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New police base for Kettering found but not yet bought
A building for a new police station in a town without one since 2017 has been found, a commissioner station on London Road in Kettering, Northamptonshire closed when officers relocated to the Weekley Wood Justice Centre on the outskirts of police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) Danielle Stone said her office was looking to purchase a Kettering building to convert it into a new policing hub and front her spokesperson said no more details could be given as "legal negotiations with the site owners" were needed. Labour's Ms Stone told a police, fire and crime panel meeting on Thursday it was "good news" a location in the town had been to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the former station in Kettering was sold in 2024 for £1.1m, of which the PFCC received £722,781 due to the split ownership with North Northamptonshire Council. The panel also heard a new station or base for Corby had not been the moment, people can talk to neighbourhood officers on the fourth floor of the Corby Cube respond to 999 calls in the town from the Northern Accommodation Building on the outskirts of short-staffed neighbourhood office was criticised last year when it emerged suspects had been told to take photos of themselves to prove they were complying with their bail conditions, rather than being checked by an hours were increased following Stone told the panel: "I've had people in my estates team spending hours and hours looking online, picking up the phone, talking to people in Corby, and we haven't come up with any satisfactory solution."She said if an appropriate building could not be found, police may have to operate out of more than one base. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
11-05-2025
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Talks with Northants Muslim leaders will build trust, say police
A chief constable said a meeting with Mosque leaders helped him to understand "how we can build trust and confidence".Northamptonshire's most senior police officer, Ivan Balhatchet, recently met leaders of 11 Mosques with the county's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC), Danielle discussed community tensions, hate crime and ways of improving chair of Kettering Muslim Association said the talks would help to "build the trust and confidence we have in policing". The "round table" in Wellingborough followed a similar event with black church leaders in the Labour PFCC, said: "I am on a mission to make communities safer and to improve the relationships between all our communities and our police and fire services."All of our local faith groups are very good at putting services in place that help and protect people, and they are hugely influential in their respective communities."Bringing us all together will help to forge a strong partnership," Stone discussion included anti-social behaviour, drug use in town centres and increasing diversity in the police and fire services. The Mosque representatives were also told about the PFCC's relaunched grant fund for community Balhatchet said: "We recognise that policing currently doesn't reflect the communities that we serve as much as it should. "Hopefully this meeting is the start of a process that will help to build better lines of communication."We want to reach a point where the Muslim community trust that their concerns are being dealt with, and that they see a force in which they feel truly represented. "I will do everything in my power to achieve that." Inam Khan, chair of the Kettering Muslim Association, said the meeting was "useful in terms of helping to build the trust and confidence that we have in policing, and we hope that this can continue in the future."Alaa Abouzanad, chairman of Northamptonshire Council of Mosques, added: "This was the first time that all our Muslim leaders in Northamptonshire have met with the commissioner and chief constable. "We hope this is the first step in helping to improve the relationship we have with the police, so that together we can tackle problems in our communities." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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CCTV pods to be rolled out after successful trial
A Dalek-style anti-crime kit that has reduced shoplifting in a town centre will now be rolled out for the summer. Temporary CCTV pods, which had been trialled in a Northampton shop, will be funded by the office of the police, crime and fire commissioner (OPFCC) as part of a retail crime strategy. According to the commissioner, Labour's Danielle Stone, the pods help monitor activity and act as a visual deterrent to crime. She said addressing the impact of retail crime on communities was one of her "top priorities". When the CCTV pods were installed in the Vintage Guru shop in Northampton, the owner Julie Teckman said they reminded her of the infamous Doctor Who cyborgs. She said the units had been successful in deterring opportunist crime within a few weeks. She said: "They are quite big and noticeable, which you need so people know they are being watched." Vintage Guru owner Julie Teckman discusses retail crime with the PFCC, Danielle Stone [Northamptonshire OPFCC] Commissioner Ms Stone has now agreed to fund them as part of her public safety strategy. The news was announced at a retail crime roundtable event, which saw the PFCC, Chief Constable, crime prevention specialists and retailers come together to discuss the root causes of shoplifting. It heard from Corby's town centre manager, Dan Pickard, who said new measures to tackle a "massive peak" of anti-social behaviour had reduced crime by 75%. Mr Pickard said: "We had a massive peak of anti-social behaviour in the town centre last year. "We went from about 30 serious anti-social behaviour incidents a month to 220 over a sustained four-month period. "The PFCC's office managed to get additional ring-fenced Home Office funding for Corby town centre and three-quarters of those offences have now gone - it's been incredible to have a 75% reduction in anti-social behaviour. He added that footfall had grown by 18% year-on-year in the last month. The Corby town centre director, Dan Pickard, said there had been a big reduction in town centre crime [BBC] Ms Stone said: "Addressing retail crime and the impact on our community is one of my top priorities and it's really important that conversations with retailers are meaningful and actions taken away are effective. "We want to understand what drives crime and once we understand that we can begin to find solutions." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. More on this story Related internet links
