3:14pm Friday 24th August 2007
By Mark Hilditch
COMMUNITY officers in Crewe have received the donation of a new car from Wulvern Housing to help target anti-social behaviour.
The silver Vauxhall Corsa has been marked with the Community Action Team's details to help provide greater police visibility in the West End.
The CAT officers provide a link between the public and the police and spend nearly all their work time out on patrol.
And as a key role of the service is to maintain a visible presence it is important that the officers are clearly visible in the communities to reassure the public and act as a deterrent to anti social behaviour.
Wulvern Housing already funds two of the Police Community Support Officers who are working to tackle the likes of underage drinking and graffiti.
Sergeant Andy Collier of the Crewe Neighbourhood Policing Unit, said: "The car will make a huge difference to the Community Action Team and the work they do.
"It will allow them to focus even more on reducing crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour across the borough by having increased access around the town, and particularly in the West End.
"The use of the car will help us provide better support and commitment to residents.
"We have had some great successes, but there is plenty still to do and the more resources we have, the more effective we can be."
Wulvern's director of partnerships Rob Allen added: "By helping the local police we will be helping the local community.
"The car will be based in the West End of Crewe where many of Wulvern's homes are. It will soon become a familiar sight to people living there."
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