Staffordshire Police web chat - online here

Staffordshire Police's most senior officers will be hitting the internet tonight to speak to local residents about policing across the county.

It is part of the force's latest online engagement event and will involve Chief Constable Mike Cunningham, Deputy Chief Constable Douglas Paxton, Director of Resources Graham Liddiard and Assistant Chief Constables Jane Sawyers and Julian Blazeby, who will all be available to answer questions.

This is the second such event and it is hoped that it will be even more successful than the previous web chat which allowed over 500 people to attend the virtual meeting, while around 100 questions were answered.

You can follow the debate in the box below from 6pm-7.30pm tonight (Wednesday, April 18).

Mr Cunningham said: "I am keen to be as open and accessible as possible through these on-line events which are extremely popular with our communities. On this Open Mic Night my colleagues in the force executive team will be joining me so we can respond to even more comments than last time.

"I want people from across the county and Stoke-on-Trent to get involved and ask questions or, as many people do, just follow the conversations. Every day across Staffordshire our officers and staff are talking to people about the issues that affect them; this is another opportunity to ask questions about the way we are working to keep everyone safe and reassured."

Open Mike Night takes place on Wednesday 18 April from 6pm until around 7.30pm at www.staffordshire.police.uk