Cenarth, Newcastle Emlyn and Llangeler

Inspector Steve Lee joined Dyfed-Powys Police in 1996 having worked in the public service industry for 19 years. He served as a PC in Ammanford and Kidwelly police stations before becoming a sergeant. He was stationed at Llanelli, Lampeter and St. Clears before taking up his current role of Inspector based in the Carmarthen Rural Section. He said: “I am a local resident and I have found that knowing the local community has helped me identify and deal with the concerns and issues within my section. I look forward to furthering the ties already made with the local communities and our partner agencies, with the intention of reducing crime and instances of anti-social behaviour whilst developing the profile of my neighbourhood policing team”.

Police Sergeant Simon Wright Joined Dyfed-Powys Police in 1987.  He has served as a uniform officer in Powys, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion and has performed roles as a Divisional Inspector and has managed the Carmarthenshire Division Professional Development Unit before taking up the role as Carmarthen Rural NPT Sergeant. He is a graduate of the University of Glamorgan gaining a BA Hons Degree in Police Sciences.  Sergeant Wright is keen on tackling anti-social behaviour, drugs and violent crime matters and aims to improve the communities’ confidence of the Police in the Carmarthen Rural Area.

PC Ian Ayers has been a police officer for 11 years and is currently the Neighbourhood Policing  officer for Cenarth, Newcastle Emlyn and Llangeler. He joined the team in June 2011, having previously been a beat officer on the section since February 2007. He has also worked in Llanelli, Ammanford and Llwynhendy. He says, “I find that being able to speak Welsh enables me to communicate with the public on the section.”

PCSO Jeff Kedward began his training in January 2007, and is now based at Newcastle Emlyn. After twenty years as a dairy farmer, he became a doorman in a Carmarthen nightclub, and then spent eighteen months as a special constable before becoming a PCSO.

PCSO Luke Taylor works within the Newcastle Emlyn and Pencader sections. Originally stationed in Aberystwyth he has been in post since April 2011. Prior to joining the police he was an engineer with BT. He is looking forward to dealing with the challenges of rural neighbourhood policing and will engage with the community to identify local issues. In his spare time he enjoys walking in the hills of mid Wales.