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Latest news in Yorkshire: Published March 01, 2019 01:02:16 PM
Officers are urging residents to be aware of bogus officials requesting
money for fake services following a recent number of incidents across
South Yorkshire.
Operation Alligator, the hard-hitting initiative dedicated to tackling
and addressing anti-social behaviour and crime in Rotherham, has seen
another successful operation in the town this week.
Last Thursday (21 February 2019) officers from Rotherham Central
Neighbourhood Policing Team visited a number of licenced premises to
deploy knife search wands and cocaine wipe downs as part of the force’s
commitment to PUBWATCH, part of Operation Alligator.
Surprise checks were conducted in seven pubs in the town, which also
benefited from an increased police presence.
Sergeant Simon Kirkham who led the deployment said: “Operation Alligator
is all about listening to the issues which concern the local community,
and developing and deploying strategies to resolve them.
“This latest operation is just one of many deployments planned for the
operation- we’d like to reassure the people of Rotherham that their
voices are being heard, and we have a brilliant team in place to tackle
crime, and achieve positive results as a result of our dedicated
initiative.”
As part of the operation, knife wand checks were completed with the full
support of staff and customers at each location, whilst wipe downs in
the restrooms revealed that four out of the seven pubs investigated
tested positive for traces of cocaine.
Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings added: “The team of PCs and
PCSOs who went out in force to conduct this work have done a brilliant
job of reassuring the public that issues which affect their communities
are being addressed.
“Our work will continue, and the locations in question will continue to
benefit from an increased police presence. We would like to reiterate
out thanks and appreciation to the public, and the staff at each of the
public houses visited for their support in this initiative.”
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