1. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
Hello everyone, for those of you who don’t know us we are Lesley Hunter and Mark Lumsden, we are your local Cohesion Officers for Chester le Street and part of our role is engagement with the community. We work within the community providing advice, reassurance and guidance to victims of crime, particularly hate crime, as well as attending community events in order to engage with the people. We regularly help vulnerable people within the community and implement crime prevention initiatives. If anyone would like to get in touch with us, we are available via or telephone on 101 if you would like to talk to us for advice.

2. Introducing Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
Introducing Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
Team 1
Sgt Mel Sutherland
PC Mark Ferry
PC Paul Gooden
PC Dave Taylor
PCSO Adrian Richards
PCSO Christine Taylor
PCSO Rachel Westgarth
PCSO Janelle Taylor
Team 2
Sgt Mick Richardson
PC Norman Foster
PC Steven Brown
PC Dan Beardmore
PCSO Simon Walters
PCSO Phoebe Lambert
PCSO James Robson
PCSO Adam Wignal

3. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017

4. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
On 13th February PCSO Lesley Hunter from the Cohesion Unit attended the Alzheimer’s Singing for The Brain group’s Valentine’s Day themed party. Every one sang along to old favourites including Elvis Presley. If you care for someone with Alzheimer’s and would like to join the group call

5. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
Dementia Awareness Week 15th to 20th May
As part of Dementia Awareness Week, The Alzheimer’s Society and Beamish Museum have teamed up and are putting on activities all week for all the family. Log on to the Beamish Museum website for more details

6. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
The Herbert Protocol has seen its first success after a man from Pelton who suffers from dementia went missing and
was quickly located. PC Steve Brown and PC Dan Beardmore from Pelton Neighbourhood Policing Team were able to quickly obtain personal information about the man, including his picture
and the places he was likely to go. Not only were the individual’s family free from stress and trauma, it also saved a huge amount of police time and resources searching for him. The Herbert Protocol is a proactive tool to support vulnerable adults from going missing, but also to provide a systematic and joint community approach to locating them if they do. To sign up call 101 or

7. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
Do you have an allotment? If so why not get together with your fellow allotment members and join Allotment Watch today

8. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
With Spring approaching remember to follow these
simple tips to avoid loosing your garden property.
Property marking pens are available free from
Chester le Street Police Office.

9. Chester le Street Police Newsletter
Spring 2017
If you have been the victim of hate crime please let us know by ringing 101(if you feel you are in danger ring 999 instead) and explain to the call handler that you are ringing to report hate crime. You will be supported and your case will be investigated. There are specific mechanisms built in to our reporting and investigative systems to provide enhanced reassurance to victims of hate crime. You don’t have to be a victim to report hate crime to us. If you see or hear something which you believe to be a hate related action or comment you can still report this to us and it will be treated in the same way as if reported directly by a victim.