NG6 April/May 2022

YOUR LOCAL
BEAT TEAMS
BERRIDGE
Neighbourhood Policing Insp.
Inspector Paul Ferguson
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt
Sgt 906 Bruce Clarke
Team no: 101 Ext: 310 0906
PCSO 8294 Kelly Thomas
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 8294
Senior CPO 9946 Rupinder Kooner
Phone: 07908 116165
PC3158 Laura Phillips
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 3158
PCSO 3826 Charlotte Summers
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 3826
PCSO 4351 Miltos Lefkelis
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 4351
CPO 2675 Phillip Johnson
Phone: 074220 73220
PCSO 1658 Amy Morley
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 1658
PC 2657 Bhavuk Sharma
Phone: 101 Ext: 310 2657
BASFORD
Neighbourhood Policing Insp.
Inspector Gordon Fenwick
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt
Sgt 3344 Tracey Perkins
Team no: 101 Ext: 318 3344
PCSO 4808 Ruth Morris
101 ext: 310 4808
PC 2206 Darren Fay
101 ext: 310 2206
PCSO 1650 Heath Ben
101 ext: 310 1650
PC 4482 Doughty Thomas
101 ext: 310 4482
CPO 4268 Ian Jones
07342 071190
CPO 3334 Luke McQuillian
07525 406323
PCSO 1663 Robert Byron
101 ext: 310 1663
PC 2216 Samual Yallop
101 ext: 310 2216
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/
Find your Safer Neighbourhoods team by entering your postcode on
the homepage of www.nottinghamshire.police.uk