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People across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, and Worcestershire are being encouraged to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies with the launch of a new website from the West Mercia Local Resilience Forum (LRF).
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We are asking members of the public to look out for elderly or vulnerable family and friends and make sure they’re vigilant against courier fraud.
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Can you help us find Jacob Telford who is wanted for breaching court bail?
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Motorbike owners are being urged to make sure their two wheelers are being kept safe and secure when not in use as the hotter weather continues.
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Can you help us find Emma Strunk who is wanted on recall to prison?
Issue: Anti-Social Behaviour
This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, crime data and engagements with partners.
We will:
-Deal robustly with any persons committing anti-social behaviour, working together with our partners and making use of available legislation.
-Ensure Officers are regularly visible in areas of concern & ASB hotspots, such as the Woodrow Centre.
We did July 2026 -
- Numerous hotpot patrols at Woodrow centre.
- PACT meeting with partners at the Hub - members of the public attended to raise concerns in local area.
- Walkabout with housing, public health and community members - identified street lighting that needed repairing, an e-bike seized while walk about taking place and damage identified to local infrastructure that will now be repaired
We did August 2026 -
Further collaborative work with partners and public health focusing on the Woodrow area and proactive patrols conducted.
There have been people identified that have been issued with Community Protection Warnings.
Issue: Drug use & supply
This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, crime data and engagement with partners.
We will:
-Deal proactively with drug use & supply in Greenlands & Lodge Park, with a particular focus on working with partners to address the root causes of drug use in the community.
We did July 2026 -
A number of stop searches carried out in the location under misuse of drugs act.
We did August 2026 -
Proactive patrols in Bengrove Close, in particular at the spider park.
Further intelligence has been identified and the team are actively following up with this.
A key offender has been identified and arrested.
Issue: Speeding
This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on community feedback, recorded data and engagement with partners.
We will:
-Review data and community concerns, working together with partners to be visible on our roads.
-Provide education as well as proactive enforcement with available tools, such as TruCAM.
We did July 2026 -
Speed enforcement on Studley Road having been identified as an area of concern by local residents
We Did August 2026 -
Further speed enforcement conducted during the month of August, including Studley Road and surrounding roads, the bus route.
