Supporting Stalking Awareness Week 2024 Monday, 22 April, 2024 I am announcing my support for National Stalking Awareness Week. This week aims to raise awareness of stalking, the different types of behaviour a stalker may display and the support services available to victims. Stalking is defined as a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable... Local News
Listening to the Public in Market Harborough 30th March 2023 Market Harborough Public Liaison Day 30 March 2023 After a cracking bacon bap at The Sandwich Shop in St Mary’s Road, I headed to Little Bowden Park to meet... Local News
High praise for Leicestershire officer after £8million of cocaine taken off the streets 21st March 2023 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has praised an officer whose instincts led to one of the biggest-ever... Local News
Restoring Hope with Ramadan FM 21st March 2023 I visited Ramadan FM to congratulate them on gaining a full-time broadcasting licence so that they can now be heard year-round, not just during Ramadan. I also... Local News
PCC welcomes £1.3m funding boost to meet the costs of East Leicester disorder and support his plans to restore hope in policing 21st March 2023 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has secured funding worth nearly £1.3m to cover the cost of policing last... Local News
PCC welcomes £1.3m funding boost to meet the costs of East Leicester disorder and support his plans to restore hope in policing 21st March 2023 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has secured funding worth nearly £1.3m to cover the cost of policing last... Local News
Young life-savers taught how to respond to victims of violence in PCC-backed project 21st March 2023 Up to 150 young people across Leicester are to be trained to become lifesavers in their communities thanks to a project funded by Police and Crime Commissioner... Local News
PCC welcomes move to treat violence against women and girls as seriously as terrorism 15th March 2023 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews has welcomed Home Secretary Suella Braverman's decision to make tackling... Local News
Aspiring rappers and creative artists take centre stage in new urban music project 10th March 2023 An urban music project aimed at diverting young people away from crime and violence is set to get underway in Leicester. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland... Local News
Villagers set for arrival of new CCTV thanks to PCC funding 6th March 2023 Plans to install new CCTV cameras to help deter anti-social behaviour and disorder in a Leicestershire village are moving ahead at pace thanks to a substantial... Local News