Getting the message

Beat 19 enjoys the benefit of the 'Get the message' scheme.

Here up to date crime information is relayed from the Loughborough Neighbourhood Watch office on information received from the Police Community Unit
Information relevant to Beat 19 is sent via a web-site to the co-ordinators of each of the schemes in Shepshed.
This information is received within minutes of transmission and as long as people's mobile phones are on standby and have a signal, the message is downloaded immediately.

Heed can then be taken of these messages and passed to individual scheme members in a timely and accurate manner.

Scheme members can be made aware of distraction burglaries, scams, rogue traders and so forth.
See the section 'Latest Incidents' to see a typical selection.

Getting reaction back to the police would be via normal channels.
By telephone :
999 in case of real emergencies.
0116 222 2222 for general information to Police HQ.
or reaction brought to the the attention of the Beat meetings.