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| Part of the team that carried out Operation Stronghold |
Police homed in on fine dodgers and vehicle offences in a day-long police crackdown aimed at reassuring the Bradford public.
Operation Stronghold saw 35 police officers and police community support officers in high visibility uniforms on the streets of Canterbury, Great Horton and Little Horton yesterday.
Six people were arrested, four for unpaid fines, one man for criminal damage and another man who had his vehicle towed away when he was stopped by police after he was found to be driving without a licence and insurance.
The neighbourhood policing team used the operation to visit 450 homes to hand out leaflets containing anti-burglary advice. A further 225 households were issued with similar information to help prevent vehicle crime.
Officials from the environmental health department at Bradford Council, HM Customs and Excise, the DVLA and bus inspectors from First bus company joined police patrols as part of the operation.
Working with partners, the road traffic policing team stopped 44 suspect vehicles, undertook 959 automated vehicle registration plate checks and detected 38 offences.
Another concern in the area were frequent vandal attacks on buses. First bus inspectors and PCSOs travelled alongside bus passengers to spread awareness of the problem and to monitor any criminal acts during the day. Together they engaged with 400 bus passengers.
Phillip Thornton, school liaison officer for First, said: "This operation is absolutely essential. Last year there was £110,000 of damage to buses district-wide, so far this year there has been £20,000. Three quarters of that has been in Bradford South."
The crackdown kicked in as a response to 498 crimes recorded in the area in the last three months. Of those crimes 88 were burglaries, 63 were thefts from vehicles and another 37 were thefts from Tesco in Great Horton.
Police officers handed out 50 personal attack alarms and door alarms to people at the supermarket yesterday.
4:34am Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: albion, west riding on 6:20am Fri 28 Mar 08
It should be like that everyday! ZERO TOLLERANCE.
It should be like that everyday! ZERO TOLLERANCE.
Posted by: smp5577, BD7 on 9:23am Fri 28 Mar 08
The remaining 364 days a year it's left to civilians to give crime numbers over the phone...
The remaining 364 days a year it's left to civilians to give crime numbers over the phone...
Posted by: chris, BRADFORD on 9:28am Fri 28 Mar 08
One day work is not going to stop the crime wave which goes on in Bradford everyday now. They need to do it long term. If i went out sealing today the chances of me getting caught is about 20% these days The police need to bring it up to least 80% then it might stop some of the hard core theifs in Bradford
The local people hands are tied behide there back they cant do owet in case something bad happens to them it the world we live in now.
One day work is not going to stop the crime wave which goes on in Bradford everyday now. They need to do it long term. If i went out sealing today the chances of me getting caught is about 20% these days The police need to bring it up to least 80% then it might stop some of the hard core theifs in Bradford
The local people hands are tied behide there back they cant do owet in case something bad happens to them it the world we live in now.
Posted by: albion, west riding on 10:39am Fri 28 Mar 08
Why cant we comment on the council chiefs pay story?
Why cant we comment on the council chiefs pay story?
Posted by: skippy on 11:11am Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]albion[/bold] wrote:
Why cant we comment on the council chiefs pay story?[/quote] maybe they arent on enough money to warrant a comment.
albion wrote:
Why cant we comment on the council chiefs pay story?
maybe they arent on enough money to warrant a comment.
Posted by: albion, west riding on 11:25am Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]skippy[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]albion[/bold] wrote: Why cant we comment on the council chiefs pay story?[/quote] maybe they arent on enough money to warrant a comment.[/quote] Maybe, but it does tie in with this story, those on more than £100,000pa at Bradford Council are costing us about the same as 45 new police officers.
skippy wrote:
albion wrote: Why cant we comment on the council chiefs pay story?
maybe they arent on enough money to warrant a comment.
Maybe, but it does tie in with this story, those on more than £100,000pa at Bradford Council are costing us about the same as 45 new police officers.
