My name is Joanne HARTLEY and I am the Police Community Support Officer for the wards of Shorne, Cobham Luddesdown Chalk and Higham. I have been a PCSO in Kent for 11 and a half years and thoroughly enjoy my role as it gives me the opportunity to get out and about and work within the local community.
My shifts are either 8am to 5pm or 1pm to 10pm. I will change my shift if it is required to attend certain events or if there is a particular operational need, for example providing reassurance outside a school.
I’m based out of Northfleet Police Station and work with other PCSO colleagues.
My typical shift will start with a briefing with my team and my Sergeant. The briefing will include details about significant incidents which have affected the community and any crimes of note. I will also be provided with the names and faces of people who I am required to collect intelligence on to disrupt their criminal behaviour.
After briefing I then log onto a computer and research the incidents that have been reported on my wards since my last shift, I am particularly interested in any reports where vulnerable people have been victimised or exploited. I use this information to plan my shift to ensure that I am highly visible in the areas where I am needed the most.
During a typical shift I will visit any resident who has been a victim of a residential burglary, I use this as an opportunity to provide reassurance that being a victim of a burglary is still rare. I will provide crime prevention advice and even provide crime prevention merchandise such as shed alarms or light timers if needed.
I will also visit any person who has been identified as a potential victim of financial fraud, to ensure that they are supported if they have any vulnerabilities and signpost them to other agencies who can provide help. I work alongside colleagues from Schools, Health Trusts and Gravesham Borough Council.
I do have a variety of Police Powers, the most commonly used ones are the power to require a person committing anti-social behaviour to provide their name and address and the power to deal with vehicles being used in an anti-social manner. In addition to my routine patrolling I will also support local Policing Operations during peak periods such as local Truancy Sweeps or Anti-Social Behaviour patrols during school holidays or Halloween.
I will respond to calls from the Force Control Room that are in my ward, responding to Anti-Social Behaviour and nuisance calls. I will also support local Police Officers in searches for missing people or assisting at the scene of an incident if I am nearby.
It is fair to say that no two days are the same, I think on average I walk about approximately 2 miles a day around my wards and speak to lots of different people.
I really enjoy the opportunity to attend local support centres. I attend surgeries, coffee mornings, youth clubs, and adult pop in centre’s locally on my wards.
I look forward to continue working within the local community.
My shifts are either 8am to 5pm or 1pm to 10pm. I will change my shift if it is required to attend certain events or if there is a particular operational need, for example providing reassurance outside a school.
I’m based out of Northfleet Police Station and work with other PCSO colleagues.
My typical shift will start with a briefing with my team and my Sergeant. The briefing will include details about significant incidents which have affected the community and any crimes of note. I will also be provided with the names and faces of people who I am required to collect intelligence on to disrupt their criminal behaviour.
After briefing I then log onto a computer and research the incidents that have been reported on my wards since my last shift, I am particularly interested in any reports where vulnerable people have been victimised or exploited. I use this information to plan my shift to ensure that I am highly visible in the areas where I am needed the most.
During a typical shift I will visit any resident who has been a victim of a residential burglary, I use this as an opportunity to provide reassurance that being a victim of a burglary is still rare. I will provide crime prevention advice and even provide crime prevention merchandise such as shed alarms or light timers if needed.
I will also visit any person who has been identified as a potential victim of financial fraud, to ensure that they are supported if they have any vulnerabilities and signpost them to other agencies who can provide help. I work alongside colleagues from Schools, Health Trusts and Gravesham Borough Council.
I do have a variety of Police Powers, the most commonly used ones are the power to require a person committing anti-social behaviour to provide their name and address and the power to deal with vehicles being used in an anti-social manner. In addition to my routine patrolling I will also support local Policing Operations during peak periods such as local Truancy Sweeps or Anti-Social Behaviour patrols during school holidays or Halloween.
I will respond to calls from the Force Control Room that are in my ward, responding to Anti-Social Behaviour and nuisance calls. I will also support local Police Officers in searches for missing people or assisting at the scene of an incident if I am nearby.
It is fair to say that no two days are the same, I think on average I walk about approximately 2 miles a day around my wards and speak to lots of different people.
I really enjoy the opportunity to attend local support centres. I attend surgeries, coffee mornings, youth clubs, and adult pop in centre’s locally on my wards.
I look forward to continue working within the local community.
