Banff & District

PC Ian Bain joined Grampian Police in 2003 and was initially based in Aberdeen Division for three years.  After working at several stations in the City, he transferred to what was formerly North Aberdeenshire Division.  PC Bain was stationed at Fraserburgh Police Office then transferred to Banff Police Office. He commenced his current role as Banff and surrounding area Community Beat Officer at the beginning of 2008, a role which he greatly enjoys.

Mintlaw

PC Graeme Smith joined Grampian Police in May 2001 after 18 months as a Special Constable in Fraserburgh. I initially worked at Banff for about 3 and a half years, followed by 2 years at Peterhead until November 2006 where I started in my current role as a CBO in Mintlaw. Having been born and brought up in the north east I know the area and the concerns of the community better than most. He would like to continue working closely with the local community on various issues to make a positive difference.

Mintlaw

PC John Grant originally worked at Fraserburgh for two years.  He has recently been moved to Mintlaw to carry out the role of CBO.  His aims for the CBO role is to try and have a visible presence within Mintlaw and the outlying smaller communities and to tackle the various local issues.

Peterhead

PC Kevin Forman operates in Peterhead.  He joined Grampian Police Special Constabularly in 1987, serving in the Peterhead area.  He joined Grampian Police in 1990 and has served in Fraserburgh, Cruden Bay, Peterhead and Mintlaw as a Response Officer.  He recently took up his current role as a Community Beat Officer in Peterhead.

He hopes to maintain the good working relationships with all Community Groups and other agencies and to reduce the antisocial problems which affect the local community.

Cruden Bay

PC Kenneth Thomson has served in Fraserburgh for three years, before moving to Cruden Bay, where he has been CBO since December 2007.  He also undertakes duties as a Firearms officer.  He hopes to tackle anti-social behaviour within his area and build up good relations with the local community and to be the first point of contact for them.

Fraserburgh & District

PC Alan Low commenced his Police career in Turriff and worked there for three years. He moved to Fraserburgh in November 2000 and in 2004 became Community Beat Officer there. In his 4 years as CBO in Fraserburgh, he has seen the role develop into one where he is in direct contact with partner agencies on a daily basis.  He finds that by using a partnership approach to problems within a particular area, then there is far greater scope for reducing the problems. The main problems in Fraserburgh are youths, vandalism and under age drinking.  By working with partners over the past two years, a lot of the problems have been greatly reduced.  This has been the most pleasing aspect of his role to date.

Tarves, Methlick, Newburgh & Balmedie

PC Iain Clark operates in Tarves, Methlick, Newburgh and Balmedie. He has served in Peterhead, Laurencekirk, Banchory, Aberdeen City and Ellon for twenty two years. He has been stationed at Ellon since October 2005. He hopes to help create a safer community for all.

Turriff

PC Jacqueline Simpson has worked at numerous stations in Aberdeen City, including the Mobile Support Unit and as a Community Beat Officer at Force Headquarters, Queen Street.  She then transferred to the former North Aberdeenshire Area and was stationed at Turriff.  She has been the CBO there since October 2007.   She hopes to be the first point of contact for Community related issues such as youth problems and anti-social behaviour in Turriff, Cuminestown, Fyvie, Rothienorman, Auchterless and the surrounding areas.

Westhill and District

PC Clare Taylor will operate in Westhill and District. She has eleven years service across the former South Aberdeenshire area, working at stations in Inverurie, Ellon and latterly Westhill.  She hopes to build relationships with all areas of the community in Westhill.

Kemnay

PC Alex Allan will operate in Kemnay. He has worked in Aberdeen City for six years before moving to Aberdeenshire six years ago.  He has been a Community Beat Officer at Kemnay since July 2005.  He hopes to continue building relationships with local youths and aims to target the vandalism and anti-social behaviour in the area.

Huntly

PC Neil McAdam will operate in Huntly. He has served in various operational roles in Northamptonshire Constabulary then transferred to Grampian Police.  He has served in Aberdeen City and Huntly.  He hopes to build strong liaisons with key core agencies and the Public in his area.

Contact with the CBOs

To contact a Community Beat Officer, call the Grampian Police non-emergency phone number

0845 600 5 700