NG4 March/April 2022

YOUR LOCAL
BEAT TEAMS
Neighbourhood Policing Insp.
Inspector Chris Jury
GEDLING, BURTON JOYCE
& VILLAGES
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt
Sgt 3823 Rebecca O’Connor
Team no: 101 Ext: 318 9722
PC 1645 Tom Packer
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 1645
PCSO 4736 Allan Cooke
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 4736
PC 4532 Matteo Cetti
Phone: 101 Ext 310 4532
PCSO 4332 Trevor Parkinson
Phone: 101 Ext 310 4332
PC 3099 George Wright
Phone: 101 Ext 310 3099
PC 2358 Mark Szeremeta
Phone: 101 Ext 310 2358
PCSO 4510 Behram Antia
Phone: 101 Ext 310 4510
CARLTON & PORCHESTER
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt
Sgt 3823 Rebecca O’Connor
Team no: 101 Ext: 318 9722
PC 2139 Catherine Flint
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 2139
PCSO 4701 Lucy Smith
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 4701
PCSO 4741 Keith Crowhurst
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 4741
Find your Safer Neighbourhoods
team by entering your postcode
on the homepage of
www.nottinghamshire.police.uk
How police keep thousands safe on nights out
From dealing with drunken fights
to hen parties asking for a ‘selfie’,
policing Nottingham’s night-time
economy swings and fluctuates like no
other shift.
One minute officers find themselves
engaging with excited groups on a fun
night out. The next they are bundling a
suspect into the back of a police van
following a violent incident at a nearby bar.
They are long shifts – 8pm to 6am on a
Saturday night – and the all-embracing
aim of the policing teams is to ensure
people can enjoy a safe night out.
Occasionally this will require taking
someone into custody. But most of the
time officers will simply be patrolling
the streets, engaging with revellers and
providing help and assistance where
needed.
It’s why Sergeant Richard Tiernan, of the
city centre neighbourhood policing team,
enjoys policing the night-time economy.
“Ultimately it’s policing in its purest form,”
he said. “You’re out there and doing
what you joined up for, which is keeping
people safe.
“People have perceptions of what
policing the night-time economy is like
but you do get some rewarding jobs. The
other night we talked someone down
from the roof of a car park who was
having a mental health crisis.”
An estimated 40,000 people descend
on Nottingham every weekend to
enjoy the city’s nightlife and a mix of
Nottinghamshire Police teams are
tasked with keeping them safe.
Working to a rota, the weekend nighttime
team consists of up to 15 police
constables, two sergeants and one
inspector, but there are also response
officers, armed officers and the dog unit
on standby, ready to deal with any major
incidents.
Managing the night-time economy
involves a huge amount of planning
and Nottinghamshire Police works in
partnership with many organisations
including Nottingham City Council,
East Midlands Ambulance Service,
St John’s Ambulance, the University
of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent
University to keep revellers safe.
Police also work with door staff,
pub managers, street pastors and
community protection officers employed
by the council.
But regardless of how much planning
and work goes into policing the nighttime
economy, much will depend on
the weather gods. Rain means revellers
will go straight home, but dry weather
means they will remain in the city after
the pubs and clubs have closed.
Nottinghamshire Police is also
continuing to encourage local residents
to sign up to Nottinghamshire Alert so
they can have direct engagement with
the force and its partners around issues
that matter to them.
To sign up to Nottinghamshire Alert
visit: https://www.nottinghamshirealert.
co.uk/