MEET OUR BEAT OFFICERS

Shepshed and Hathern
This neighbourhood beat covers the town of Shepshed and the village of Hathern.

Shepshed is a commercial town, four miles from Loughborough and with the M1 motorway running through the beat. Hind Leys Community College and Shepshed High School are located in the town along with five primary schools in the neighbourhood beat area.

Neighbourhood team

Sgt Nick Leeland (1341)
Sgt Nick Leeland joined the Leicestershire Constabulary in 1999 and spent most of his service covering Loughborough and Shepshed. He has been a Sergeant at Loughborough since April 2007.

PC Phil Martindale (1799)
PC Phil Martindale has worked for Leicestershire Constabulary since 2001 having previously worked for West Midlands Police.

He has been based on the north area since this time and has been the community beat officer for Shepshed since 2004.

PC Martindale enjoys working closely with the local community, listening to issues and working together to identify solutions to problems.

PC Richard Neville (1264)

PCSO Damien Hyatt (6158)

PCSO Kelly Fowkes (6046)
"In 2004 I joined Leicestershire Constabulary as a Special Constable based at Ashby local policing unit. I became a PCSO in January 2007 and I am based at Shepshed police station covering the whole of Shepshed town and Hathern.

"I enjoy the challenge of working with the community and working closely with the rest of the beat team to make Shepshed and Hathern a safer place."