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Hello
You may remember in a previous newsletter, I mentioned the national Safer Streets Summer campaign that began in June and ends in September?
The campaign specifically looks at shop theft, street crime and anti-social behaviour and puts a focus on the importance of hotspot policing - something that Sussex Police have incorporated into their operational activity for a while now.
Each month, policing teams and partners across the county produce reports detailing the work and activity of the campaign. Below you can read just some of the highlights from Safer Streets Summer for last month:
In Brighton - Sussex Police Road Policing Teams worked closely with Neighbourhood Policing Teams to address residents concerns regarding off road bikes, anti-social riding, driving and electric scooters. Arrests were made for driving without insurance, drug-driving and residents reported they felt safer knowing police were routinely patrolling the area.
In Hastings - Officers completed plain clothes activity to disrupt a drug line. An offender was found in possession of a large quantity of drugs and subsequently arrested. Recent intelligence suggests the offender was lacing drugs with extremely dangerous substances such as fentanyl.
In Crawley - Officers located an abandoned building housing a known thief. The building was previously unknown to police as a site that could house offenders after committing crimes. As soon as local policing teams became aware, the building was made secure, meaning this is no longer a hiding place for criminals.
This is just a snapshot of all the successful activity happening across Sussex. In September, I am looking forward to welcoming the Home Office to Sussex to see, in person, more of the good work and to report back to you on the latest set of results.
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