Saqib Bhatti, Member of Parliament for Meriden, joined local police teams last month for area patrols and a day in the Chelmsley Wood Police Station offices.
Saqib patrolled Hockley Heath and Knowle High Street alongside the Rural Police Team where he caught up with businesses about crime issues they were facing in their local area. In the afternoon, he joined the Smith’s Wood, Kingshurst and Castle Bromwich Team in Smith’s Wood where he spoke to local residents about antisocial behaviour and other crime prevalent in the locality.
Commenting on the day of activity, Saqib said:
“It was a real pleasure to join the local neighbourhood police forces as they carried out their duties. It was a thoroughly insightful day as I fully got to grips with the kinds of crime we are dealing with all across the Meriden constituency, both rural and urban and ways we can work together to support our officers.
“Our police teams do a phenomenal job of keeping us all safe, so I want to thank them all for their outstanding commitment to our local communities. To Inspector Wallace and his team, thank you for having me”.
Also commenting on Saqib’s visit to the station, Inspector Alec Wallace from Solihull Police added:
“It was great to have Saqib Bhatti MP join us for the day in the community, understanding how crime is affecting local residents, speaking with the Police Constables, and Police Community Support Officers who work in Meriden Constituency and witnessing first-hand the work they are doing to prevent and reduce crime”.
