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Devon - Chief Superintendent Jo Tennant BCU Commander
Neighbourhood Policing Teams "Devon is committed to delivering a policing service that reflects the different needs and concerns of local communities". To achieve this, Neighbourhood Policing Teams have been established in local communities, supported by additional 24-hour patrolling officers and specialist officers such as detectives, dog-handlers and traffic-officers.
Working Together Devon's' dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Teams seek to involve the public in identifying its main neighbourhood and policing concerns. This provides a means of public influence of how issues are prioritised and tackled. "We can’t do this alone; all members of the public including residents, young people and local businesses have an active part to play in identifying these concerns, in being part of joint problem-solving responses and in holding local policing teams to account".
Equally, partner agencies such as the Local Authorities and Health have a crucial role working with us to improve the quality of life in local communities. Devon remains one of the safest places to live. "I am confident that this joint approach will assist in building neighbourhoods where crime is low, that are safe and that feel safe".
Getting to Know Us... "If you haven’t already done so, I encourage you to seek out your own Neighbourhood Policing Team and discuss your community policing concerns and needs with them, so that together we can continue to build a safer Devon".
Jo Tennant Chief Superintendent - Devon BCU
Interesting Statistics The Devon Basic Command Unit (the county of Devon excluding Plymouth) is made up of: - 1270 police officers - 500 police staff (including 173 PCSOs - Police Community Support Officers) - Over 300 Special Constables.
"More people work in dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Teams than ever before, each providing a consistent visible, accessible and known presence in your neighbourhood".
Local Offices for Mid Devon (Crediton South)
Local Offices for Chudleigh & Ashburton
Local Offices for South Hams West
Get Involved in your Community
Emergency: 999
Telephone number for all local stations: 08452 777 444
Crimestoppers: 0800 555111
Text: 80999 - If your are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired
Minicom: 01392 452935 - Textphone for the hard of hearing and speech-impaired.
Ashburton, 23 Eastern Rd, TQ13 7AP (Not open to the public)
Ivybridge, Leonards Rd, PL21 0SL - 7 days a wk - 08:00 - 18:00 hrs (closed 14:00 - 15:00 hrs)
Newton Abbot, Barkers Hill, TQ12 1LA - 7 days a wk - 09:00 - 19:00 hrs (closed 14:00 - 15:00 hrs)
Okehampton, Exeter Rd, EX20 1NN - 7 days a wk - 08:00 - 18:00 hrs (closed 14:00 - 15:00 hrs)
South Brent, Kerries Rd, TQ10 9BZ - (sorry, we have no opening times for South Brent)
Tavistock, Bedford Square - 7 days a wk - 08:00 - 18:00 hrs (closed 12:30 - 13:30 hrs)
West Devon is the largest sector in Devon covering 458 sq miles, 201 sq miles of which is part of Dartmoor National Park. The population is in excess of 50,000 with approximately one third living in the towns of Tavistock and Okehampton.
Local Offices For The West Devon Constabulary
David Hammond, Sector Inspector for West Devon
Bere Peninsula
Sergeants - Sgt Dave Anning PCs - PC Graham Callender (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Seonaid Greenwood Extended Team - SSgt Paul Carver
graham.callender@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Okehampton Rural East
Sergeants - PS Mark Hoar PCs - PC Nadine Wilson (Beat Manager)
okehampton@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Okehampton Rural West
Sergeants - PS Mark Hoar PCs - PC David Hoar (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Denton Williams
david.hoar2@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Okehampton Town
PC 5944 Matthew EVANS (Beat Manager)
okehampton@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Tavistock Rural East
Sergeants - Sgt Dave Anning PCs - PC Dave Pickles (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Mark Canvin & PCSO Rob Walsh Extended Team - SC Jim Brokensha
david.pickles@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Tavistock Rural West
Sergeants - Sgt Dave Anning PCs - PC Kevin Reed (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Dave Chapple Extended Team - SC Dougie Collins kevin.reed@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Tavistock Rural Town
Sergeants - Sgt Dave Anning PCs - PC Simon Raeburn (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Kevin Williams
simon.raeburn@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Local Offices For Mid Devon Constabulary (For Crediton South Only)
Crediton Rural South comprises of the parishes of Hittisleigh, Cheriton Bishop, Crediton Hamlets, Newton St Cyres, Shobrooke, Stockleigh Pomeroy, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Poughill and Copplestone.
