Police chief makes tackling bad behaviour a top priority

New Kirklees Superintendent David Lunn has begun his role with a pledge to increase public satisfaction with the police.

He will be in charge of uniformed policing for the division, including detective work and 999 response teams.

The 45-year-old father of two grew up in Dewsbury and now lives in Mirfield.

Superintendent Lunn says he is acutely aware of the challenges facing the district and is prepared to tackle them head on.

He said: "One of the priorities for the division and for me is to improve our response to anti-social behaviour and reduce its incidences across the district. It blights people's lives and it is unacceptable.

"When we are tackling anti social behaviour, it is important that we do it with our partners and with the community.

"My previous role was based in Wakefield in Corporate Review and involved undertaking projects based around improving confidence and satisfaction.

"We worked with other forces nationally, to try and get a better understanding of community issues and the needs of the public. Through this, I was able to view examples of good practice and see what was working around the country. Some of those ideas I would like to bring here in Kirklees.

"There is already a lot of good work which has gone on and what I'd like to do is build on that which has already been established in the district.

"It's about listening to the public, understanding what they want from West Yorkshire Police and ensuring that we deliver against that."

Superintendent Lunn has 23 years experience with West Yorkshire Police.

He started as a uniformed officer in Halifax in 1987 and worked as a sergeant in Odsal before becoming an inspector for Deighton, Sheepridge and Oakes in Huddersfield.

He also spent a year as Huddersfield community safety Inspector and later became chief inspector for Kirklees working as a community safety co-ordinator.

He later worked in Wakefield within the corporate review department.