Jonathan Ash-Edwards

Fly tipping is unacceptable in any circumstance, but a recent case where 40 tonnes of waste was dumped on a farmer’s land in St Albans is shocking. I spoke to BBC Three Counties Radio this morning about the need to clamp down on fly tipping in Hertfordshire.

James O’Brien and LBC yesterday broadcast disgraceful antisemitic tropes aimed directly at the Jewish community in Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire already suffers from the 4th highest number of antisemitic incidents nationally. We need to tackle this, not provoke more of it. I’ve…

It’s both untrue and unhelpful for retailers to claim that the police are ‘abandoning shoplifting as a crime’, as Fraser’s do in today’s Telegraph. In Hertfordshire, I’ve just held a Retail Crime Forum so we can do more collaboratively together, retailers and policing, to…

It's great to see our High Streets basking in the brilliant sunshine. Well today launches Safer Town Centres for Hertfordshire. You've told me that safely in Town Centres is really important to you, so over the coming months I'll be focused on making them even safer.

The suffering of child victims of grooming and rape gangs is horrific. A national statutory inquiry has been long needed to get to the truth and hold the guilty accountable - including those who covered up. This announcement is welcome but too much time has been wasted.

A very positive day at my first Hertfordshire Retail Crime Forum - bringing retailers, police and BIDs together to do more to tackle retail crime. I’d love to hear from people working in shops locally. What’s your experience been? Let me know in the comments. @HertsPCC

Tomorrow I'm hosting Hertfordshire's first Retail Crime Forum. Stay tuned for updates from the event.

Early number crunching on the implications of the spending review for policing aren’t positive. The Government’s claimed increase in spending is measured against 2023 levels and just assumes council taxpayers will pay more locally.

Wednesday's a big day for policing as the Chancellor confirms the spending review and it's not been looking good in the news this weekend. The Chief Constable and I have written to urge her to prioritise investment in policing in Hertfordshire. Any cuts to frontline policing…

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This is spot on from @RobertJenrick The law abiding majority are fed up of people who don’t play by the rules and seeing no consequences for it.

This monster sexually abused a vulnerable 15 year old girl at a party at which she and a friend were raped. The punishment? A SUSPENDED sentence. How have we ended up with people like this not seeing the inside of a prison cell? We have to get tough on child sexual abuse.

Greggs will start locking up sandwiches, soft drinks and probably multi-buy sausage rolls behind the counter. Shoplifting is out of control. I want to see prolific shoplifters locked up and face a ban, a tag or a curfew. #StopStealingOurSausageRolls

This would be very bad news for Hertfordshire’s thriving film-making sector and all the connected businesses and jobs locally bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Fantastic to be joined by Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards on the doorsteps in Knebworth today. With Hertfordshire’s largest ever force, I’ll be working with @HertsPCC to ensure we see action taken on the policing priorities of our community.

I'm pleased to see this ruling from the Supreme Court - it's a victory for women across the United Kingdom and a victory for common sense.

Fantastic to catch up with Shadow Justice Secretary @RobertJenrick in Hertfordshire today while out speaking with residents