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MP backs stronger rural crime action in West Worcestershire

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 06:19 · Archive

West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has backed plans to strengthen rural crime prevention after meeting with police leaders.

Dame Harriett Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire, met with West Mercia Police chief constable Richard Cooper and police and crime commissioner John Campion to discuss local policing initiatives and rural crime prevention.

Baldwin said rural crime and fly-tipping are major issues raised by rural business owners. She said action is being taken and arrests have been made, but encouraged constituents to report crime to allow police to collect intelligence. Over recent weeks, she has met with local farmers and business owners who have reported a rise in hare coursing. She also discussed organised crime moving onto UK high streets, saying dodgy vape shops, car washes and barbers in West Worcestershire are under close scrutiny.

Baldwin warned that national Government proposals to merge police forces could put rural areas at risk. She said she was 'extremely concerned that important resources will be lost from rural areas to shore up stretched resources managing urban crime'. She thanked the police for their work and acknowledged the relatively low levels of serious crime in the area.

MP backs stronger rural crime action in West Worcestershire
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In this story: Harriett Baldwin · Richard Cooper · John Campion · West Mercia Police · West Worcestershire

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