Posted by: tannyK, bradford on 12:19pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Well done to the teams involved - can we have this doen in other areas too please
Well done to the teams involved - can we have this doen in other areas too please
Posted by: Gentleman Jim, Yooohooo over here on 12:37pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]albion[/bold] wrote:
It should be like that everyday! ZERO TOLLERANCE.[/quote] Agreed. And I think their(Bfd councillors) pay is way out of proportion for their input.Better mate?
albion wrote:
It should be like that everyday! ZERO TOLLERANCE.
Agreed. And I think their(Bfd councillors) pay is way out of proportion for their input.Better mate?
Posted by: Divers_uk, Bingley on 12:37pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Well done, but one suspects that there are more than 6 criminals in the area
Well done, but one suspects that there are more than 6 criminals in the area
Posted by: Woody, Manningham on 12:40pm Fri 28 Mar 08
I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.
I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.
Posted by: Divers_uk, Bingley on 12:42pm Fri 28 Mar 08
It is not the councillors pay but the council officers pay. Still at least BMDC is claiming that it has gone down!
It is not the councillors pay but the council officers pay. Still at least BMDC is claiming that it has gone down!
Posted by: Divers_uk, Bingley on 12:48pm Fri 28 Mar 08
"Bradford Council is responsible for making sure that more than £400 million of national and local taxpayers' money is spent wisely during 2008-09, to regenerate the district and provide services. Bradford Council's wages are comparable with salaries for similar jobs in other councils."
I have yet to find a private sector pay that rewards as well as public sector (pay, sick pay, time off, inflation linked final salary pension, etc) and yet does so little over such a long time. If the privater sector was so inefficient and customer unfocussed then heads would roll.
"Bradford Council is responsible for making sure that more than £400 million of national and local taxpayers' money is spent wisely during 2008-09, to regenerate the district and provide services. Bradford Council's wages are comparable with salaries for similar jobs in other councils."
I have yet to find a private sector pay that rewards as well as public sector (pay, sick pay, time off, inflation linked final salary pension, etc) and yet does so little over such a long time. If the privater sector was so inefficient and customer unfocussed then heads would roll.
Posted by: albion, west riding on 2:19pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Woody[/bold] wrote:
I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.[/quote] Yes, it must be such a pain, and you trying to find work also.
Woody wrote:
I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.
Yes, it must be such a pain, and you trying to find work also.
Posted by: Al Spade, Bradford on 2:23pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Now, how about the same initiative in Bradford 3 where 60% of cars are not insured? Don't hold your breath!
Now, how about the same initiative in Bradford 3 where 60% of cars are not insured? Don't hold your breath!
Posted by: Woody, Manningham on 3:50pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]albion[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Woody[/bold] wrote:
I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.[/quote] Yes, it must be such a pain, and you trying to find work also.[/quote] what's that got to do with the price of eggs?
albion wrote:
Woody wrote:
I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.
Yes, it must be such a pain, and you trying to find work also.
what's that got to do with the price of eggs?
Posted by: albion, west riding on 3:57pm Fri 28 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Woody[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]albion[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Woody[/bold] wrote: I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.[/quote] Yes, it must be such a pain, and you trying to find work also.[/quote] what's that got to do with the price of eggs?[/quote] Probably as little as pavement parking has to this story.
Woody wrote:
albion wrote: Woody wrote: I'd like to see them tow away all the cars that regularly park illegally on the pavement along Manningham Lane. It's like an obstacle course, I have had to step into the road sometimes to get round them, and have seen a woman with a pushchair do the same. It's not on.
Yes, it must be such a pain, and you trying to find work also.
what's that got to do with the price of eggs?
Probably as little as pavement parking has to this story.
Posted by: zodiac, doncaster on 4:36pm Fri 28 Mar 08
At last something is happening in the area I left 11mths ago. maybe had years of complaints been acted on ssoner I might still be there - maybe not. Keep up the good work. My ex-neighbour tells me it's much quieter theses days except in our old house where you can count the number of people living there on the fingers of two hands.
At last something is happening in the area I left 11mths ago. maybe had years of complaints been acted on ssoner I might still be there - maybe not. Keep up the good work. My ex-neighbour tells me it's much quieter theses days except in our old house where you can count the number of people living there on the fingers of two hands.
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