Crediton South Sergeants - Sgt Gareth Twigg PCs - PC Keith Bradshaw PCSOs - PCSO Lisa Crocker Extended Team - Special Constabulary & SC Insp Cathy Webb Rural Engagement Officer - SC Insp Bob Webb
Chudleigh & Ashburton Constabulary
The Chudleigh Sector comprises of around 300 square miles on the northern section of the Teignbridge District Council area. It serves the towns of Exminster, Chudleigh, Bovey Tracey, Heathfield, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh and Moretonhampstead and many other smaller communities each of which are strongly individual in character.
Local Offices For Chudleigh & Ashburton Constabulary
Dave Nott, Sector Inspector for West Devon
Ashburton Sergeants - Sgt Ian Stevens PCs - PC Andrew Dudley (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Adele Burrow & PCSO Gareth Jones
Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead Sergeants - Sgt Ian Stevens PCs - PC Phillip Wilcox (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Tina Jordan & PCSO Carl Thomas & PCSO Paul Wilson
Buckfastleigh Sergeants- Sgt Ian Stevens PCs - PC Alison Hooper (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Jonathon Box & PCSO Gareth Jones Extended Team - Special Constable Andrew Roberts
Chudleigh Teigh Valley Sergeants - Sgt Ian Stevens PCs - PC Sarah Ross (Beat Manager) & PC Rachel Prescott PCSOs - PCSO Mark Easton
The South Hams West sector surrounds the city of Plymouth on three sides, covers the Southern slopes of Dartmoor and stretches to Slapton Ley on the coast.
Local Offices For South Hams West
Ivybridge Rural North
Sergeants - Sgt Anya Teakle PCs - PC Andy Potter (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Di Summers & PCSO Zoe Farrant
andy.potter@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Ivybridge Rural South
Sergeants - PS Anya Teakle PCs - PC John Nolan (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Sid Lawrence Extended Team - SC Chris Mitchelmore
john.nolan@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Ivybridge Town
Sergeants - Sgt Anya Teakle - anya.teakle@devon PCs - PC Martin Perry (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Becca Lockley & PCSO Matt Hawke Extended Team - SC Tom Seddon & SSgt Dave Andrews
martin.perry@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Roborough Bickleigh & Woolwell Sergeants - Sgt Anya Teakle PCs - PC Andy Potter (Beat Manager) PCSOs - PCSO Di Summers & PCSO Zoe Farrant andy.potter@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
We look forward to seeing you there.
Devon and Cornwall Police Authority: PO Box 229 Exeter, EX2 5YT - Phone: (01392) 268333 - Fax: (01392) 268330
www.Police Liaison Meetings Website
Wednesday, 23 September - School Hall, Tavistock College, Crowndale Road, Tavistock
Monday, 7 September - The Boniface Centre, Church Lane, Crediton
Police Surgeries
Wednesday 2nd Sept between 5.30pm and 7.30pm, the mobile Police Station and your local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding a surgery in Cheriton Bishop
Thursday 3rd September between 7pm and 9pm there will be a Police Surgery at the Town Hall in Buckfastleigh.
Wednesday 16 September between 10 and 11 am at the Ashburton Information Centre. PC Andy Dudley will be available to answer any policing queries, which you might have.
Thursday 17 September between 7 and 9 pm Christow PACT surgery at The Teign Valley Community Hall (TVCH), Christow. PCSO Mark Easton will be available to answer your policing issues.
Thursday 17 September between 6 and 9 pm Ivybridge PACT surgery at The Library, The Watermark Centre, Ivybridge PCSO Hawke and PCSO Lockley will be available to answer your policing issues.
Thursday 24th September between 6pm and 8pm at the Council Office, George Street, Moretonhampstead PCSO Carl Thomas will be available to answer any policing queries.
Friday 2 October between 7 and9 pm, there will be a Police Surgery at the Town Hall in Buckfastleigh. PCSO 30454 Jonathan Box will be available to answer your policing questions. Everyone is welcome.
Tuesday 6 October between 7 and 9 pm at Chudleigh Town Hall, Rest Room. PC 2775 Sarah Ross and PCSO 30315 Mark Easton will be available to answer your policing issues.
Wednesday 11 November between 7 and 9pm, there will be a Police Surgery at the Town Hall, Buckfastleigh. PCSO 30454 Jonathan Box will be available to answer your policing questions. Everyone is welcome.
