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New Police Divisional Commander

 

New Divisional Commander To Oversee Policing In West Division
New Divisional Commander in Lancashire Constabulary’s West Division, leading policing in Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Morecambe is Chief Supt Karen Edwards

Karen has 26 years’ service with Lancashire Constabulary says: starting my career in 1995 as a PC on foot patrol in Skelmersdale. It’s a privilege to now be leading policing in this area.

Karen says her priorities are:   To reduce crime and anti-social behaviour and to protect and build trust within the communities of West Division. I expect my officers to carry out more proactive work focusing on burglary, robbery and anti-social behaviour. I’m passionate about seeking longer term solutions to all policing issues and will work closely with partner agencies to agree joint outcomes to deliver services that best meet the needs of our communities.

Residents in the area can be reassured that I am committed to keeping people safe and working alongside them to address the issues that matter most to them. I will not tolerate criminality or anti-social behaviour and will work with the community to bring to justice those individuals who insist on causing harm to good law-abiding citizens.

I will support my officers and staff to ensure they have the skills, confidence and equipment to carry out this challenging and complex job, ensuring they strive to provide the best quality of service to members of the public.

I want to engage with the communities across my division and encourage residents to complete the Lancashire Talking survey, which can be accessed via the Lancashire Constabulary website. Tell us your views and concerns around crime and disorder in your local area and I will use this information, alongside crime data and intelligence, to ensure I make the best use of my resources to meet the needs of communities.

Chief Supt Karen Edwards
Divisional Commander
West Division

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New Anti Fraud 159 Hot Line

Scam alert service

 

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Fake supermarket emails

Bogus marketing surveys promising gift cards of up to £100 for filling them out are landing in people’s inboxes. These emails impersonate the likes of Asda, Morrisons and Tesco and contain common phishing tactics.

We’ve gotten hold of copies so you know what to watch out for.

Supermarket phishing

The new 159 anti-fraud hotline

Stop Scams UK and the Global Cyber Alliance have launched the ‘159’ pilot scheme to disrupt impersonation scammers who pose as banks or other firms to trick customers into sending them money (ie bank transfer or authorised push payment scams).

A dedicated phone number for anti-fraud checks could be effective because it allows you to check whether a call from your bank is genuine. But will banks use this to justify even lower reimbursement rates?

Here’s how the scheme works.

Stopping impersonation scams

There’s now a much easier way to make us aware of scams directly with our scam sharer tool. Tell us your experiences of phishing emails, fake texts, cold calls and other types of fraud.

Stay safe,

Which? scam alert team

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