Tony Hogg

Commisioner highlights £300m regional cost of alcohol-related crime

Police and crime commissioner Tony Hogg has vowed to put the cost of alohol-related crime at the top of his agenda.

With the bill currently running at more than £300m in Devon and Cornwall, Mr Hogg called upon all organisations affected by the 'booze culture' to create a strategy to reduce both the cost and the effect on society.

On Monday (16 September) over 60 delegates...

Police commissioner launches 'Action for Change' on alcohol-related crime

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner is launching an “Action for Change” forum, to tackle alcohol misuse and related crime. The cost to society and policing resources is enormous and Tony Hogg has made reducing it a top priority in his Police and Crime Plan.

The Commissioner has invited senior local and national figures to a ‘think tank’ in Plymouth on Monday (16...

Tony Hogg's Broadreach visit sparks discussion

The future commissioning of the voluntary sector to deliver services to people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction was one of the subjects discussed when Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg visited Broadreach House in Plymouth on Wednesday (11 September).

Mr Hogg spent most of the afternoon with Broadreach Chief Executive Gina Dormer and members of its board to hear about...

Police and crime commissioner visits Broadreach House

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg will today (Wednesday 11 September) visit Plymouth drug and alcohol treatment charity Broadreach House.

Broadreach House is an innovative and dynamic registered charity, offering treatment and support services for men and women whose lives have been adversely affected by addiction.

Chief executive Gina Dormer has invited Mr Hogg to tour...

Police performance meetings now open to the public

The first public meeting of the police and crime commissioner’s (PCC) performance and accountability board will be chaired by comminssioner Tony Hogg in Plymouth next Thursday (5 September) at 2pm.

The board which meets on a monthly basis has decided to open up the meetings to the public.

It is planned that these meetings will be held at venues around Devon and Cornwall in...

Blog: Tony Hogg discusses summer policing and his campaign against 'legal highs'

Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg discusses the challenges that the summer season brings to policing in the region and highlights his campaign against 'legal highs'

The summer holiday is in full swing and as the sun seems to have accepted the key role it has to play in proceedings this year, the annual migration to the south west of eight million...

Police boss calls for action against 'legal highs'

In the wake of three local incidents over the weekend where young people were hospitalised after taking so-called 'legal highs', Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is urging all sections of the community to join forces to counter the danger posed by an increasing trade in the drugs.

The incidents, two in Exeter and one in Torquay, occurred just days after Mr Hogg confronted staff...

Police and crime chief defends accommodation expense claims

Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg has given a robust response to an article in The Daily Mail that criticises the police chief's expenses claims for accommodation.

In a statement on the PCC's website , Mr Hogg confirms the Mail's central allegation that he has been awarded £650 per month towards accommodation when staying away from his West Cornwall...

Devon and Cornwall selected for police street triage pilot

Devon and Cornwall Police have welcomed the news announcement that they have been invited to be one of four pilot force areas in England to run a ground breaking mental health project in 2013/14.

Street Triage refers to services in which clinical mental health staff accompany police to emergency responses. The clinical staff are then on hand to help officers decide on the best option...

Devon and Cornwall's police chiefs call for MPs to back a better deal for the region

Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and Chief Constable have written to all of Devon and Cornwall's MPs as the Chancellor George Osborne sets out his plans for further departmental spending cuts today.

In a letter released publicly, PCC Tony Hogg and Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer call for local MPs - including Plymouth's Oliver Colvile (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport...

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