New Sheffield police chief issues warning to gangs

Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton has taken over from Shaun Morley, who has moved to Doncaster to oversee policing there after a year at the helm in Sheffield.

'Cowardly' cousins jailed for Sheffield woodland shootingThe new police chief, who spent 27 years at Greater Manchester Police, said city officers will continue with efforts to break up organised crime groups - in a bid to put offenders behind bars and to make communities safer places to live.

"A lot of work has already been done around organised crime groups and we will continue that - not just to take the criminals off the streets who are committing crimes but to improve life for those living in communities where these gangs operate. People need to feel safe," he said.

"People often don't fully understand how organised crime gangs affect those who live around them, how they try to control and coerce the communities where they live.