Police Column: I’ll be tackling key issues causing problems for local residents

I joined the Bassetlaw policing team in February, taking over from Inspector Neil Bellamy, who has taken retirement after 36 years in policing, writes Inspector Hayley Crawford, Bassetlaw district commander.

I am delighted to be here and working to prevent and tackle crime in Bassetlaw.

Some of the issues identified locally as causing problems for residents include speeding, off-road bikes and theft of motor vehicles.

I’m pleased to say we have additional support from our roads policing team to assist and also our neighbourhood policing teams have some speed operations planned as I know speeding is a real concern for residents.

It has certainly been a busy few weeks in Bassetlaw, especially for tackling cannabis cultivation, which saw our neighbourhood team come across a 400-plus plant professional operation with a street value estimated to be in six-figure sums.