and activity.
PCSO French has conducted speed monitoring at various locations across the beat.

6 Mar 2024

DRUGS: Through feedback from beat surgeries and community engagements the community have raised the issue of drug taking on the Melton Rural South Beat.

Response (6 Mar 2024)

PC Tranter and PCSO French continue to make high visibility patrols both on foot and in marked vehicles in the areas of the beat identified as at risk of being used to take drugs. Those rural locations continue to see a definite reduction in people found using drugs.
YOU SAID WE DID - beat officers have been involved in local policing operations and had some success with arrests for drugs and driving offences

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