Cheshire's Police Commissioner visited Macclesfield Police Station earlier this week.

The Conservative PCC John Dwyer identified the key issues affecting the Macclesfield Policing Ward.

The main discussion points were around anti-social behaviour, burglaries and the recent warrants that were conducted in Poynton regarding the supply of Class A and Class B drugs which led to an arrest and a quantity of Class B drugs, paraphernalia and electronic devices being seized.

The Commissioner and the team also discussed the Macclesfield projects that have applied to the Community Cashback Fund and the 'Get Away n Get Safe' school project which was funded through the Commissioner's Police Innovation Fund. 

Macclesfiedl Police Station is located on Brunswick Street. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

On Wednesday 8 February he met with officers and staff in Macclesfield, including Chief Inspector (CI) Sarah O'Driscoll who outlined a current overview of the issues that the LPU is experiencing as well as their successes and objectives for the future.

The visit also provided an opportunity for the Commissioner to highlight his Police and Crime Plan priorities and discuss how they were being addressed across the communities that Macclesfield LPU serves.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer, said:"I am really grateful to CI O'Driscoll and her team for welcoming me to Macclesfield and talking to me candidly about their successes and the challenges of working on the front line.

"These visits are crucial to my role and enable me to understand how I can best support Cheshire Constabulary's officers and, by extension, the residents that we serve.

Mr Dwyer has an office in Winsford in Cheshire West, in the same building with Cheshire Police's Headquarters. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

"I take the insights of the day away with me and it is my role to take this feedback on board, ensuring that the Constabulary can work in the most effective and efficient way to ensure the public receive the police service that they expect and deserve."

During the meeting, the team spoke to the Commissioner about their links with local residents, schools and organisations and how these helped to build intelligence and improve the response that the police are able to offer to local residents.

Chief Inspector at Macclesfield LPU, Sarah O'Driscoll, said:

"It was a pleasure to talk to the Commissioner about the successes and challenges that we see here in Macclesfield, having the opportunity to highlight the work that is going on to prevent and tackle crime in the area is really important.

Police cars round the back of Macclesfield Police Station. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

"It was also a valuable session for our officers and staff as they were able to feedback their own experiences and highlight some of the work that we do with residents and partner agencies to build on the relationships we have within the communities that we serve."

It must be noted that the Macclesfield Policing Ward also includes places that aren't geographically considered as Macclesfield like Knutsford and High Legh.

The meeting came in the same week that it was announced that the amount Macclesfield residents will pay for the police precept is going up.

John Dwyer added: "I understand the public's desire to see and feel the police presence in their local area, and our community policing model means each of Cheshire's 122 community areas is assigned its own dedicated police resource to work with local people and solve local issues.

A Cheshire Police car on Churchill Way in Macclesfield. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

"I fully support the officers in their efforts to make Cheshire an even safer place and I'm grateful to every officer, PCSO and member of staff who work tirelessly for their communities."

If Macclesfield residents have something to say regarding the topics discussed, or indeed ones they missed, you can let Macclesfield policing team know about issues in your area via the Resident's Voice survey on this link.

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