PCC: 'Extra local policing in Safer Streets summer blitz is ridiculous'

FORCE IS ALREADY STRUGGLING JUST TO MAINTAIN CURRENT LEVELS OF FRONTLINE SERVICES DUE TO 'UNFAIR' FUNDING FORMULA

- BY JAMIE WALLER Local Democracy Reporter

LINCOLNSHIRE Police can't afford to put on extra patrols during the summer which the government has promised, its commissioner says.

The Home Office had announced a crackdown in town centres and high streets to deter crime and antisocial behaviour.

Ten parts of Lincolnshire would have received a more visible police presence during peak times, along with contactable officers for each community.

But Marc Jones (Con), the Police and Crime Commissioner, says the force is struggling to maintain its current service without extra targets, and it's "simply untrue" there will be additional efforts.