The borough’s dedicated police team have presented their October priorities for making Gedling a safer place to live in over the next month.
Gedling’s Neighbourhood Police Team plan to focus on tackling anti-social behaviour, knife crime and burglary in Arnold and drug dealing in Calverton
The police agree their priorities each month with Gedling Borough Council‘s Portfolio holder and they have agreed to focus on the following areas
Operation Silverbirch
Police say this remains a priority and it involves cracking down on young people and anti-social behaviour-associated knife crime in Arnold. Several suspects are currently on bail for offences linked to weapons and GBH-type offences.
The Force say there continued dedicated patrols in the area will be maintained throughout the summer months to target the activity of a small number of people involved in the issue.
Operation Spearshaft
Groups of youths have been linked to the supply of controlled drugs in the Calverton area. There have been several incidents of serious violence linked to weapons use and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) risk.
Police say there will be continued dedicated patrols in the area will be maintained throughout the coming months to target the activity of a small number of people involved in the issue
Operation Triplefin
A Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) is currently in place around Netherfield for nuisance vehicles as well as looking at Fatal Four type offences which are inappropriate speed, using a mobile phone, not wearing a seatbelt and drink-drug driving.
Police say there will be continued dedicated patrols in the area and these will be maintained throughout the winter months to target the activity of a small number of people involved in the issue.
