Bus beat for police support officer

A POLICE community support officer is taking to the bus on the beat.

PCSO Gavin Dobson is opting to use public transport to get to the heart of the community to find out the views and concerns of the public when he heads out on the beat in Richmond.

He has launched the new initiative which will see him travel on a bus service throughout the North Yorkshire town each week for about an hour.

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PCSO Dobson, a member of the Richmond Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: "Sometimes the public are reluctant to approach the police for a number of reasons and may feel the matter is not worth reporting or that we will not be interested.

"I want the public to know that no issue is too small or insignificant and they should have the confidence to speak out regardless"

The Bus Cop scheme is being supported by the Dales and District Bus Company.

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