Suffolk s police and crime commissioner helps set the strategy and priority for policing
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A year later than planned, Suffolk will take to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on Thursday, May 6.
The election comes at a fascinating time as policing proved to be a high profile part of the Covid-19 pandemic with officers tasked with enforcing the various changing restrictions.
Those included issuing fines and breaking up large gatherings, on top of the existing duties.
Conservative PCC candidate for 2021, Tim Passmore
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What is a PCC responsible for?
The PCC role was created in 2012 with the aim of making policing decisions, finances and strategy more open and transparent. The PCC s responsibilities include:
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4:10 PM April 29, 2021
Tim Passmore apologised after an inaccurate leaflet was distributed in some parts of the county.
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Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Tim Passmore has apologised after an inaccurate election leaflet that should have been pulped was distributed to some homes in the county.
In the leaflet published by Mr Passmore s Conservative campaign he says: We now have over 1,300 full time police officers more than in 2012 (when he was first elected).
Tim Passmore s leaflet that should have been withdrawn.
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According to the Suffolk Police website the force has 1,100 police officers, 940 civilian staff and 240 special police officers.
Suffolk s candidates for PCC have set out their approach to dealing with rural crime
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Candidates hoping to be elected as Suffolk s police and crime commissioner have set out their proposals to fight rural crime.
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) wrote to candidates ahead of the poll on May 6.
It asked each to commit to a rural manifesto focusing on tackling wildlife and rural businesses crime, supporting the National Rural Crime Network and promoting the Countryside Code, education and greater joined-up enforcement work.
A recent NFU survey of 340 members in East Anglia found 67% had experienced hare coursing
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4:13 PM April 23, 2021
Ipswich rubbish has been cleaned up on Radcliffe Drive, left, and left in Stonelodge Park, right.
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Residents concerned at anti-social behaviour in Chantry have said that litter is one of their biggest gripes - after one family collected three bags of rubbish from a single pathway.
Gemma Burden spent last Friday picking up the rubbish from Radcliffe Drive to Hawthorn Drive with her husband Lee and her four-year-old son, Austin.
Mrs Burden said: My husband has just walked our dog up there again and collected another bag full. In just one week. Disgusting and so disappointing.