New face on beat
The team of Police Community Support Officers patrolling Oxford's Blackbird Leys estate is now complete, with the appointment of Mari-Claire Tutty.
Ms Tutty made her first patrols on the completion of her training in February and is now a key member of the team.
Along with PCSOs Laura Harris, Simone O'Dell and Jacqui Harris, she is helping to provide a visible presence in the streets to deal with low-level crime and antisocial behaviour.
Ms Tutty, based at Cowley police station, said: "Becoming a PCSO has been an ambition of mine and I'm really proud and pleased to be a part of the new neighbourhood team in Blackbird Leys.
"I'm looking forward to getting out and about throughout the area and I want people to recognise me as someone to talk to, someone who can help them and to be able to deal with any problems they may have."
Sgt Ian Uttley, of the Blackbird Leys neighbourhood policing team, who is Ms Tutty's supervisor, said: "Now that Mari-Claire is fully trained and familiar with the area, we have another valuable person in the neighbourhood policing team and we will strive to continue our good work.
"Police Community Support Officers are there to be a good point of contact with the community. Together, we're all working to crack down on crime in Blackbird Leys and to provide the community with a way of letting us know their concerns so we can act on them."
PCSOs are uniformed police officers with limited powers. They can issue fixed penalty fines for minor offences such as dropping litter and graffiti. They can also confiscate alcohol, arrange for abandoned cars to be removed and stop vehicles for roadside checks.
9:43am Wednesday 12th April 2006
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