New Safer Neighbourhood Inspector for Stevenage

The Stevenage Neighbourhood Policing Teams have a new inspector at the helm.

Inspector Will Rogers-Overy was previously in charge of the intervention teams (999 responders) in Stevenage, before taking on his new role.

Will brings a wealth of experience to the job, having joined the constabulary in 2005. As a young PC, he was based on an intervention team in Welwyn Hatfield, where he stayed for the next five years, learning the ropes on the front line.

Will then moved over to a Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) in Hatfield, where he led on projects to reduce ASB and enhance community cohesion between residents and students at the University of Hertfordshire.

NPTs focus on local policing within communities, working closely with partners such as schools and councils, to tackle short- and long-term neighbourhood issues, including anti-social behaviour, local crime series such as burglary and criminal damage and drug related crime.

A promotion to sergeant followed in 2016 and Will went back to response policing, but this time in Borehamwood, before taking a new role in the custody suite in Hatfield. He remained there until he was promoted to the rank of inspector and moved back to manage the intervention teams in Stevenage and North Herts.

During his time as an inspector Will has led the response to a number of incidents, including ground commander for the large industrial fire Baldock.

Outside of work, Will is a busy dad!

Commenting on his new role he said: “I have strong family connections to Stevenage and I know the town well, so I am really looking forward to focussing on the communities here and building on the good relationships we currently have with our partner agencies.

“Working in Neighbourhood Policing gives you so many opportunities to make a genuine difference to people’s lives. What might seem like a relatively small problem to one person, could be having a big impact on the quality of live for someone ese. So even helping in a seemingly small way, you could be making a huge difference.

“I want you to hear from local residents about the issues that matter to them. You can use our community voice platform ‘echo’ to let us know what you think we should be prioritising in your area. Your feedback will help towards shaping our local policing priorities, initiatives and campaigns. Visit Echo and tell us your thoughts.”

“You can also join our community messaging platform ‘Herts Connected’ to receive free local police messages.

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