Hello all,
For those of you who don’t know me, I am PC Samson, one of your community Police Officers for the Kinross-shire area. I have worked in Kinross in community Policing for 4 years now and have a vested interested in the local area.
My colleague, PC Duncan, and I cover the electoral wards of Kinross-shire and a large portion of Almond and Earn. Our duties also include covering different planned events including football & protests throughout Perth & Kinross, and attending emergency calls when required.
In 2026, Police Scotland introduced a new model of Policing, recognising the importance of community policing. This was rolled out into our division, Tayside, in February. The model will allow us to engage with our communities more and help understand their policing concerns and needs.
As part of this we hope to bring regular updates on what we, as community Police officers do, and have therefore provided a monthly update for April. Some of our duties get posted about on ‘Police Scotland Tayside’ social media accounts and we also provide reports for our 8 community councils, to include in their meetings which cover incidents of note and Police activity in the specific areas.
Below is a flavour of some of our activities in April –
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Joining the Milnathort Bike bus that encourages children cycling to Milnathort Primary School
Specific patrols in Kinross, targeting areas where complaints have been made of anti-social behaviour
General foot & cycle patrols around Kinross and Milnathort to improve visibility and engagement
Visit to children homes in the area to maintain Police relationships with residents
Specific patrols in Bridge of Earn, targeting areas where complaints have been made of anti-social behaviour
Engaging with local retailers around theft and repeat offenders
SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT
Substance misuse talk at Kinross Primary School, discussing the dangers of drugs, alcohol and vapes and providing information to enable pupils to make positive and healthy life choices
Foot patrols around Kinross High School, Giacopazzi’s & the swimming pool following reports of anti-social behaviour during lunch times
CRIME
Identifying a repeat shoplifter and reporting them to the court
Dealing with reports of illegal tree felling at Davies Park, Kinross
Dealing with and identifying youths responsible for anti-social behaviour in in Kinross
TRAINING
PC Samson attended a biannual public order training refresher
PC Duncan attended an annual officer safety training refresher
Training on Datatag, a system used in crime prevention for agricultural crime
Training on Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration with partner agencies
OTHER
PC Samson presented at a national event on stalking & harassment following a case he dealt with and provided a case study on this
Supported and backed up colleagues in response Policing at emergency calls
Meeting with partners in Perth & Kinross Council housing & roads departments to discuss different issues in Kinross & Bridge of Earn
We plan on doing this every month and wish to seek feedback from you around this. Is this beneficial? What would you like to see in our updates?
If anyone wishes to contact us, please use the below email address or reply directly to this alert.
Kind Regards,
PC’s Ben Samson & Ash Duncan
17 High Street, Kinross KY13 8AW
TaysideCommunityPolicePerthandKinross@scotland.police.uk
