Churston-with-Galmpton

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers and PCSOs based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Devon and Cornwall. 

Please find contact details for your Neighbourhood Policing Team provided below. 

Please note that to report a crime or incident to Devon and Cornwall Police,  please visit Devon & Cornwall Police or in an emergency, please dial 999.

Brixham Neighbourhood Team

Karl Copik (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Brixham & Paignton)

Karl Copik

Police Community Support Officer

Peter Giesens (Devon and Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Brixham & Paignton)

Peter Giesens

Police Inspector

Dan Honeyball (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Brixham)

Dan Honeyball

Police Constable

Pete Randall (Devon and Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Brixham)

Pete Randall

Police Constable

Ed Thomas (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Brixham & Paignton)

Ed Thomas

Police Sergeant

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Persistent Anti Social / Dangerous Driving
• Proactive operations to enforce traffic law in key areas.
• Regular meetings with residents to provide relevant updates.
• Use of CCTV to retrospectively deal with anti-social driving in key areas.

Drug Supply
• This priority has been developed to disrupt and dismantle organised drug supply networks, reduce associated crime and harm within the community and improve community safety and well-being.
• Proactive operations to tackle drug supply including the drawing and execution of Misuse of Drugs warrants.

Youth Crime and ASB
• Work closely with the Youth Intervention Team, Child Centred Policing Team, Schools and other partners. Individuals whose behaviour is escalating to be identified and intervention to be put in place.
• Investigations and arrests of targeted individuals will be expedited wherever possible to prevent further harm to the community.
• Regular attendance at multi-agency meetings to ensure information sharing and to prioritise safeguarding.

Issued 07 October 2025

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