The 20 locations to benefit from the additional funding have been identified by Devon and Cornwall Police to help prevent alcohol related antisocial behaviour over the busy Covid-19 summer period.
The 20 locations are: Exmouth seafront and Orcombe Point, Exeter Quay, Exeter Cathedral, Bideford Quay, Woolacombe Beach, Croyde Bay, Torquay seafronts, Paignton seafronts, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth waterfront, Brixham Waterfront and Harbour, Towan Beach and waterfront (Newquay), Fistral Beach (Newquay), St Ives Waterfront, Lemon Quay (Truro), Perran Sands (Perranporth), Penzance waterfront, Bude waterfront, Plymouth Hoe and Plymouth Barbican.
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Police and Crime Commissioner funds new service for domestic abuse victims
Devon and Cornwall Police has launched a new approach to help high-risk domestic abuse victims as part of an innovative pilot in Cornwall and Plymouth.
Funded by Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez as a major part of her investment in summer policing, the force has partnered with experts from First Light in Cornwall and Plymouth Domestic Abuse Services (PDAS).
Commissioner Hernandez is responsible for commissioning services which protect and support victims and this project aims to build victims’ confidence so police have a better chance of taking formal action and bringing offenders to justice.
A dedicated unmarked vehicle will see an independent domestic violence advisor (IDVA) (Plymouth) or a specialist domestic abuse support worker (Cornwall) and a plain clothes police officer deployed together to any domestic abuse incident.
This will deliver an immediate response to incidents of domestic abuse at the most critical point providing the best support to the victim, whilst at the same time enabling officers to gather quality evidence of offences and to provide a thorough risk assessment.
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Stonehouse partnership wins £500k community investment
A partnership of residents, police, volunteers and Plymouth City Council, led by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, has secured more than half a million pounds of Government cash to tackle crime in part of Plymouth.
The Home Office has announced that the application to its Safer Streets Fund had been successful.
A total of £546,781 will be made available to reduce acquisitive crime in Northern Stonehouse, part of Plymouth that has had recent problems related to drug use and dealing.
The funding will give residents access to additional security measures such as extra CCTV cover, improved home security, neighbourhood watch schemes, additional street lighting and crime prevention advice.
It will also support the community to develop public spaces.
The commissioner’s office worked with residents, the neighbourhood policing team, Plymouth City Council and the Plymouth Community Safety Partnership, Safer Plymouth, to put the bid together to support greater connectivity.
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