TOP police officers have been on the beat in Harwich.

Essex Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh went on patrol with PC Dan Heard, of the Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Assistant Chief Constable for Kent police and Essex police serious crime directorate, Alan Pughsley, was in town to speak to burglary victims and their neighbours, while Essex Assistant Chief Constable Julia Wortley was also on patrol.

The patrols came after senior officers attended a management meeting in Harwich.