Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis heard about the issues that matter to Lichfield people during a day in the city yesterday (Thurs).
Mr Ellis spoke to shoppers at two ‘Let’s Talk’ supermarket surgeries in the city before hosting a public meeting for people from across Lichfield district later in the day.
He spent an hour at Tesco in Church Street before travelling to Waitrose in Darwin Park, listening to the concerns of local people.
At the meeting at Lichfield District Council house in Frog Lane he outlined his vision for policing and the criminal justice system to over 30 people who asked questions on a range of topics including Neighbourhood Watch, parking and police officer numbers. The Commissioner talked about his plans to free up thousands of hours of local visible policing a week through investment in mobile technology for officers.
During the day, Mr Ellis also heard first-hand from domestic violence victims at a session organised by the Pathway Project and other support agencies. He then met with staff from the Staffordshire Buddies scheme and heard about their work to tackle hate crime around transgender issues. Coordinators of the Lichfield Townsafe scheme outlined their partnership work with local businesses to reduce crime across the city.
Mr Ellis said: “It was a really good day in Lichfield. I was heartened at the supermarket surgeries at Tesco and Waitrose that so many people already knew about the work we’re doing.
“There were also great meetings with local service workers and a big meeting on domestic violence which showed there’s still a lot of work to do in that area.
“Lichfield people came out in force and over 200 were spoken to or given information, which made it a thoroughly enjoyable day.”
A 21-second video about is now at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDNz7G5rU1U
For more details on future ‘Let’s Talk’ events visit
http://www.staffordshire-pcc.gov.uk/lets-talk/
