Helping leading child protection charities to prevent online exploitation Sunday, 17 November, 2024 Over the past 3 years, as Sussex PCC I've provided over £680,000 to Barnardo's and the YMCA DownsLink Group's WiSE project to fund an initiative called SOLAH. Standing for ‘Safer Online At Home’, SOLAH began in November 2021 as a pathway for the Sussex Police Online Investigation Team to refer children and young people into especially where they were either uploading self-generated images to the... Local News
Dognapping fear at an all-time high say public in huge national survey 15th March 2021 More than three-quarters of dog owners say they’re more scared of walking their pet because of the heightened risk that it’ll be stolen, according to a major... Reports
New scheme to reduce the harm caused by stalking launched in Sussex 8th March 2021 30 stalkers, who have been issued separately with a Stalking Protection Order to safeguard their victims, will now receive specialist intervention to address... Local News
New high harm domestic abuse perpetrator unit launched in Sussex 1st March 2021 A new multi-agency unit, jointly led and monitored by Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne and Sussex Police, starts work today, Monday 1 March, to... Local News
PCC launches public survey on dog thefts 19th February 2021 Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne, in partnership with the Association of Police & Crime Commissioners (APCC) has launched today (19 February) a... Local News
People looking for love in Sussex scammed out of over £3million last year 11th February 2021 The warning comes just days before Valentine's Day. Valentine’s Day is a day for expressing and receiving displays of love and affection. With so many more... Reports
‘YOU SAY STALKER, I SAY DEVOTED!' Etsy and Thortful Valentine’s Day cards make fun of STALKING. 9th February 2021 Card removed from site after PCC criticises product which 'romanticises' this serious crime . National Stalking Lead for the Association of Police & Crime... Articles
Partnership tackling serious violent crime in Sussex to get funding boost 8th February 2021 An innovative partnership tackling the root causes of serious violent crime in Sussex to protect young people and make our communities safer is to receive... Local News
Sussex Police spending plans & funding challenges under the spotlight 21st January 2021 WHAT: Monthly Performance & Accountability Meeting (PAM) WHEN: Friday 22 January @ 13:00 WHERE: Watch in the archive here SOCIAL MEDIA: Join the conversation on... Articles
PCC welcomes extra money to cut drug crime in Hastings 20th January 2021 Today (20 January) the Home Secretary and Health Secretary announced that Hastings in East Sussex will be receiving an investment of over £4 million to cut drug... Articles
