They can all be contacted through the Hampshire Constabulary switchboard number 0845 045 45 45. When you get through to the switchboard ask to be put through to the officer and specify at which station he or she serves.

If your call is an emergency, however, always dial 999.

If the officer you want is not on duty when you call you can leave a message for him or her with the Crime and Information Management Unit (CIMU) at that division.

Alternatively you can e-mail them at equine@hampshire.pnn.police.uk but you MUST remember in the message field of your e-mail to ask for it to be forwarded to the named liaison officer you want to contact. Operators can then send the note on our internal network to await that officer when they return to duty.

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Mane chance

Team tackles horse crime with a
rural 'neigh'bourhood watch

by Jane Kennedy Scott
Pictures by the Daily Echo. Click on the pictures to see a larger image.

POLICE commitment to tackling rural crime has been boosted by the launch of Horsewatch. The scheme which targets crime within Hampshire’s riding community, encourages owners to safeguard animals and property by taking basic security advice.
The crackdown on offences involving horses and riding equipment also promotes partnerships between newly appointed equine liaison officers and stables across the county.

Almost ninety per cent of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is rural and has thousands of farms, stables and small holdings which can be targeted by thieves.
Force Equine Liaison Officer Detective Inspector David Collings has high hopes for the scheme.
“Residents living in some of Hampshire’s rural areas sometimes wrongly perceive that police do not view their needs as a high priority, but of course we do,” he said.
People who sign up to Horsewatch will receive regular newsletters, and access to meetings, and if they are ever victims of crime a telephone cascade system will spread the word and could help recover their stolen property.

Vital role
“If owners permanently mark or identify their tack or other valuables they can at least be reassured that when we recover stolen items we have a good chance of being able to retum them to their rightful owners.”

The constabulary website — www.hampshire.police.uk — is also playing a vital role as an effective way of recruiting members to Horsewatch groups, and spreading news of horserelated crime. Equine Liaison officers have been appointed across Hampshire’s thirteen police divisions.

Contact point
They share an interest in horses, in many cases are owners themselves, and will perform their new role in addition to normal police duties. Most importantly they will act as a contact point between horse owners and the police, and although they won’t necessarily deal with all reports of equine crime they will be available to assist investigating officers and crime reduction staff.