As I hope you will have seen, we are continuing with our Operation Momentum Patrol Plan in the City, providing a visible presence whilst carrying out engagement with businesses, residents and visitors aswell as targeting those who cause problem utilising police powers to stop and search, making arrests. Officers are also gathering evidence for longer term resolutions such as Community Protection Notices and Criminal Behaviour Orders.
We continue to receive support from force wide resources such as the Roads Crime Unit and Armed Response Vehicles to enhance the visibility in the City Centre.
We carried out a Project Servator deployment on Monday this week, these deployments aim to deter, detect and disrupt a range of criminal activity, including terrorism, while providing a reassuring presence for the public. Our officers are experienced and specially trained to spot the tell-tale signs that someone is planning or preparing to commit an act of crime. Our officers will arrive unannounced at various locations. These patrols could last for different lengths of time and involve varying numbers of officers.
You’ll see, as a minimum, uniform and plain-clothes officers, but we might also include officers from other departments such as dog or armed officers, depending on our specific requirements.
Officers will talk to the public, local businesses and private security staff to let them know what they’re doing and remind them to be vigilant, trust their instincts and report any suspicious or unusual behaviour.
You may also see posters on display boards and officers handing out leaflets explaining more about Project Servator.
Project Servator’s patrols are highly visible, but if you see our officers in your area, there’s nothing to be concerned about. It’s normal police activity and isn’t linked to any specific intelligence about a threat to the area.
Working with the community is a vital part of making Project Servator a success, so if you have any questions, please feel free to talk to our officers.
You can see examples of this in operation across the country on social media by using the #ProjectServator hash tag.
We will continue to be deploying this operation in the City. This week we are also running a training course here in Chester, to train more officers to be able to carry out this tactic. Part of the training involves the officers deploying into the City, so you may well see them in operation.
This weekend sees two further Race Meetings so you’ll see additional officers in the City to police the post races night time economy, and I will be authorising a Dispersal to be in place from 1200hrs tomorrow until 1200hrs on Sunday to provide officers with an additional option to deal quickly and proactively with individuals causing anti social behaviour early preventing any escalation.
We will have our Safer Street Safety Bus deployed from 1230pm tomorrow in Eastgate Street along with a Digi Van, promoting the use of the Hollie Guard App. Officers and partner agencies will be present to engage with the public and assist in registration of the app. We have vouchers for an enhanced version available from the Safer Streets campaign, which we will also be able to issue.
As always, if you have any questions. Please get in touch.
Kind regards,
James
James Wilson – Inspector – Chester Local Policing Unit
Chester Police Station| Blacon Avenue |Chester| Cheshire | CH1 5BD
Phone: 01606 364666 | Email: james.wilson@cheshire.pnn.police.uk
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