What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
My name is Lise Jones and I am one of the Sergeants for the South Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team. Over the past few months, I have been involved in the planning of the partnership response to the bonfire period in South Leeds. As the bonfire period is almost upon us,
I would firstly like to take a moment to mention the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The death of Her Majesty was a significant and sombre moment in British Policing considering the length of her reign. When I joined the Police I took an oath to uphold the
This summer sees a positive force campaign around the reduction of drink/drug driving. Drink and drug driving offences can carry really serious consequences for those involved. Not only do you risk your driving licence and potentially your employment/employability, but driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs can have
For this month’s column, I want to talk to you initially about our recent response to the force’s knife crime awareness week, Operation Sceptre. Knife crime has a significant impact to victims, their families and the wider community, not just in terms of individual incidents, but also in terms of
I would like to focus this month’s column by discussing diversity. In the Leeds South community, we are fortunate to benefit from broad cultural diversity, as highlighted by a number of recent religious celebrations. Whilst many of us may have marked the Christian celebration of Easter, others will have celebrated
This month saw International Women’s Day on 8 March. As part of a focus on Women’s empowerment within the community, Sergeant Williams and Sergeant Jones attended a self-defence class in Holbeck Moor Park. These classes are open to the public, and are focussed around increasing women’s confidence through self-defence. Violence
I would like to start this column by introducing myself as the new Inspector for the South Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team. I have joined the team from one of the East Leeds Patrol Teams, and have previously worked at Elland Road, so Leeds has been a staple of my West
This month has been another very challenging (and very cold month) for us policing South Leeds and we have been as busy as ever keeping the communities of South Leeds safe. We have continued to work hard to tackle the illegal supply of drugs and have had some excellent results
This month I would like to give readers some information that is more relevant than ever. As Covid 19 restrictions continue and people are spending more time online it is important to ensure that people are going online safely. Many people use Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites to
2020 has been a very different year for us all and not one that any of us could have imagined. The challenges for people both personally and professionally have been unprecedented and for policing it has been a very challenging year for us. Sadly, Christmas will look a lot different