Dear Resident, 

We are excited to announce that we will be launching our new scheme PAWS ON PATROL on 22nd January 2025. This will be the chance for local dog walkers in the Canterbury area to sign up to the scheme and become the ‘eyes and ears’ for Kent Police and help feed back any information of unusual or suspected criminal activity that they see take place whilst out walking with their four-legged friends, using this feedback Kent Police will be able to target specific people and places. Residents will be able to join the group for Paws on Patrol via My Community Voice using the QR code attached or by replying to this message. Updates will be sent out to this group which members will be able to reply to via direct private message to the local beat officers, these messages will not be able to be seen by anybody else other then officers.

Local beat officers will also be running ‘walk and talk’ meetings once a month whereby walkers will be able to walk with an officer and discuss issues and anything that they have noticed on their walks.  The next walk and talk is on the 22/01/2025 at 12:00 when we will be officially launching the scheme, so come and say hello at Westgate Gardens River Walk and let us know anything that you may have seen on your daily walks. We are currently concentrating this scheme along the River walk, Toddlers Cove and surrounding walking areas with hope to expand this in the future, however if there is anything else you want us to know not in this area please get in touch, and as always in an emergency call 999.

Many thanks 

PC Emily Jones 15504