Police raid as part of Operation Impact

Sunderland Echo

A range of activity took place on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, including the execution of warrants in relation to suspected drugs offences, proactive patrols and partnership work to tackle organised criminal activity in Easington Lane

Transcript

00:00 Deputy Chief Constable Jane Mayer is here as part of Operation Impact.

00:04 What are we doing today? What's Operation Impact about?

00:07 Operation Impact is about relentlessly targeting the concerns that our communities raise with

00:12 us. We are focused on combating antisocial behaviour, drug dealing, motor vehicle crime,

00:17 organised crime that's affecting our communities and causing real harm to the fabric of our

00:22 society. It's essential that we listen to our public and the communities that we serve

00:29 and respond to the issues that are affecting them most.

00:33 We heard from the briefing this morning that it's not just a police operation, there's

00:35 a lot of other agencies involved. That's absolutely right. We have got volunteers

00:39 involved, police staff and police officers, but it's essential that we work with our

00:43 partners. We've got the fire service, we've got trading standards, environmental health,

00:47 there's a number of agencies that are supporting us today and we're very grateful for their

00:51 support. So it's about a lot more than just tackling

00:53 crime? Absolutely. It's about being out in our communities

00:57 and understanding what they need from us and making sure we're combating, whether that

01:01 be people who are selling illegal tobacco or alcohol in shops, whether it be those who

01:07 are providing knives to our young people. But it's also about making sure that we are

01:11 targeting crime and antisocial behaviour in a way that actually reduces it in the long

01:15 term, not just on a one-off hit. And I know a lot of people will feel that

01:19 they see crime happening around them all the time, sometimes it seems there's not a lot

01:23 you can do about it. What's your message to the public?

01:26 There is absolutely something we can do about it. It should not be tolerated. We need to

01:30 hear from the public. If there is anything that concerns them, they need to be getting

01:34 in contact with their neighbourhood policing teams, getting in contact with us through

01:37 social media and tell us what's concerning them and we will make sure that we respond.

01:41 [BLANK_AUDIO]

Category

Transcript

Recommended