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Thursday, July 31, 2008, 09:27
Former Westlands School pupil Jamie Cree from Torquay, 27, has now qualified for a shot at the national police title in London in November.
The Brixham-based officer took the prestigious Devon and Cornwall Force title at a big presentation day at St Mellion Golf Club in Cornwall.
Mr Otter and Cornwall's High Sheriff, Sir Ferrers Vyvyan said Jamie's citation marked his valuable ambassador role in the port and his close engagement with youth groups.
Former RAF policeman Jamie, a qualified fitness instructor who worked for TLH Leisure at the Aztec Centre in Torquay, won the Devon title six weeks ago.
Sgt Dave Casley of Brixham, who nominated him, said: “We're very proud of him. To get best in Devon was fantastic and to get the best in the whole force area is really terrific. We can only wish him luck in London.
“He's done amazingly well especially with young people in the town by initiating sporting projects for every age group from six to 18.
“Jamie has built up a good rapport with the community and has certainly helped to dramatically reduce anti-social behaviour.
“The award is a compliment to the whole neighbourhood policing team in Brixham.”
Paying tribute to the training and support of his colleagues, Jamie said today he was delighted by the regional award but saw it as a team effort.
“The credit belongs to them all,” he said.
“I don't think I'll have much chance in the nationals. The other regional winners will be from high crime areas and inner city neighbourhoods and will be seeing more action on the streets than me.
“However, Brixham is a great place — good community spirit and lots of support from organisations and clubs. I really missed Torbay when I was stationed away in the RAF,” he said.
Not one to rest on his laurels, he's already planning a new Brixham boxing club with fellow PCSO Olly Hall-Green.
“There's a lot of interest from young people and we're hoping to get it off the ground soon,” he explained.
The citation at the Cornish ceremony read: “This award was established in 2007 as a national event, as a mechanism to highlight the important and evolving contribution that police community support officers are making to neighbourhood policing, as they provide reassurance to communities.
“PCSO Jamie Cree has established himself not only as an excellent officer, but also as an ambassador for the Devon policing area in the best spirit of neighbourhood policing.
“Jamie has delivered many notable successes in the communities of Furzeham and Brixham. He has been instrumental in building an excellent rapport between the police and the youth in his neighbourhoods.
“A qualified fitness instructor, Jamie has run many sporting projects in his community, including basketball and football sessions for six to 16 year olds, and a fitness initiative working with local 16 to 18 year olds at a gym in Brixham.
“An example of his targeted intervention work is demonstrated by his support for a local youth offender who wanted to give something back to the community. Together they have carried out an initiative painting out graffiti in the local area. Jamie is respected by local young people as a role model, adviser and mentor, and his efforts have seen a dramatic reduction in anti-social behaviour.
“His work has attracted praise from the community, the local youth service and his colleagues. Jamie's contribution to the work of his neighbourhood team cannot be understated, and has been pivotal to many of the successes experienced by the team as a whole.
“For his outstanding commitment to neighbourhood policing, in the community of Brixham, PCSO Jamie Cree is awarded the Police Community Support Officer of the Year Award.”
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