Your community policing team
I am an experienced police officer with over 23 years of service, progressing from frontline policing to senior leadership roles. I have a proven track record in operational command, community engagement, and strategic oversight. Skilled in managing dynamic and critical incidents, leading response teams, and delivering proactive investigations targeting high-harm offenders. As a Locality Inspector, I have successfully built strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to address community issues and protect the most vulnerable. I am a Nationally accredited Initial Tactical Firearms Commander (ITFC) and Tactical Firearms Commander (TFC), bringing specialist operational expertise to complex and high-risk situations. Experienced in strategic support through secondments with Chief Superintendents in CSIM and CPC departments, providing insight into organizational priorities and performance. I am Committed to delivering effective policing solutions that balance enforcement, prevention, and safeguarding. I work with very capable dedicated officers and thoroughly enjoy my current role as Halesworth Locality Inspector.
I have been serving with Suffolk Constabulary since 2012, when I began my policing career as a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) within the former Safer Neighbourhood Teams, joining as a regular Constable in 2016.
Since then, I have gained extensive experience across a variety of policing roles, including frontline response policing, youth offending, and partnership teams, developing a broad understanding of the challenges facing our communities and the importance of collaborative problem-solving.
Following my promotion to Sergeant, I was posted to Halesworth, where I joined the neighbourhood policing team. I am proud to be part of the Community Policing Team and thoroughly enjoy the challenges and opportunities the role presents. I remain committed to building strong relationships with local communities and partners, and I look forward to continuing to develop within the role while making a positive difference across the area.
I joined Suffolk Constabulary as a Police Constable in March 2021, after many years in public and private sector jobs. I have worked in the Halesworth and Lowestoft areas since then, mostly on the Response Investigation Team. In March 2025, I moved onto the Community Policing Team, covering the towns of Halesworth and Southwold, as well as the surrounding villages.
My role involves partnership working, problem solving to tackle anti-social behaviour, supporting vulnerable people and being a visible point of contact for members of the communities I work in.
Crimes and priorities
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Overnight offences within the rural community
Action taken:
CPT officers have been engaging with local residents and business owners, providing crime prevention advice and reassurance within the area. High‑visibility patrols are being conducted throughout the area to deter offending and maintain public confidence
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Target Anti-social behaviour in the Halesworth & Southwold Town Centre and Park areas
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High‑visibility foot patrols have been carried out during the evening period in both Southwold and Halesworth. Officers engaged positively with young people in both towns, providing advice and guidance around anti‑social behaviour (ASB). These patrols will continue in both locations.
Since the introduction of these patrols, there has been a measurable reduction in reported ASB incidents, indicating an improving trend across both towns.
We have also worked closely with local schools to raise awareness of the impact of ASB, with the aim of sustaining this reduction and preventing further incidents. -
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Targeted action is being taken against road traffic offenders whose behaviour presents a risk to the public, with officers conducting proactive patrols and enforcement.
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Speed enforcement has been conducted in identified priority areas following concerns raised by members of the public.
Vehicle seizures have taken place to remove dangerous and uninsured vehicles from the road network.
Police continue to act on intelligence‑led information regarding drink and drug driving, with enforcement activity aimed at removing these drivers from the roads and reducing risk to the public.