A POLICE officer from Cardigan was among officers from Dyfed-Powys who have been praised for their support and “doing the basics brilliantly” in Salisbury after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in March.

A consort of five officers from Dyfed-Powys, including PC Becky Butler of Cardigan, spent 15 days in Salisbury providing support to Wiltshire Police, along with 36 other forces from throughout the UK.

She, along with colleagues, was responsible for guarding the cordon at the street where Skripal lived.

They dealt with national and international media, provided reassurance to the local community and took the time to get to know the residents.

In response to the officers’ kindness the community looked after them. It snowed heavily during their time at Salisbury and residents provided them with hot drinks and blankets.

Since returning to their usual duties, Chief Constable Mark Collins has received a number of thank you letters from Wiltshire residents and the Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police praising the way they worked with the local community.

Chief Constable Collins said: “It fills me with pride to receive thanks for the work Dyfed-Powys officers carried out during their time in Salisbury.

“I have personally thanked them for their efforts, which they deemed as ‘just doing their job’."

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