Wednesday 9 December between 7 and 9pm, there will be a Police Surgery at the Town Hall, Buckfastleigh. PCSO 30454 Jonathan Box will be available to answer your policing questions. Everyone is welcome.
Tavistock police set to move to new base
POLICE in Tavistock could be moving to a new, purpose-built station just off the town centre, it was announced this week. Devon and Cornwall Police are currently in negotiations involving the purchase of land in Abbey Rise, at the old Superwinch site. West Devon Sector Inspector Dave Hammond this week confirmed the location in which the police are hoping to build their new premises — but stressed that contracts had not yet been exchanged on the purchase. See Tavistock Gazette for more details.
South Brent Raiders THREE generations of the same family, including a three-year-old child, were terrorised in their own South Devon home by masked raiders who made off with a valuable haul of jewellery. The two women, mother and daughter, were ordered to kneel by the three balaclava-clad captors after they burst into their remote moorland home at Didworthy on Saturday morning. The three-year-old granddaughter was in the same room as her grandmother, who was tied up before the raiders began searching the large detached house for valuables. The thieves kept the family captive for up to 20 minutes before they fled in a silver coloured car.
Police are appealing for help from anyone who may have witnessed the getaway or seen the three men in the area of the small Dartmoor hamlet where the raid took place.
Police are still waiting to find out exactly what was stolen and its total value, but one item which may stand out was a small, silver pill box with enamel budgerigars on the top.
Anyone with any information is asked to please call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111, quoting crime ref. JS/09/923.
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Okehampton Rural West Local Crime Map
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Okehampton Town Local Crime Map
Tavistock Rural East Local Crime Map
Tavistock Rural West Local Crime Map
Bere Peninsula Local Crime Map
Bovey Tracey & Moretonhampstead Local Crime Map
Chudleigh Teign Valley Local Crime Map
Ivybridge Rural North Local Crime Map
Ivybridge Rural South Local Crime Map
Get Involved in your Community
Specials 
Who are Special Constables? They are volunteer police officers, members of the local communities who play an important role in forging stronger links between the police and their local community. Special constables have the same powers as a regular officer and a similar uniform and receive the necessary training for the role. The role of a special constable is varied, at times be extremely challenging but exciting and rewarding. It allows you to give something back to your community while gaining skills that will assist you in all aspects of your life. The duties a special constable undertakes include Neighbourhood Policing, helping to tackle anti-social behaviour and helping to police local and major events.
If you are thinking about becoming a regular officer becoming a special constable provides an insight into and an understanding of the role of a police officer. If you are interested or want further information you can contact the Special Constabulary Co-ordinator through the Special Constabulary Recruitment line 01392 453589 or e-mail to specialsrecruitment@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Police Volunteers The Police Volunteer Programme (PVP) is a new and exciting addition to the Force. It is separate from the Special Constabulary, or any other existing project or programme currently utilising volunteers within or associated with the Force. Any member of the public over the age of 16 years and any member of the public who passes the strict vetting clearance can become a PVP. Each volunteer: Must pass the basic non-police personnel vetting and must sign forms agreeing to the principles of the:- a. Data Protection Act and b. Official Secrets Act. They are requested to sign a PVP Volunteer Agreement.
For more information on opportunities available in your community please contact: The Police Volunteer Programme Co-ordinator on 01392 452051 or e-mail volunteersrecruitment@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Neighbourhood Watch Neighbourhood Watch is a popular way for people of all ages and backgrounds to get involved in working together in the community. With Neighbourhood Watch schemes operating all over the UK it is the largest and fastest growing voluntary movement in the country.
Interested in Setting Up a New Scheme? Look on our website for your local NHW Office contact and our volunteer teams will guide you through the setting up process and provide future support. If we do not have a NHW Office in your area then you should contact: The DaCCWA Chair: Julie Dowton Tel: 01840 261351 E-Mail: Julie.bodminmoor@btinternet.com Or The Active Communities Co-ordinator: Sandra Calvert Tel: 01209 711156 E-Mail: Sandra.CALVERT@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
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PC 4647 Nadine Wilson (Beat Manager)
PC 6745 David Hoar (Beat Manager)
Sergeants - PS Mark Hoar
PCSO 30113 Joe Raeburn
PCSO 30241 Lisa Smith
Chudleigh & Ashburton Neighbourhood Team
Sgt Anya Teakle
PC Martin Perry (Beat Manager)
PCSO Matt Hawke
