Lib Dems: "We can cut crime"

12.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Sat 14th Apr 2007

Cllr. Ed Bridges, Cllr. Cathy Pearcy and John Dixon are backing Lib Dem calls for more Police Community Support Officers.

Welsh Lib Dems will make sure that funding is available for communities across Wales to request up to 500 extra community support officers.

Local Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly candidate, Ed Bridges, said: "Police Community Support Officers do a great job at the heart of our communities. They offer a visible presence in ensuring community safety and helping the police in preventing and tackling crime. That's why, over the course of the next Assembly, we will make sure there is funding for an extra 500 officers across Wales."

Regional candidate, John Dixon, added: "Our message is simple - if people want 500 more Police Community Support Officers, vote Welsh Lib Dem on 3rd May."