Neighbourhood Team Leader for Torrington

PS 4773 Helen Rowell

I am Sergeant Helen Rowell the Neighbourhood Team Leader for Torrington, with responsibility for supervising the work of the Torrington Town and Rural Beat Teams. I am the Torrington Sergeant and enjoy being part of what is clearly a strong and actively involved community.

I joined the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary in 1997 and spent several years in Plymouth gaining experience in Neighbourhood and problem solving policing, patrol and specialist drug enforcement teams prior to moving to North Devon in 2002 where I have been a Patrol Sergeant.

Torrington and the surrounding parishes are a safe place to live with very low crime rate. The team and I along with your help intend to ensure it stays that way. 

Neighbour Beat Manager (NBM) for Torrington Town Team

PC 5036 Kerry Wilson

I am Kerry Wilson the current Neighbourhood Beat Manager for Torrington Town and Taddiport. I moved to this post after working for approximatley 18 months as a response officer in the Town. I joined the Police Service in August 1998 and served in Plymouth for several years prior to moving to North Devon. I have worked in Bideford for many years covering both Response and Neighbourhood Beat duties. Having worked in Torrington for quite some time I already have a good knowledge of the Town and have met some of its residents. Hopefully I am a familiar face to many of you already. As the Neighbourhood Beat Manager I will be working alongside PCSO Lorraine Kenneally. We both work within the Torrington Neighbourhood Beat Team which covers both Rural and Urban.

Other Team Members

Local Policing Support Officer (LPSO)

PC 1894 Adam Williams

Hi, my name is Adam Williams. I have been asked to come to Torrington to temporarily cover the Rural Neighborhood Beat Manager’s position. I will be supporting the existing Neighbourhood Beat Team in Torrington. I will be spending some of my time in Torrington and the rural areas, but also have responsibilities in Bideford.  

I am relatively young in service having just completed my two years probation, however, I am not so young in years having reached 40 this year!

Most of my first  two years have been spent on a Response section in Bideford. Whilst doing that I have attended several jobs in Torrington, so you may recognise my face when you meet me.

I have lived in North Devon for the majority of my life and I am hoping that my move to Torrington will become a permanent one.

Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) for Torrington Rural Team

PCSO 30335 Melissa Baker

Hello, my name is Melissa Baker and I am the Police Community Support Officer covering rural Torrington. I started in January 2007. I have lived in Torrington all my life and know the area very well, this has helped me in my job immensely. As a PCSO I contribute to the policing of neighbourhoods and village through high visibility patrols aiming to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. Gathering intelligence and community safety work. I achieve this through being accessible and familar to communities, interaction with schools, groups businesses and partner agencies.

PCSO 30096 Sandra Brown

I am a Police Community Support Officer for Torrington rural. I have been a PCSO since April 2006, working for a year in HolsworthyTown. Before becoming a PCSO I was in the leisure industry which gave me the oppurtunity to work with members of the public rangeing from the very young to the elderly. My role involves me being out and about in the community on high visibility patrol, on foot or cycle. This makes me easily accessible and a point of contact for people to liaise with. I deal with community issues, attend meetings and functions within the community and also address low level crimes and anti social behaviour which may have an impact on quality of life within the Neighbourhood. 

PCSO for Torrington TownTeam

PCSO 30095 Lorraine Kenneally

My name is Lorraine Kenneally and I am a Police Community Support Officer for Torrington Town. I have been a PCSO since April 2006 but before then I worked as the Enquiry Officer in Torrington Police Station for 7 years. I have lived in Torrington all my life, which certainly helps with knowing the area and the locals. My main role is to provide a highly visible presence in and around the Town, tackling anti social behaviour and any minor crimes. I work very closely with the schools and I am also a School Governor at Great Torrington School, where my children attend.

Contact us

I you would like to contact your local Neighbourhood Policing Team please click on the email link within the right-hand-column. Please remember to leave your contact details so that we can get back to you.

torrington@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk