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11:02am Thursday 23rd October 2008
Comments (26)BURGLARS and drug dealers should start looking over their shoulders as the police launch a targeted campaign against them.
Officers are to target so-called “quality of life” crimes like break-ins, drugs and anti-social behaviour which blight people’s lives and bring misery.
The hard-hitting campaign – which has been dubbed Operation Drystone – will see suspects targeted day and night across York and North Yorkshire and officers providing a visible presence on the streets.
A spokeswoman for the police said tactics will vary from dawn raids to pub patrols, undercover to high-profile policing, but central to the campaign will be the targeting of offenders who bring misery to local communities.
Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell said: “Drystone is all about building safer neighbourhoods and the public are absolutely crucial to this campaign because they can provide us with vital information.
“We will be focusing on those, such as drug dealers and burglars, who bring misery to our neighbourhoods.
“But we will also be targeting crimes such as antisocial behaviour and shed theft. These are dismissed by some as minor, but they are not minor to the victims or the areas they blight and at North Yorkshire Police we do not regard crimes against our communities as minor.”
Mr Maxwell said North Yorkshire had one of the lowest crime rates in the country.
He said: “We intend to keep it that way by giving our public what they want; a visible, accessible police force which is on the side of the law abiding majority.”
Posters highlighting Operation Drystone will feature officers at work in the wide range of backdrops that make up the force area.
“North Yorkshire Police has the largest and probably the most geographically diverse force area in the country,” said Mr Maxwell.
“But whether we are patrolling city estates or country villages, coastal towns or moorland farms, our aim is the same, to build up safer neighbourhoods by delivering modern policing in a traditional way.”
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NoNewsIsGoodNews, York says...
11:24am Thu 23 Oct 08
"BURGLARS and drug dealers should start looking over their shoulders as the police launch a targeted campaign against them".
Which says to me, upto now we haven't bothered with you, but don't let us catch you again, or else buster.
We don't need campaigns to sort this scum out, just regular police work and putting the bobbies back on the beat would do just fine.
Monkey2, Newcastle says...
11:36am Thu 23 Oct 08
It sounds like something a 1960s bobby might shout, as chasing children who've just been caught scrumping apples
redr, York says...
12:08pm Thu 23 Oct 08
smudge1, York says...
12:19pm Thu 23 Oct 08
akuma, York says...
12:24pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Also, as has been pointed out, its all very well the police catching them, but with our completely out of touch with reality CPS department, they will either not get charged or let off with a caution.
If I were a crook, I'd hardly be quaking in my boots.
Capt. Dobie, York says...
12:42pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Geoffers, Wigginton says...
12:57pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Too many times we read in the papers about further crimes being committed whilst these oxygen thieves are out on bail!
THE_BACKER, ACOMB says...
12:58pm Thu 23 Oct 08
limpsharp, Osbaldwick says...
1:27pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Geoffers wrote:I agree! Never mind the fact that they'll spend their 6 months downtime learning new robbery techniques from hardened cons or develop an even worse drug habit.
Anyone arrested for burglary should be held in custody until the trial. Then the courts should jail the buggers. Too many times we read in the papers about further crimes being committed whilst these oxygen thieves are out on bail!
OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.
pickle, York says...
1:46pm Thu 23 Oct 08
smudge1 wrote:I don't believe that the police don't know who the drug dealers are. It is common knowledge in certain places who the big drug dealers are and they are just left to get on with it by the police. I know of at least two apparently respectable people who deal in drugs, which is why they have so much money and the police must just turn a blind eye!
How come all the drug users in York know where to buy drugs from and the police do not ???
chewing gum, york says...
1:51pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Lib Dems are a joke, Selby says...
2:05pm Thu 23 Oct 08
So what have they been targetting in the past then, except motorists that is. This police force is diabolical
chewing gum, york says...
2:19pm Thu 23 Oct 08
akuma wrote:Actually its just a complete waste of time and money , legalize and control drugs (google)its a good enough starting point,
Sounds like a good idea, but is this not what the police should be doing as there regular job, not a special operation? Also, as has been pointed out, its all very well the police catching them, but with our completely out of touch with reality CPS department, they will either not get charged or let off with a caution. If I were a crook, I'd hardly be quaking in my boots.
Its the only way,
Boadicea, York says...
2:59pm Thu 23 Oct 08
chewing gum, york says...
3:16pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Boadicea wrote:It dosn't help though, Prisons are at bursting point and people who have commited more serious crimes are not getting a sentance they deserve, Often walking free.
Once they are caught they should be properly punished and not let out of prison halfway through their sentences, which are very light anyway.
chewing gum, york says...
3:17pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Boadicea wrote:It dosn't help though, Prisons are at bursting point and people who have commited more serious crimes are not getting a sentance they deserve, Often walking free.
Once they are caught they should be properly punished and not let out of prison halfway through their sentences, which are very light anyway.
Boadicea, York says...
4:52pm Thu 23 Oct 08
There should be some way to get round this situation.
York1900, York says...
5:20pm Thu 23 Oct 08
York1900, York says...
5:29pm Thu 23 Oct 08
York43, Clifton Moor says...
6:36pm Thu 23 Oct 08
Silver, York says...
6:47pm Thu 23 Oct 08
bob the builder, York says...
9:00pm Thu 23 Oct 08
tonezzzznoddedoff, york says...
9:30am Fri 24 Oct 08
York1900 wrote:Spot on.
We should have a few sets of stocks setup around Clifford's Tower for them to be held till they are required for court
Gandhi, says...
10:57am Fri 24 Oct 08
Boadicea, York says...
12:52pm Fri 24 Oct 08
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heppy, poppleton says...
11:19am Thu 23 Oct 08