Working Together for a Safer Community - Blue Lights, Community Events and Custody Visits

This week I have been busy with prolific offenders, community events, education around scooters and warrants.

I was part of the processing of Damian Badger, 36, of Hermitage Way, Stourport. He was arrested, charged and remanded by the Safer Neighbourhood Team and interview team.

Badger was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, ordered to pay £1,355.74 in compensation, ordered to complete a drug rehabilitation non-residential course for six months and to carry out 20 hours of unpaid work.

Great work from the teams involved.

I have attended a busy event at Grace Church, Greatfield Road, Kidderminster on Saturday 25th. I got to see a lot of the community and chatted to people of all ages. Uniform was tried on and we have some great new neighbourhood officers ready to go!

Today I have helped Kidderminster CID with four Warrants all conducted at the same time. 

#TacklingDrugCrime

From the address I attended one male was arrested, with drugs and paraphernalia being found.

At other addresses, arrests were made with drugs and signs of supplying being found.

Great work by the Safer Neighbourhood officers involved and CID.

#WestMerciaTogetherToFightCrime

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I have been patrolling the street where its been indicated that scooters and motorbikes are being used recklessly.

I have stopped and engaged with young children who have scooters around Brintons Park, getting parents to come and collect were appropriate and educating around this. If the scooters aren’t being used you may still get stopped and spoken to. If they are being used recklessly and or causing antisocial behaviour, you will likely get them seized and get traffic tickets.

I have conducted checks in areas for vehicles lacking Tax and MOT, these will continue and the team have been made aware.

Did you know that West Mercia Police use lots of social media platforms, to report what we are going, and you can even get WhatsApp messages?

Social Media | West Mercia Police

I will be off now until Monday 3rd August 2026 (August already, time flies when you’re having fun). Have a great weekend all and I hope the summer holidays are still going well for the little one.

Fun Facts

Did you know that 24/07/2026 was National Circadian Awareness Day 2026?

Your circadian rhythm is your 24 hour body clock that regulates many of your natural biological processes including sleepiness and wakefulness. 

https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-health-issues/sleep/

Animal helpers: In ancient Egypt around 1500 BCE, patrollers used trained dogs and even monkeys to guard public markets and track down lawbreakers

Sharks are older than trees, having first appeared in the ocean around 400 million years ago, while trees did not show up on Earth until about 350 million years ago.