Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes spoke to the M.E.N. about his priorities for the borough
The cop in charge of policing Stockport has made tackling the scourge of off-road bikes one of his first priorities. Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes was appointed District Commander six-weeks-ago.
READ MORE: New images reveal what Stockport Pyramid could look like inside as it's transformed into 'luxury dining experience' Over the coming months, Chf Spt Hughes said there will be a 'refocus' on neighbourhood policing. "Our focus is to have a highly visible neighbourhood resource, in the town centre, and each of the communities, so you don't get a different level of service regardless of where you live," he said.
"With any change across Stockport we'll look to be ahead of that. The opening of the new transport interchange, and the new Viaduct Park on its roof, raised concerns over anti-social behaviour with some saying they feared it could become 'the new Piccadilly Gardens'. Particularly after police were called to reports of yobs causing trouble just a day after it opened.
One of the first issues he and his officers are looking to tackle is off-road biking. On Thursday , Chf Spt Hughes was in Stockport town centre as part of a day of action. He said the scale of the problem was hard to quantify as 'we don't know what proportion of reports are making their way to us'. "But if one person is seeing that bike coming razzing past, then so are a lot of people," he added.
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