Former bobby Joe back on beat

The recently-appointed Chairman of the Derry District Policing Partnership (DPP) delivered on a long standing promise last week when he spent a day on patrol with a PSNI Neighbourhood Police Team.

Speaking after a day on the beat Alderman Miller said: "One of the primary roles of District Policing Partnerships is to facilitate positive interaction between the police and the community and to do this we need to understand the job of police and the environment and constraints they operate under.

"What better way to understand this difficult role than to spend a day working alongside one of their teams? When I took over the Chairman's role in January I committed to go out on patrol with the police and I would encourage other DPP members to do the same. "

Alderman Miller added: "A lot of the time the DPP deals with the senior managers of the PSNI, Superintendents, Inspectors and Chief Inspectors as we are dealing with policies, strategies and plans.

"However, I firmly believe that it does no harm to get out on the beat with the neighbourhood police constables as these are the officers that are visible on the ground and really make a difference to safety of our communities."