BBC News
07-05-2025
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CCTV pods to be rolled out as Corby crime drops
CCTV pods to be rolled out after successful trial 7 minutes ago Share Save Martin Heath BBC News, Northamptonshire Share Save Northamptonshire OFPCC The CCTV pods were piloted at a shop in Northampton A Dalek-style anti-crime kit that has reduced shoplifting in a town centre will now be rolled out for the summer. Temporary CCTV pods, which had been trialled in a Northampton shop, will be funded by the office of the police, crime and fire commissioner (OPFCC) as part of a retail crime strategy. According to the commissioner, Labour's Danielle Stone, the pods help monitor activity and act as a visual deterrent to crime. She said addressing the impact of retail crime on communities was one of her "top priorities". When the CCTV pods were installed in the Vintage Guru shop in Northampton, the owner Julie Teckman said they reminded her of the infamous Doctor Who cyborgs. She said the units had been successful in deterring opportunist crime within a few weeks. She said: "They are quite big and noticeable, which you need so people know they are being watched." Northamptonshire OPFCC Vintage Guru owner Julie Teckman discusses retail crime with the PFCC, Danielle Stone Commissioner Ms Stone has now agreed to fund them as part of her public safety strategy. The news was announced at a retail crime roundtable event, which saw the PFCC, Chief Constable, crime prevention specialists and retailers come together to discuss the root causes of shoplifting. It heard from Corby's town centre manager, Dan Pickard, who said new measures to tackle a "massive peak" of anti-social behaviour had reduced crime by 75%. Mr Pickard said: "We had a massive peak of anti-social behaviour in the town centre last year. "We went from about 30 serious anti-social behaviour incidents a month to 220 over a sustained four-month period. "The PFCC's office managed to get additional ring-fenced Home Office funding for Corby town centre and three-quarters of those offences have now gone - it's been incredible to have a 75% reduction in anti-social behaviour. He added that footfall had grown by 18% year-on-year in the last month. The Corby town centre director, Dan Pickard, said there had been a big reduction in town centre crime Ms Stone said: "Addressing retail crime and the impact on our community is one of my top priorities and it's really important that conversations with retailers are meaningful and actions taken away are effective. "We want to understand what drives crime and once we understand that we can begin to find solutions." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
05-02-2025
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Commissioner funds safeguarding course at 13 Northants mosques
Safeguarding training funded by a police, fire and crime commissioner (PFCC) has been delivered to leaders at 13 course was organised for Muslim places of worship in Northamptonshire and took place at a mosque in county's Council of Mosques received £1,200 to pay for the office of Danielle Stone, the PFCC for Northamptonshire, said it would ensure that faith leaders could handle safeguarding issues in an appropriate way. The safeguarding course was delivered by a senior Northamptonshire police officer and the force's community engagement was attended by the designated safeguarding leads (DSL) for the mosques who are responsible for making sure safeguarding policies are followed and deal with any concerns about the welfare of PFCC's office said the course "gave them a better understanding of good safeguarding and protection practices for children and adults and ensuring they embed them within their organisations". Alaa Abouzanad, the chairman of Northamptonshire Council of Mosques, said: "It was really important for all our designated safeguarding leads across the county to have this training. "Our imams, head teachers and trustees found the sessions to be brilliant and informative."Sophia Parveen, the force's community engagement officer, said: "The newly-trained DSLs will now be in a better position to spot any concerns and effectively deal with them."This will also help them better manage referrals, share information with partners and support their staff in understanding the views of those who may have concerns."The funding came from the PFCC's Small Grants Scheme, which offers up to £3,000 to voluntary organisations planning to carry out initiatives to prevent crime and support victims. The PFCC, Labour's Danielle Stone, said: "It was fantastic to see first-hand how this training will improve safeguarding practices and help to keep people safe."It's important to make sure those processes are in place to help protect young people especially. "I encourage all local groups to consider applying for grants that help us achieve our vision of making Northamptonshire safe and sound." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external.
